diff --git a/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/css/addbiblio.css b/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/css/addbiblio.css
index 54a4a5c112..c895b74ff6 100644
--- a/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/css/addbiblio.css
+++ b/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/css/addbiblio.css
@@ -123,4 +123,8 @@ a.tagnum {
 }
 #cataloguing_additem_newitem .input_marceditor {
 	width : auto;
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
+
+.mandatory_marker {
+	color: red;
+}
diff --git a/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/modules/cataloguing/addbiblio.tmpl b/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/modules/cataloguing/addbiblio.tmpl
index 3557cc276d..0e08d1cc2e 100644
--- a/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/modules/cataloguing/addbiblio.tmpl
+++ b/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/modules/cataloguing/addbiblio.tmpl
@@ -746,6 +746,7 @@ function unHideSubfield(index,labelindex) { // FIXME :: is it used ?
                 <!-- TMPL_UNLESS NAME="advancedMARCEditor" -->
                     <!-- TMPL_IF name="mandatory" --><span class="subfield subfield_mandatory"><!-- TMPL_ELSE --><span class="subfield"><!-- /TMPL_IF -->
                         <!-- TMPL_VAR NAME="marc_lib_plain" -->
+                        <!-- TMPL_IF NAME="mandatory" --><span class="mandatory_marker" title="This field is mandatory">*</span><!-- /TMPL_IF -->
                     </span>
                     </label>
                 <!-- /TMPL_UNLESS -->