diff --git a/org.springframework.context/src/main/java/org/springframework/validation/DataBinder.java b/org.springframework.context/src/main/java/org/springframework/validation/DataBinder.java
index b5d13ef1847..dbc25972dfb 100644
--- a/org.springframework.context/src/main/java/org/springframework/validation/DataBinder.java
+++ b/org.springframework.context/src/main/java/org/springframework/validation/DataBinder.java
@@ -623,8 +623,17 @@ public class DataBinder implements PropertyEditorRegistry, TypeConverter {
 			}
 			for (String field : requiredFields) {
 				PropertyValue pv = propertyValues.get(field);
-				if (pv == null || pv.getValue() == null ||
-						(pv.getValue() instanceof String && !StringUtils.hasText((String) pv.getValue()))) {
+				boolean empty = (pv == null || pv.getValue() == null);
+				if (!empty) {
+					if (pv.getValue() instanceof String) {
+						empty = !StringUtils.hasText((String) pv.getValue());
+					}
+					else if (pv.getValue() instanceof String[]) {
+						String[] values = (String[]) pv.getValue();
+						empty = (values.length == 0 || !StringUtils.hasText(values[0]));
+					}
+				}
+				if (empty) {
 					// Use bind error processor to create FieldError.
 					getBindingErrorProcessor().processMissingFieldError(field, getInternalBindingResult());
 					// Remove property from property values to bind: