diff --git a/lib/core/src/lib/form/components/widgets/widget.component.ts b/lib/core/src/lib/form/components/widgets/widget.component.ts
index f46dff9494..ee8e7a9a49 100644
--- a/lib/core/src/lib/form/components/widgets/widget.component.ts
+++ b/lib/core/src/lib/form/components/widgets/widget.component.ts
@@ -70,11 +70,11 @@ export class WidgetComponent implements AfterViewInit {
 
     // Note for developers:
     // returns <any> object to be able binding it to the <element required="required"> attribute
-    isRequired(): any {
+    isRequired(): boolean {
         if (this.field?.required) {
             return true;
         }
-        return null;
+        return false;
     }
 
     isValid(): boolean {
diff --git a/lib/process-services-cloud/src/lib/form/components/widgets/dropdown/dropdown-cloud.widget.html b/lib/process-services-cloud/src/lib/form/components/widgets/dropdown/dropdown-cloud.widget.html
index a3209be565..dea0bd26db 100644
--- a/lib/process-services-cloud/src/lib/form/components/widgets/dropdown/dropdown-cloud.widget.html
+++ b/lib/process-services-cloud/src/lib/form/components/widgets/dropdown/dropdown-cloud.widget.html
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
     <div>
         <mat-form-field>
             <mat-label *ngIf="!field.leftLabels" class="adf-label" [attr.for]="field.id">
-                {{ field.name | translate }}<span class="adf-asterisk" [style.visibility]="isRequired() ? 'visible' : 'hidden'">*</span>
+                {{ field.name | translate }}
             </mat-label>
             <mat-select
                 class="adf-select"
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
                 [title]="field.tooltip"
                 panelClass="adf-select-filter"
                 [multiple]="field.hasMultipleValues"
+                [required]="isRequired()"
             >
                 <adf-select-filter-input *ngIf="showInputFilter" (change)="filter$.next($event)" />
 
diff --git a/lib/process-services-cloud/src/lib/form/components/widgets/dropdown/dropdown-cloud.widget.spec.ts b/lib/process-services-cloud/src/lib/form/components/widgets/dropdown/dropdown-cloud.widget.spec.ts
index 20c9fceceb..351e0b3bf4 100644
--- a/lib/process-services-cloud/src/lib/form/components/widgets/dropdown/dropdown-cloud.widget.spec.ts
+++ b/lib/process-services-cloud/src/lib/form/components/widgets/dropdown/dropdown-cloud.widget.spec.ts
@@ -336,7 +336,13 @@ describe('DropdownCloudWidgetComponent', () => {
             });
         });
 
-        it('should be able to display label with asterisk', () => {
+        it('should be able to display label with asterisk when left-label is present', () => {
+            widget.field = new FormFieldModel(new FormModel({ taskId: 'fake-task-id', readOnly: false, leftLabels: true }), {
+                id: 'dropdown-id',
+                name: 'option list',
+                type: FormFieldTypes.DROPDOWN,
+                options: filterOptionList
+            });
             fixture.detectChanges();
 
             const asterisk: HTMLElement = element.querySelector('.adf-asterisk');
@@ -402,6 +408,7 @@ describe('DropdownCloudWidgetComponent', () => {
         describe('and NOT visible', () => {
             beforeEach(() => {
                 widget.field.isVisible = false;
+                widget.field.required = false;
             });
 
             it('should be valid with no option selected', () => {