diff --git a/AGInputControls/Source/FloatingLabelTextField.swift b/AGInputControls/Source/FloatingLabelTextField.swift
index 0e3b764..cfc52c5 100644
--- a/AGInputControls/Source/FloatingLabelTextField.swift
+++ b/AGInputControls/Source/FloatingLabelTextField.swift
@@ -82,6 +82,13 @@ open class FloatingLabelTextField : FormattingTextField {
         }
     }
     
+    /// shows in the placeholder the designation of a required field using " \*" with a color from errorColor. Default is `false`
+    public var isRequired: Bool = false {
+        didSet {
+            configureColors()
+        }
+    }
+    
     /// Colors placeholder label, bottom label and underline view in `tintColor` when textfield is focused. Default is `true`
     open var highlightsWhenActive = true
     
@@ -143,6 +150,8 @@ open class FloatingLabelTextField : FormattingTextField {
         textPadding.top + (font!.lineHeight * floatingLabelScaleFactor + floatingLabelBottomPadding)
     }
     
+    private let requiredText: String = " *"
+    
     //MARK: - Init
     required public init?(coder aDecoder: NSCoder) {
         super.init(coder: aDecoder)
@@ -211,8 +220,20 @@ open class FloatingLabelTextField : FormattingTextField {
     }
     
     private func configurePlaceholder() {
-        guard placeholder != nil else { return }
-        placeholderLabel.text = placeholder
+        guard let placeholder else { return }
+        if isRequired {
+            placeholderLabel.text = nil
+            let placeholderWithRequiredText = placeholder + requiredText
+            let mutableAttributedString = NSMutableAttributedString(
+                string: placeholderWithRequiredText,
+                attributes: [.foregroundColor: placeholderLabel.textColor])
+            let range = (placeholderWithRequiredText as NSString).range(of: requiredText)
+            mutableAttributedString.addAttribute(.foregroundColor, value: errorTintColor, range: range)
+            placeholderLabel.attributedText = mutableAttributedString
+        } else {
+            placeholderLabel.attributedText = nil
+            placeholderLabel.text = placeholder
+        }
         placeholderLabel.sizeToFit()
     }
     
@@ -232,6 +253,7 @@ open class FloatingLabelTextField : FormattingTextField {
         }
         
         placeholderLabel.textColor = color
+        configurePlaceholder()
         underlineView.backgroundColor = color
         bottomLabel.textColor = color
     }
diff --git a/Examples/FloatingLabelViewController.swift b/Examples/FloatingLabelViewController.swift
index 308cf57..61b4f76 100644
--- a/Examples/FloatingLabelViewController.swift
+++ b/Examples/FloatingLabelViewController.swift
@@ -25,6 +25,9 @@ class StackViewController: UIViewController {
         stackView.axis = .vertical
         stackView.spacing = 1
         
+        let endEditingTap = UITapGestureRecognizer(target: self, action: #selector(tapView))
+        view.addGestureRecognizer(endEditingTap)
+        
         NSLayoutConstraint.activate([
             stackView.topAnchor.constraint(equalTo: view.safeAreaLayoutGuide.topAnchor, constant: 16),
             stackView.leadingAnchor.constraint(equalTo: view.safeAreaLayoutGuide.leadingAnchor, constant: 16),
@@ -41,6 +44,10 @@ class StackViewController: UIViewController {
 //        stackView.alignment = .leading
 //    }
     
+    @objc private func tapView() {
+        view.endEditing(true)
+    }
+    
     final class Entry: UIView {
         
         let title: String
@@ -96,6 +103,7 @@ final class FloatingLabelViewController: StackViewController {
     
     let floatTextField = FloatingLabelTextField()
     let floatingFieldNoFormatting = FloatingLabelTextField()
+    let floatingFieldNoFormattingWithRequired = FloatingLabelTextField()
     let floatingPhoneTextField = FloatingLabelTextField()
     
     override func viewDidLoad() {
@@ -120,6 +128,15 @@ final class FloatingLabelViewController: StackViewController {
         floatingFieldNoFormatting.leftView?.tintColor = .lightGray
         floatingFieldNoFormatting.leftViewMode = .always
         
+        floatingFieldNoFormattingWithRequired.backgroundColor = UIColor.systemGreen.withAlphaComponent(0.15)
+        floatingFieldNoFormattingWithRequired.bottomText = "Bottom text"
+        floatingFieldNoFormattingWithRequired.placeholder = "Floating placeholder"
+        floatingFieldNoFormattingWithRequired.isRequired = true
+        floatingFieldNoFormattingWithRequired.showUnderlineView = true
+        floatingFieldNoFormattingWithRequired.highlightsWhenActive = true
+        floatingFieldNoFormattingWithRequired.clearButtonMode = .whileEditing
+        floatingFieldNoFormattingWithRequired.addTarget(self, action: #selector(didChangeNoFormattingWithRequired), for: .editingChanged)
+        
         floatTextField.placeholder = "Card number"
         floatTextField.tintColor = .systemPurple
         floatTextField.backgroundColor = .white
@@ -141,6 +158,8 @@ final class FloatingLabelViewController: StackViewController {
         
         stackView.addArrangedSubview(Entry(title: "No formatting", targetView: floatingFieldNoFormatting))
         
+        stackView.addArrangedSubview(Entry(title: "No formatting with required", targetView: floatingFieldNoFormattingWithRequired))
+        
         stackView.addArrangedSubview(Entry(title: "Regular formatting", targetView: floatTextField))
         
         stackView.addArrangedSubview(Entry(title: "Phone floating textfield", targetView: floatingPhoneTextField))
@@ -154,6 +173,11 @@ final class FloatingLabelViewController: StackViewController {
         tf.isError = isError
     }
     
+    @objc private func didChangeNoFormattingWithRequired(textField: UITextField) {
+        guard let tf = textField as? FloatingLabelTextField else { return }
+        tf.isError = tf.text!.count > 5
+    }
+    
     @objc func didTapClear() {
         floatingFieldNoFormatting.text = nil
     }
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 391405e..40c294e 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -81,6 +81,7 @@ FloatingLabelTextField is a `UITextField` subclass which resembles [Material des
     floatTextField.formattingMask = "##/##" // Formatting mask
     floatTextField.placeholder = "Expires at"
     floatTextField.textPaddings = UIEdgeInsets(top: 0, left: 8, bottom: 0, right: 0) // Paddings for text and floating placeholder
+    floatTextField.isRequired = true // Placeholder displays the required field symbol 
     floatTextField.highlightsWhenActive = true // Placeholder and underline view and bottom label are filled by tintColor when textfield is active
 
     floatTextField.errorTintColor = .systemRed