diff --git a/src/formio/components/EditGrid.stories.jsx b/src/formio/components/EditGrid.stories.jsx
index aafa22180..2e18d9148 100644
--- a/src/formio/components/EditGrid.stories.jsx
+++ b/src/formio/components/EditGrid.stories.jsx
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import {ConfigDecorator, withUtrechtDocument} from 'story-utils/decorators';
 import {sleep} from 'utils';
 
 import {mockBAGDataGet, mockBAGNoDataGet} from './AddressNL.mocks';
-import {SingleFormioComponent} from './story-util';
+import {MultipleFormioComponents, SingleFormioComponent} from './story-util';
 
 const defaultNested = [
   {
@@ -357,3 +357,103 @@ export const WithLayoutComponents = {
     });
   },
 };
+
+export const WithSoftRequiredComponent = {
+  name: 'With soft required component',
+  render: MultipleFormioComponents,
+  args: {
+    components: [
+      {
+        type: 'editgrid',
+        key: 'editgrid',
+        label: "Auto's",
+        groupLabel: 'Auto',
+        hidden: false,
+        components: [
+          {
+            type: 'file',
+            key: 'file',
+            label: 'Soft required upload',
+            openForms: {softRequired: true},
+          },
+        ],
+      },
+
+      {
+        type: 'softRequiredErrors',
+        html: `
+        <p>Not all required fields are filled out. That can get expensive!</p>
+
+        {{ missingFields }}
+
+        <p>Are you sure you want to continue?</p>
+          `,
+      },
+    ],
+  },
+  play: async ({canvasElement}) => {
+    const canvas = within(canvasElement);
+
+    // needed for formio
+    await sleep(100);
+
+    expect(await canvas.findByText("Auto's")).toBeVisible();
+
+    const addButton = await canvas.findByRole('button', {name: 'Add Another'});
+    await userEvent.click(addButton);
+
+    const saveButton = await canvas.findByRole('button', {name: 'Save'});
+    await userEvent.click(saveButton);
+
+    await canvas.findByText('Not all required fields are filled out. That can get expensive!');
+    const list = await canvas.findByRole('list', {name: 'Empty fields'});
+    const listItem = within(list).getByRole('listitem');
+    expect(listItem.textContent).toEqual('Soft required upload');
+  },
+};
+
+export const WithSoftRequiredComponentHiddenEditGrid = {
+  name: 'With soft required component hidden editgrid',
+  render: MultipleFormioComponents,
+  args: {
+    components: [
+      {
+        type: 'editgrid',
+        key: 'editgrid',
+        label: "Auto's",
+        groupLabel: 'Auto',
+        hidden: true,
+        components: [
+          {
+            type: 'file',
+            key: 'file',
+            label: 'Soft required upload',
+            openForms: {softRequired: true},
+          },
+        ],
+      },
+
+      {
+        type: 'softRequiredErrors',
+        html: `
+        <p>Not all required fields are filled out. That can get expensive!</p>
+
+        {{ missingFields }}
+
+        <p>Are you sure you want to continue?</p>
+          `,
+      },
+    ],
+  },
+  play: async ({canvasElement}) => {
+    const canvas = within(canvasElement);
+
+    // needed for formio
+    await sleep(100);
+
+    await expect(canvas.queryByText("Auto's")).not.toBeInTheDocument();
+    await expect(
+      canvas.queryByText('Not all required fields are filled out. That can get expensive!')
+    ).not.toBeInTheDocument();
+  },
+};
diff --git a/src/formio/components/Fieldset.stories.js b/src/formio/components/Fieldset.stories.js
index d676d7251..ca9c73211 100644
--- a/src/formio/components/Fieldset.stories.js
+++ b/src/formio/components/Fieldset.stories.js
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
+import {expect, within} from '@storybook/test';
+
 import {withUtrechtDocument} from 'story-utils/decorators';
+import {sleep} from 'utils';
 
-import {SingleFormioComponent} from './story-util';
+import {MultipleFormioComponents, SingleFormioComponent} from './story-util';
 
 export default {
   title: 'Form.io components / Vanilla / Fieldset',
@@ -67,3 +70,96 @@ export const Fieldset = {
     hideHeader: false,
   },
 };
+
+export const WithSoftRequiredComponent = {
+  name: 'With soft required component',
+  render: MultipleFormioComponents,
+  args: {
+    components: [
+      {
+        type: 'fieldset',
+        key: 'fieldset',
+        label: "Auto's",
+        groupLabel: 'Auto',
+        components: [
+          {
+            type: 'file',
+            key: 'file',
+            label: 'Soft required upload',
+            openForms: {softRequired: true},
+          },
+        ],
+      },
+
+      {
+        type: 'softRequiredErrors',
+        html: `
+        <p>Not all required fields are filled out. That can get expensive!</p>
+
+        {{ missingFields }}
+
+        <p>Are you sure you want to continue?</p>
+          `,
+      },
+    ],
+  },
+  play: async ({canvasElement}) => {
+    const canvas = within(canvasElement);
+
+    // needed for formio
+    await sleep(100);
+
+    expect(await canvas.findByText("Auto's")).toBeVisible();
+
+    await canvas.findByText('Not all required fields are filled out. That can get expensive!');
+    const list = await canvas.findByRole('list', {name: 'Empty fields'});
+    const listItem = within(list).getByRole('listitem');
+    expect(listItem.textContent).toEqual('Soft required upload');
+  },
+};
+
+export const WithSoftRequiredComponentHiddenParent = {
+  name: 'With soft required component hidden parent',
+  render: MultipleFormioComponents,
+  args: {
+    components: [
+      {
+        type: 'fieldset',
+        key: 'fieldset',
+        label: "Auto's",
+        groupLabel: 'Auto',
+        hidden: true,
+        components: [
+          {
+            type: 'file',
+            key: 'file',
+            label: 'Soft required upload',
+            openForms: {softRequired: true},
+          },
+        ],
+      },
+
+      {
+        type: 'softRequiredErrors',
+        html: `
+        <p>Not all required fields are filled out. That can get expensive!</p>
+
+        {{ missingFields }}
+
+        <p>Are you sure you want to continue?</p>
+          `,
+      },
+    ],
+  },
+  play: async ({canvasElement}) => {
+    const canvas = within(canvasElement);
+
+    // needed for formio
+    await sleep(100);
+
+    await expect(canvas.queryByText("Auto's")).not.toBeInTheDocument();
+    await expect(
+      canvas.queryByText('Not all required fields are filled out. That can get expensive!')
+    ).not.toBeInTheDocument();
+  },
+};
diff --git a/src/formio/components/SoftRequiredErrors.js b/src/formio/components/SoftRequiredErrors.js
index d6c40b860..38555f35b 100644
--- a/src/formio/components/SoftRequiredErrors.js
+++ b/src/formio/components/SoftRequiredErrors.js
@@ -33,7 +33,11 @@ class SoftRequiredErrors extends FormioContentField {
     // check which components have an empty value
     for (const component of softRequiredComponents) {
       const isEmpty = component.isEmpty();
-      if (isEmpty) missingFieldLabels.push(component.label);
+      const isParentVisible = component.parent?.visible;
+      const isComponentVisible = component.visible;
+
+      if (isEmpty && isParentVisible && isComponentVisible)
+        missingFieldLabels.push(component.label);
     }
 
     if (!missingFieldLabels.length) return '';