diff --git a/app/controllers/projects/settings/creation_wizard_controller.rb b/app/controllers/projects/settings/creation_wizard_controller.rb
index 6d08f568acf..de9f26302a3 100644
--- a/app/controllers/projects/settings/creation_wizard_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/projects/settings/creation_wizard_controller.rb
@@ -79,6 +79,7 @@ class Projects::Settings::CreationWizardController < Projects::SettingsControlle
     toggleable = if mapping
                    ProjectCustomField
                      .toggleable_ids_in_creation_wizard_settings(@project, cf.custom_field_section_id)
+                     .first
                      .include?(cf.id)
                  else
                    false
@@ -104,15 +105,23 @@ class Projects::Settings::CreationWizardController < Projects::SettingsControlle
   def update_section_mappings(value)
     section_id = permitted_params.project_custom_field_project_mapping[:custom_field_section_id]
 
-    cf_ids_to_toggle = ProjectCustomField.toggleable_ids_in_creation_wizard_settings(@project, section_id)
+    cf_ids_to_toggle, force_enabled_cf_ids = ProjectCustomField.toggleable_ids_in_creation_wizard_settings(@project, section_id)
 
     ProjectCustomFieldProjectMapping
       .where(project_id: @project.id, custom_field_id: cf_ids_to_toggle)
       .update_all(creation_wizard: value)
 
+    enable_creation_wizard!(force_enabled_cf_ids)
+
     redirect_to project_settings_creation_wizard_path(@project, tab: "attributes"), status: :see_other
   end
 
+  def enable_creation_wizard!(custom_field_ids)
+    ProjectCustomFieldProjectMapping
+      .where(project_id: @project.id, custom_field_id: custom_field_ids)
+      .update_all(creation_wizard: true)
+  end
+
   def check_feature_flag
     unless OpenProject::FeatureDecisions.project_initiation_active?
       render_404
diff --git a/app/models/project_custom_field.rb b/app/models/project_custom_field.rb
index 751870db0c8..a7b65d25bc8 100644
--- a/app/models/project_custom_field.rb
+++ b/app/models/project_custom_field.rb
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ class ProjectCustomField < CustomField
         project:,
         custom_field_section_id:,
         options: { is_for_all: false }
-      )
+      ).first
     end
 
     def toggleable_ids_in_creation_wizard_settings(project, custom_field_section_id)
@@ -81,7 +81,9 @@ class ProjectCustomField < CustomField
 
     private
 
-    # Returns a list of custom field ids that can be toggled = activated/enabled or disabled/deactivated.
+    # Returns an array with:
+    # 1. a list of custom field ids that can be toggled = activated/enabled or disabled/deactivated.
+    # 2. a list of custom field ids that cannot be toggled and should always be active/enabled.
     def toggleable_ids(project:, custom_field_section_id:, user: User.current, options: {})
       # Fetch project custom field ids that can be enabled/disabled
       mutable_cf_ids = visible(user, project:)
@@ -96,7 +98,7 @@ class ProjectCustomField < CustomField
                            []
                          end
 
-      mutable_cf_ids - immutable_cf_ids
+      [mutable_cf_ids - immutable_cf_ids, immutable_cf_ids]
     end
 
     def mappings_with_view_project_attributes_permission(user, project) # rubocop:disable Metrics/AbcSize
diff --git a/spec/features/projects/settings/creation_wizard/attributes_spec.rb b/spec/features/projects/settings/creation_wizard/attributes_spec.rb
index 99a7adff01a..d3d3583186e 100644
--- a/spec/features/projects/settings/creation_wizard/attributes_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/features/projects/settings/creation_wizard/attributes_spec.rb
@@ -221,6 +221,9 @@ RSpec.describe "Project creation wizard settings - attributes tab",
         expect_disabled_state
       end
     end
+
+    required_int_mapping.reload
+    expect(required_int_mapping.creation_wizard).to be true
   end
 
   context "with a user custom field" do
@@ -267,6 +270,23 @@ RSpec.describe "Project creation wizard settings - attributes tab",
           end
         end
       end
+
+      it "is excluded from 'disable all' action" do
+        within_custom_field_section_container(section2) do
+          within_custom_field_container(user_custom_field) do
+            expect_checked_state
+          end
+
+          click_link "Disable all"
+
+          within_custom_field_container(user_custom_field) do
+            expect_checked_state
+          end
+        end
+
+        user_custom_field_mapping.reload
+        expect(user_custom_field_mapping.creation_wizard).to be true
+      end
     end
   end
 
@@ -324,6 +344,23 @@ RSpec.describe "Project creation wizard settings - attributes tab",
     expect(list_mapping.creation_wizard).to be false
   end
 
+  it "excludes required fields from 'disable all' action" do
+    within_custom_field_section_container(section2) do
+      within_custom_field_container(required_int_custom_field) do
+        expect_checked_state
+      end
+
+      click_link "Disable all"
+
+      within_custom_field_container(required_int_custom_field) do
+        expect_checked_state
+      end
+    end
+
+    required_int_mapping.reload
+    expect(required_int_mapping.creation_wizard).to be true
+  end
+
   context "when a field is not mapped to the project" do
     let!(:unmapped_field) do
       create(:string_project_custom_field,