diff --git a/app/templates/inspections/flag_issue.html b/app/templates/inspections/flag_issue.html
index 3f2fabf..3f253d1 100644
--- a/app/templates/inspections/flag_issue.html
+++ b/app/templates/inspections/flag_issue.html
@@ -21,7 +21,10 @@
           </div>
           <div class="mb-3">
             {{ form.description.label(class="form-label fw-semibold") }}
-            {{ form.description(class="form-control", rows=4, placeholder="Describe the issue in detail…") }}
+            <span class="text-danger">*</span>
+            {{ form.description(class="form-control", rows=4, required=True,
+               placeholder="Describe the issue in detail…") }}
+            {% for e in form.description.errors %}<div class="text-danger small">{{ e }}</div>{% endfor %}
           </div>
           <div class="mb-3">
             {{ form.photo.label(class="form-label fw-semibold") }}
diff --git a/app/templates/issues/form.html b/app/templates/issues/form.html
index 56c54a7..e89356e 100644
--- a/app/templates/issues/form.html
+++ b/app/templates/issues/form.html
@@ -30,13 +30,25 @@
           </div>
 
           {# Remaining fields — assigned_to hidden from customer role #}
-          {% for field in [form.severity, form.description, form.photo] %}
           <div class="mb-3">
-            {{ field.label(class="form-label fw-semibold") }}
-            {{ field(class="form-select" if field.type == 'SelectField' else "form-control", rows=4 if field.type == 'TextAreaField' else none) }}
-            {% for e in field.errors %}<div class="text-danger small">{{ e }}</div>{% endfor %}
+            {{ form.severity.label(class="form-label fw-semibold") }}
+            {{ form.severity(class="form-select") }}
+            {% for e in form.severity.errors %}<div class="text-danger small">{{ e }}</div>{% endfor %}
+          </div>
+
+          <div class="mb-3">
+            {{ form.description.label(class="form-label fw-semibold") }}
+            <span class="text-danger">*</span>
+            {{ form.description(class="form-control", rows=4, required=True,
+               placeholder="Describe the issue in detail…") }}
+            {% for e in form.description.errors %}<div class="text-danger small">{{ e }}</div>{% endfor %}
+          </div>
+
+          <div class="mb-3">
+            {{ form.photo.label(class="form-label fw-semibold") }}
+            {{ form.photo(class="form-control") }}
+            {% for e in form.photo.errors %}<div class="text-danger small">{{ e }}</div>{% endfor %}
           </div>
-          {% endfor %}
           {% if current_user.role != 'customer' %}
           <div class="mb-3">
             {{ form.handler_type.label(class="form-label fw-semibold") }}