diff --git a/it/apps/src/main/content/jcr_root/apps/forms-core-components-it/clientlibs/clientlib-it-custom-function/js/functions.js b/it/apps/src/main/content/jcr_root/apps/forms-core-components-it/clientlibs/clientlib-it-custom-function/js/functions.js
index 04d864596e..26002c8cf8 100644
--- a/it/apps/src/main/content/jcr_root/apps/forms-core-components-it/clientlibs/clientlib-it-custom-function/js/functions.js
+++ b/it/apps/src/main/content/jcr_root/apps/forms-core-components-it/clientlibs/clientlib-it-custom-function/js/functions.js
@@ -329,3 +329,12 @@ function removePanelInstance(panel,globals)
         globals.functions.dispatchEvent(p, 'initialize');
     })
 }
+
+/**
+ * Hides a field's parent section using legacy private model access.
+ * @name hideParentSectionUsingPrivateModel
+ * @param {object} hideSom field in the section to hide
+ */
+function hideParentSectionUsingPrivateModel(hideSom) {
+    hideSom._options.parent._setProperty('visible', false);
+}
diff --git a/it/content/src/main/content/jcr_root/content/forms/af/core-components-it/samples/ruleeditor/af2-custom-function/basic/.content.xml b/it/content/src/main/content/jcr_root/content/forms/af/core-components-it/samples/ruleeditor/af2-custom-function/basic/.content.xml
index b07276b417..fa6b38a888 100644
--- a/it/content/src/main/content/jcr_root/content/forms/af/core-components-it/samples/ruleeditor/af2-custom-function/basic/.content.xml
+++ b/it/content/src/main/content/jcr_root/content/forms/af/core-components-it/samples/ruleeditor/af2-custom-function/basic/.content.xml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
             jcr:language="en"
             jcr:primaryType="cq:PageContent"
             jcr:title="Adaptive Form V2 (IT)"
-            sling:resourceType="forms-components-examples/components/page">
+            sling:resourceType="forms-core-components-it/components/page">
         <guideContainer
                 fd:version="2.1"
                 jcr:primaryType="nt:unstructured"
@@ -266,6 +266,30 @@
                         jcr:primaryType="nt:unstructured"
                         click="[testRemoveInstance()]"/>
             </button_476277589>
+            <legacyAddressSection
+                    jcr:primaryType="nt:unstructured"
+                    jcr:title="Legacy Address Section"
+                    sling:resourceType="forms-components-examples/components/form/panelcontainer"
+                    fieldType="panel"
+                    name="legacyAddressSection"
+                    visible="{Boolean}true">
+                <streetNumber
+                        jcr:primaryType="nt:unstructured"
+                        jcr:title="Street Number"
+                        sling:resourceType="forms-components-examples/components/form/textinput"
+                        fieldType="text-input"
+                        name="streetNumber"/>
+            </legacyAddressSection>
+            <hideLegacyAddressSection
+                    jcr:primaryType="nt:unstructured"
+                    jcr:title="Hide Legacy Address Section"
+                    sling:resourceType="forms-components-examples/components/form/button"
+                    fieldType="button"
+                    name="hideLegacyAddressSection">
+                <fd:events
+                        jcr:primaryType="nt:unstructured"
+                        click="[hideParentSectionUsingPrivateModel(legacyAddressSection.streetNumber)]"/>
+            </hideLegacyAddressSection>
         </guideContainer>
     </jcr:content>
 </jcr:root>
diff --git a/ui.frontend/package-lock.json b/ui.frontend/package-lock.json
index 964dbef627..2a1dbbe654 100644
--- a/ui.frontend/package-lock.json
+++ b/ui.frontend/package-lock.json
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
       "version": "1.0.0",
       "license": "Apache-2.0",
       "dependencies": {
-        "@aemforms/af-core": "^1.0.7",
+        "@aemforms/af-core": "^1.0.10",
         "@aemforms/af-core-xfa": "^0.1.6",
         "@aemforms/af-custom-functions": "1.0.18",
         "@aemforms/af-formatters": "^1.0.7",
@@ -109,13 +109,13 @@
       }
     },
     "node_modules/@aemforms/af-core": {
-      "version": "1.0.7",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@aemforms/af-core/-/af-core-1.0.7.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-hw6xDFlFwvRcySvmvqb5Xl9sHB6Q5Fz7POURfGFzSfxf+HFc2OkO7sk9mGwPKD22Og3lqC8jxnEr/uL47aa4pA==",
+      "version": "1.0.10",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@aemforms/af-core/-/af-core-1.0.10.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-U9oPROwbzi3Uh5jKnHlISQApFT1tpQ/oLvfimOBsqrMtYmpvq2iHCh9JDqs6TO61WQhO2lHxOTkvhO8R2gsLHg==",
       "license": "Adobe Proprietary",
       "dependencies": {
         "@adobe/json-formula": "0.1.50",
-        "@aemforms/af-formatters": "^1.0.7"
+        "@aemforms/af-formatters": "^1.0.10"
       }
     },
     "node_modules/@aemforms/af-core-xfa": {
