diff --git a/src/main/java/edu/harvard/iq/dataverse/DatasetField.java b/src/main/java/edu/harvard/iq/dataverse/DatasetField.java
index 4bf6c00f199..c276c043d9e 100644
--- a/src/main/java/edu/harvard/iq/dataverse/DatasetField.java
+++ b/src/main/java/edu/harvard/iq/dataverse/DatasetField.java
@@ -433,11 +433,13 @@ public void setValidationMessage(String validationMessage) {
     private Boolean required;
     @Transient 
     private Boolean hasRequiredChildren;
-       
+    
+    @Transient 
+    private Boolean hasRequiredChildrenDV;
+
     public boolean isRequired() {
         if (required == null) {
-            required = false;
-            
+            required = false;            
             if (this.datasetFieldType.isRequired()) {
                 required = true;
             } else {
@@ -464,11 +466,51 @@ public boolean isRequired() {
             {
                 required = false;
             }
+            
+            //this is needed to enforce required children validation and display on create #11421
+            //set the parent to required only if a child is set to required at the DV level
+            if (this.datasetFieldType.isCompound() && isHasRequiredChildrenDV()) {
+                required = true;
+            }
+           
         }
         
         return required;
     }
     
+    public boolean isHasRequiredChildrenDV() {
+
+        if (hasRequiredChildrenDV == null) {
+            hasRequiredChildrenDV = false;
+        }
+
+        Dataverse dv = getDataverse();
+        while (!dv.isMetadataBlockRoot()) {
+            if (dv.getOwner() == null) {
+                break; // we are at the root; which by defintion is metadata blcok root, regarldess of the value
+            }
+            dv = dv.getOwner();
+        }
+
+        List<DataverseFieldTypeInputLevel> dftilListFirst = dv.getDataverseFieldTypeInputLevels();
+
+        if (getDatasetFieldType().isHasChildren() && (!dftilListFirst.isEmpty())) {
+            for (DatasetFieldType child : getDatasetFieldType().getChildDatasetFieldTypes()) {
+                for (DataverseFieldTypeInputLevel dftilTest : dftilListFirst) {
+                    if (child.equals(dftilTest.getDatasetFieldType())) {
+                        //We only want to get it here if it is required by 
+                        //the DV and not by default at the installation/DB level
+                        if (dftilTest.isRequired() && !child.isRequired()) {
+                            hasRequiredChildrenDV = true;
+                            break;
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        return hasRequiredChildrenDV;
+    }
+
     public boolean isHasRequiredChildren() {
         if (hasRequiredChildren == null) {
             hasRequiredChildren = false;
diff --git a/src/main/java/edu/harvard/iq/dataverse/DatasetPage.java b/src/main/java/edu/harvard/iq/dataverse/DatasetPage.java
index c3be6ed8f60..8b301f2467e 100644
--- a/src/main/java/edu/harvard/iq/dataverse/DatasetPage.java
+++ b/src/main/java/edu/harvard/iq/dataverse/DatasetPage.java
@@ -2132,8 +2132,9 @@ private String init(boolean initFull) {
                 ownerId = dataset.getOwner().getId();
                 datasetNextMajorVersion = this.dataset.getNextMajorVersionString();
                 datasetNextMinorVersion = this.dataset.getNextMinorVersionString();
-                datasetVersionUI = datasetVersionUI.initDatasetVersionUI(workingVersion, false);
                 updateDatasetFieldInputLevels();
+                datasetVersionUI = datasetVersionUI.initDatasetVersionUI(workingVersion, false);
+
                 setExistReleasedVersion(resetExistRealeaseVersion());
                 //moving setVersionTabList to tab change event
                 //setVersionTabList(resetVersionTabList());
diff --git a/src/main/java/edu/harvard/iq/dataverse/DatasetVersionUI.java b/src/main/java/edu/harvard/iq/dataverse/DatasetVersionUI.java
index f1ddf2304b7..4b3f31fb4b5 100644
--- a/src/main/java/edu/harvard/iq/dataverse/DatasetVersionUI.java
+++ b/src/main/java/edu/harvard/iq/dataverse/DatasetVersionUI.java
@@ -458,6 +458,10 @@ public void setMetadataValueBlocks(DatasetVersion datasetVersion) {
                         mdb.setEmpty(false);
                         datasetFieldsForView.add(dsf);
                     }
+                    //Setting Local Display on Create on mdb when there are any set at dataverse level 
+                       if (dsf.getDatasetFieldType().getLocalDisplayOnCreate() != null && dsf.getDatasetFieldType().getLocalDisplayOnCreate()){
+                            mdb.setLocalDisplayOnCreate(true);
+                       }
                 }
             }
 
