diff --git a/src/__tests__/logic/validateField.test.tsx b/src/__tests__/logic/validateField.test.tsx
index dbdfca19efe..ce95aeec86d 100644
--- a/src/__tests__/logic/validateField.test.tsx
+++ b/src/__tests__/logic/validateField.test.tsx
@@ -36,6 +36,28 @@ describe('validateField', () => {
       },
     });
 
+    expect(
+      await validateField(
+        {
+          _f: {
+            mount: true,
+            name: 'test',
+            ref: { type: 'text', value: '', name: 'test' },
+            required: true,
+            valueAsNumber: true,
+          },
+        },
+        NaN,
+        false,
+      ),
+    ).toEqual({
+      test: {
+        ref: { type: 'text', value: '', name: 'test' },
+        message: '',
+        type: 'required',
+      },
+    });
+
     expect(
       await validateField(
         {
diff --git a/src/logic/validateField.ts b/src/logic/validateField.ts
index 13e66e4bc1d..48732b72b1c 100644
--- a/src/logic/validateField.ts
+++ b/src/logic/validateField.ts
@@ -66,6 +66,7 @@ export default async <T extends NativeFieldValue>(
       isUndefined(ref.value) &&
       isUndefined(inputValue)) ||
     inputValue === '' ||
+    ref.value === '' ||
     (Array.isArray(inputValue) && !inputValue.length);
   const appendErrorsCurry = appendErrors.bind(
     null,