@@ -138,9 +138,9 @@
       "integrity": "sha512-Hg7dkONjmR3aH/Iec+/HRY/lCzVvP3GI6H9wD5FNGsE9zSxPcCzMtnAA0P7n/RKMjcnqYBMt4pFQ6MVb+YvIGg=="
     },
     "node_modules/@aemforms/af-formatters": {
-      "version": "1.0.7",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@aemforms/af-formatters/-/af-formatters-1.0.7.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-2dEAOmYIH8FfYiiLzPSWqBDmdorrBFCzc+YsQ4JfDoZNH7qMPebnyujZsaFG3grhxUJcz8npMnKdPzDCqUjiqg==",
+      "version": "1.0.10",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@aemforms/af-formatters/-/af-formatters-1.0.10.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-Q7IRSpGV8E6cR/hCBhWDyzXa2jYEl1yHWPep1rU24AqsbzWU0s+KtCoEkKln6l9t8G71czDg8+FJB21/yPhsvA==",
       "license": "Adobe Proprietary"
     },
     "node_modules/@aemforms/af-webmcp": {
@@ -11149,12 +11149,12 @@
       "integrity": "sha512-dmlLYfbty8NPVIdxvI9cJ+ZdXsrRCFrCdmL1+aR2auEzXJ86rD0bm1qu+S4NOpFiZLKIyx0zvUTykms40vNjsA=="
     },
     "@aemforms/af-core": {
-      "version": "1.0.7",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@aemforms/af-core/-/af-core-1.0.7.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-hw6xDFlFwvRcySvmvqb5Xl9sHB6Q5Fz7POURfGFzSfxf+HFc2OkO7sk9mGwPKD22Og3lqC8jxnEr/uL47aa4pA==",
+      "version": "1.0.10",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@aemforms/af-core/-/af-core-1.0.10.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-U9oPROwbzi3Uh5jKnHlISQApFT1tpQ/oLvfimOBsqrMtYmpvq2iHCh9JDqs6TO61WQhO2lHxOTkvhO8R2gsLHg==",
       "requires": {
         "@adobe/json-formula": "0.1.50",
-        "@aemforms/af-formatters": "^1.0.7"
+        "@aemforms/af-formatters": "^1.0.10"
       }
     },
     "@aemforms/af-core-xfa": {
@@ -11179,9 +11179,9 @@
       "integrity": "sha512-Hg7dkONjmR3aH/Iec+/HRY/lCzVvP3GI6H9wD5FNGsE9zSxPcCzMtnAA0P7n/RKMjcnqYBMt4pFQ6MVb+YvIGg=="
     },
     "@aemforms/af-formatters": {
-      "version": "1.0.7",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@aemforms/af-formatters/-/af-formatters-1.0.7.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-2dEAOmYIH8FfYiiLzPSWqBDmdorrBFCzc+YsQ4JfDoZNH7qMPebnyujZsaFG3grhxUJcz8npMnKdPzDCqUjiqg=="
+      "version": "1.0.10",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@aemforms/af-formatters/-/af-formatters-1.0.10.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-Q7IRSpGV8E6cR/hCBhWDyzXa2jYEl1yHWPep1rU24AqsbzWU0s+KtCoEkKln6l9t8G71czDg8+FJB21/yPhsvA=="
     },
     "@aemforms/af-webmcp": {
       "version": "1.0.7",
diff --git a/ui.frontend/package.json b/ui.frontend/package.json
index dc896810c5..b1532b0786 100644
--- a/ui.frontend/package.json
+++ b/ui.frontend/package.json
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
     "webpack-merge": "^5.8.0"
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "@aemforms/af-core": "^1.0.7",
+    "@aemforms/af-core": "^1.0.10",
     "@aemforms/af-core-xfa": "^0.1.6",
     "@aemforms/af-formatters": "^1.0.7",
     "@aemforms/af-custom-functions": "1.0.18",
diff --git a/ui.tests/test-module/specs/ruleeditor/runtime/customFunction.runtime.cy.js b/ui.tests/test-module/specs/ruleeditor/runtime/customFunction.runtime.cy.js
index 0468fce5de..d919c9bc9a 100644
--- a/ui.tests/test-module/specs/ruleeditor/runtime/customFunction.runtime.cy.js
+++ b/ui.tests/test-module/specs/ruleeditor/runtime/customFunction.runtime.cy.js
@@ -59,10 +59,24 @@ describe('Form with custom functions configured in client lib', () => {
     it("should have set textinput value based on custom function rule", () => {
         // Rule on textBox1: set value of textBox1 to "test", which is output of custom function testFunction1()
         expect(formContainer, "formcontainer is initialized").to.not.be.null;
-        const [textbox1, textBox1FieldView] = Object.entries(formContainer._fields)[0];
-        cy.get(`#${textbox1}`).find("input").should('have.value', "test")
+        cy.get('input[name="textinput1"]').should('have.value', "test")
     })
 
+    it('should hide the parent section using private field model access in a custom function', () => {
+        expect(formContainer, 'formcontainer is initialized').to.not.be.null;
+        const section = Object.values(formContainer._fields)
+            .find(field => field.getModel().name === 'legacyAddressSection');
+        expect(section, 'legacy address section is initialized').to.not.be.undefined;
+        const sectionModel = section.getModel();
+
+        cy.get(`#${sectionModel.id}`).should('be.visible');
+        cy.get('input[name="streetNumber"]').should('be.visible');
+        cy.contains('button', 'Hide Legacy Address Section').click();
+
+        cy.wrap(sectionModel).its('visible').should('equal', false);
+        cy.get(`#${sectionModel.id}`).should('not.be.visible');
+    });
+
 
     it("should submit custom formData on button click", () => {
         if (cy.af.isLatestAddon() && toggle_array.includes("FT_FORMS-11541")) {