diff --git a/addons/crm/crm_opportunity_view.xml b/addons/crm/crm_opportunity_view.xml
index edf10eaae18..7133908833e 100644
--- a/addons/crm/crm_opportunity_view.xml
+++ b/addons/crm/crm_opportunity_view.xml
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@
         <field name="arch" type="xml">
             <form string="Opportunities">
                 <group colspan="4" col="7">
-                    <field name="name" string="Opportunity"/>
+                    <field name="name"  required="1" string="Opportunity"/>
                     <label string="Stage:" align="1.0"/>
                     <group colspan="1" col="4">
                         <field name="stage_id" nolabel="1"