diff --git a/awx/ui/static/js/forms/Inventories.js b/awx/ui/static/js/forms/Inventories.js
index 99402553d1..b26742ccf6 100644
--- a/awx/ui/static/js/forms/Inventories.js
+++ b/awx/ui/static/js/forms/Inventories.js
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ angular.module('InventoryFormDefinition', [])
                 addRequired: true,
                 editRequired: true,
                 ngClick: 'lookUpOrganization()',
+                awRequiredWhen: {variable: "organizationrequired", init: "true" },
                 column: 1
                 },
             inventory_variables: {