diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/model/relational_model/record.js b/addons/web/static/src/model/relational_model/record.js
index 450ac218a06..91d55294904 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/model/relational_model/record.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/model/relational_model/record.js
@@ -331,6 +331,22 @@ export class Record extends DataPoint {
                     }
                     break;
                 }
+                case "properties": {
+                    const value = this.data[fieldName];
+                    if (value) {
+                        const ok = value.every(
+                            (propertyDefinition) =>
+                                propertyDefinition.name &&
+                                propertyDefinition.name.length &&
+                                propertyDefinition.string &&
+                                propertyDefinition.string.length
+                        );
+                        if (!ok) {
+                            unsetRequiredFields.push(fieldName);
+                        }
+                    }
+                    break;
+                }
                 default:
                     if (!this.data[fieldName] && this._isRequired(fieldName)) {
                         unsetRequiredFields.push(fieldName);
diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/views/fields/properties/properties_field.scss b/addons/web/static/src/views/fields/properties/properties_field.scss
index 146ff82204b..77ed18a8bad 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/views/fields/properties/properties_field.scss
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/views/fields/properties/properties_field.scss
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
     .o_dropdown_button,
     .o_datepicker_button {
         @include print-variable(o-input-border-color, $o-form-lightsecondary);
+        color: $o-main-text-color !important;
     }
     .o_dropdown_button,
     .o_datepicker_button {