diff --git a/packages/groups/src/components/Form.jsx b/packages/groups/src/components/Form.jsx
index 2985716..73ef820 100644
--- a/packages/groups/src/components/Form.jsx
+++ b/packages/groups/src/components/Form.jsx
@@ -12,11 +12,45 @@ import { useServices } from '@kernel/common'
 
 import AppConfig from 'App.config'
 
-const MODES = { create: 'create', update: 'update' }
-const KEYS = ['name', 'memberIdsText']
-const STATE_KEYS = ['group', 'groups', 'member', 'members', 'error', 'status', 'taskService']
-const INITIAL_STATE = STATE_KEYS.concat(KEYS)
-  .reduce((acc, k) => Object.assign(acc, { [k]: '' }), {})
+const MODES = {
+  create: 'create',
+  update: 'update'
+}
+
+const NAME_STATUSES = {
+  blank: 'blank',
+  clean: 'clean',
+  valid: 'valid'
+}
+
+const MEMBER_IDS_TEXT_STATUS = {
+  blank: 'blank',
+  clean: 'clean',
+  invalidFormat: 'invalidFormat',
+  valid: 'valid'
+}
+
+const FORM_STATUSES = {
+  clean: 'clean',
+  submitting: 'submitting',
+  success: 'success',
+  error: 'error',
+  valid: 'valid'
+}
+
+const INITIAL_STATE = {
+  name: '',
+  memberIdsText: '',
+  nameStatus: NAME_STATUSES.clean,
+  memberIdsTextStatus: MEMBER_IDS_TEXT_STATUS.clean,
+  group: '',
+  groups: '',
+  member: '',
+  members: '',
+  errorMessage: '',
+  formStatus: FORM_STATUSES.clean,
+  taskService: ''
+}
 
 const actions = {}
 Object.keys(INITIAL_STATE)
@@ -52,49 +86,146 @@ const value = (state, type) => {
 // dedupe, sort
 const textToArray = (s) => [...new Set(s.split(',').map((e) => e.trim()))].sort()
 const arrayToText = (arr) => arr.join(', ')
-const resetAlerts = (dispatch) => {
-  dispatch({ type: 'error', payload: '' })
-  dispatch({ type: 'status', payload: 'submitting' })
+const setFormSubmitting = (dispatch) => {
+  dispatch({ type: 'errorMessage', payload: '' })
+  dispatch({ type: 'formStatus', payload: FORM_STATUSES.submitting })
 }
 
 const create = async (state, dispatch, e) => {
   e.preventDefault()
-  resetAlerts(dispatch)
-  const { groups, memberIdsText, name, taskService } = state
-  const memberIds = textToArray(memberIdsText)
-  if (!name.length || !memberIdsText.length) {
-    dispatch({ type: 'error', payload: 'name and member ids are required' })
-    return
+  setFormSubmitting(dispatch)
+
+  const formIsValid = validateFields(state, dispatch)
+
+  if (formIsValid) {
+    const { groups, memberIdsText, name, taskService } = state
+    const memberIds = textToArray(memberIdsText)
+
+    try {
+      const group = await groups.create({ name })
+      const groupId = group.id
+      await groups.updateMeta(groupId, { owner: groupId })
+      await taskService.syncGroupMembers({ groupId, memberIds })
+      dispatch({ type: 'formStatus', payload: FORM_STATUSES.success })
+    } catch (error) {
+      dispatch({ type: 'formStatus', payload: FORM_STATUSES.error })
+      dispatch({ type: 'errorMessage', payload: error.message })
+    }
   }
-  try {
-    const group = await groups.create({ name })
+}
+
+const update = async (state, dispatch, e) => {
+  e.preventDefault()
+  setFormSubmitting(dispatch)
+
+  const formIsValid = validateFields(state, dispatch)
+
+  if (formIsValid) {
+    const { group, groups, memberIdsText, name, taskService } = state
     const groupId = group.id
-    await groups.updateMeta(groupId, { owner: groupId })
-    await taskService.syncGroupMembers({ groupId, memberIds })
-    dispatch({ type: 'status', payload: 'Group creation submitted' })
-  } catch (error) {
-    dispatch({ type: 'error', payload: error.message })
+    const memberIds = textToArray(memberIdsText)
+
+    try {
+      if (group.data.name !== name) {
+        await groups.patch(groupId, { name })
+      }
+      await taskService.syncGroupMembers({ groupId, memberIds })
+      dispatch({ type: 'formStatus', payload: FORM_STATUSES.success })
+    } catch (error) {
+      dispatch({ type: 'formStatus', payload: FORM_STATUSES.error })
+      dispatch({ type: 'errorMessage', payload: error.message })
+    }
   }
 }
 
