diff --git a/cypress/e2e/item/create/createLink.cy.ts b/cypress/e2e/item/create/createLink.cy.ts
index aaf66b910..288eec87c 100644
--- a/cypress/e2e/item/create/createLink.cy.ts
+++ b/cypress/e2e/item/create/createLink.cy.ts
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import {
   GRAASP_LINK_ITEM,
   GRAASP_LINK_ITEM_NO_PROTOCOL,
   INVALID_LINK_ITEM,
+  LINK_ITEM_WITH_BLANK_NAME,
 } from '../../../fixtures/links';
 import { CREATE_ITEM_PAUSE } from '../../../support/constants';
 import { createLink } from '../../../support/createUtils';
@@ -86,5 +87,25 @@ describe('Create Link', () => {
         true,
       );
     });
+
+    it('cannot have an empty name', () => {
+      const FOLDER = PackedFolderItemFactory();
+      cy.setUpApi({ items: [FOLDER] });
+      const { id } = FOLDER;
+
+      // go to children item
+      cy.visit(buildItemPath(id));
+
+      // create
+      createLink(LINK_ITEM_WITH_BLANK_NAME, {
+        confirm: false,
+      });
+
+      cy.get(`#${ITEM_FORM_CONFIRM_BUTTON_ID}`).should(
+        'have.prop',
+        'disabled',
+        true,
+      );
+    });
   });
 });
diff --git a/cypress/fixtures/links.ts b/cypress/fixtures/links.ts
index bb3f62187..e34f60245 100644
--- a/cypress/fixtures/links.ts
+++ b/cypress/fixtures/links.ts
@@ -71,3 +71,15 @@ export const INVALID_LINK_ITEM: LinkItemType = PackedLinkItemFactory({
     icons: [],
   }),
 });
+
+export const LINK_ITEM_WITH_BLANK_NAME: LinkItemType = PackedLinkItemFactory({
+  creator: CURRENT_USER,
+  name: '',
+  description: 'a description for graasp youtube link',
+  extra: buildLinkExtra({
+    url: 'https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FmiEgBMTPLo',
+    html: '',
+    thumbnails: [],
+    icons: [],
+  }),
+});
diff --git a/src/components/item/form/link/LinkForm.tsx b/src/components/item/form/link/LinkForm.tsx
index 07203d0fb..9ef232b3d 100644
--- a/src/components/item/form/link/LinkForm.tsx
+++ b/src/components/item/form/link/LinkForm.tsx
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ const LinkForm = ({
       <NameForm
         item={item}
         autoFocus={false}
-        required={false}
+        required
         setChanges={onChange}
         updatedProperties={updatedProperties}
       />