diff --git a/addons/hr_holidays/views/resource_views.xml b/addons/hr_holidays/views/resource_views.xml
index e73fc03910f..03ac8af4258 100644
--- a/addons/hr_holidays/views/resource_views.xml
+++ b/addons/hr_holidays/views/resource_views.xml
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@
             </xpath>
             <xpath expr="//field[@name='name']" position="attributes">
                 <attribute name="string">Name</attribute>
+                <attribute name="required">1</attribute>
             </xpath>
             <xpath expr="//field[@name='resource_id']" position="attributes">
                 <attribute name="invisible">1</attribute>