diff --git a/projects/igniteui-angular/src/lib/date-picker/date-picker.component.spec.ts b/projects/igniteui-angular/src/lib/date-picker/date-picker.component.spec.ts
index d208aed8cd2..4a5dd168697 100644
--- a/projects/igniteui-angular/src/lib/date-picker/date-picker.component.spec.ts
+++ b/projects/igniteui-angular/src/lib/date-picker/date-picker.component.spec.ts
@@ -231,19 +231,24 @@ describe('IgxDatePicker', () => {
 
                 expect(datePicker).toBeDefined();
                 expect(inputGroup.isRequired).toBeTruthy();
+                expect((datePicker as any).inputDirective.nativeElement.getAttribute('aria-required')).toEqual('true');
             });
 
-            it('should update inputGroup isRequired correctly', () => {
+            it('should update inputGroup isRequired correctly', fakeAsync(() => {
                 const inputGroup = (datePicker as any).inputGroup;
+                const inputEl = (datePicker as any).inputDirective.nativeElement;
 
                 expect(datePicker).toBeDefined();
                 expect(inputGroup.isRequired).toBeTruthy();
+                expect(inputEl.getAttribute('aria-required')).toEqual('true');
 
                 (fixture.componentInstance as IgxDatePickerNgModelComponent).isRequired = false;
                 fixture.detectChanges();
+                tick();
 
                 expect(inputGroup.isRequired).toBeFalsy();
-            });
+                expect(inputEl.getAttribute('aria-required')).toEqual('false');
+            }));
 
             it('should set validity to initial when the form is reset', fakeAsync(() => {
                 fixture = TestBed.createComponent(IgxDatePickerInFormComponent);
diff --git a/projects/igniteui-angular/src/lib/date-picker/date-picker.component.ts b/projects/igniteui-angular/src/lib/date-picker/date-picker.component.ts
index a3a6935af7d..17f8d63f41b 100644
--- a/projects/igniteui-angular/src/lib/date-picker/date-picker.component.ts
+++ b/projects/igniteui-angular/src/lib/date-picker/date-picker.component.ts
@@ -790,6 +790,8 @@ export class IgxDatePickerComponent extends PickerBaseDirective implements Contr
                 this._ngControl.statusChanges.subscribe(this.onStatusChanged.bind(this));
             if (this._ngControl.control.validator) {
                 this.inputGroup.isRequired = this.required;
+                 this._renderer.setAttribute(this.inputDirective.nativeElement, 'aria-required',
+                    (this.required || false).toString());
                 this.cdr.detectChanges();
             }
         }
@@ -862,6 +864,8 @@ export class IgxDatePickerComponent extends PickerBaseDirective implements Contr
         this.disabled = this._ngControl.disabled;
         this.updateValidity();
         this.inputGroup.isRequired = this.required;
+        this._renderer.setAttribute(this.inputDirective.nativeElement, 'aria-required',
+            (this.required || false).toString());
     };
 
     private handleSelection(date: Date): void {