diff --git a/apis/kueue/v1beta1/clusterqueue_types.go b/apis/kueue/v1beta1/clusterqueue_types.go
index 92d8a66c2e..7efb9a46c9 100644
--- a/apis/kueue/v1beta1/clusterqueue_types.go
+++ b/apis/kueue/v1beta1/clusterqueue_types.go
@@ -349,7 +349,7 @@ type FairSharingStatus struct {
 	// If zero, it means that the usage of the ClusterQueue is below the nominal quota.
 	// If the ClusterQueue has a weight of zero, this will return 9223372036854775807,
 	// the maximum possible share value.
-	WeightedShare int64 `json:"weightedShare,omitempty"`
+	WeightedShare int64 `json:"weightedShare"`
 }
 
 const (
diff --git a/charts/kueue/templates/crd/kueue.x-k8s.io_clusterqueues.yaml b/charts/kueue/templates/crd/kueue.x-k8s.io_clusterqueues.yaml
index a399f89e43..68212f2a92 100644
--- a/charts/kueue/templates/crd/kueue.x-k8s.io_clusterqueues.yaml
+++ b/charts/kueue/templates/crd/kueue.x-k8s.io_clusterqueues.yaml
@@ -613,6 +613,8 @@ spec:
                       the maximum possible share value.
                     format: int64
                     type: integer
+                required:
+                - weightedShare
                 type: object
               flavorsReservation:
                 description: |-
diff --git a/config/components/crd/bases/kueue.x-k8s.io_clusterqueues.yaml b/config/components/crd/bases/kueue.x-k8s.io_clusterqueues.yaml
index 1685eff763..41e6b943ef 100644
--- a/config/components/crd/bases/kueue.x-k8s.io_clusterqueues.yaml
+++ b/config/components/crd/bases/kueue.x-k8s.io_clusterqueues.yaml
@@ -598,6 +598,8 @@ spec:
                       the maximum possible share value.
                     format: int64
                     type: integer
+                required:
+                - weightedShare
                 type: object
               flavorsReservation:
                 description: |-