diff --git a/source/_lovelace/picture-elements.markdown b/source/_lovelace/picture-elements.markdown
index 5f6b98b375e9..c077156a0ebb 100644
--- a/source/_lovelace/picture-elements.markdown
+++ b/source/_lovelace/picture-elements.markdown
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ type:
   description: picture-elements
   type: string
 image:
-  required: false
+  required: true
   description: The URL of an image.<br/>To use a locally hosted image, see [Hosting](/integrations/http#hosting-files).
   type: string
 camera_image: