diff --git a/lib/classes/databox.class.php b/lib/classes/databox.class.php
index bfad32eaa9..7ac6ee415f 100644
--- a/lib/classes/databox.class.php
+++ b/lib/classes/databox.class.php
@@ -972,6 +972,7 @@ class databox extends base
               ->set_readonly(isset($field['readonly']) ? $field['readonly'] : 0)
               ->set_indexable(isset($field['index']) ? $field['index'] : '1')
               ->set_separator(isset($field['separator']) ? $field['separator'] : '')
+              ->set_required((isset($field['required']) && $field['required'] == 1))
               ->set_type($type)
               ->set_tbranch(isset($field['tbranch']) ? $field['tbranch'] : '')
               ->set_thumbtitle(isset($field['thumbtitle']) ? $field['thumbtitle'] : (isset($field['thumbTitle']) ? $field['thumbTitle'] : '0'))
diff --git a/templates/web/admin/databox/doc_structure.twig b/templates/web/admin/databox/doc_structure.twig
index e51cef3c6d..f3fe059f73 100644
--- a/templates/web/admin/databox/doc_structure.twig
+++ b/templates/web/admin/databox/doc_structure.twig
@@ -252,6 +252,9 @@
                   <th>
                     {% trans 'Indexable' %}
                   </th>
+                  <th>
+                    {% trans 'Required' %}
+                  </th>
                   <th>
                     {% trans 'Lecture seule' %}
                   </th>
@@ -310,6 +313,9 @@
                                         <td>
                                           <input class="metafield_{{field.get_id()}}" {{disabled}} name="indexable_{{field.get_id()}}" type="checkbox" {% if field.is_indexable() %}checked="checked"{% endif %}/>
                                         </td>
+                                        <td>
+                                          <input class="metafield_{{field.get_id()}}" {{disabled}} name="required_{{field.get_id()}}" type="checkbox" {% if field.is_required() %}checked="checked"{% endif %}/>
+                                        </td>
                                         <td>
                                           <input class="meta_readonly metafield_{{field.get_id()}}" {{disabled}} name="readonly_{{field.get_id()}}" type="checkbox" {% if field.is_readonly() %}checked="checked"{% endif %}/>
                                           <img class="alert alertTips alert_not_readonly" src="/skins/icons/alert.png" title="{% trans 'Attention, la source descriptive selectionne n\'est pas en lecture seule, vous devriez decocher cette case' %}" style="display:none;" />
diff --git a/www/admin/description.php b/www/admin/description.php
index 974a67b30f..b70f803d02 100644
--- a/www/admin/description.php
+++ b/www/admin/description.php
@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@ if (!empty($_POST))
                   , 'multi_' . $id
                   , 'indexable_' . $id
                   , 'readonly_' . $id
+                  , 'required_' . $id
                   , 'separator_' . $id
                   , 'type_' . $id
                   , 'tbranch_' . $id
@@ -80,6 +81,7 @@ if (!empty($_POST))
           $field->set_source($local_parms['src_' . $id]);
           $field->set_multi($local_parms['multi_' . $id]);
           $field->set_indexable($local_parms['indexable_' . $id]);
+          $field->set_required($local_parms['required_' . $id]);
           $field->set_separator($local_parms['separator_' . $id]);
           $field->set_readonly($local_parms['readonly_' . $id]);
           $field->set_type($local_parms['type_' . $id]);