diff --git a/dashboard-ui/encodingsettings.html b/dashboard-ui/encodingsettings.html
index 757628571f..6672e7aa7a 100644
--- a/dashboard-ui/encodingsettings.html
+++ b/dashboard-ui/encodingsettings.html
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
                 <div class="inputContainer fldEncoderPath hide">
                     <div style="display: flex; align-items: center;">
                         <div style="flex-grow:1;">
-                            <input is="emby-input" class="txtEncoderPath" label="${LabelffmpegPath}" autocomplete="off" />
+                            <input is="emby-input" class="txtEncoderPath" label="${LabelffmpegPath}" autocomplete="off" required />
                         </div>
                         <button type="button" is="paper-icon-button-light" id="btnSelectEncoderPath" class="autoSize"><i class="md-icon">search</i></button>
                     </div>