diff --git a/.changeset/fuzzy-rice-refuse.md b/.changeset/fuzzy-rice-refuse.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..676d7011f1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/fuzzy-rice-refuse.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@directus/app': patch
+---
+
+Ensured the "Readonly" and "Required" options work on groups
diff --git a/app/src/components/v-form/v-form.vue b/app/src/components/v-form/v-form.vue
index dcace6f207..03a1146de0 100644
--- a/app/src/components/v-form/v-form.vue
+++ b/app/src/components/v-form/v-form.vue
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import { useI18n } from 'vue-i18n';
 import FormField from './form-field.vue';
 import type { FormField as TFormField } from './types';
 import ValidationErrors from './validation-errors.vue';
+import { pushGroupOptionsDown } from '@/utils/push-group-options-down';
 
 type FieldValues = {
 	[field: string]: any;
@@ -151,13 +152,23 @@ function useForm() {
 
 	const { formFields } = useFormFields(fields);
 
-	const fieldsMap: ComputedRef<Record<string, TFormField | undefined>> = computed(() => {
+	const fieldsWithConditions = computed(() => {
 		const valuesWithDefaults = Object.assign({}, defaultValues.value, values.value);
-		return formFields.value.reduce((result: Record<string, Field>, field: Field) => {
+
+		let fields = formFields.value.reduce((result, field) => {
 			const newField = applyConditions(valuesWithDefaults, setPrimaryKeyReadonly(field));
-			if (newField.field) result[newField.field] = newField;
+
+			if (newField.field) result.push(newField);
 			return result;
-		}, {} as Record<string, Field>);
+		}, [] as Field[]);
+
+		fields = pushGroupOptionsDown(fields);
+
+		return fields;
+	});
+
+	const fieldsMap: ComputedRef<Record<string, TFormField | undefined>> = computed(() => {
+		return Object.fromEntries(fieldsWithConditions.value.map((field) => [field.field, field]));
 	});
 
 	const fieldsInGroup = computed(() =>
@@ -171,17 +182,7 @@ function useForm() {
 	});
 
 	const fieldsForGroup = computed(() => {
-		const valuesWithDefaults = Object.assign({}, defaultValues.value, values.value);
-
-		return fieldNames.value.map((name: string) => {
-			const fields = getFieldsForGroup(fieldsMap.value[name]?.meta?.field || null);
-
-			return fields.reduce((result: Field[], field: Field) => {
-				const newField = applyConditions(valuesWithDefaults, setPrimaryKeyReadonly(field));
-				if (newField.field) result.push(newField);
-				return result;
-			}, [] as Field[]);
-		});
+		return fieldNames.value.map((name: string) => getFieldsForGroup(fieldsMap.value[name]?.meta?.field || null));
 	});
 
 	return { fieldNames, fieldsMap, isDisabled, getFieldsForGroup, fieldsForGroup };
@@ -199,7 +200,7 @@ function useForm() {
 	}
 
 	function getFieldsForGroup(group: null | string, passed: string[] = []): Field[] {
-		const fieldsInGroup: Field[] = fields.value.filter((field) => {
+		const fieldsInGroup = fieldsWithConditions.value.filter((field) => {
 			const meta = fieldsMap.value?.[field.field]?.meta;
 			return meta?.group === group || (group === null && isNil(meta));
 		});
diff --git a/app/src/composables/use-item.ts b/app/src/composables/use-item.ts
index 5cd179ddd8..4ee22a87f3 100644
--- a/app/src/composables/use-item.ts
+++ b/app/src/composables/use-item.ts
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ import { AxiosResponse } from 'axios';
 import { mergeWith } from 'lodash';
 import { ComputedRef, Ref, computed, isRef, ref, unref, watch } from 'vue';
 import { usePermissions } from './use-permissions';
+import { pushGroupOptionsDown } from '@/utils/push-group-options-down';
 
 type UsableItem<T extends Record<string, any>> = {
 	edits: Ref<Record<string, any>>;
@@ -129,7 +130,9 @@ export function useItem<T extends Record<string, any>>(
 			}
 		);
 
-		const errors = validateItem(payloadToValidate, fieldsWithPermissions.value, isNew.value);
+		const fields = pushGroupOptionsDown(fieldsWithPermissions.value);
+
+		const errors = validateItem(payloadToValidate, fields, isNew.value);
 
