diff --git a/api/app/Http/Requests/AnswerFormRequest.php b/api/app/Http/Requests/AnswerFormRequest.php
index 6431bbef..cb19bb70 100644
--- a/api/app/Http/Requests/AnswerFormRequest.php
+++ b/api/app/Http/Requests/AnswerFormRequest.php
@@ -87,7 +87,10 @@ class AnswerFormRequest extends FormRequest
                     $data[$field['id']] = isset($tmpop['name']) ? $tmpop['name'] : $data[$field['id']];
                 }
             }
-            if (FormLogicPropertyResolver::isRequired($property, $data)) {
+            if (
+                FormLogicPropertyResolver::isRequired($property, $data) &&
+                !FormLogicPropertyResolver::isHidden($property, $data)
+            ) {
                 $rules[] = 'required';
 
                 if ($property['type'] == 'checkbox') {
diff --git a/api/tests/Feature/Forms/FormLogicTest.php b/api/tests/Feature/Forms/FormLogicTest.php
index e87560b7..77a5e629 100644
--- a/api/tests/Feature/Forms/FormLogicTest.php
+++ b/api/tests/Feature/Forms/FormLogicTest.php
@@ -543,3 +543,67 @@ it('handles invalid regex patterns gracefully', function () {
             'message' => $validationMessage,
         ]);
 });
+
+it('skips validation for fields hidden by logic conditions', function () {
+    $user = $this->actingAsUser();
+    $workspace = $this->createUserWorkspace($user);
+    $form = $this->createForm($user, $workspace, [
+        'properties' => [
+            [
+                'id' => 'title',
+                'name' => 'Name',
+                'type' => 'title',
+                'hidden' => false,
+                'required' => true,
+                'logic' => [
+                    'conditions' => [
+                        'operatorIdentifier' => 'and',
+                        'children' => [
+                            [
+                                'identifier' => 'email',
+                                'value' => [
+                                    'operator' => 'is_empty',
+                                    'property_meta' => [
+                                        'id' => 'email_field',
+                                        'type' => 'email',
+                                    ],
+                                    'value' => true,
+                                ],
+                            ],
+                        ],
+                    ],
+                    'actions' => ['hide-block'],
+                ],
+            ],
+            [
+                'id' => 'email_field',
+                'name' => 'Email',
+                'type' => 'email',
+                'hidden' => false,
+                'required' => false,
+            ],
+        ],
+    ]);
+
+    // Test when field should be hidden (email is empty)
+    $formData = ['email_field' => '']; // Empty email
+    $this->postJson(route('forms.answer', $form->slug), $formData)
+        ->assertSuccessful()
+        ->assertJson([
+            'type' => 'success',
+            'message' => 'Form submission saved.',
+        ]);
+
+    // Test when field should be visible (email is not empty)
+    $formData = ['email_field' => 'test@example.com'];
+    $this->postJson(route('forms.answer', $form->slug), $formData)
+        ->assertStatus(422)
+        ->assertJson([
+            'message' => 'The Name field is required.',
+            'errors' => [
+                'title' => [
+                    'The Name field is required.',
+                ],
+            ],
+        ]);
+});
diff --git a/client/components/open/forms/components/form-logic-components/FormBlockLogicEditor.vue b/client/components/open/forms/components/form-logic-components/FormBlockLogicEditor.vue
index 62898159..1ab33123 100644
--- a/client/components/open/forms/components/form-logic-components/FormBlockLogicEditor.vue
+++ b/client/components/open/forms/components/form-logic-components/FormBlockLogicEditor.vue
@@ -45,6 +45,9 @@
     <h5 class="font-medium text-gray-700 mt-3">
       2. Actions
     </h5>
+    <p class="text-gray-500 text-xs mb-3">
+      Action(s) triggered when above conditions are true.
+    </p>
     <flat-select-input
       :key="resetKey"
       v-model="logic.actions"
@@ -52,11 +55,14 @@
       :multiple="true"
       class="mt-1"
       placeholder="Actions..."
-      help="Action(s) triggered when above conditions are true"
       :options="actionOptions"
       @update:model-value="onActionInput"
     />
 
+    <p class="text-gray-500 text-xs mb-3">
+      Note that hidden fields can never be required.
+    </p>
+
     <modal
       max-width="sm"