diff --git a/src/utils.ts b/src/utils.ts
index 1efa070..ee0f8bf 100644
--- a/src/utils.ts
+++ b/src/utils.ts
@@ -264,6 +264,7 @@ export const registerSchemaPath = ({
             ...(bodySchema
                 ? {
                       requestBody: {
+                          required: true,
                           content: mapTypesResponse(
                               contentTypes,
                               typeof bodySchema === 'string'
diff --git a/test/index.test.ts b/test/index.test.ts
index ec3fe82..d5e32ba 100644
--- a/test/index.test.ts
+++ b/test/index.test.ts
@@ -156,4 +156,16 @@ describe('Swagger', () => {
             response.paths['/null'].get.responses['204'].content
         ).toBeUndefined()
     })
+
+    it("should set the required field to true when a request body is present", async () => {
+        const app = new Elysia().use(swagger()).post("/post", () => {}, {
+            body: t.Object({ name: t.String() }),
+        });
+
+        const res = await app.handle(req("/swagger/json"));
+        expect(res.status).toBe(200);
+        const response = await res.json();
+        expect(response.paths['/post'].post.requestBody.required).toBe(true);
+    })
+
 })