diff --git a/lib/core/src/lib/form/components/widgets/core/form-field-validator.spec.ts b/lib/core/src/lib/form/components/widgets/core/form-field-validator.spec.ts
index ac9756de2b..015b2854d0 100644
--- a/lib/core/src/lib/form/components/widgets/core/form-field-validator.spec.ts
+++ b/lib/core/src/lib/form/components/widgets/core/form-field-validator.spec.ts
@@ -120,6 +120,26 @@ describe('FormFieldValidator', () => {
             expect(validator.validate(field)).toBe(false);
         });
 
+        it('should fail (display error) for text with only whitespace', () => {
+            const field = new FormFieldModel(new FormModel(), {
+                type: FormFieldTypes.TEXT,
+                value: '   ',
+                required: true
+            });
+
+            expect(validator.validate(field)).toBe(false);
+        });
+
+        it('should fail (display error) for multiline text with only whitespace', () => {
+            const field = new FormFieldModel(new FormModel(), {
+                type: FormFieldTypes.MULTILINE_TEXT,
+                value: '  \t\n  ',
+                required: true
+            });
+
+            expect(validator.validate(field)).toBe(false);
+        });
+
         it('should succeed for date', () => {
             const field = new FormFieldModel(new FormModel(), {
                 type: FormFieldTypes.DATE,
diff --git a/lib/core/src/lib/form/components/widgets/core/form-field-validator.ts b/lib/core/src/lib/form/components/widgets/core/form-field-validator.ts
index 0aa6680960..e6730630e3 100644
--- a/lib/core/src/lib/form/components/widgets/core/form-field-validator.ts
+++ b/lib/core/src/lib/form/components/widgets/core/form-field-validator.ts
@@ -72,6 +72,10 @@ export class RequiredFieldValidator implements FormFieldValidator {
             if (field.value === null || field.value === undefined || field.value === '') {
                 return false;
             }
+
+            if (typeof field.value === 'string' && field.value.trim().length === 0) {
+                return false;
+            }
         }
         return true;
     }
diff --git a/lib/core/src/lib/form/components/widgets/widget.component.spec.ts b/lib/core/src/lib/form/components/widgets/widget.component.spec.ts
index c6b331e0d5..d894a7c349 100644
--- a/lib/core/src/lib/form/components/widgets/widget.component.spec.ts
+++ b/lib/core/src/lib/form/components/widgets/widget.component.spec.ts
@@ -116,4 +116,40 @@ describe('WidgetComponent', () => {
         widget.field = new FormFieldModel(null, { required: true });
         expect(widget.isRequired()).toBeTruthy();
     });
+
+    describe('isInvalidFieldRequired', () => {
+        it('should return true when required field has no value', () => {
+            widget.field = new FormFieldModel(new FormModel(), {
+                type: 'text',
+                required: true,
+                value: null
+            });
+            widget.field.markAsInvalid();
+            widget.field.validationSummary = null;
+
+            expect(widget.isInvalidFieldRequired()).toBe(true);
+        });
+
+        it('should return true when required field has whitespace-only value', () => {
+            widget.field = new FormFieldModel(new FormModel(), {
+                type: 'text',
+                required: true,
+                value: '   '
+            });
+            widget.field.markAsInvalid();
+
+            expect(widget.isInvalidFieldRequired()).toBe(true);
+        });
+
+        it('should return false when required field has a non-whitespace value', () => {
+            widget.field = new FormFieldModel(new FormModel(), {
+                type: 'text',
+                required: true,
+                value: 'hello'
+            });
+            widget.field.markAsValid();
+
+            expect(widget.isInvalidFieldRequired()).toBe(false);
+        });
+    });
 });
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 a328774bae..f5e16d4b50 100644
--- a/lib/core/src/lib/form/components/widgets/widget.component.ts
+++ b/lib/core/src/lib/form/components/widgets/widget.component.ts
@@ -88,7 +88,8 @@ export class WidgetComponent implements AfterViewInit {
     }
 
     isInvalidFieldRequired() {
-        return !this.field.isValid && (!this.field.validationSummary || !this.field.value) && this.isRequired();
+        const isValueEmpty = !this.field.value || (typeof this.field.value === 'string' && this.field.value.trim().length === 0);
+        return !this.field.isValid && (!this.field.validationSummary || isValueEmpty) && this.isRequired();
     }
 
     ngAfterViewInit() {