diff --git a/backend/src/main/resources/i18n/messages_en.properties b/backend/src/main/resources/i18n/messages_en.properties
index ec030c6e9..13fc999b2 100644
--- a/backend/src/main/resources/i18n/messages_en.properties
+++ b/backend/src/main/resources/i18n/messages_en.properties
@@ -401,7 +401,7 @@ message.org-incomplete=These three fields must all be entered if any single fiel
 message.type-required=Missing required property: Type
 message.match-required=Missing required property: Match
 message.value-required=Missing required property: Value
-message.required=Field is required.
+message.required=Missing required property.
 
 message.conflict=Conflict
 message.data-version-contention=Data Version Contention
diff --git a/ui/src/app/schema-form/widget/select/select.component.ts b/ui/src/app/schema-form/widget/select/select.component.ts
index 5c6a2b65d..d504f0384 100644
--- a/ui/src/app/schema-form/widget/select/select.component.ts
+++ b/ui/src/app/schema-form/widget/select/select.component.ts
@@ -1,17 +1,20 @@
-import { Component, AfterViewInit } from '@angular/core';
+import { Component, AfterViewInit, OnDestroy } from '@angular/core';
 
 import { SelectWidget } from 'ngx-schema-form';
 import { SchemaService } from '../../service/schema.service';
-import { map, shareReplay } from 'rxjs/operators';
+import { map, shareReplay, startWith } from 'rxjs/operators';
+import { Subscription } from 'rxjs';
 
 @Component({
     selector: 'select-component',
     templateUrl: `./select.component.html`
 })
-export class CustomSelectComponent extends SelectWidget implements AfterViewInit {
+export class CustomSelectComponent extends SelectWidget implements AfterViewInit, OnDestroy {
 
     options$: any;
 
+    errorSub: Subscription;
+
     constructor(
         private widgetService: SchemaService
     ) {
@@ -38,6 +41,16 @@ export class CustomSelectComponent extends SelectWidget implements AfterViewInit
                     )
                 );
         }
+
+        this.errorSub = this.control.valueChanges.pipe(startWith(this.control.value)).subscribe(v => {
+            if (!v && this.required && !this.errorMessages.some(msg => !!msg.toLowerCase().match('required').length)) {
+                this.errorMessages.push('message.required');
+            }
+        });
+    }
+
+    ngOnDestroy(): void {
+        this.errorSub.unsubscribe();
     }
 
     get required(): boolean {
diff --git a/ui/src/app/schema-form/widget/string/string.component.ts b/ui/src/app/schema-form/widget/string/string.component.ts
index 95d19c2bc..6b6d16ae3 100644
--- a/ui/src/app/schema-form/widget/string/string.component.ts
+++ b/ui/src/app/schema-form/widget/string/string.component.ts
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ export class CustomStringComponent extends StringWidget implements AfterViewInit
     ngAfterViewInit(): void {
         super.ngAfterViewInit();
         this.errorSub = this.control.valueChanges.pipe(startWith(this.control.value)).subscribe(v => {
-            if (!v && this.required && this.errorMessages.some(msg => !!msg.toLowerCase().match('required').length)) {
+            if (!v && this.required && !this.errorMessages.some(msg => !!msg.toLowerCase().match('required').length)) {
                 this.errorMessages.push('message.required');
             }
         });
diff --git a/ui/src/app/schema-form/widget/textarea/textarea.component.html b/ui/src/app/schema-form/widget/textarea/textarea.component.html
index fb8164600..3705c4009 100644
--- a/ui/src/app/schema-form/widget/textarea/textarea.component.html
+++ b/ui/src/app/schema-form/widget/textarea/textarea.component.html
@@ -18,4 +18,10 @@
         [rows]="schema.widget.rows || 5"
         [formControl]="control"
         [attr.aria-label]="schema.title"></textarea>
+    <small class="form-text text-danger" *ngIf="errorMessages && errorMessages.length && control.touched">
+        <ng-container *ngFor="let error of errorMessages; let first=first;">
+            <ng-container *ngIf="!first">, </ng-container>
+            <translate-i18n [key]="error">error</translate-i18n>
+        </ng-container>
+    </small>
 </div>
diff --git a/ui/src/app/schema-form/widget/textarea/textarea.component.ts b/ui/src/app/schema-form/widget/textarea/textarea.component.ts
index 0f68e524f..81d940bde 100644
--- a/ui/src/app/schema-form/widget/textarea/textarea.component.ts
+++ b/ui/src/app/schema-form/widget/textarea/textarea.component.ts
@@ -1,19 +1,37 @@
-import { Component } from '@angular/core';
+import { Component, AfterViewInit, OnDestroy } from '@angular/core';
 
 import { TextAreaWidget } from 'ngx-schema-form';
 import { SchemaService } from '../../service/schema.service';
+import { Subscription } from 'rxjs';
+import { startWith } from 'rxjs/operators';
 
 @Component({
   selector: 'textarea-component',
   templateUrl: `./textarea.component.html`
 })
-export class CustomTextAreaComponent extends TextAreaWidget {
+export class CustomTextAreaComponent extends TextAreaWidget implements AfterViewInit, OnDestroy {
+
+    errorSub: Subscription;
+
     constructor(
         private widgetService: SchemaService
     ) {
         super();
     }
 
+    ngAfterViewInit(): void {
+        super.ngAfterViewInit();
+        this.errorSub = this.control.valueChanges.pipe(startWith(this.control.value)).subscribe(v => {
+            if (!v && this.required && !this.errorMessages.some(msg => !!msg.toLowerCase().match('required').length)) {
+                this.errorMessages.push('message.required');
+            }
+        });
+    }
+
+    ngOnDestroy(): void {
+        this.errorSub.unsubscribe();
+    }
+
     get required(): boolean {
         return this.widgetService.isRequired(this.formProperty);
     }