diff --git a/ninja/patch_dict.py b/ninja/patch_dict.py
index 96fb65a85..4ec8f64b1 100644
--- a/ninja/patch_dict.py
+++ b/ninja/patch_dict.py
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
+import copy
 from typing import (
     TYPE_CHECKING,
     Any,
+    Callable,
     Dict,
     Generic,
     Optional,
@@ -9,6 +11,7 @@
 )
 
 from pydantic import BaseModel
+from pydantic.fields import FieldInfo
 from pydantic_core import core_schema
 
 from ninja import Body
@@ -16,6 +19,12 @@
 from ninja.schema import Schema
 from ninja.utils import is_optional_type
 
+try:
+    copy_field_info: Callable[[FieldInfo], FieldInfo] = FieldInfo._copy
+except AttributeError:
+    # Fallback for Pydantic<2.11.0
+    copy_field_info = copy.copy
+
 
 class ModelToDict(dict):
     _wrapped_model: Any = None
@@ -45,15 +54,20 @@ def get_schema_annotations(schema_cls: Type[Any]) -> Dict[str, Any]:
     return annotations
 
 
-def create_patch_schema(schema_cls: Type[Any]) -> Type[ModelToDict]:
+def create_patch_schema(schema_cls: Type[BaseModel]) -> Type[ModelToDict]:
     schema_annotations = get_schema_annotations(schema_cls)
-    values, annotations = {}, {}
-    # assert False, f"{schema_cls} - {schema_cls.model_fields}"
-    for f in schema_cls.model_fields.keys():
-        t = schema_annotations[f]
-        if not is_optional_type(t):
-            values[f] = getattr(schema_cls, f, None)
-            annotations[f] = Optional[t]
+    values: Dict[str, Any] = {}
+    annotations = {}
+
+    for name, field in schema_cls.model_fields.items():
+        annotation = schema_annotations[name]
+        if is_optional_type(annotation):
+            continue
+        patch_field = copy_field_info(field)
+        patch_field.default = None
+        patch_field.default_factory = None
+        values[name] = patch_field
+        annotations[name] = Optional[annotation]
     values["__annotations__"] = annotations
     OptionalSchema = type(f"{schema_cls.__name__}Patch", (schema_cls,), values)
 
@@ -65,7 +79,7 @@ class OptionalDictSchema(ModelToDict):
 
 
 class PatchDictUtil:
-    def __getitem__(self, schema_cls: Any) -> Any:
+    def __getitem__(self, schema_cls: Type[BaseModel]) -> Any:
         new_cls = create_patch_schema(schema_cls)
         return Body[new_cls]  # type: ignore
 
diff --git a/tests/test_patch_dict.py b/tests/test_patch_dict.py
index c376bb4aa..195312afc 100644
--- a/tests/test_patch_dict.py
+++ b/tests/test_patch_dict.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 import pytest
 
-from ninja import NinjaAPI, Schema
+from ninja import Field, NinjaAPI, Schema
 from ninja.patch_dict import PatchDict
 from ninja.testing import TestClient
 
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ class SomeSchema(Schema):
     name: str
     age: int
     category: Optional[str] = None
+    identifier: str = Field(max_length=32)
 
 
 class OtherSchema(SomeSchema):
@@ -47,6 +48,11 @@ def test_patch_calls(input: dict, output: dict):
     assert response.json() == {"payload": output, "type": "<class 'dict'>"}
 
 
+def test_patch_calls_bad_request():
+    response = client.patch("/patch", json={"identifier": "0" * 100})
+    assert response.status_code == 422
+
+
 def test_schema():
     "Checking that json schema properties are all optional"
     schema = api.get_openapi_schema()
@@ -66,6 +72,13 @@ def test_schema():
                 "anyOf": [{"type": "string"}, {"type": "null"}],
                 "title": "Category",
             },
+            "identifier": {
+                "anyOf": [
+                    {"maxLength": 32, "type": "string"},
+                    {"type": "null"},
+                ],
+                "title": "Identifier",
+            },
         },
     }
 
@@ -93,6 +106,13 @@ def test_inherited_schema():
                 "anyOf": [{"type": "integer"}, {"type": "null"}],
                 "title": "Age",
             },
+            "identifier": {
+                "anyOf": [
+                    {"maxLength": 32, "type": "string"},
+                    {"type": "null"},
+                ],
+                "title": "Identifier",
+            },
             "other": {
                 "anyOf": [{"type": "string"}, {"type": "null"}],
                 "title": "Other",