diff --git a/apps/red-ui/src/app/modules/file-preview/dialogs/edit-redaction-dialog/edit-redaction-dialog.component.html b/apps/red-ui/src/app/modules/file-preview/dialogs/edit-redaction-dialog/edit-redaction-dialog.component.html
index b682425b5..de2afe834 100644
--- a/apps/red-ui/src/app/modules/file-preview/dialogs/edit-redaction-dialog/edit-redaction-dialog.component.html
+++ b/apps/red-ui/src/app/modules/file-preview/dialogs/edit-redaction-dialog/edit-redaction-dialog.component.html
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@
             </div>
 
             <ng-container *ngIf="showExtras">
-                <div class="iqser-input-group required w-450">
+                <div class="iqser-input-group w-450" [class.required]="!someSkipped">
                     <label [translate]="'edit-redaction.dialog.content.reason'"></label>
                     <mat-form-field>
                         <mat-select
diff --git a/apps/red-ui/src/app/modules/file-preview/dialogs/edit-redaction-dialog/edit-redaction-dialog.component.ts b/apps/red-ui/src/app/modules/file-preview/dialogs/edit-redaction-dialog/edit-redaction-dialog.component.ts
index 970bff833..4914f9ad5 100644
--- a/apps/red-ui/src/app/modules/file-preview/dialogs/edit-redaction-dialog/edit-redaction-dialog.component.ts
+++ b/apps/red-ui/src/app/modules/file-preview/dialogs/edit-redaction-dialog/edit-redaction-dialog.component.ts
@@ -71,14 +71,14 @@ export class EditRedactionDialogComponent
         );
     }
 
-    get allRedacted() {
-        return this.data.annotations.every(annotation => annotation.isRedacted);
-    }
-
     get allSkipped() {
         return this.data.annotations.every(annotation => annotation.isSkipped);
     }
 
+    get someSkipped() {
+        return this.data.annotations.some(annotation => annotation.isSkipped);
+    }
+
     get redactBasedTypes() {
         return this._dictionaryService
             .getRedactTextDictionaries(this.#dossier.dossierTemplateId, !this.#applyToAllDossiers)
@@ -166,12 +166,10 @@ export class EditRedactionDialogComponent
     }
 
     #getForm() {
-        const sameType =
-            this.data.annotations.every(annotation => annotation.type === this.data.annotations[0].type) &&
-            (this.allRedacted || this.allSkipped);
+        const sameType = this.data.annotations.every(annotation => annotation.type === this.data.annotations[0].type);
         const sameSection = this.data.annotations.every(annotation => annotation.section === this.data.annotations[0].section);
         return new FormGroup({
-            reason: new FormControl<LegalBasisOption>({ value: null, disabled: this.allSkipped }),
+            reason: new FormControl<LegalBasisOption>({ value: null, disabled: this.someSkipped }),
             comment: new FormControl<string>(null),
             type: new FormControl<string>(sameType ? this.data.annotations[0].type : null),
             section: new FormControl<string>(sameSection ? this.data.annotations[0].section : null),