diff --git a/dmp-frontend/src/app/ui/admin/description-template/editor/description-template-editor.model.ts b/dmp-frontend/src/app/ui/admin/description-template/editor/description-template-editor.model.ts
index 1b0906df0..4e56fdbac 100644
--- a/dmp-frontend/src/app/ui/admin/description-template/editor/description-template-editor.model.ts
+++ b/dmp-frontend/src/app/ui/admin/description-template/editor/description-template-editor.model.ts
@@ -1581,7 +1581,7 @@ export class DescriptionTemplateSelectOptionEditorModel implements DescriptionTe
 
 		const baseContext: ValidationContext = new ValidationContext();
 		const baseValidationArray: Validation[] = new Array<Validation>();
-		baseValidationArray.push({ key: 'label', validators: [BackendErrorValidator(validationErrorModel, `${rootPath}label`)] });
+		baseValidationArray.push({ key: 'label', validators: [Validators.required, BackendErrorValidator(validationErrorModel, `${rootPath}label`)] });
 		baseValidationArray.push({ key: 'value', validators: [Validators.required, BackendErrorValidator(validationErrorModel, `${rootPath}value`)] });
 
 		baseContext.validation = baseValidationArray;