diff --git a/docparse/docparse.go b/docparse/docparse.go
index 6f8661f..30f443d 100644
--- a/docparse/docparse.go
+++ b/docparse/docparse.go
@@ -51,6 +51,13 @@ type Config struct {
 	StructTag         string
 	MapTypes          map[string]string
 	MapFormats        map[string]string
+
+	// InferRequired marks response/body struct fields as required when the
+	// Go type implies presence: non-pointer fields without `omitempty` in
+	// the struct tag and without an explicit `{optional}` doc tag. Path,
+	// query, and form parameters are unaffected (they have their own
+	// required handling).
+	InferRequired bool
 }
 
 // DefaultResponse references.
diff --git a/docparse/jsonschema.go b/docparse/jsonschema.go
index bc8fa49..9f0e40f 100644
--- a/docparse/jsonschema.go
+++ b/docparse/jsonschema.go
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import (
 	"go/ast"
 	"os"
 	"path/filepath"
+	"reflect"
 	"strconv"
 	"strings"
 
@@ -77,6 +78,11 @@ func structToSchema(prog *Program, name, tagName string, ref Reference) (*Schema
 
 		if !sliceutil.Contains([]string{"path", "query", "form"}, ref.Context) {
 			fixRequired(schema, prop)
+
+			if prog.Config.InferRequired && isInferredRequired(p.KindField, tagName) &&
+				!sliceutil.Contains(schema.Required, name) {
+				schema.Required = append(schema.Required, name)
+			}
 		}
 
 		if prop == nil {
@@ -91,6 +97,39 @@ func structToSchema(prog *Program, name, tagName string, ref Reference) (*Schema
 	return schema, nil
 }
 
+// isInferredRequired reports whether a struct field should be auto-marked as
+// required when Config.InferRequired is enabled. A field is considered
+// required unless it is a pointer, has `omitempty` in its struct tag, or
+// has an explicit `{optional}` doc tag. Embedded fields (no field name)
+// are never inferred — embedding is a structural concern, not a contract.
+func isInferredRequired(f *ast.Field, tagName string) bool {
+	if f == nil || len(f.Names) == 0 {
+		return false
+	}
+	if _, ok := f.Type.(*ast.StarExpr); ok {
+		return false
+	}
+	if f.Tag != nil {
+		tag := reflect.StructTag(strings.Trim(f.Tag.Value, "`")).Get(tagName)
+		for _, opt := range strings.Split(tag, ",")[1:] {
+			if strings.TrimSpace(opt) == "omitempty" {
+				return false
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	var doc string
+	if f.Doc != nil {
+		doc = f.Doc.Text()
+	} else if f.Comment != nil {
+		doc = f.Comment.Text()
+	}
+	if hasTag(doc, paramOptional) {
+		return false
+	}
+	return true
+}
+
 // The required tags are added to the property itself, rather than to the
 // parent. So fix that by moving it from "prop" to "parent".
 //
diff --git a/docparse/jsonschema_test.go b/docparse/jsonschema_test.go
index 80f5d4b..464a2aa 100644
--- a/docparse/jsonschema_test.go
+++ b/docparse/jsonschema_test.go
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"go/ast"
 	"go/build"
+	"go/parser"
+	"go/token"
 	"testing"
 
