diff --git a/e107_core/shortcodes/batch/usersettings_shortcodes.php b/e107_core/shortcodes/batch/usersettings_shortcodes.php
index 843d51839..e9d68fe64 100755
--- a/e107_core/shortcodes/batch/usersettings_shortcodes.php
+++ b/e107_core/shortcodes/batch/usersettings_shortcodes.php
@@ -559,10 +559,14 @@ class usersettings_shortcodes extends e_shortcode
 			$uVal = str_replace(chr(1), "", $this->var['user_' . $parm]);
 			$fval = $ue->user_extended_edit($fInfo, $uVal);
 
+
+			$rVal = !empty($fInfo['user_extended_struct_required']) ;
+
 			$ret = $USEREXTENDED_FIELD;
 			$ret = str_replace("{FIELDNAME}", $fname, $ret);
 			$ret = str_replace("{FIELDVAL}", $fval, $ret);
 			$ret = str_replace("{HIDEFIELD}", $fhide, $ret);
+			$ret = str_replace("{REQUIRED}", $this->required($rVal), $ret);
 		}
 
 		$extended_showed['field'][$parm] = 1;
@@ -578,6 +582,17 @@ class usersettings_shortcodes extends e_shortcode
 		
 	}
 
+	private function required($val=null)
+	{
+		if(empty($val))
+		{
+			return '';
+		}
+
+		return "<span class='required'><!-- empty --></span>";
+
+	}
+
 	function sc_deleteaccountbutton($parm=array())
 	{
 
diff --git a/e107_core/templates/usersettings_template.php b/e107_core/templates/usersettings_template.php
index b23f91a1d..8cd72d981 100755
--- a/e107_core/templates/usersettings_template.php
+++ b/e107_core/templates/usersettings_template.php
@@ -246,7 +246,9 @@ $USERSETTINGS_WRAPPER['edit']['SIGNATURE']			= "<div class='form-group'>
 
 
 
-// Bootstrap 3 only. 
+// Bootstrap 3 only.
+
+$USERSETTINGS_TEMPLATE = array();
 
 $USERSETTINGS_TEMPLATE['edit'] = "
 
@@ -309,7 +311,7 @@ $USERSETTINGS_TEMPLATE['edit'] = "
 
 $USERSETTINGS_TEMPLATE['extended-category'] = "<h3>{CATNAME}</h3>";
 $USERSETTINGS_TEMPLATE['extended-field'] = "<div class='form-group'>
-	<label class='col-sm-3 control-label'>{FIELDNAME}</label>
+	<label class='col-sm-3 control-label'>{FIELDNAME} {REQUIRED}</label>
 	<div class='col-sm-9'>
 	{FIELDVAL} {HIDEFIELD}
 	</div>
@@ -317,5 +319,3 @@ $USERSETTINGS_TEMPLATE['extended-field'] = "<div class='form-group'>
 											";
 
 
-
-?>
diff --git a/usersettings.php b/usersettings.php
index 09e50a1b1..e3d312840 100644
--- a/usersettings.php
+++ b/usersettings.php
@@ -1110,7 +1110,7 @@ function req($field)
 	$ret = "";
 	if ($field == 2)
 	{
-		$ret = "<span class='required'> *</span>";
+		$ret = "<span class='required'><!-- empty --></span>";
 	}
 	return $ret;
 }