diff --git a/static/js/alpine/components/widgets.js b/static/js/alpine/components/widgets.js
index a0577b2e..c58a090d 100644
--- a/static/js/alpine/components/widgets.js
+++ b/static/js/alpine/components/widgets.js
@@ -174,6 +174,9 @@ document.addEventListener("alpine:init", () => {
           return [];
         }
       },
+      get isRequired() {
+        return (this.schema.required || []).indexOf(this.fieldName) > -1
+      }
     }),
   );
 
diff --git a/templates/components/widgets/select_widget.html b/templates/components/widgets/select_widget.html
index ef426dee..50996238 100644
--- a/templates/components/widgets/select_widget.html
+++ b/templates/components/widgets/select_widget.html
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@
           :class="{ 'select-error': $store.validationErrors.hasError(fieldName, context) }"
           x-model="value"
           :multiple="multiple"
+          :required="isRequired"
         >
           <option value="" :selected="!value">Select...</option>