diff --git a/examples/ui.apps/src/main/content/jcr_root/apps/forms-components-examples/components/form/termsandconditions/_cq_template/.content.xml b/examples/ui.apps/src/main/content/jcr_root/apps/forms-components-examples/components/form/termsandconditions/_cq_template/.content.xml
index 95a10387e4..6b2bdabe8f 100644
--- a/examples/ui.apps/src/main/content/jcr_root/apps/forms-components-examples/components/form/termsandconditions/_cq_template/.content.xml
+++ b/examples/ui.apps/src/main/content/jcr_root/apps/forms-components-examples/components/form/termsandconditions/_cq_template/.content.xml
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
     jcr:title="I agree to the terms & conditions"
     sling:resourceType="core/fd/components/form/checkbox/v1/checkbox"
     enabled="false"
+    required="true"
     checkedValue="true"
     fieldType="checkbox">
   </approvalcheckbox>
diff --git a/ui.af.apps/src/main/content/jcr_root/apps/core/fd/components/form/termsandconditions/v1/termsandconditions/_cq_template.xml b/ui.af.apps/src/main/content/jcr_root/apps/core/fd/components/form/termsandconditions/v1/termsandconditions/_cq_template.xml
index 95a10387e4..856d620fbc 100644
--- a/ui.af.apps/src/main/content/jcr_root/apps/core/fd/components/form/termsandconditions/v1/termsandconditions/_cq_template.xml
+++ b/ui.af.apps/src/main/content/jcr_root/apps/core/fd/components/form/termsandconditions/v1/termsandconditions/_cq_template.xml
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
     jcr:primaryType="nt:unstructured"
     jcr:title="I agree to the terms &amp; conditions"
     sling:resourceType="core/fd/components/form/checkbox/v1/checkbox"
+    required="true"
     enabled="false"
     checkedValue="true"
     fieldType="checkbox">
diff --git a/ui.tests/test-module/specs/termsandconditions/tnc.runtime.spec.js b/ui.tests/test-module/specs/termsandconditions/tnc.runtime.spec.js
index d2a12800fa..6858432dfd 100644
--- a/ui.tests/test-module/specs/termsandconditions/tnc.runtime.spec.js
+++ b/ui.tests/test-module/specs/termsandconditions/tnc.runtime.spec.js
@@ -110,5 +110,25 @@ describe("Form Runtime with Terms and Conditions", () => {
             })
         })
     });
-})
 
+    it('checkbox should be required by default', () => {
+        const tncWithLinksID = formContainer._model.items[1].id;
+        const model = formContainer._model.getElement(tncWithLinksID)
+        expect(model.getState().items[0].enabled).to.equal(false);
+        cy.get(`#${tncWithLinksID}`).get('a').click()
+        .then(() => {
+            expect(model.getState().items[0].enabled).to.equal(true);
+            cy.get(`#${tncWithLinksID} .cmp-adaptiveform-checkbox`).invoke('attr', 'data-cmp-enabled')
+            .should('eq', 'true'); 
+            cy.get(`#${tncWithLinksID} .cmp-adaptiveform-checkbox`).click()
+            .then(() => {
+                cy.get(`#${tncWithLinksID} .cmp-adaptiveform-checkbox__errormessage`).should('be.empty');
+            }) 
+            cy.get(`#${tncWithLinksID} .cmp-adaptiveform-checkbox`).dblclick().should('not.be.checked')
+            .then(() => {
+                cy.get(`#${tncWithLinksID} .cmp-adaptiveform-checkbox__errormessage`).should('not.be.null');
+            })      
+        })
+      })
+
+ })