diff --git a/api-ref/source/v3/parameters.yaml b/api-ref/source/v3/parameters.yaml
index 8ea55dabe6..724ab35826 100644
--- a/api-ref/source/v3/parameters.yaml
+++ b/api-ref/source/v3/parameters.yaml
@@ -1848,6 +1848,15 @@ response_limit_domain_id_body:
   in: body
   required: true
   type: string
+response_user_options_body_required:
+  description: |
+    The resource options for the user. Available resource options are
+    ``ignore_change_password_upon_first_use``, ``ignore_password_expiry``,
+    ``ignore_lockout_failure_attempts``, ``lock_password``,
+    ``multi_factor_auth_enabled``, and ``multi_factor_auth_rules``.
+  in: body
+  required: true
+  type: object
 role:
   description: |
     A ``role`` object
@@ -2143,16 +2152,6 @@ user_options_request_body:
   in: body
   required: false
   type: object
-user_options_response_body:
-  description: |
-    The resource options for the user. Only present in the response if set on
-    the user entity. Available resource options are
-    ``ignore_change_password_upon_first_use``, ``ignore_password_expiry``,
-    ``ignore_lockout_failure_attempts``, ``lock_password``,
-    ``multi_factor_auth_enabled``, and ``multi_factor_auth_rules``.
-  in: body
-  required: false
-  type: object
 user_password_update_body:
   description: |
     The new password for the user.
diff --git a/api-ref/source/v3/users.inc b/api-ref/source/v3/users.inc
index aee2d33860..e6e21defae 100644
--- a/api-ref/source/v3/users.inc
+++ b/api-ref/source/v3/users.inc
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ Parameters
    - links: links_user
    - name: user_name_response_body
    - password_expires_at: password_expires_at
-   - options: user_options_response_body
+   - options: response_user_options_body_required
 
 Status Codes
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~
@@ -259,7 +259,7 @@ Parameters
    - links: links_user
    - name: user_name_response_body
    - password_expires_at: password_expires_at
-   - options: user_options_response_body
+   - options: response_user_options_body_required
 
 Status Codes
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~