diff --git a/lib/ash/changeset/changeset.ex b/lib/ash/changeset/changeset.ex
index 8901b81a..0440b3d5 100644
--- a/lib/ash/changeset/changeset.ex
+++ b/lib/ash/changeset/changeset.ex
@@ -3012,14 +3012,25 @@ defmodule Ash.Changeset do
         )
 
       %{name: name} ->
-        add_error(
-          changeset,
-          Required.exception(
-            resource: changeset.resource,
-            field: name,
-            type: :relationship
+        if required_attribute.name in changeset.action.accept do
+          add_error(
+            changeset,
+            Required.exception(
+              resource: changeset.resource,
+              field: required_attribute.name,
+              type: :attribute
+            )
           )
-        )
+        else
+          add_error(
+            changeset,
+            Required.exception(
+              resource: changeset.resource,
+              field: name,
+              type: :relationship
+            )
+          )
+        end
     end
   end
 
diff --git a/test/actions/create_test.exs b/test/actions/create_test.exs
index 7bcfd275..2b80e244 100644
--- a/test/actions/create_test.exs
+++ b/test/actions/create_test.exs
@@ -66,8 +66,8 @@ defmodule Ash.Test.Actions.CreateTest do
     end
 
     actions do
-      default_accept :*
-      defaults [:read, :destroy, create: :*, update: :*]
+      default_accept [:bio, :date]
+      defaults [:read, :destroy, :create, :update]
     end
 
     attributes do
@@ -134,8 +134,8 @@ defmodule Ash.Test.Actions.CreateTest do
     end
 
     actions do
-      default_accept :*
-      defaults [:read, :destroy, create: :*, update: :*]
+      default_accept [:bio, :name]
+      defaults [:read, :destroy, :create, :update]
 
       create :only_allow_name do
         accept([:name])
@@ -256,8 +256,21 @@ defmodule Ash.Test.Actions.CreateTest do
     end
 
     actions do
-      default_accept :*
-      defaults [:read, :destroy, create: :*, update: :*]
+      default_accept [
+        :list_attribute_with_constraints,
+        :required_boolean_with_default,
+        :required_with_default,
+        :binary,
+        :date,
+        :list_attribute,
+        :tag3,
+        :tag2,
+        :tag,
+        :contents,
+        :title
+      ]
+
+      defaults [:read, :destroy, :create, :update]
 
       create :create_with_required do
         require_attributes [:tag]
@@ -331,6 +344,31 @@ defmodule Ash.Test.Actions.CreateTest do
     end
   end
 
+  defmodule PostRequiringAuthorId do
+    @moduledoc false
+    use Ash.Resource, data_layer: Ash.DataLayer.Ets, domain: Ash.Test.Domain
+
+    ets do
+      private?(true)
+    end
+
+    actions do
+      default_accept [:author_id, :title]
+      defaults [:read, :destroy, create: :*, update: :*]
+    end
+
+    attributes do
+      uuid_primary_key :id
+      attribute(:title, :string, allow_nil?: false, public?: true)
+
+      timestamps()
+    end
+
+    relationships do
+      belongs_to(:author, Author, public?: true, allow_nil?: false)
+    end
+  end
+
   defmodule GeneratedPkey do
     @moduledoc false
     use Ash.Resource,
@@ -1230,6 +1268,15 @@ defmodule Ash.Test.Actions.CreateTest do
       |> Ash.create!()
     end
 
+    test "when creating with belongs_to relationship specified as an attribute, the attribute is in the error" do
+      assert {:error,
+              %Ash.Error.Invalid{errors: [%Ash.Error.Changes.Required{field: :author_id}]}} =
+               PostRequiringAuthorId
+               |> Ash.Changeset.new()
+               |> Ash.Changeset.for_create(:create, %{title: "foobar"})
+               |> Ash.create()
+    end
+
     test "it sets the relationship on the destination record accordingly" do
       author =
         Author