diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index b246a7eb..5fe255d8 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -60,8 +60,10 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
   (#289 #290)
 - KiCad 5 "assert "lower <= upper" failed in Clamp()" (#304)
 - Missing XYRS information for components with multiple units (#306)
-- Schematic v6: Problems when creating a variant of a sub-sheet that was edited
-  as a standalone sheet (#307)
+- Schematic v6:
+  - Problems when creating a variant of a sub-sheet that was edited as a
+    standalone sheet (#307)
+  - Autoplace fields could be lost in variants.
 - iBoM: Name displayed in the HTML when using filters and/or variants.
 - Position: Components wrongly separated by side when the side column wasn't
   the last column (#313)
diff --git a/kibot/kicad/v6_sch.py b/kibot/kicad/v6_sch.py
index 893ee48f..5779331d 100644
--- a/kibot/kicad/v6_sch.py
+++ b/kibot/kicad/v6_sch.py
@@ -1129,7 +1129,7 @@ class SchematicComponentV6(SchematicComponent):
         if self.convert is not None:
             data.append(_symbol('convert', [self.convert]))
         data.append(Sep())
-        if self.in_bom or self.on_board:
+        if self.in_bom or self.on_board or self.fields_autoplaced:
             if self.in_bom:
                 data.append(_symbol('in_bom', [Symbol('yes')]))
             if self.on_board: