diff --git a/src/uiSelectDirective.js b/src/uiSelectDirective.js
index cded3d463..2d3ad81b9 100644
--- a/src/uiSelectDirective.js
+++ b/src/uiSelectDirective.js
@@ -98,6 +98,11 @@ uis.directive('uiSelect',
           $select.disabled = attrs.disabled !== undefined ? attrs.disabled : false;
         });
 
+        attrs.$observe('required', function() {
+          // No need to use $eval() (thanks to ng-required) since we already get a boolean instead of a string
+          $select.required = attrs.required !== undefined ? attrs.required : false;
+        });
+
         attrs.$observe('resetSearchInput', function() {
           // $eval() is needed otherwise we get a string instead of a boolean
           var resetSearchInput = scope.$eval(attrs.resetSearchInput);
@@ -361,7 +366,7 @@ uis.directive('uiSelect',
         };
 
         var opened = false;
-        
+
         scope.calculateDropdownPos = function() {
           if ($select.open) {
             dropdown = angular.element(element).querySelectorAll('.ui-select-dropdown');
diff --git a/src/uiSelectSingleDirective.js b/src/uiSelectSingleDirective.js
index 73abedd23..a75a6bc41 100644
--- a/src/uiSelectSingleDirective.js
+++ b/src/uiSelectSingleDirective.js
@@ -43,10 +43,24 @@ uis.directive('uiSelectSingle', ['$timeout','$compile', function($timeout, $comp
         if (ngModel.$viewValue !== newValue) {
           ngModel.$setViewValue(newValue);
         }
+
+        if ($select.required && ngModel.$viewValue) {
+          $select.required = false;
+        }
+      });
+
+      // If value is set then it cannot be required anymore, has value!
+      scope.$watch('$select.required', function(newValue) {
+        if ((typeof ngModel.$viewValue === 'object') && $select.required) {
+          $select.required = false;
+        }
       });
 
       ngModel.$render = function() {
         $select.selected = ngModel.$viewValue;
+        if ((typeof ngModel.$viewValue === 'object') && $select.required) {
+          $select.required = false;
+        }
       };
 
       scope.$on('uis:select', function (event, item) {
@@ -65,7 +79,7 @@ uis.directive('uiSelectSingle', ['$timeout','$compile', function($timeout, $comp
       });
 
       //Idea from: https://github.com/ivaynberg/select2/blob/79b5bf6db918d7560bdd959109b7bcfb47edaf43/select2.js#L1954
-      var focusser = angular.element("<input ng-disabled='$select.disabled' class='ui-select-focusser ui-select-offscreen' type='text' id='{{ $select.focusserId }}' aria-label='{{ $select.focusserTitle }}' aria-haspopup='true' role='button' />");
+      var focusser = angular.element("<input ng-disabled='$select.disabled' ng-required='$select.required' class='ui-select-focusser ui-select-offscreen' type='text' id='{{ $select.focusserId }}' aria-label='{{ $select.focusserTitle }}' aria-haspopup='true' role='button' />");
       $compile(focusser)(scope);
       $select.focusser = focusser;