diff --git a/command.go b/command.go
index ee5365bcb..6b696a970 100644
--- a/command.go
+++ b/command.go
@@ -1021,11 +1021,7 @@ func (c *Command) validateRequiredFlags() error {
 	flags := c.Flags()
 	missingFlagNames := []string{}
 	flags.VisitAll(func(pflag *flag.Flag) {
-		requiredAnnotation, found := pflag.Annotations[BashCompOneRequiredFlag]
-		if !found {
-			return
-		}
-		if (requiredAnnotation[0] == "true") && !pflag.Changed {
+		if c.IsFlagRequired(pflag.Name) && !pflag.Changed {
 			missingFlagNames = append(missingFlagNames, pflag.Name)
 		}
 	})
@@ -1608,6 +1604,36 @@ func (c *Command) HasAvailableInheritedFlags() bool {
 	return c.InheritedFlags().HasAvailableFlags()
 }
 
+// IsFlagRequired returns true if the flag identified by 'name' is a local flag
+// is marked as required.
+func (c *Command) IsFlagRequired(name string) bool {
+	f := c.Flags().Lookup(name)
+	if f == nil {
+		return false
+	}
+
+	requiredAnnotation, found := f.Annotations[BashCompOneRequiredFlag]
+	if !found {
+		return false
+	}
+	return len(requiredAnnotation) > 0 && requiredAnnotation[0] == "true"
+}
+
+// IsPersistentFlagRequired returns true if the persistent flag identified by
+// 'name' is marked as required.
+func (c *Command) IsPersistentFlagRequired(name string) bool {
+	f := c.PersistentFlags().Lookup(name)
+	if f == nil {
+		return false
+	}
+
+	requiredAnnotation, found := f.Annotations[BashCompOneRequiredFlag]
+	if !found {
+		return false
+	}
+	return len(requiredAnnotation) > 0 && requiredAnnotation[0] == "true"
+}
+
 // Flag climbs up the command tree looking for matching flag.
 func (c *Command) Flag(name string) (flag *flag.Flag) {
 	flag = c.Flags().Lookup(name)
diff --git a/command_test.go b/command_test.go
index d48fef1a0..e472f09d7 100644
--- a/command_test.go
+++ b/command_test.go
@@ -792,6 +792,20 @@ func TestRequiredFlags(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func TestIsFlagRequired(t *testing.T) {
+	c := &Command{Use: "c", Run: emptyRun}
+	c.Flags().String("foo", "", "")
+	assertNoErr(t, c.MarkFlagRequired("foo"))
+	c.Flags().String("bar", "", "")
+
+	expected := true
+	got := c.IsFlagRequired("foo")
+
+	if got != expected {
+		t.Errorf("Expected %v: got: %v", expected, got)
+	}
+}
+
 func TestPersistentRequiredFlags(t *testing.T) {
 	parent := &Command{Use: "parent", Run: emptyRun}
 	parent.PersistentFlags().String("foo1", "", "")
@@ -817,6 +831,20 @@ func TestPersistentRequiredFlags(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func TestIsPersistentFlagRequired(t *testing.T) {
+	c := &Command{Use: "c", Run: emptyRun}
+	c.PersistentFlags().String("foo", "", "")
+	assertNoErr(t, c.MarkPersistentFlagRequired("foo"))
+	c.PersistentFlags().String("bar", "", "")
+
+	expected := true
+	got := c.IsPersistentFlagRequired("foo")
+
+	if got != expected {
+		t.Errorf("Expected %v: got: %v", expected, got)
+	}
+}
+
 func TestPersistentRequiredFlagsWithDisableFlagParsing(t *testing.T) {
 	// Make sure a required persistent flag does not break
 	// commands that disable flag parsing