diff --git a/app/webpacker/components/ContactEditProfilePage/EditProfileForm.jsx b/app/webpacker/components/ContactEditProfilePage/EditProfileForm.jsx
index 55b3d289f0..5c74be8b12 100644
--- a/app/webpacker/components/ContactEditProfilePage/EditProfileForm.jsx
+++ b/app/webpacker/components/ContactEditProfilePage/EditProfileForm.jsx
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ export default function EditProfileForm({
         dropdownMode="select"
         isoDate={editedProfileDetails?.dob}
         onChange={handleDobChange}
+        required
       />
       <Form.TextArea
         label={i18n.t('page.contact_edit_profile.form.edit_reason.label')}
diff --git a/app/webpacker/components/wca/UtcDatePicker.js b/app/webpacker/components/wca/UtcDatePicker.js
index d18d903bb5..9762a1c434 100644
--- a/app/webpacker/components/wca/UtcDatePicker.js
+++ b/app/webpacker/components/wca/UtcDatePicker.js
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ function UtcDatePicker({
   isoMaxDate = null,
   dateFormatOverride = null,
   timeFormatOverride = null,
+  required = false,
 }) {
   const date = useIsoDate(isoDate);
 
@@ -89,6 +90,7 @@ function UtcDatePicker({
       endDate={endDate}
       minDate={minDate}
       maxDate={maxDate}
+      required={required}
     />
   );
 }