diff --git a/api/js/etemplate/Et2Select/Et2Select.ts b/api/js/etemplate/Et2Select/Et2Select.ts
index f0997481e6..648b51ce1f 100644
--- a/api/js/etemplate/Et2Select/Et2Select.ts
+++ b/api/js/etemplate/Et2Select/Et2Select.ts
@@ -80,10 +80,6 @@ export class Et2Select extends Et2WithSearchMixin(Et2WidgetWithSelect)
 			sl-menu::part(base) {
 				padding: 0px;
 			}
-			/* allow required background color to show */
-			.select--standard .select__control {
-				background-color: inherit;
-			}
 			/* No horizontal scrollbar, even if options are long */
 			.dropdown__panel {
 				overflow-x: clip;
diff --git a/api/templates/default/etemplate2.css b/api/templates/default/etemplate2.css
index e7279733b2..2ac6a01ff8 100644
--- a/api/templates/default/etemplate2.css
+++ b/api/templates/default/etemplate2.css
@@ -1996,7 +1996,11 @@ img.vfsMimeIcon[src*="/etemplate/thumbnail.php"] {
 /**
 * Validation
 */
-.et2_required:not(.hasValue), .et2_required:not(.hasValue)::part(base), [required]:not(.hasValue)::part(base) {
+.et2_required:not(.hasValue), .et2_required:not(.hasValue)::part(base), .et2_required:not(.hasValue)::part(control),
+    /* most inputs */
+[required]:not(.hasValue)::part(base),
+    /* selects */
+[required]:not(.hasValue)::part(control) {
     background-color: #ffffd0;
 }