diff --git a/lib/core/form/components/widgets/core/form-field-validator.spec.ts b/lib/core/form/components/widgets/core/form-field-validator.spec.ts
index c8099a7b55..786aac49ec 100644
--- a/lib/core/form/components/widgets/core/form-field-validator.spec.ts
+++ b/lib/core/form/components/widgets/core/form-field-validator.spec.ts
@@ -172,6 +172,29 @@ describe('FormFieldValidator', () => {
             expect(validator.validate(field)).toBeTruthy();
         });
 
+        it('should succeed for check box', () => {
+            let field = new FormFieldModel(new FormModel(), {
+                type: FormFieldTypes.BOOLEAN,
+                required: true,
+                value: true,
+                options: [{ id: 'two', name: 'two' }]
+            });
+
+            expect(validator.validate(field)).toBeTruthy();
+        });
+
+        it('should fail for check box', () => {
+            let field = new FormFieldModel(new FormModel(), {
+                type: FormFieldTypes.BOOLEAN,
+                required: true,
+                value: false,
+                options: [{ id: 'two', name: 'two' }]
+            });
+            field.value = false;
+
+            expect(validator.validate(field)).toBeFalsy();
+        });
+
     });
 
     describe('NumberFieldValidator', () => {
diff --git a/lib/core/form/components/widgets/core/form-field-validator.ts b/lib/core/form/components/widgets/core/form-field-validator.ts
index 754965f770..c0b826bdf4 100644
--- a/lib/core/form/components/widgets/core/form-field-validator.ts
+++ b/lib/core/form/components/widgets/core/form-field-validator.ts
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ export class RequiredFieldValidator implements FormFieldValidator {
         FormFieldTypes.TEXT,
         FormFieldTypes.MULTILINE_TEXT,
         FormFieldTypes.NUMBER,
+        FormFieldTypes.BOOLEAN,
         FormFieldTypes.TYPEAHEAD,
         FormFieldTypes.DROPDOWN,
         FormFieldTypes.PEOPLE,
@@ -76,6 +77,10 @@ export class RequiredFieldValidator implements FormFieldValidator {
                 return field.value && field.value instanceof Array && field.value.length > 0;
             }
 
+            if (field.type === FormFieldTypes.BOOLEAN) {
+                return field.value ? true : false;
+            }
+
             if (field.value === null || field.value === undefined || field.value === '') {
                 return false;
             }