diff --git a/packages/builder/src/components/design/settings/controls/ValidationEditor/ValidationDrawer.svelte b/packages/builder/src/components/design/settings/controls/ValidationEditor/ValidationDrawer.svelte
index 0bff2ccce6..cd50f526b5 100644
--- a/packages/builder/src/components/design/settings/controls/ValidationEditor/ValidationDrawer.svelte
+++ b/packages/builder/src/components/design/settings/controls/ValidationEditor/ValidationDrawer.svelte
@@ -164,7 +164,8 @@
     // Required constraint
     if (
       field === dataSourceSchema?.table?.primaryDisplay ||
-      constraints.presence?.allowEmpty === false
+      constraints.presence?.allowEmpty === false ||
+      constraints.presence === true
     ) {
       rules.push({
         constraint: "required",
diff --git a/packages/client/src/components/app/forms/validation.js b/packages/client/src/components/app/forms/validation.js
index 9224572c10..3b3a5d6e1d 100644
--- a/packages/client/src/components/app/forms/validation.js
+++ b/packages/client/src/components/app/forms/validation.js
@@ -23,7 +23,8 @@ export const createValidatorFromConstraints = (
     // Required constraint
     if (
       field === table?.primaryDisplay ||
-      schemaConstraints.presence?.allowEmpty === false
+      schemaConstraints.presence?.allowEmpty === false ||
+      schemaConstraints.presence === true
     ) {
       rules.push({
         type: schemaConstraints.type == "array" ? "array" : "string",