diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/packages/core/components/input-dropdown/input-dropdown-list.element.ts b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/packages/core/components/input-dropdown/input-dropdown-list.element.ts
index d9867b0796..36fb0751bd 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/packages/core/components/input-dropdown/input-dropdown-list.element.ts
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/packages/core/components/input-dropdown/input-dropdown-list.element.ts
@@ -1,13 +1,29 @@
-import { css, html, customElement, property, query } from '@umbraco-cms/backoffice/external/lit';
-import { UUIFormControlMixin } from '@umbraco-cms/backoffice/external/uui';
+import { css, customElement, html, property } from '@umbraco-cms/backoffice/external/lit';
 import { UmbChangeEvent } from '@umbraco-cms/backoffice/event';
 import { UmbLitElement } from '@umbraco-cms/backoffice/lit-element';
+import { UMB_VALIDATION_EMPTY_LOCALIZATION_KEY, UmbFormControlMixin } from '@umbraco-cms/backoffice/validation';
 import type { UUISelectEvent } from '@umbraco-cms/backoffice/external/uui';
 
 @customElement('umb-input-dropdown-list')
-export class UmbInputDropdownListElement extends UUIFormControlMixin(UmbLitElement, undefined) {
+export class UmbInputDropdownListElement extends UmbFormControlMixin<
+	string | undefined,
+	typeof UmbLitElement,
+	undefined
+>(UmbLitElement, undefined) {
 	@property({ type: Array })
-	public options?: Array<Option>;
+	public set options(value: Array<Option> | undefined) {
+		this.#options = value;
+
+		this.value =
+			value
+				?.filter((option) => option.selected)
+				.map((option) => option.value)
+				.join(', ') ?? undefined;
+	}
+	public get options(): Array<Option> | undefined {
+		return this.#options;
+	}
+	#options?: Array<Option> | undefined;
 
 	@property({ type: String })
 	public placeholder?: string;
@@ -16,6 +32,19 @@ export class UmbInputDropdownListElement extends UUIFormControlMixin(UmbLitEleme
 	@property({ type: Boolean })
 	public multiple?: boolean;
 
+	@property({ type: String })
+	name?: string = 'Dropdown';
+
+	/**
+	 * Sets the input to required, meaning validation will fail if the value is empty.
+	 * @type {boolean}
+	 */
+	@property({ type: Boolean })
+	required?: boolean;
+
+	@property({ type: String })
+	requiredMessage?: string;
+
 	/**
 	 * Sets the input to readonly mode, meaning value cannot be changed but still able to read and select its content.
 	 * @type {boolean}
@@ -25,26 +54,36 @@ export class UmbInputDropdownListElement extends UUIFormControlMixin(UmbLitEleme
 	@property({ type: Boolean, reflect: true })
 	readonly = false;
 
-	@query('uui-select')
-	private selectEle!: HTMLInputElement;
+	constructor() {
+		super();
 
-	protected override getFormElement() {
-		return this.selectEle;
+		this.addValidator(
+			'valueMissing',
+			() => this.requiredMessage ?? UMB_VALIDATION_EMPTY_LOCALIZATION_KEY,
+			() => !this.readonly && !!this.required && (this.value === undefined || this.value === null || this.value === ''),
+		);
+	}
+
+	protected override firstUpdated() {
+		this.addFormControlElement(this.shadowRoot!.querySelector('uui-select')!);
 	}
 
 	#onChange(e: UUISelectEvent) {
 		e.stopPropagation();
-		if (e.target.value) this.value = e.target.value;
+		this.value = e.target.value?.toString() ?? undefined;
 		this.dispatchEvent(new UmbChangeEvent());
 	}
 
 	override render() {
-		return html`<uui-select
-			label=${this.localize.term('formProviderFieldTypes_dropdownName')}
-			.placeholder=${this.placeholder ?? ''}
-			.options=${this.options ?? []}
-			@change=${this.#onChange}
-			?readonly=${this.readonly}></uui-select>`;
+		return html`
+			<uui-select
+				label=${this.localize.term(this.localize.term('general_fieldFor', [this.name]))}
+				.placeholder=${this.placeholder ?? ''}
+				.options=${this.options ?? []}
+				@change=${this.#onChange}
+				?readonly=${this.readonly}>
+			</uui-select>
+		`;
 	}
 