 	"github.com/teamwork/test/diff"
@@ -210,3 +212,37 @@ func TestFieldToProperty(t *testing.T) {
 		}
 	})
 }
+
+func TestIsInferredRequired(t *testing.T) {
+	cases := []struct {
+		name string
+		src  string
+		want bool
+	}{
+		{"non-pointer no tag", `struct{ F string }`, true},
+		{"non-pointer json tag", "struct{ F string `json:\"f\"` }", true},
+		{"pointer", `struct{ F *string }`, false},
+		{"omitempty", "struct{ F string `json:\"f,omitempty\"` }", false},
+		{"omitempty with whitespace", "struct{ F string `json:\"f, omitempty\"` }", false},
+		{"other tag option not omitempty", "struct{ F string `json:\"f,string\"` }", true},
+		{"explicit optional doc", "struct{\n// {optional}\nF string\n}", false},
+		{"explicit required on pointer doc", "struct{\n// {required}\nF *string\n}", false},
+		{"embedded", `struct{ string }`, false},
+	}
+
+	for _, tc := range cases {
+		t.Run(tc.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			fset := token.NewFileSet()
+			src := "package p\ntype T " + tc.src
+			file, err := parser.ParseFile(fset, "in.go", src, parser.ParseComments)
+			if err != nil {
+				t.Fatalf("parse: %v", err)
+			}
+			st := file.Decls[0].(*ast.GenDecl).Specs[0].(*ast.TypeSpec).Type.(*ast.StructType)
+			got := isInferredRequired(st.Fields.List[0], "json")
+			if got != tc.want {
+				t.Errorf("got %v, want %v", got, tc.want)
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}
diff --git a/testdata/openapi2/src/infer-required/in.go b/testdata/openapi2/src/infer-required/in.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d2cbc4b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/testdata/openapi2/src/infer-required/in.go
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+package infer_required
+
+// Currency exercises every inference branch in one struct.
+type Currency struct {
+	// ID is required by default (non-pointer, no omitempty).
+	ID int64 `json:"id"`
+	// Name is required by default.
+	Name string `json:"name"`
+	// Code is required by default.
+	Code string `json:"code"`
+	// Symbol is a pointer, so it is not inferred as required.
+	Symbol *string `json:"symbol"`
+	// DecimalPoints is a pointer.
+	DecimalPoints *int64 `json:"decimalPoints"`
+	// Description has omitempty, so it is not required.
+	Description string `json:"description,omitempty"`
+	// Notes is explicitly marked optional via doc tag. {optional}
+	Notes string `json:"notes"`
+	// LegacyRequired exercises the explicit doc tag on a pointer field. {required}
+	LegacyRequired *string `json:"legacyRequired"`
+}
+
+// CurrencyResponse wraps a currency.
+type CurrencyResponse struct {
+	Currency Currency `json:"currency"`
+}
+
+// CurrencyQuery is a query-parameter struct; required inference must not
+// apply here (path/query/form params have their own required handling).
+type CurrencyQuery struct {
+	Code string `json:"code"`
+}
+
+// GET /currencies/{id}.json get a currency
+//
+// Query: CurrencyQuery
+// Response 200 (application/json): CurrencyResponse
diff --git a/testdata/openapi2/src/infer-required/test.conf b/testdata/openapi2/src/infer-required/test.conf
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d9e7808
--- /dev/null
+++ b/testdata/openapi2/src/infer-required/test.conf
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+# Enable Go-type-based required inference for response/body schemas.
+infer-required true
diff --git a/testdata/openapi2/src/infer-required/want.yaml b/testdata/openapi2/src/infer-required/want.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4f86e9f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/testdata/openapi2/src/infer-required/want.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,79 @@
+swagger: "2.0"
+info:
+  title: x
+  version: x
+consumes:
+  - application/json
+produces:
+  - application/json
+tags:
+  - name: a
+  - name: currency
+  - name: get
+paths:
+  /currencies/{id}.json:
+    get:
+      operationId: GET_currencies_{id}.json
+      tags:
+        - get
+        - a
+        - currency
+      produces:
+        - application/json
+      parameters:
+        - name: Code
+          in: query
+          type: string
+        - name: id
+          in: path
+          type: integer
+          required: true
+      responses:
+        200:
+          description: 200 OK
+          schema:
+            $ref: '#/definitions/infer-required.CurrencyResponse'
+definitions:
+  infer-required.Currency:
+    title: Currency
+    description: Currency exercises every inference branch in one struct.
+    type: object
+    required:
+      - id
+      - name
+      - code
+      - legacyRequired
+    properties:
+      code:
+        description: Code is required by default.
+        type: string
+      decimalPoints:
+        description: DecimalPoints is a pointer.
+        type: integer
+      description:
+        description: Description has omitempty, so it is not required.
+        type: string
+      id:
+        description: ID is required by default (non-pointer, no omitempty).
+        type: integer
+      legacyRequired:
+        description: LegacyRequired exercises the explicit doc tag on a pointer field.
+        type: string
+      name:
+        description: Name is required by default.
+        type: string
+      notes:
+        description: Notes is explicitly marked optional via doc tag.
+        type: string
+      symbol:
+        description: Symbol is a pointer, so it is not inferred as required.
+        type: string
+  infer-required.CurrencyResponse:
+    title: CurrencyResponse
+    description: CurrencyResponse wraps a currency.
+    type: object
+    required:
+      - currency
+    properties:
+      currency:
+        $ref: '#/definitions/infer-required.Currency'