diff --git a/packages/nodes-base/nodes/ExecuteCommand/ExecuteCommand.node.ts b/packages/nodes-base/nodes/ExecuteCommand/ExecuteCommand.node.ts
index ceb47cf516..73e2e7e2bd 100644
--- a/packages/nodes-base/nodes/ExecuteCommand/ExecuteCommand.node.ts
+++ b/packages/nodes-base/nodes/ExecuteCommand/ExecuteCommand.node.ts
@@ -75,6 +75,7 @@ export class ExecuteCommand implements INodeType {
 				default: '',
 				placeholder: 'echo "test"',
 				description: 'The command to execute',
+				required: true,
 			},
 		],
 	};