 		if (errors.length > 0) {
 			validationErrors.value = errors;
diff --git a/app/src/modules/settings/routes/data-model/fields/components/field-select.vue b/app/src/modules/settings/routes/data-model/fields/components/field-select.vue
index cbd1be4ec6..180c8e7720 100644
--- a/app/src/modules/settings/routes/data-model/fields/components/field-select.vue
+++ b/app/src/modules/settings/routes/data-model/fields/components/field-select.vue
@@ -199,7 +199,10 @@ async function onGroupSortChange(fields: Field[]) {
 				<template #header>
 					<div class="header full">
 						<v-icon class="drag-handle" name="drag_indicator" @click.stop />
-						<span class="name">{{ field.field }}</span>
+						<span class="name">
+							{{ field.field }}
+							<v-icon v-if="field.meta?.required === true" name="star" class="required" sup filled />
+						</span>
 						<v-icon v-if="hidden" v-tooltip="t('hidden_field')" name="visibility_off" class="hidden-icon" small />
 						<field-select-menu
 							:field="field"
diff --git a/app/src/utils/push-group-options-down.test.ts b/app/src/utils/push-group-options-down.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..eda934717e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/src/utils/push-group-options-down.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,169 @@
+import { test, expect } from 'vitest';
+
+import { pushGroupOptionsDown } from './push-group-options-down.js';
+import { Field } from '@directus/types';
+
+const fields: Field[] = [
+	{
+		field: 'group1',
+		type: 'alias',
+		collection: 'test',
+		meta: {
+			required: true,
+			readonly: true,
+			special: ['group'],
+		} as any,
+		schema: null,
+		name: 'Group 1',
+	},
+	{
+		field: 'field_in_group1',
+		type: 'boolean',
+		collection: 'test',
+		meta: {
+			required: false,
+			group: 'group1',
+		} as any,
+		schema: null,
+		name: 'Field in group 1',
+	},
+];
+
+test('Test pushGroupOptionsDown not mutating', () => {
+	expect(pushGroupOptionsDown(fields)).not.toBe(fields);
+});
+
+test('Test pushGroupOptionsDown', () => {
+	expect(pushGroupOptionsDown(fields)).toEqual([
+		{
+			field: 'group1',
+			type: 'alias',
+			collection: 'test',
+			meta: {
+				required: false,
+				readonly: false,
+				special: ['group'],
+			},
+			schema: null,
+			name: 'Group 1',
+		},
+		{
+			field: 'field_in_group1',
+			type: 'boolean',
+			collection: 'test',
+			meta: {
+				required: true,
+				readonly: true,
+				group: 'group1',
+			},
+			schema: null,
+			name: 'Field in group 1',
+		},
+	]);
+});
+
+const fieldsNested: Field[] = [
+	{
+		field: 'group1',
+		type: 'alias',
+		collection: 'test',
+		meta: {
+			required: true,
+			readonly: false,
+			special: ['group'],
+		} as any,
+		schema: null,
+		name: 'Group 1',
+	},
+	{
+		field: 'field_in_group1',
+		type: 'boolean',
+		collection: 'test',
+		meta: {
+			required: false,
+			readonly: false,
+			group: 'group1',
+		} as any,
+		schema: null,
+		name: 'Field in group 1',
+	},
+	{
+		field: 'group1_1',
+		type: 'alias',
+		collection: 'test',
+		meta: {
+			group: 'group1',
+			required: false,
+			readonly: true,
+			special: ['group'],
+		} as any,
+		schema: null,
+		name: 'Group 1 1',
+	},
+	{
+		field: 'field_in_group1_1',
+		type: 'boolean',
+		collection: 'test',
+		meta: {
+			required: false,
+			readonly: false,
+			group: 'group1_1',
+		} as any,
+		schema: null,
+		name: 'Field in group 1 1',
+	},
+];
+
+test('Test pushGroupOptionsDown with nested groups', () => {
+	expect(pushGroupOptionsDown(fieldsNested)).toEqual([
+		{
+			field: 'group1',
+			type: 'alias',
+			collection: 'test',
+			meta: {
+				required: false,
+				readonly: false,
+				special: ['group'],
+			} as any,
+			schema: null,
+			name: 'Group 1',
+		},
+		{
+			field: 'field_in_group1',
+			type: 'boolean',
+			collection: 'test',
+			meta: {
+				required: true,
+				readonly: false,
+				group: 'group1',
+			} as any,
+			schema: null,
+			name: 'Field in group 1',
+		},
+		{
+			field: 'group1_1',
+			type: 'alias',
+			collection: 'test',
+			meta: {
+				group: 'group1',
+				required: false,
+				readonly: false,
+				special: ['group'],
+			} as any,
+			schema: null,
+			name: 'Group 1 1',
+		},
+		{
+			field: 'field_in_group1_1',
+			type: 'boolean',
+			collection: 'test',
+			meta: {
+				required: true,
+				readonly: true,
+				group: 'group1_1',
+			} as any,
+			schema: null,
+			name: 'Field in group 1 1',
+		},
+	]);
+});
diff --git a/app/src/utils/push-group-options-down.ts b/app/src/utils/push-group-options-down.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..5bc582580d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/src/utils/push-group-options-down.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+import { Field, FieldMeta } from '@directus/types';
+import { cloneDeep } from 'lodash';
+
+export function pushGroupOptionsDown(fields: Field[]) {
+	fields = cloneDeep(fields);
+
+	const updatedGroups: string[] = [];
+	const fieldsQueue: Field[] = [...fields];
+
+	while (fieldsQueue.length > 0) {
+		const field = fieldsQueue.shift();
+
+		if (!field) break;
+
+		const parent = field?.meta?.group;
+		const isGroup = field.meta?.special?.includes('group');
+
+		if (!isGroup) continue;
+
+		if (parent && !updatedGroups.includes(parent)) {
+			fieldsQueue.push(field);
+			continue;
+		}
+
+		for (const childField of fields) {
+			if (childField.meta?.group !== field.field) continue;
+
+			childField.meta.required = field.meta?.required || childField.meta.required;
+			childField.meta.readonly = field.meta?.readonly || childField.meta.readonly;
+		}
+
+		if (!field.meta) {
+			field.meta = {} as FieldMeta;
+		}
+
+		field.meta.required = false;
+		field.meta.readonly = false;
+		updatedGroups.push(field.field);
+	}
+
+	return fields;
+}