diff --git a/etemplate/inc/class.select_widget.inc.php b/etemplate/inc/class.select_widget.inc.php
index fe53ec3c63..d2c301c826 100644
--- a/etemplate/inc/class.select_widget.inc.php
+++ b/etemplate/inc/class.select_widget.inc.php
@@ -253,6 +253,7 @@ class select_widget
 					$cell['type'] = 'html';
 					$cell['size'] = '';	// is interpreted as link otherwise
 					etemplate::$request->set_to_process($name,'select');
+					if ($cell['needed']) etemplate::$request->set_to_process_attribute($name,'needed',$cell['needed']);
 					break;
 				}
 				$cell['no_lang'] = True;