diff --git a/src/frontend/item.rs b/src/frontend/item.rs
index 075f5ec..88ab5b5 100644
--- a/src/frontend/item.rs
+++ b/src/frontend/item.rs
@@ -264,6 +264,7 @@ async fn add_form(
                     r#type: forms::InputType::Text,
                     name: "name",
                     title: "Name",
+                    optional: true,
                     value: form.name.clone(),
                     ..Default::default()
                 })
@@ -280,6 +281,7 @@ async fn add_form(
                     r#type: forms::InputType::Text,
                     name: "parent",
                     title: "Parent",
+                    optional: true,
                     value: form.parent.map(|id| id.to_string()),
                     datalist: Some(&datalist_items),
                     ..Default::default()
@@ -288,6 +290,7 @@ async fn add_form(
                     r#type: forms::InputType::Text,
                     name: "original_packaging",
                     title: "Original Packaging",
+                    optional: true,
                     disabled: true,
                     value: form.original_packaging.map(|id| id.to_string()),
                     datalist: Some(&datalist_items),
@@ -364,6 +367,7 @@ async fn edit_form(
                     r#type: forms::InputType::Text,
                     name: "name",
                     title: "Name",
+                    optional: true,
                     disabled: item.name.is_none(),
                     value: item.name,
                     ..Default::default()
@@ -381,6 +385,7 @@ async fn edit_form(
                     r#type: forms::InputType::Text,
                     name: "parent",
                     title: "Parent",
+                    optional: true,
                     value: item.parent.map(|id| id.to_string()),
                     disabled: item.parent.is_none(),
                     datalist: Some(&datalist_items),
@@ -390,6 +395,7 @@ async fn edit_form(
                     r#type: forms::InputType::Text,
                     name: "original_packaging",
                     title: "Original Packaging",
+                    optional: true,
                     value: item.original_packaging.map(|id| id.to_string()),
                     disabled: item.original_packaging.is_none(),
                     datalist: Some(&datalist_items),
diff --git a/src/frontend/item_class.rs b/src/frontend/item_class.rs
index 646fd0b..ccebba1 100644
--- a/src/frontend/item_class.rs
+++ b/src/frontend/item_class.rs
@@ -227,6 +227,7 @@ async fn add_form(
                     r#type: forms::InputType::Text,
                     name: "parent",
                     title: "Parent",
+                    optional: true,
                     disabled: form.parent.is_none(),
                     value: form.parent.map(|id| id.to_string()),
                     datalist: Some(&datalist_item_classes),
@@ -302,6 +303,7 @@ async fn edit_form(
                     r#type: forms::InputType::Text,
                     name: "parent",
                     title: "Parent",
+                    optional: true,
                     disabled: item_class.parent.is_none(),
                     value: item_class.parent.map(|id| id.to_string()),
                     datalist: Some(&datalist_item_classes),
diff --git a/src/frontend/templates/forms.rs b/src/frontend/templates/forms.rs
index 2e3d76f..62706c4 100644
--- a/src/frontend/templates/forms.rs
+++ b/src/frontend/templates/forms.rs
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ pub struct InputGroup<'a> {
     pub name: &'a str,
     pub title: &'a str,
     pub required: bool,
+    pub optional: bool,
     pub disabled: bool,
     pub value: Option<String>,
     pub datalist: Option<&'a Datalist>,
@@ -38,6 +39,7 @@ impl Default for InputGroup<'_> {
             name: "placeholder",
             title: "Placeholder",
             required: false,
+            optional: false,
             disabled: false,
             value: None,
             datalist: None,
@@ -66,7 +68,7 @@ impl Render for InputGroup<'_> {
         html! {
             .mb-3 {
                 label .form-label for={ (self.name) } { (self.title) }
-                @if self.required {
+                @if !self.optional {
                     (self.main_input(false))
                 } @else {
                     .input-group {