diff --git a/.changeset/sixty-bears-camp.md b/.changeset/sixty-bears-camp.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f7a11482a7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/sixty-bears-camp.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@backstage/plugin-scaffolder': patch
+---
+
+Fixed a bug where the `MultiEntityPicker` was not able to be set as required
diff --git a/plugins/scaffolder/src/components/fields/MultiEntityPicker/MultiEntityPicker.tsx b/plugins/scaffolder/src/components/fields/MultiEntityPicker/MultiEntityPicker.tsx
index d9804a8cba..8f17bf1ea6 100644
--- a/plugins/scaffolder/src/components/fields/MultiEntityPicker/MultiEntityPicker.tsx
+++ b/plugins/scaffolder/src/components/fields/MultiEntityPicker/MultiEntityPicker.tsx
@@ -173,7 +173,10 @@ export const MultiEntityPicker = (props: MultiEntityPickerProps) => {
             FormHelperTextProps={{ margin: 'dense', style: { marginLeft: 0 } }}
             variant="outlined"
             required={required}
-            InputProps={params.InputProps}
+            InputProps={{
+              ...params.InputProps,
+              required: formData.length === 0 && required,
+            }}
           />
         )}
       />