diff --git a/forms.py b/forms.py
index e3cf57a..97dcd59 100644
--- a/forms.py
+++ b/forms.py
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ class BaseDynamicEntityForm(ModelForm):
 
             defaults = {
                 'label':     attribute.name.capitalize(),
-                'required':  False,
+                'required':  attribute.required,
                 'help_text': attribute.help_text,
             }
 
diff --git a/models.py b/models.py
index 73e9dd9..d522632 100644
--- a/models.py
+++ b/models.py
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ import inspect
 import re
 from datetime import datetime
 
-from django.db import models
+from django.db import models, IntegrityError
 from django.core.exceptions import ValidationError
 from django.utils.translation import ugettext_lazy as _
 from django.contrib.contenttypes.models import ContentType
@@ -112,6 +112,8 @@ class Attribute(models.Model):
 
     modified = models.DateTimeField(_(u"modified"), auto_now=True)
 
+    required = models.BooleanField(_(u"required"), default=False)
+
 
     def save(self, *args, **kwargs):
         if not self.slug:
@@ -284,6 +286,13 @@ class Entity(object):
                 attribute_value = getattr(self, attribute.slug)
                 attribute.save_value(self.model, attribute_value)
 
+    def check_all_required(self):
+        for attribute in self.get_all_attributes():
+            if getattr(self, attribute.slug, None) is None and \
+               attribute.required:
+                raise IntegrityError(_(u"%(attr)s EAV field cannot be " \
+                                       u"blank") % {'attr':attribute.slug})
+
     def get_values(self):
         '''
         Get all set EAV Value objects for self.model
@@ -291,11 +300,9 @@ class Entity(object):
         return Value.objects.filter(entity_ct=self.ct,
                                     entity_id=self.model.pk).select_related()
 
-
     def get_all_attribute_slugs(self):
         return self.get_all_attributes().values_list('slug', Flat=True)
 
-
     def get_attribute_by_slug(self, slug):
         return self.get_all_attributes().get(slug=slug)
 
@@ -306,8 +313,15 @@ class Entity(object):
         return iter(self.get_values())
 
     @staticmethod
-    def save_handler(sender, *args, **kwargs):
+    def post_save_handler(sender, *args, **kwargs):
         from .utils import EavRegistry
         config_cls = EavRegistry.get_config_cls_for_model(sender)
         entity = getattr(kwargs['instance'], config_cls.eav_attr)
         entity.save()
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def pre_save_handler(sender, *args, **kwargs):
+        from .utils import EavRegistry
+        config_cls = EavRegistry.get_config_cls_for_model(sender)
+        entity = getattr(kwargs['instance'], config_cls.eav_attr)
+        entity.check_all_required()
diff --git a/utils.py b/utils.py
index 3057f0a..0ddbdc3 100644
--- a/utils.py
+++ b/utils.py
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 
 from django.contrib.contenttypes import generic
 from django.db.utils import DatabaseError
-from django.db.models.signals import post_init, post_save, post_delete, pre_init
+from django.db.models.signals import pre_init, post_init, pre_save, post_save
 from .managers import EntityManager
 from .models import (Entity, Attribute, Value, 
                      get_unique_class_identifier)
@@ -101,7 +101,8 @@ class EavRegistry(object):
             # we want to call attach and save handler on instance creation and
             # saving            
             post_init.connect(EavRegistry.attach, sender=model_cls)
-            post_save.connect(Entity.save_handler, sender=model_cls)
+            post_save.connect(Entity.post_save_handler, sender=model_cls)
+            pre_save.connect(Entity.pre_save_handler, sender=model_cls)
         
         # todo: rename cache in data
         EavRegistry.cache[cls_id] = { 'config_cls': config_cls,
@@ -157,7 +158,8 @@ class EavRegistry(object):
         manager_only = cache['manager_only']
         if not manager_only:
             post_init.disconnect(EavRegistry.attach, sender=model_cls)
-            post_save.disconnect(Entity.save_handler, sender=model_cls)
+            post_save.disconnect(Entity.post_save_handler, sender=model_cls)
+            pre_save.disconnect(Entity.pre_save_handler, sender=model_cls)
         
         try:
             delattr(model_cls, config_cls.manager_attr)