diff --git a/src/Nella/Forms/DateTime/DateInput.php b/src/Nella/Forms/DateTime/DateInput.php
index 58425bd..a879669 100644
--- a/src/Nella/Forms/DateTime/DateInput.php
+++ b/src/Nella/Forms/DateTime/DateInput.php
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 namespace Nella\Forms\DateTime;
 
 use Nette\Forms\Container;
+use Nette\Forms\Form;
 
 /**
  * Date input form control
@@ -168,6 +169,26 @@ private function normalizeFormat($input)
 		return \Nette\Utils\Strings::replace($input, '~\s+~', '');
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * @param string $message
+	 * @return \Nella\Forms\DateTime\DateInput
+	 */
+	public function setRequired($message = TRUE)
+	{
+		if (!is_string($message)) {
+			throw new \Nette\InvalidArgumentException('Message must be string');
+		}
+
+		parent::setRequired($message);
+
+		$this->addCondition(Form::FILLED)
+			->addRule(function(DateInput $control) {
+				return $this->validateDate($control);
+			}, $message);
+
+		return $this;
+	}
+
 	public static function register()
 	{
 		if (static::$registered) {
diff --git a/src/Nella/Forms/DateTime/DateTimeInput.php b/src/Nella/Forms/DateTime/DateTimeInput.php
index 4231475..2db9b4e 100644
--- a/src/Nella/Forms/DateTime/DateTimeInput.php
+++ b/src/Nella/Forms/DateTime/DateTimeInput.php
@@ -315,6 +315,26 @@ private function normalizeFormat($input)
 		return \Nette\Utils\Strings::replace($input, '~\s+~', '');
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * @param string $message
+	 * @return \Nella\Forms\DateTime\DateInput
+	 */
+	public function setRequired($message = TRUE)
+	{
+		if (!is_string($message)) {
+			throw new \Nette\InvalidArgumentException('Message must be string');
+		}
+
+		parent::setRequired($message);
+
+		$this->addCondition(Form::FILLED)
+			->addRule(function(DateTimeInput $control) {
+				return $this->validateDateTime($control);
+			}, $message);
+
+		return $this;
+	}
+
 	public static function register()
 	{
 		if (static::$registered) {
diff --git a/tests/Nella/Forms/DateTime/DateInputTest.phpt b/tests/Nella/Forms/DateTime/DateInputTest.phpt
index 10590eb..3482cfa 100644
--- a/tests/Nella/Forms/DateTime/DateInputTest.phpt
+++ b/tests/Nella/Forms/DateTime/DateInputTest.phpt
@@ -233,6 +233,33 @@ class DateInputTest extends \Tester\TestCase
 		Assert::equal(array('test'), $control->getErrors());
 	}
 
+	public function testInvalidRequired()
+	{
+		$control = $this->createControl(array(
+			'date' => '2012-02-31',
+		), true);
+
+		$control->setRequired('test');
+
+		Assert::true($control->isFilled());
+		Assert::null($control->getValue());
+
+		$control->validate();
+
+		Assert::true($control->hasErrors());
+		Assert::equal(array('test'), $control->getErrors());
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * @throws \Nette\InvalidArgumentException
+	 */
+	public function testRequiredInvalidMessage()
+	{
+		$control = $this->createControl();
+
+		$control->setRequired();
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * @throws \Nette\InvalidStateException
 	 */
diff --git a/tests/Nella/Forms/DateTime/DateTimeInputTest.phpt b/tests/Nella/Forms/DateTime/DateTimeInputTest.phpt
index f604aef..50704a0 100644
--- a/tests/Nella/Forms/DateTime/DateTimeInputTest.phpt
+++ b/tests/Nella/Forms/DateTime/DateTimeInputTest.phpt
@@ -467,6 +467,36 @@ class DateTimeInputTest extends \Tester\TestCase
 		Assert::true($dq->has("input[value='12:00']"));
 	}
 
+	public function testInvalidRequired()
+	{
+		$control = $this->createControl(array(
+			'datetime' => array(
+				'date' => '2012-02-31',
+				'time' => '25:61',
+			),
+		), true);
+
+		$control->setRequired('test');
+
+		Assert::true($control->isFilled());
+		Assert::null($control->getValue());
+
+		$control->validate();
+
+		Assert::true($control->hasErrors());
+		Assert::equal(array('test'), $control->getErrors());
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * @throws \Nette\InvalidArgumentException
+	 */
+	public function testRequiredInvalidMessage()
+	{
+		$control = $this->createControl();
+
+		$control->setRequired();
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * @throws \Nette\InvalidStateException
 	 */