diff --git a/openerp/fields.py b/openerp/fields.py
index 7852c0d8ff2..dc3bfc408cc 100644
--- a/openerp/fields.py
+++ b/openerp/fields.py
@@ -428,10 +428,12 @@ class Field(object):
 
         # determine the chain of fields, and make sure they are all set up
         recs = env[self.model_name]
+        fields = []
         for name in self.related:
             field = recs._fields[name]
             field.setup(env)
             recs = recs[name]
+            fields.append(field)
 
         self.related_field = field
 
@@ -452,6 +454,10 @@ class Field(object):
             if not getattr(self, attr):
                 setattr(self, attr, getattr(field, prop))
 
+        # special case for required: check if all fields are required
+        if not self.store and not self.required:
+            self.required = all(field.required for field in fields)
+
     def _compute_related(self, records):
         """ Compute the related field `self` on `records`. """
         # when related_sudo, bypass access rights checks when reading values