diff --git a/core/src/components.d.ts b/core/src/components.d.ts
index 6f53d4d245..d4f8df573c 100644
--- a/core/src/components.d.ts
+++ b/core/src/components.d.ts
@@ -2809,7 +2809,7 @@ export namespace Components {
          */
         "placeholder"?: string;
         /**
-          * If `true`, the user must fill in a value before submitting a form.
+          * If true, screen readers will announce it as a required field. This property works only for accessibility purposes, it will not prevent the form from submitting if the value is invalid.
          */
         "required": boolean;
         /**
@@ -7645,7 +7645,7 @@ declare namespace LocalJSX {
          */
         "placeholder"?: string;
         /**
-          * If `true`, the user must fill in a value before submitting a form.
+          * If true, screen readers will announce it as a required field. This property works only for accessibility purposes, it will not prevent the form from submitting if the value is invalid.
          */
         "required"?: boolean;
         /**
diff --git a/core/src/components/select/select.tsx b/core/src/components/select/select.tsx
index b9495115d1..81c93244f6 100644
--- a/core/src/components/select/select.tsx
+++ b/core/src/components/select/select.tsx
@@ -197,7 +197,9 @@ export class Select implements ComponentInterface {
   @Prop({ mutable: true }) value?: any | null;
 
   /**
-   * If `true`, the user must fill in a value before submitting a form.
+   * If true, screen readers will announce it as a required field. This property
+   * works only for accessibility purposes, it will not prevent the form from
+   * submitting if the value is invalid.
    */
   @Prop() required = false;