diff --git a/src/applications/project/lipsum/PhabricatorProjectTestDataGenerator.php b/src/applications/project/lipsum/PhabricatorProjectTestDataGenerator.php
index e29ee13f2d..f5b9c8ec73 100644
--- a/src/applications/project/lipsum/PhabricatorProjectTestDataGenerator.php
+++ b/src/applications/project/lipsum/PhabricatorProjectTestDataGenerator.php
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@ final class PhabricatorProjectTestDataGenerator
   }
 
   public function generateObject() {
+    PhabricatorStandardCustomField::setLipsumGeneration(true);
+
     $author = $this->loadRandomUser();
     $project = PhabricatorProject::initializeNewProject($author);
 
@@ -50,6 +52,8 @@ final class PhabricatorProjectTestDataGenerator
       ->setContinueOnNoEffect(true)
       ->applyTransactions($project, $xactions);
 
+    PhabricatorStandardCustomField::setLipsumGeneration(false);
+
     return $project;
   }
 
diff --git a/src/infrastructure/customfield/standard/PhabricatorStandardCustomField.php b/src/infrastructure/customfield/standard/PhabricatorStandardCustomField.php
index 8389086f79..eadd9accd7 100644
--- a/src/infrastructure/customfield/standard/PhabricatorStandardCustomField.php
+++ b/src/infrastructure/customfield/standard/PhabricatorStandardCustomField.php
@@ -24,6 +24,11 @@ abstract class PhabricatorStandardCustomField
 
   abstract public function getFieldType();
 
+   private static $isLipsumGeneration = false;
+   public static function setLipsumGeneration($isGenerating) {
+      self::$isLipsumGeneration = $isGenerating;
+   }
+
   public static function buildStandardFields(
     PhabricatorCustomField $template,
     array $config,
@@ -125,7 +130,7 @@ abstract class PhabricatorStandardCustomField
           // WMF T344610: setRequired only for project descriptions.
           // Without checking the $value here, any custom fields (e.g. Due
           // Date in the task creation form) would get automatically enabled.
-          if ($value === "Short project description.") {
+          if ($value === "Short project description." && !self::$isLipsumGeneration) {
             $this->setRequired($value);
           }
           break;
@@ -389,7 +394,7 @@ abstract class PhabricatorStandardCustomField
           break;
         }
       }
-      if ($this->isValueEmpty($value)) {
+      if ($this->isValueEmpty($value) && !self::$isLipsumGeneration) {
         // WMF T344610: setRequired only for project descriptions and error
         // on empty project descriptions.
         if ($this->getFieldName() === "Description") {