diff --git a/backend/src/main/java/edu/internet2/tier/shibboleth/admin/ui/controller/PersistentEntityControllerExceptionHandler.java b/backend/src/main/java/edu/internet2/tier/shibboleth/admin/ui/controller/PersistentEntityControllerExceptionHandler.java
index eeb7223f4..7c6fc0182 100644
--- a/backend/src/main/java/edu/internet2/tier/shibboleth/admin/ui/controller/PersistentEntityControllerExceptionHandler.java
+++ b/backend/src/main/java/edu/internet2/tier/shibboleth/admin/ui/controller/PersistentEntityControllerExceptionHandler.java
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 import edu.internet2.tier.shibboleth.admin.ui.exception.ForbiddenException;
 import edu.internet2.tier.shibboleth.admin.ui.exception.InvalidPatternMatchException;
+import edu.internet2.tier.shibboleth.admin.ui.exception.MissingRequiredFieldsException;
 import edu.internet2.tier.shibboleth.admin.ui.exception.ObjectIdExistsException;
 import edu.internet2.tier.shibboleth.admin.ui.exception.PersistentEntityNotFound;
 import org.springframework.http.HttpHeaders;
@@ -46,4 +47,9 @@ public ResponseEntity<?> handleObjectIdExistsException(ObjectIdExistsException e
                         String.format("The persistent entity with id [%s] already exists.", e.getMessage())));
 
     }
+
+    @ExceptionHandler({ MissingRequiredFieldsException.class })
+    public ResponseEntity<?> handleMissingRequiredFieldsException(MissingRequiredFieldsException e, WebRequest request) {
+        return ResponseEntity.status(HttpStatus.BAD_REQUEST).body(new ErrorResponse(HttpStatus.BAD_REQUEST, e.getMessage()));
+    }
 }
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diff --git a/backend/src/main/java/edu/internet2/tier/shibboleth/admin/ui/exception/MissingRequiredFieldsException.java b/backend/src/main/java/edu/internet2/tier/shibboleth/admin/ui/exception/MissingRequiredFieldsException.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..6e046cefa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/src/main/java/edu/internet2/tier/shibboleth/admin/ui/exception/MissingRequiredFieldsException.java
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+package edu.internet2.tier.shibboleth.admin.ui.exception;
+
+public class MissingRequiredFieldsException extends Exception {
+    public MissingRequiredFieldsException(String entityId) {
+        super(entityId);
+    }
+}
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diff --git a/backend/src/main/java/edu/internet2/tier/shibboleth/admin/ui/service/JPADynamicRegistrationServiceImpl.java b/backend/src/main/java/edu/internet2/tier/shibboleth/admin/ui/service/JPADynamicRegistrationServiceImpl.java
index 18a1be0ef..1e613b930 100644
--- a/backend/src/main/java/edu/internet2/tier/shibboleth/admin/ui/service/JPADynamicRegistrationServiceImpl.java
+++ b/backend/src/main/java/edu/internet2/tier/shibboleth/admin/ui/service/JPADynamicRegistrationServiceImpl.java
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 import edu.internet2.tier.shibboleth.admin.ui.domain.frontend.DynamicRegistrationRepresentation;
 import edu.internet2.tier.shibboleth.admin.ui.domain.oidc.DynamicRegistrationInfo;
 import edu.internet2.tier.shibboleth.admin.ui.exception.ForbiddenException;
+import edu.internet2.tier.shibboleth.admin.ui.exception.MissingRequiredFieldsException;
 import edu.internet2.tier.shibboleth.admin.ui.exception.ObjectIdExistsException;
 import edu.internet2.tier.shibboleth.admin.ui.exception.PersistentEntityNotFound;
 import edu.internet2.tier.shibboleth.admin.ui.exception.UnsupportedShibUiOperationException;
@@ -83,11 +84,15 @@ private DynamicRegistrationRepresentation changeApproveStatusOfDynamicRepresenta
     }
 
     @Override
-    public DynamicRegistrationRepresentation createNew(DynamicRegistrationRepresentation dynRegRepresentation) throws ObjectIdExistsException {
+    public DynamicRegistrationRepresentation createNew(DynamicRegistrationRepresentation dynRegRepresentation) throws ObjectIdExistsException, MissingRequiredFieldsException {
         if (entityExists(dynRegRepresentation.getResourceId())) {
             throw new ObjectIdExistsException(dynRegRepresentation.getResourceId());
         }
 
+        if (StringUtils.isEmpty(dynRegRepresentation.getName()) || StringUtils.isEmpty(dynRegRepresentation.getRedirectUris())) {
+            throw new MissingRequiredFieldsException("Name and Redirect URIs are both required to create new Dynamic Registration");
+        }
+
         DynamicRegistrationInfo dri = dynRegRepresentation.buildDynamicRegistrationInfo();
         dri.setEnabled(false); // cannot create as enabled