diff --git a/src/registrar/forms/domain_request_wizard.py b/src/registrar/forms/domain_request_wizard.py
index 78ddd8531..0f3b0c3f3 100644
--- a/src/registrar/forms/domain_request_wizard.py
+++ b/src/registrar/forms/domain_request_wizard.py
@@ -891,7 +891,7 @@ class CisaRepresentativeYesNoForm(RegistrarForm):
 
 class AdditionalDetailsForm(BaseDeletableRegistrarForm):
     anything_else = forms.CharField(
-        required=False,
+        required=True,
         label="Anything else?",
         widget=forms.Textarea(),
         validators=[