diff --git a/doc/release-notes/12483-gbr-req-question-fix.md b/doc/release-notes/12483-gbr-req-question-fix.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..1353fb93683
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+++ b/doc/release-notes/12483-gbr-req-question-fix.md
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+A bug that caused any required custom questions in guestbooks to still be optional has been fixed in the current UI.
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diff --git a/src/main/webapp/guestbook-terms-popup-fragment.xhtml b/src/main/webapp/guestbook-terms-popup-fragment.xhtml
index a17145a43ce..14e8fb551a6 100644
--- a/src/main/webapp/guestbook-terms-popup-fragment.xhtml
+++ b/src/main/webapp/guestbook-terms-popup-fragment.xhtml
@@ -232,7 +232,7 @@
                                 <p:inputTextarea id="customQuestionResponseTextArea" rows="8" autoResize="true"
                                              styleClass="form-control"
                                              value="#{customQuestionResponse.response}"
-                                             required="#{param['DO_GB_VALIDATION'] and customQuestionResponse.customQuestion.required}"
+                                             required="#{param[validateThisContext] and customQuestionResponse.customQuestion.required}"
                                              rendered="#{customQuestionResponse.customQuestion.questionType=='textarea'}"
                                              requiredMessage="#{bundle['requiredField']}"/>
                                 <p:message id="cqMessagesTA" for="customQuestionResponseTextArea" display="text"/>