diff --git a/src/opnsense/mvc/app/models/OPNsense/Trust/Ca.xml b/src/opnsense/mvc/app/models/OPNsense/Trust/Ca.xml
index 864e5f0ef..6f8c21ee8 100644
--- a/src/opnsense/mvc/app/models/OPNsense/Trust/Ca.xml
+++ b/src/opnsense/mvc/app/models/OPNsense/Trust/Ca.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,9 @@
     <items>
         <ca type=".\CAsField">
             <refid type="TextField"/>
-            <descr type="DescriptionField"/>
+            <descr type="DescriptionField">
+                <Required>Y</Required>
+            </descr>
             <crt type="TextField"/>
             <prv type="TextField"/>
             <serial type="IntegerField"/>
diff --git a/src/opnsense/mvc/app/models/OPNsense/Trust/Cert.xml b/src/opnsense/mvc/app/models/OPNsense/Trust/Cert.xml
index 2d42010d1..be70080ea 100644
--- a/src/opnsense/mvc/app/models/OPNsense/Trust/Cert.xml
+++ b/src/opnsense/mvc/app/models/OPNsense/Trust/Cert.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,9 @@
     <items>
         <cert type=".\CertificatesField">
             <refid type="TextField"/>
-            <descr type="DescriptionField"/>
+            <descr type="DescriptionField">
+                <Required>Y</Required>
+            </descr>
             <caref type="CertificateField">
                 <type>ca</type>
                 <BlankDesc>self-signed</BlankDesc>