Badminton at the 1983 SEA Games was held at Singapore Badminton Hall, Singapore City, Singapore. Badminton events was held 28 May to 6 June 1983.
In the individual events, Indonesia captured 4 titles, while Singapore won a title in the men's singles event. Wong Shoon Keat made a history as the first ever Singaporean player to win a gold medal at the Games.