diff --git a/docs/release-notes/version-2.7.md b/docs/release-notes/version-2.7.md
index f59aa72e4..3d4306ac7 100644
--- a/docs/release-notes/version-2.7.md
+++ b/docs/release-notes/version-2.7.md
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 * [#2519](https://github.com/netbox-community/netbox/issues/2519) - Avoid race condition when provisioning "next available" IPs/prefixes via the API
 * [#4168](https://github.com/netbox-community/netbox/issues/4168) - Role is not required when creating a virtual machine
 * [#4175](https://github.com/netbox-community/netbox/issues/4175) - Fix potential exception when bulk editing objects from a filtered list
+* [#4179](https://github.com/netbox-community/netbox/issues/4179) - Site is required when creating a rack group or power panel
 * [#4183](https://github.com/netbox-community/netbox/issues/4183) - Fix representation of NaturalOrderingField values in change log
 
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diff --git a/netbox/dcim/forms.py b/netbox/dcim/forms.py
index 4c8a0821f..c4b5d4503 100644
--- a/netbox/dcim/forms.py
+++ b/netbox/dcim/forms.py
@@ -385,7 +385,6 @@ class SiteFilterForm(BootstrapMixin, TenancyFilterForm, CustomFieldFilterForm):
 class RackGroupForm(BootstrapMixin, forms.ModelForm):
     site = DynamicModelChoiceField(
         queryset=Site.objects.all(),
-        required=False,
         widget=APISelect(
             api_url="/api/dcim/sites/"
         )
@@ -4522,7 +4521,6 @@ class VirtualChassisFilterForm(BootstrapMixin, CustomFieldFilterForm):
 class PowerPanelForm(BootstrapMixin, forms.ModelForm):
     site = DynamicModelChoiceField(
         queryset=Site.objects.all(),
-        required=False,
         widget=APISelect(
             api_url="/api/dcim/sites/",
             filter_for={