diff --git a/src/lib/components/contents/details/editor/field-editor.svelte b/src/lib/components/contents/details/editor/field-editor.svelte
index ea060555..4b6f5316 100644
--- a/src/lib/components/contents/details/editor/field-editor.svelte
+++ b/src/lib/components/contents/details/editor/field-editor.svelte
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
   import { _ } from 'svelte-i18n';
   import { writable } from 'svelte/store';
   import { defaultI18nConfig } from '$lib/services/contents/i18n';
+  import { isFieldRequired } from '$lib/services/contents/entry/fields';
   import { revertChanges } from '$lib/services/contents/draft/update';
   import { entryDraft } from '$lib/services/contents/draft';
   import { editors } from '$lib/components/contents/details/widgets';
@@ -55,10 +56,10 @@
     comment = '',
     hint = '',
     widget: widgetName = 'string',
-    required = true,
     i18n = false,
     pattern = /** @type {string[]} */ ([]),
   } = $derived(fieldConfig);
+  const required = $derived(isFieldRequired({ fieldConfig, locale }));
   const {
     field: subField,
     fields: subFields,
diff --git a/src/lib/services/contents/draft/create.js b/src/lib/services/contents/draft/create.js
index 43f8e1a1..0dbc8db8 100644
--- a/src/lib/services/contents/draft/create.js
+++ b/src/lib/services/contents/draft/create.js
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import { getCollection } from '$lib/services/contents/collection';
 import { entryDraft, i18nAutoDupEnabled } from '$lib/services/contents/draft';
 import { restoreBackupIfNeeded } from '$lib/services/contents/draft/backup';
 import { showDuplicateToast } from '$lib/services/contents/draft/editor';
-import { getFieldConfig } from '$lib/services/contents/entry/fields';
+import { getFieldConfig, isFieldRequired } from '$lib/services/contents/entry/fields';
 import { getDefaultValue as getDefaultDateTimeValue } from '$lib/services/contents/widgets/date-time/helper';
 import { getDefaultValue as getDefaultHiddenValue } from '$lib/services/contents/widgets/hidden/helper';
 import { getDefaultValue as getDefaultUuidValue } from '$lib/services/contents/widgets/uuid/helper';
@@ -113,7 +113,8 @@ export const getDefaultValues = (fields, locale, dynamicValues = {}) => {
       return;
     }
 
-    const { widget: widgetName = 'string', default: defaultValue, required = true } = fieldConfig;
+    const { widget: widgetName = 'string', default: defaultValue } = fieldConfig;
+    const required = isFieldRequired({ fieldConfig, locale });
     const isArray = Array.isArray(defaultValue) && !!defaultValue.length;
 
     if (widgetName === 'list') {
@@ -264,7 +265,7 @@ export const createProxy = ({
       // Update validity in real time if validation has already been performed
       if (validity) {
         // @todo Perform all the field validations, not just `valueMissing` for string fields
-        if (typeof value === 'string' && fieldConfig.required !== false) {
+        if (typeof value === 'string' && isFieldRequired({ fieldConfig, locale: sourceLocale })) {
           validity.valueMissing = !value;
         }
       }
diff --git a/src/lib/services/contents/draft/validate.js b/src/lib/services/contents/draft/validate.js
index bf821162..e728fd43 100644
--- a/src/lib/services/contents/draft/validate.js
+++ b/src/lib/services/contents/draft/validate.js
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import { escapeRegExp } from '@sveltia/utils/string';
 import { get } from 'svelte/store';
 import { entryDraft } from '$lib/services/contents/draft';
-import { getFieldConfig } from '$lib/services/contents/entry/fields';
+import { getFieldConfig, isFieldRequired } from '$lib/services/contents/entry/fields';
 import { validateStringField } from '$lib/services/contents/widgets/string/helper';
 
 // cspell:disable-next-line
@@ -53,12 +53,8 @@ export const validateEntry = () => {
         return;
       }
 
-      const {
-        widget: widgetName = 'string',
-        required = true,
-        i18n = false,
-        pattern: validation,
-      } = fieldConfig;
+      const { widget: widgetName = 'string', i18n = false, pattern: validation } = fieldConfig;
+      const required = isFieldRequired({ fieldConfig, locale });
 
       // Skip validation on non-editable fields
       if (
diff --git a/src/lib/services/contents/entry/fields.js b/src/lib/services/contents/entry/fields.js
index 7f8980e7..7469f3c0 100644
--- a/src/lib/services/contents/entry/fields.js
+++ b/src/lib/services/contents/entry/fields.js
@@ -93,6 +93,16 @@ export const getFieldConfig = ({
   return field;
 };
 
+/**
+ * Check if the field requires user input.
+ * @param {object} args - Arguments.
+ * @param {Field} args.fieldConfig - Field configuration.
+ * @param {LocaleCode} args.locale - Current pane’s locale.
+ * @returns {boolean} Result.
+ */
+export const isFieldRequired = ({ fieldConfig: { required = true }, locale }) =>
+  Array.isArray(required) ? required.includes(locale) : !!required;
+
 /**
  * Get a field’s display value that matches the given field name (key path).
  * @param {object} args - Arguments.
diff --git a/src/lib/services/contents/entry/fields.spec.js b/src/lib/services/contents/entry/fields.spec.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..4d2e52ed
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/lib/services/contents/entry/fields.spec.js
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+import { describe, expect, test } from 'vitest';
+import { isFieldRequired } from '$lib/services/contents/entry/fields';
+
+describe('Test isFieldRequired()', () => {
+  const name = 'title';
+  const locale = 'en';
+
+  test('required: undefined', () => {
+    expect(isFieldRequired({ fieldConfig: { name }, locale })).toBe(true);
+  });
+
+  test('required: boolean', () => {
+    expect(isFieldRequired({ fieldConfig: { name, required: true }, locale })).toBe(true);
+    expect(isFieldRequired({ fieldConfig: { name, required: false }, locale })).toBe(false);
+  });
+
+  test('required: array', () => {
+    expect(isFieldRequired({ fieldConfig: { name, required: ['en'] }, locale })).toBe(true);
+    expect(isFieldRequired({ fieldConfig: { name, required: ['ja'] }, locale })).toBe(false);
+    expect(isFieldRequired({ fieldConfig: { name, required: ['en', 'ja'] }, locale })).toBe(true);
+    expect(isFieldRequired({ fieldConfig: { name, required: [] }, locale })).toBe(false);
+  });
+});
diff --git a/src/lib/typedefs.js b/src/lib/typedefs.js
index a52708d1..43e66c1b 100644
--- a/src/lib/typedefs.js
+++ b/src/lib/typedefs.js
@@ -490,7 +490,9 @@
  * @property {string} [label] - Field label.
  * @property {string} [comment] - Field description.
  * @property {string} [widget] - Widget name.
- * @property {boolean} [required] - Whether to require input.
+ * @property {boolean | LocaleCode[]} [required] - Whether to require user input for the field. If
+ * i18n is enabled and the field doesn’t require input for every locale, a subset of locales can be
+ * passed as an array.
  * @property {string[]} [pattern] - Validation format.
  * @property {string} [hint] - Value hint to be displayed below the input.
  * @property {boolean} [preview] - Whether to show the preview of the field. Default: `true`.