diff --git a/apps/portal/src/app/features/licensing/components/ConfigDrivenSection.tsx b/apps/portal/src/app/features/licensing/components/ConfigDrivenSection.tsx
index 00cc4346f..c036a86fc 100644
--- a/apps/portal/src/app/features/licensing/components/ConfigDrivenSection.tsx
+++ b/apps/portal/src/app/features/licensing/components/ConfigDrivenSection.tsx
@@ -25,15 +25,23 @@ interface Props {
   errors?: Record<string, string>;
   /** The applicant's registered vessels, for the vessel-picker field. */
   vessels?: Vessel[];
+  /**
+   * Fired when the vessel picker's value resolves to a known vessel. Vessel
+   * Information and Current Ownership are separate form sections, so this
+   * component (one instance per section) can only fill its own fields —
+   * the parent uses this to fill the rest via the same `VESSEL_FIELD_FILLERS`.
+   */
+  onVesselSelected?: (vessel: Vessel) => void;
 }
 
 /**
- * Maps a Vessel's own fields onto whichever sibling fields the backend put
- * in the same section — same dual key/label matching the nationality prefill
- * in LicenseApplicationPage uses, so this doesn't depend on exact field-key
- * naming in the seeded formSchema.
+ * Maps a Vessel's own fields onto whichever fields the backend put in the
+ * license form — same dual key/label matching the nationality prefill in
+ * LicenseApplicationPage uses, so this doesn't depend on exact field-key
+ * naming in the seeded formSchema. Exported so the parent page can apply it
+ * across every section, not just the one the vessel picker lives in.
  */
-const VESSEL_FIELD_FILLERS: {
+export const VESSEL_FIELD_FILLERS: {
   matches: (label: string, key: string) => boolean;
   value: (vessel: Vessel) => unknown;
 }[] = [
@@ -53,9 +61,12 @@ const VESSEL_FIELD_FILLERS: {
   { matches: (l, k) => k === 'enginePowerKw' || l.includes('engine power'), value: (v) => v.enginePowerKw },
   { matches: (l, k) => k === 'numberOfEngines' || l.includes('number of engines'), value: (v) => v.numberOfEngines },
   { matches: (l, k) => k === 'hullMaterial' || l.includes('hull material'), value: (v) => v.hullMaterial },
+  // Current Ownership: only the "current" owner, never "new owner" —
+  // that's who the vessel is being transferred to, not on file anywhere.
+  { matches: (l, k) => k === 'currentOwnerName' || k === 'currentOwner' || l.includes('current owner'), value: (v) => v.ownerName },
 ];
 
-function fillFromVessel(
+export function fillFromVessel(
   vessel: Vessel,
   fields: FormFieldConfig[],
   onChange: (key: string, value: unknown) => void,
@@ -82,6 +93,7 @@ export function ConfigDrivenSection({
   disabled,
   errors = {},
   vessels = [],
+  onVesselSelected,
 }: Props) {
   const fields = [...(section.fields ?? [])].sort(
     (a, b) => (a.sortOrder ?? 0) - (b.sortOrder ?? 0),
@@ -134,7 +146,7 @@ export function ConfigDrivenSection({
               //   onChange={(v) => {
               //     onChange(field.key, v);
               //     const vessel = vessels.find((x) => x.id === v);
-              //     if (vessel) fillFromVessel(vessel, fields, onChange);
+              //     if (vessel) { fillFromVessel(vessel, fields, onChange); onVesselSelected?.(vessel); }
               //   }}
               //   searchable
               //   clearable={!field.required}
@@ -147,7 +159,10 @@ export function ConfigDrivenSection({
                   const v = e.currentTarget.value;
                   onChange(field.key, v);
                   const vessel = vessels.find((x) => x.id === v);
-                  if (vessel) fillFromVessel(vessel, fields, onChange);
+                  if (vessel) {
+                    fillFromVessel(vessel, fields, onChange);
+                    onVesselSelected?.(vessel);
+                  }
                 }}
               />
             ) : field.type === 'SELECT' ? (
diff --git a/apps/portal/src/app/features/licensing/pages/LicenseApplicationPage.tsx b/apps/portal/src/app/features/licensing/pages/LicenseApplicationPage.tsx
index 802a2630e..2849e99ae 100644
--- a/apps/portal/src/app/features/licensing/pages/LicenseApplicationPage.tsx
+++ b/apps/portal/src/app/features/licensing/pages/LicenseApplicationPage.tsx
@@ -50,10 +50,11 @@ import {
   type FieldErrors,
   type FormFieldConfig,
   type ValidationIssue,
+  type Vessel,
 } from '@ema-platform/api';
 import { getCountryCode, getCountryName, ModalFooter } from '@ema-platform/ui';
 import { useCurrentProfile } from '@ema-platform/auth';
-import { ConfigDrivenSection } from '../components/ConfigDrivenSection';
+import { ConfigDrivenSection, fillFromVessel } from '../components/ConfigDrivenSection';
 import { DocumentSlots } from '../components/DocumentSlots';
 import { StaffEvidence } from '../components/StaffEvidence';
 
@@ -210,6 +211,20 @@ export function LicenseApplicationPage() {
 
   const readOnly = !['DRAFT', 'RESUBMIT_REQUIRED'].includes(application.status);
 
+  // Vessel Information and Current Ownership are separate form sections, so
+  // ConfigDrivenSection (one instance per section) can't fill both itself —
+  // it reports the pick up here and this fans it out across every section.
+  function handleVesselSelected(vessel: Vessel) {
+    for (const section of config?.licenseType.formSchema.sections ?? []) {
+      fillFromVessel(vessel, section.fields, (key, value) => {
+        setDraft((prev) => ({
+          ...prev,
+          [section.key]: { ...(prev[section.key] ?? {}), [key]: value },
+        }));
+      });
+    }
+  }
+
   async function saveSection(sectionKey: string) {
     // During an adjustment round only flagged sections are editable, so don't
     // even attempt a write the server would reject.
@@ -459,6 +474,7 @@ export function LicenseApplicationPage() {
                     section={section}
                     values={draft[section.key] ?? {}}
                     formData={draft}
+                    onVesselSelected={handleVesselSelected}
                     errors={fieldErrors}
                     vessels={vessels}
                     disabled={readOnly || locked}
@@ -589,6 +605,7 @@ export function LicenseApplicationPage() {
                 </Text>
                 <ConfigDrivenSection
                   section={section}
+                  onVesselSelected={handleVesselSelected}
                   values={draft[section.key] ?? {}}
                   formData={draft}
                   errors={fieldErrors}