diff --git a/application/helpers/SurveyRuntimeHelper.php b/application/helpers/SurveyRuntimeHelper.php
index 9de5e75567f..4a20896d0d9 100644
--- a/application/helpers/SurveyRuntimeHelper.php
+++ b/application/helpers/SurveyRuntimeHelper.php
@@ -1442,7 +1442,11 @@ private function getErrorHtmlMessage()
 
         //Mandatory question(s) with unanswered answer
         if ($this->aStepInfo['mandViolation'] && $this->okToShowErrors) {
-            $aErrorsMandatory[] = gT("One or more mandatory questions have not been answered. You cannot proceed until these have been completed.");
+            if ($this->aStepInfo['mandNonSoft']) {
+                $aErrorsMandatory[] = gT("One or more mandatory questions have not been answered. You cannot proceed until these have been completed.");
+            } else {
+                $aErrorsMandatory[] = gT("One or more mandatory questions have not been answered. If possible, please complete them before continuing to the next page.");
+            }
         }
 
         // Question(s) with not valid answer(s)
diff --git a/application/helpers/expressions/em_manager_helper.php b/application/helpers/expressions/em_manager_helper.php
index 2bdea33643d..4f5a20ebdfb 100644
--- a/application/helpers/expressions/em_manager_helper.php
+++ b/application/helpers/expressions/em_manager_helper.php
@@ -5752,6 +5752,7 @@ public function _ValidateGroup($groupSeq, $force = false)
             'valid'         => $gvalid,
             'mandViolation' => $gmandViolation,
             'mandSoft'      => $gmandSoft,
+            'mandNonSoft'   => $gmandNonSoft,
             'show'          => (($grel && !$ghidden) ? true : false),
         ];
 
diff --git a/application/helpers/qanda_helper.php b/application/helpers/qanda_helper.php
index 3b82ec63e49..cd3f1aaa50f 100644
--- a/application/helpers/qanda_helper.php
+++ b/application/helpers/qanda_helper.php
@@ -310,7 +310,13 @@ function mandatory_popup($ia, $notanswered = null)
         //ADD WARNINGS TO QUESTIONS IF THEY WERE MANDATORY BUT NOT ANSWERED
         global $mandatorypopup, $popup;
         //POPUP WARNING
-        if (!isset($mandatorypopup) && ($ia[4] == 'T' || $ia[4] == 'S' || $ia[4] == 'U')) {
+        // If there is no "hard" mandatory violation (both current and previous violations belong to Soft Mandatory questions),
+        // we show the soft mandatory message.
+        if ($ia[6] == 'S' && (!isset($mandatorypopup) || $mandatorypopup == 'S')) {
+            $popup = gT("One or more mandatory questions have not been answered. If possible, please complete them before continuing to the next page.");
+            $mandatorypopup = "S";
+        } elseif (!isset($mandatorypopup) && ($ia[4] == 'T' || $ia[4] == 'S' || $ia[4] == 'U')) {
+            // If 
             $popup = gT("You cannot proceed until you enter some text for one or more questions.");
             $mandatorypopup = "Y";
         } else {