diff --git a/src/main/java/edu/harvard/iq/dataverse/ManageTemplatesPage.java b/src/main/java/edu/harvard/iq/dataverse/ManageTemplatesPage.java
index 98369a2eab3..fa2e9fb55b8 100644
--- a/src/main/java/edu/harvard/iq/dataverse/ManageTemplatesPage.java
+++ b/src/main/java/edu/harvard/iq/dataverse/ManageTemplatesPage.java
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ public String cloneTemplate(Template templateIn) {
         Template newOne = templateIn.cloneNewTemplate(templateIn);
         String name = BundleUtil.getStringFromBundle("page.copy") +" " + templateIn.getName();
         newOne.setName(name);
-        newOne.setUsageCount(new Long(0));
+        newOne.setUsageCount(Long.valueOf(0));
         newOne.setCreateTime(new Timestamp(new Date().getTime()));
         newOne.setDataverse(dataverse);
 
diff --git a/src/main/java/edu/harvard/iq/dataverse/MetadataBlock.java b/src/main/java/edu/harvard/iq/dataverse/MetadataBlock.java
index c5a6d03c5d7..c1a9f41193c 100644
--- a/src/main/java/edu/harvard/iq/dataverse/MetadataBlock.java
+++ b/src/main/java/edu/harvard/iq/dataverse/MetadataBlock.java
@@ -101,14 +101,30 @@ public void setDatasetFieldTypes(List<DatasetFieldType> datasetFieldTypes) {
     }
     
     public boolean isDisplayOnCreate() {
+        // relying on "should" doesn't seem to work in context of a template 
+        // adding a transient that is updated in the DatasetVersionUI to fix
         for (DatasetFieldType dsfType : datasetFieldTypes) {
             boolean shouldDisplayOnCreate = dsfType.shouldDisplayOnCreate();
             if (shouldDisplayOnCreate) {
                 return true;
             }
         }
+        if (getLocalDisplayOnCreate() != null){
+            return getLocalDisplayOnCreate();
+        }
         return false;
     }
+    
+    @Transient
+    private Boolean localDisplayOnCreate;
+
+    public Boolean getLocalDisplayOnCreate() {
+        return localDisplayOnCreate;
+    }
+
+    public void setLocalDisplayOnCreate(Boolean localDisplayOnCreate) {
+        this.localDisplayOnCreate = localDisplayOnCreate;
+    }
 
     public String getDisplayName() {
         return displayName;
diff --git a/src/main/webapp/metadataFragment.xhtml b/src/main/webapp/metadataFragment.xhtml
index f2560b70010..df497e890e8 100755
--- a/src/main/webapp/metadataFragment.xhtml
+++ b/src/main/webapp/metadataFragment.xhtml
@@ -244,7 +244,7 @@
                         <div class="panel-body">
                             <ui:repeat value="#{metadataBlockVal.value}" var="dsf" varStatus="curField">
                                 <div class="form-group" role="group"
-                                     jsf:rendered="#{((editMode == 'METADATA' or dsf.datasetFieldType.shouldDisplayOnCreate() or !dsf.isEmpty() or dsf.required) and dsf.include) or (!datasetPage and dsf.include)}">
+                                     jsf:rendered="#{((editMode == 'METADATA' or dsf.datasetFieldType.shouldDisplayOnCreate() or !dsf.isEmpty() or dsf.required or dsf.hasRequiredChildren)) or (!datasetPage and dsf.include)}">
                                     <!-- Primitive fields -->
                                     <p:fragment id="editPrimitiveValueFragment" rendered="#{dsf.datasetFieldType.primitive}">
                                         <p:autoUpdate/>