diff --git a/app/views/about/_registration.html.haml b/app/views/about/_registration.html.haml
index 5d159e9e69089..fe656c381783b 100644
--- a/app/views/about/_registration.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/about/_registration.html.haml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
     - if approved_registrations?
       .fields-group
         = f.simple_fields_for :invite_request do |invite_request_fields|
-          = invite_request_fields.input :text, as: :text, wrapper: :with_block_label, required: false
+          = invite_request_fields.input :text, as: :text, wrapper: :with_block_label, required: true
 
     .fields-group
       = f.input :agreement, as: :boolean, wrapper: :with_label, label: t('auth.checkbox_agreement_html', rules_path: about_more_path, terms_path: terms_path), required: true, disabled: closed_registrations?
diff --git a/app/views/auth/registrations/new.html.haml b/app/views/auth/registrations/new.html.haml
index cc72b87ce36e3..822d2e895c121 100644
--- a/app/views/auth/registrations/new.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/auth/registrations/new.html.haml
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
   - if approved_registrations? && !@invite.present?
     .fields-group
       = f.simple_fields_for :invite_request, resource.invite_request || resource.build_invite_request do |invite_request_fields|
-        = invite_request_fields.input :text, as: :text, wrapper: :with_block_label, required: false
+        = invite_request_fields.input :text, as: :text, wrapper: :with_block_label, required: true
 
   = f.input :invite_code, as: :hidden