diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index f6a9c9ed9..89b837fef 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
   - Added new properties to RelationController: readOnly, showSorting, defaultSort.
   - Hashable, Sluggable, Purgeable and Validation traits must now be used in the Model class definition.
   - Plugins can now extend existing Back-end navigation menu items, see Event docs for an example.
+  - Required form fields now sport an asterisk (*) character at the end of their label.
 
 * **Build 116** (2014-07-07)
   - Added new layout and page method `onInit()` called after components are initialized and before AJAX requests are processed.
diff --git a/modules/backend/assets/css/october.css b/modules/backend/assets/css/october.css
index 4b41dcee0..b614c31f5 100644
--- a/modules/backend/assets/css/october.css
+++ b/modules/backend/assets/css/october.css
@@ -8159,8 +8159,9 @@ label {
 .form-group.is-required > label:after {
   color: #ff0000;
   vertical-align: super;
-  font-size: 50%;
+  font-size: 60%;
   content: " *";
+  text-shadow: 0 0 2px #b30000;
 }
 .form-group.span-full {
   width: 100%;
diff --git a/modules/backend/assets/less/controls/forms.less b/modules/backend/assets/less/controls/forms.less
index 62875db49..4afe2ac04 100644
--- a/modules/backend/assets/less/controls/forms.less
+++ b/modules/backend/assets/less/controls/forms.less
@@ -99,8 +99,9 @@ label {
         > label:after {
             color: @color-form-required-asterisk;
             vertical-align: super;
-            font-size: 50%;
+            font-size: 60%;
             content: " *";
+            text-shadow: 0 0 2px darken(@color-form-required-asterisk, 15%);
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/modules/backend/widgets/Form.php b/modules/backend/widgets/Form.php
index 236e9ab20..44aaec537 100644
--- a/modules/backend/widgets/Form.php
+++ b/modules/backend/widgets/Form.php
@@ -487,6 +487,12 @@ class Form extends WidgetBase
          */
         $field->value = $this->getFieldValue($field);
 
+        /*
+         * Check model if field is required
+         */
+        if (!$field->required && $this->model && method_exists($this->model, 'isAttributeRequired'))
+            $field->required = $this->model->isAttributeRequired($field->columnName);
+
         /*
          * Get field options from model
          */
diff --git a/modules/backend/widgets/form/partials/_field.htm b/modules/backend/widgets/form/partials/_field.htm
index 901a4d364..b66aba0e2 100644
--- a/modules/backend/widgets/form/partials/_field.htm
+++ b/modules/backend/widgets/form/partials/_field.htm
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@
     <?php if ($field->label): ?>
         <label for="<?= $field->getId() ?>">
             <?= e(trans($field->label)) ?>
-            <?= ($field->required ? '*' : '') ?>
         </label>
     <?php endif ?>