diff --git a/wire/core/Inputfield.php b/wire/core/Inputfield.php
index 0fb6fd36..1ff3cfbf 100644
--- a/wire/core/Inputfield.php
+++ b/wire/core/Inputfield.php
@@ -87,6 +87,7 @@
  * ===================
  * @property int|bool $required Set to true (or 1) to make input required, or false (or 0) to make not required (default=0). #pw-group-behavior
  * @property string $requiredIf Optional conditions under which input is required (selector string). #pw-group-behavior
+ * @property int|bool|null $requiredAttr Use HTML5 “required” attribute when used by Inputfield and $required is true? Default=null. #pw-group-behavior
  * @property InputfieldWrapper|null $parent The parent InputfieldWrapper for this Inputfield or null if not set. #pw-internal
  * @property null|bool|Fieldtype $hasFieldtype The Fieldtype using this Inputfield, or boolean false when known not to have a Fieldtype, or null when not known. #pw-group-other
  * @property null|Field $hasField The Field object associated with this Inputfield, or null when not applicable or not known. #pw-group-other
@@ -878,11 +879,13 @@ abstract class Inputfield extends WireData implements Module {
 	 *
 	 */
 	public function getAttributes() {
-		$attributes = array();
-		foreach($this->attributes as $key => $value) {
-			$attributes[$key] = $value; 
+		$attrs = $this->attributes;
+		if(!isset($attrs['required']) && $this->getSetting('required') && $this->getSetting('requiredAttr')) { 
+			if(!$this->getSetting('showIf') && !$this->getSetting('requiredIf')) {
+				$attrs['required'] = 'required';
+			}
 		}
-		return $attributes; 
+		return $attrs; 
 	}
 
 	/**
@@ -1492,6 +1495,22 @@ abstract class Inputfield extends WireData implements Module {
 			$field->description = $this->_("If checked, a value will be required for this field.");
 			$field->collapsed = $this->getSetting('required') ? Inputfield::collapsedNo : Inputfield::collapsedYes; 
 			$fields->add($field);
+	
+			$requiredAttr = $this->getSetting('requiredAttr'); 
+			if($requiredAttr !== null) {
+				// Inputfield must have set requiredAttr to some non-null value before this will appear as option in config
+				$field->columnWidth = 50; // required checkbox
+				/** @var InputfieldCheckbox $f */
+				$f = $this->modules->get('InputfieldCheckbox');
+				$f->attr('name', 'requiredAttr');
+				$f->label = $this->_('Also use HTML5 “required” attribute?');
+				$f->showIf = "required=1, showIf='', requiredIf=''";
+				$f->description = $this->_('Use only on fields *always* visible to the user.');
+				$f->icon = 'html5';
+				$f->columnWidth = 50;
+				if($requiredAttr) $f->attr('checked', 'checked');
+				$fields->add($f);
+			}
 		
 			/** @var InputfieldText $field */
 			$field = $this->modules->get('InputfieldText'); 
@@ -1569,6 +1588,7 @@ abstract class Inputfield extends WireData implements Module {
 			'columnWidth', 
 			'required', 
 			'requiredIf', 
+			'requiredAttr',
 			'showIf'
 		);
 	}
diff --git a/wire/modules/Inputfield/InputfieldText.module b/wire/modules/Inputfield/InputfieldText.module
index a914901c..a51a215c 100644
--- a/wire/modules/Inputfield/InputfieldText.module
+++ b/wire/modules/Inputfield/InputfieldText.module
@@ -136,10 +136,6 @@ class InputfieldText extends Inputfield {
 			$attrs['value'] = $this->initValue; 
 		}
 
-		if($this->required && $this->requiredAttr && !$this->getSetting('showIf') && !$this->getSetting('requiredIf')) {
-			$attrs['required'] = 'required';
-		}
-
 		if(isset($attrs['minlength'])) {
 			// convert minlength attr to a data-minlength attr, since minlength doesn't have wide browser support
 			if($attrs['minlength'] > 0) $attrs['data-minlength'] = $attrs['minlength'];
@@ -278,23 +274,6 @@ class InputfieldText extends Inputfield {
 		
 		$inputfields = parent::___getConfigInputfields();
 
-		/** @var InputfieldCheckbox $required */
-		$required = $inputfields->getChildByName('required');
-		
-		if($required) {
-			$required->set('columnWidth', 50);
-			/** @var InputfieldCheckbox $field */
-			$field = $this->modules->get('InputfieldCheckbox');
-			$field->attr('name', 'requiredAttr');
-			$field->label = $this->_('Also use HTML5 “required” attribute?');
-			$field->showIf = "required=1, showIf='', requiredIf=''";
-			$field->description = $this->_('Use only on fields *always* visible to the user.');
-			$field->icon = 'html5';
-			$field->columnWidth = 50;
-			if($this->requiredAttr) $field->attr('checked', 'checked');
-			$required->getParent()->insertAfter($field, $required);
-		}
-
 		/** @var InputfieldInteger $field */
 		$field = $this->modules->get('InputfieldInteger');
 		$field->setAttribute('name', 'minlength');