diff --git a/.changeset/sharp-fans-tan.md b/.changeset/sharp-fans-tan.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..add4a85758
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/sharp-fans-tan.md
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+---
+'@backstage/plugin-scaffolder-react': patch
+---
+
+- Fix secret widget field not displaying as required.
+- Fix secret widget not able to be required inside nested objects.
+- Fix secret widget not able to be disabled.
+- Support `minLength` and `maxLength` properties for secret widget.
diff --git a/plugins/scaffolder-react/api-report-alpha.md b/plugins/scaffolder-react/api-report-alpha.md
index 4655cbfd62..545cc02e9e 100644
--- a/plugins/scaffolder-react/api-report-alpha.md
+++ b/plugins/scaffolder-react/api-report-alpha.md
@@ -152,7 +152,10 @@ export type ScaffolderReactTemplateCategoryPickerClassKey = 'root' | 'label';
 
 // @alpha
 export const SecretWidget: (
-  props: Pick<WidgetProps, 'name' | 'onChange' | 'schema'>,
+  props: Pick<
+    WidgetProps,
+    'name' | 'onChange' | 'schema' | 'required' | 'disabled'
+  >,
 ) => React_2.JSX.Element;
 
 // @alpha
diff --git a/plugins/scaffolder-react/src/next/components/SecretWidget/SecretWidget.tsx b/plugins/scaffolder-react/src/next/components/SecretWidget/SecretWidget.tsx
index 0b8ca8da3b..6b9094c199 100644
--- a/plugins/scaffolder-react/src/next/components/SecretWidget/SecretWidget.tsx
+++ b/plugins/scaffolder-react/src/next/components/SecretWidget/SecretWidget.tsx
@@ -24,13 +24,18 @@ import React from 'react';
  * @alpha
  */
 export const SecretWidget = (
-  props: Pick<WidgetProps, 'name' | 'onChange' | 'schema'>,
+  props: Pick<
+    WidgetProps,
+    'name' | 'onChange' | 'schema' | 'required' | 'disabled'
+  >,
 ) => {
   const { setSecrets, secrets } = useTemplateSecrets();
   const {
     name,
     onChange,
-    schema: { title },
+    schema: { title, minLength, maxLength },
+    required,
+    disabled,
   } = props;
 
   return (
@@ -45,6 +50,12 @@ export const SecretWidget = (
       value={secrets[name] ?? ''}
       type="password"
       autoComplete="off"
+      required={required}
+      disabled={disabled}
+      inputProps={{
+        minLength,
+        maxLength,
+      }}
     />
   );
 };