 	static override styles = [
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/packages/property-editors/dropdown/property-editor-ui-dropdown.element.ts b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/packages/property-editors/dropdown/property-editor-ui-dropdown.element.ts
index 3d18338a4f..4c03fbcb97 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/packages/property-editors/dropdown/property-editor-ui-dropdown.element.ts
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/packages/property-editors/dropdown/property-editor-ui-dropdown.element.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
-import { css, customElement, html, map, nothing, property, state } from '@umbraco-cms/backoffice/external/lit';
+import { css, customElement, html, map, nothing, property, state, when } from '@umbraco-cms/backoffice/external/lit';
 import { UmbLitElement } from '@umbraco-cms/backoffice/lit-element';
 import { UmbPropertyValueChangeEvent } from '@umbraco-cms/backoffice/property-editor';
+import { UMB_VALIDATION_EMPTY_LOCALIZATION_KEY, UmbFormControlMixin } from '@umbraco-cms/backoffice/validation';
 import { UUISelectElement } from '@umbraco-cms/backoffice/external/uui';
 import type {
 	UmbPropertyEditorConfigCollection,
@@ -12,14 +13,26 @@ import type { UUISelectEvent } from '@umbraco-cms/backoffice/external/uui';
  * @element umb-property-editor-ui-dropdown
  */
 @customElement('umb-property-editor-ui-dropdown')
-export class UmbPropertyEditorUIDropdownElement extends UmbLitElement implements UmbPropertyEditorUiElement {
+export class UmbPropertyEditorUIDropdownElement
+	extends UmbFormControlMixin<Array<string> | string | undefined, typeof UmbLitElement, undefined>(
+		UmbLitElement,
+		undefined,
+	)
+	implements UmbPropertyEditorUiElement
+{
 	#selection: Array<string> = [];
 
+	@state()
+	private _multiple: boolean = false;
+
+	@state()
+	private _options: Array<Option & { invalid?: boolean }> = [];
+
 	@property({ type: Array })
-	public set value(value: Array<string> | string | undefined) {
+	public override set value(value: Array<string> | string | undefined) {
 		this.#selection = Array.isArray(value) ? value : value ? [value] : [];
 	}
-	public get value(): Array<string> | undefined {
+	public override get value(): Array<string> | undefined {
 		return this.#selection;
 	}
 
@@ -32,6 +45,19 @@ export class UmbPropertyEditorUIDropdownElement extends UmbLitElement implements
 	@property({ type: Boolean, reflect: true })
 	readonly = false;
 
+	/**
+	 * Sets the input to mandatory, meaning validation will fail if the value is empty.
+	 * @type {boolean}
+	 */
+	@property({ type: Boolean })
+	mandatory?: boolean;
+
+	@property({ type: String })
+	mandatoryMessage = UMB_VALIDATION_EMPTY_LOCALIZATION_KEY;
+
+	@property({ type: String })
+	name?: string;
+
 	public set config(config: UmbPropertyEditorConfigCollection | undefined) {
 		if (!config) return;
 
@@ -63,11 +89,13 @@ export class UmbPropertyEditorUIDropdownElement extends UmbLitElement implements
 		this._multiple = config.getValueByAlias<boolean>('multiple') ?? false;
 	}
 
-	@state()
-	private _multiple: boolean = false;
-
-	@state()
-	private _options: Array<Option & { invalid?: boolean }> = [];
+	protected override firstUpdated() {
+		if (this._multiple) {
+			this.addFormControlElement(this.shadowRoot!.querySelector('select')!);
+		} else {
+			this.addFormControlElement(this.shadowRoot!.querySelector('umb-input-dropdown-list')!);
+		}
+	}
 
 	#onChange(event: UUISelectEvent) {
 		const value = event.target.value as string;
@@ -87,7 +115,14 @@ export class UmbPropertyEditorUIDropdownElement extends UmbLitElement implements
 	}
 
 	override render() {
-		return this._multiple ? this.#renderDropdownMultiple() : this.#renderDropdownSingle();
+		return html`
+			${when(
+				this._multiple,
+				() => this.#renderDropdownMultiple(),
+				() => this.#renderDropdownSingle(),
+			)}
+			${this.#renderDropdownValidation()}
+		`;
 	}
 
 	#renderDropdownMultiple() {
@@ -96,23 +131,25 @@ export class UmbPropertyEditorUIDropdownElement extends UmbLitElement implements
 		}
 
 		return html`
-			<select id="native" multiple @change=${this.#onChangeMulitple}>
+			<select id="native" multiple ?required=${this.mandatory} @change=${this.#onChangeMulitple}>
 				${map(
 					this._options,
 					(item) => html`<option value=${item.value} ?selected=${item.selected}>${item.name}</option>`,
 				)}
 			</select>
-			${this.#renderDropdownValidation()}
 		`;
 	}
 
 	#renderDropdownSingle() {
 		return html`
 			<umb-input-dropdown-list
+				.name=${this.name}
 				.options=${this._options}
-				@change=${this.#onChange}
-				?readonly=${this.readonly}></umb-input-dropdown-list>
-			${this.#renderDropdownValidation()}
+				.required=${this.mandatory}
+				.requiredMessage=${this.mandatoryMessage}
+				?readonly=${this.readonly}
+				@change=${this.#onChange}>
+			</umb-input-dropdown-list>
 		`;
 	}