diff --git a/libraries/display_create_table.lib.php b/libraries/display_create_table.lib.php
index 04ef4cc035..2a0317c1f3 100644
--- a/libraries/display_create_table.lib.php
+++ b/libraries/display_create_table.lib.php
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ function PMA_getHtmlForCreateTable($db)
     $html .= ' </div>';
     $html .= '  <div class="formelement">';
     $html .= __('Number of columns') . ":";
-    $html .= '  <input type="number" min="1" name="num_fields" size="2" value="4" />';
+    $html .= '  <input type="number" min="1" name="num_fields" size="2" value="4" required />';
     $html .= ' </div>';
     $html .= '  <div class="clearfloat"></div>';
     $html .= '</fieldset>';
diff --git a/libraries/operations.lib.php b/libraries/operations.lib.php
index 04dcd8cfdf..5c16750b21 100644
--- a/libraries/operations.lib.php
+++ b/libraries/operations.lib.php
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ function PMA_getHtmlForRenameDatabase($db)
         . '</legend>';
 
     $html_output .= '<input id="new_db_name" type="text" name="newname" '
-        . 'size="30" class="textfield" value="" />'
+        . 'size="30" class="textfield" value="" required />'
         . '</fieldset>'
         . '<fieldset class="tblFooters">'
         . '<input id="rename_db_input" type="submit" value="' . __('Go') . '" />'
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ function PMA_getHtmlForCopyDatabase($db)
     $html_output .= __('Copy database to:')
         . '</legend>'
         . '<input type="text" name="newname" size="30" '
-        . 'class="textfield" value="" /><br />'
+        . 'class="textfield" value="" required /><br />'
         . PMA_Util::getRadioFields(
             'what', $choices, 'data', true
         );