diff --git a/addons/website/views/res_config_settings_views.xml b/addons/website/views/res_config_settings_views.xml
index 6e85e5f6189..bb45445c731 100644
--- a/addons/website/views/res_config_settings_views.xml
+++ b/addons/website/views/res_config_settings_views.xml
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@
                                     <div class="content-group">
                                         <div class="row mt16">
                                             <label class="col-lg-3 o_light_label" string="Name" for="website_name"/>
-                                            <field name="website_name"/>
+                                            <field name="website_name" required="1"/>
                                         </div>
                                         <div class="row">
                                             <label class="col-lg-3 o_light_label" for="favicon" />