diff --git a/src/definitions/behaviors/form.js b/src/definitions/behaviors/form.js
index b71df56e4d..b365ca0591 100644
--- a/src/definitions/behaviors/form.js
+++ b/src/definitions/behaviors/form.js
@@ -95,6 +95,9 @@ $.fn.form = function(parameters) {
             module.verbose('Initializing form validation', $module, settings);
             module.bindEvents();
             module.set.defaults();
+            if (settings.autoCheckRequired) {
+              module.set.autoCheck();
+            }
             module.instantiate();
           }
         },
@@ -1116,6 +1119,32 @@ $.fn.form = function(parameters) {
           asDirty: function() {
             module.set.defaults();
             module.set.dirty();
+          },
+          autoCheck: function() {
+            module.debug('Enabling auto check on required fields');
+            $field.each(function (_index, el) {
+              var
+                $el        = $(el),
+                $elGroup   = $(el).closest($group),
+                isCheckbox = ($el.filter(selector.checkbox).length > 0),
+                isRequired = $el.prop('required') || $elGroup.hasClass(className.required) || $elGroup.parent().hasClass(className.required),
+                isDisabled = $el.prop('disabled') || $elGroup.hasClass(className.disabled) || $elGroup.parent().hasClass(className.disabled),
+                validation = module.get.validation($el),
+                hasEmptyRule = validation
+                  ? $.grep(validation.rules, function(rule) { return rule.type == "empty" }) !== 0
+                  : false,
+                identifier = validation.identifier || $el.attr('id') || $el.attr('name') || $el.data(metadata.validate)
+              ;
+              if (isRequired && !isDisabled && !hasEmptyRule && identifier !== undefined) {
+                if (isCheckbox) {
+                  module.verbose("Adding 'checked' rule on field", identifier);
+                  module.add.rule(identifier, "checked");
+                } else {
+                  module.verbose("Adding 'empty' rule on field", identifier);
+                  module.add.rule(identifier, "empty");
+                }
+              }
+            });
           }
         },
 
@@ -1455,6 +1484,7 @@ $.fn.form.settings = {
   transition        : 'scale',
   duration          : 200,
 
+  autoCheckRequired : false,
   preventLeaving    : false,
   dateHandling      : 'date', // 'date', 'input', 'formatter'
 
@@ -1535,10 +1565,12 @@ $.fn.form.settings = {
   },
 
   className : {
-    error   : 'error',
-    label   : 'ui basic red pointing prompt label',
-    pressed : 'down',
-    success : 'success'
+    error    : 'error',
+    label    : 'ui basic red pointing prompt label',
+    pressed  : 'down',
+    success  : 'success',
+    required : 'required',
+    disabled : 'disabled'
   },
 
   error: {