diff --git a/module/project/css/create.ui.css b/module/project/css/create.ui.css
index 8c3dcbba3e..cb379e12d5 100644
--- a/module/project/css/create.ui.css
+++ b/module/project/css/create.ui.css
@@ -9,3 +9,5 @@
 #copyProjects .btn.primary-outline span {color: rgba(var(--color-fore-rgb),var(--tw-text-opacity));}
 .productBox .line-btn {width: 48px; margin-right: 32px;}
 .productBox div[id^=plan] {flex: 1 1;}
+#mainContent .input-group.required {position: relative;}
+#mainContent .input-group.required:after {content: '*'; color: rgba(var(--color-danger-500-rgb),var(--tw-text-opacity)); position: absolute; top: 0.5rem; right: 0.125rem;}
diff --git a/module/project/js/create.ui.js b/module/project/js/create.ui.js
index af90b955d8..144c3d10be 100644
--- a/module/project/js/create.ui.js
+++ b/module/project/js/create.ui.js
@@ -140,6 +140,10 @@ window.setParentProgram = function()
 {
     const programID = $('[name=parent]').val();
     const link      = $.createLink('project', 'create', 'model=' + model + '&program=' + programID);
+
+    if(programID) $('#linkProduct .input-group').addClass('required');
+    if(programID == 0) $('#linkProduct .input-group.required').removeClass('required');
+
     loadPage(link, '#aclList');
     $('select[name^=whitelist]').closest('.form-row').removeClass('hidden')
 }
diff --git a/module/project/ui/create.html.php b/module/project/ui/create.html.php
index d5fe083e81..205574b722 100644
--- a/module/project/ui/create.html.php
+++ b/module/project/ui/create.html.php
@@ -398,6 +398,7 @@ formPanel
             set::label($lang->project->manageProducts),
             inputGroup
             (
+                $programID ? setClass('required') : null,
                 div
                 (
                     setClass('grow'),
@@ -409,7 +410,7 @@ formPanel
                 ),
                 div
                 (
-                    setClass('flex items-center pl-2 clip newProductBox'),
+                    setClass('flex items-center px-2 clip newProductBox'),
                     checkbox
                     (
                         set::name('newProduct'),