diff --git a/src/main/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/backend/core/model/metadata/QFieldMetaData.java b/src/main/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/backend/core/model/metadata/QFieldMetaData.java
index 89d7f326..dc8e11ac 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/backend/core/model/metadata/QFieldMetaData.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/backend/core/model/metadata/QFieldMetaData.java
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ public class QFieldMetaData
    private String label;
    private String backendName;
    private QFieldType type;
+   private boolean isRequired;
 
    private Serializable defaultValue;
    private String possibleValueSourceName;
@@ -220,6 +221,8 @@ public class QFieldMetaData
       return (this);
    }
 
+
+
    /*******************************************************************************
     ** Getter for defaultValue
     **
@@ -253,4 +256,35 @@ public class QFieldMetaData
 
 
 
+   /*******************************************************************************
+    ** Getter for isRequired
+    **
+    *******************************************************************************/
+   public boolean getIsRequired()
+   {
+      return isRequired;
+   }
+
+
+
+   /*******************************************************************************
+    ** Setter for isRequired
+    **
+    *******************************************************************************/
+   public void setIsRequired(boolean isRequired)
+   {
+      this.isRequired = isRequired;
+   }
+
+
+
+   /*******************************************************************************
+    **
+    *******************************************************************************/
+   public QFieldMetaData withIsRequired(boolean isRequired)
+   {
+      this.isRequired = isRequired;
+      return (this);
+   }
+
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/backend/core/model/metadata/frontend/QFrontendFieldMetaData.java b/src/main/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/backend/core/model/metadata/frontend/QFrontendFieldMetaData.java
index ccaba8ad..1fa5b2dc 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/backend/core/model/metadata/frontend/QFrontendFieldMetaData.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/backend/core/model/metadata/frontend/QFrontendFieldMetaData.java
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ public class QFrontendFieldMetaData
    private String name;
    private String label;
    private QFieldType type;
+   private boolean isRequired;
 
    //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
    // do not add setters.  take values from the source-object in the constructor!! //
@@ -54,6 +55,7 @@ public class QFrontendFieldMetaData
       this.name = fieldMetaData.getName();
       this.label = fieldMetaData.getLabel();
       this.type = fieldMetaData.getType();
+      this.isRequired = fieldMetaData.getIsRequired();
    }
 
 
@@ -88,4 +90,15 @@ public class QFrontendFieldMetaData
    {
       return type;
    }
+
+
+
+   /*******************************************************************************
+    ** Getter for isRequired
+    **
+    *******************************************************************************/
+   public boolean getIsRequired()
+   {
+      return isRequired;
+   }
 }