-const update = async (state, dispatch, e) => {
+const onNameBlur = (state, dispatch, e) => {
   e.preventDefault()
-  resetAlerts(dispatch)
-  const { group, groups, memberIdsText, name, taskService } = state
-  const groupId = group.id
-  const memberIds = textToArray(memberIdsText)
-  try {
-    if (group.data.name !== name) {
-      await groups.patch(groupId, { name })
+
+  const name = e.target.value
+
+  validateName(name, state, dispatch)
+}
+
+const onMemberIdsTextBlur = (state, dispatch, e) => {
+  e.preventDefault()
+
+  const memberIdsText = e.target.value
+
+  validateMemberIdsText(memberIdsText, state, dispatch)
+}
+
+const validateName = (name, _state, dispatch) => {
+  if (name.length === 0) {
+    dispatch({ type: 'nameStatus', payload: NAME_STATUSES.blank })
+    return false
+  }
+
+  dispatch({ type: 'nameStatus', payload: NAME_STATUSES.valid })
+  return true
+}
+
+const validateMemberIdsText = async (memberIdsText, _state, dispatch) => {
+  if (memberIdsText.length === 0) {
+    dispatch({ type: 'memberIdsTextStatus', payload: MEMBER_IDS_TEXT_STATUS.blank })
+    return false
+  }
+
+  if (memberIdsText.match(/[^\d, ]/)) {
+    dispatch({ type: 'memberIdsTextStatus', payload: MEMBER_IDS_TEXT_STATUS.invalidFormat })
+    return false
+  }
+
+  dispatch({ type: 'memberIdsTextStatus', payload: MEMBER_IDS_TEXT_STATUS.valid })
+  return true
+}
+
+const validateFields = async (state, dispatch) => {
+  const { name, memberIdsText } = state
+
+  const nameIsValid = validateName(name, state, dispatch)
+  const memberIdsTextIsValid = await validateMemberIdsText(memberIdsText, state, dispatch)
+  const formIsValid = nameIsValid && memberIdsTextIsValid
+
+  if (!formIsValid) {
+    dispatch({ type: 'formStatus', payload: FORM_STATUSES.error })
+    dispatch({ type: 'errorMessage', payload: 'Check for errors above.' })
+  } else {
+    dispatch({ type: 'formStatus', payload: FORM_STATUSES.valid })
+    dispatch({ type: 'errorMessage', payload: '' })
+  }
+
+  return formIsValid
+}
+
+const ErrorMessage = ({ text }) => {
+  return <div className='mt-2 text-sm text-red-500'>{text}</div>
+}
+
+const ValidationMessage = ({ fieldName, fieldStatus }) => {
+  if (fieldName === 'name') {
+    switch (fieldStatus) {
+      case NAME_STATUSES.blank:
+        return <ErrorMessage text='This field is required.' />
+      default:
+        return null
+    }
+  }
+
+  if (fieldName === 'memberIdsText') {
+    switch (fieldStatus) {
+      case MEMBER_IDS_TEXT_STATUS.blank:
+        return <ErrorMessage text='This field is required.' />
+      case MEMBER_IDS_TEXT_STATUS.invalidFormat:
+        return <ErrorMessage text='Group IDs must be numbers separated by commas' />
+      default:
+        return null
     }
-    await taskService.syncGroupMembers({ groupId, memberIds })
-    dispatch({ type: 'status', payload: 'Group update submitted' })
-  } catch (error) {
-    dispatch({ type: 'error', payload: error.message })
   }
 }
 
 const formClass = 'mt-1 block w-full rounded-md border-gray-300 shadow-sm focus:border-indigo-300 focus:ring focus:ring-indigo-200 focus:ring-opacity-50'
+const submitButtonBaseClass = 'mt-6 mb-4 px-6 py-4 text-kernel-white bg-kernel-green-dark w-full rounded font-bold capitalize'
+const submitButtonDisabledClass = `${submitButtonBaseClass} bg-kernel-green-light cursor-not-allowed`
 
 const Form = () => {
   const [state, dispatch] = useReducer(reducer, INITIAL_STATE)
@@ -116,7 +247,7 @@ const Form = () => {
 
   useEffect(() => {
     (async () => {
-      dispatch({ type: 'status', payload: 'Loading' })
+      dispatch({ type: 'formStatus', payload: FORM_STATUSES.submitting })
       const { entityFactory, taskService } = await services()
       dispatch({ type: 'taskService', payload: taskService })
       const members = await entityFactory({ resource: 'member' })
@@ -141,9 +272,19 @@ const Form = () => {
             dispatch({ type, payload })
           })
       }
-      dispatch({ type: 'status', payload: '' })
+      dispatch({ type: 'formStatus', payload: FORM_STATUSES.clean })
     })()
-  }, [services, user.iss, mode, group])
+  }, [services, user, mode, group])
+
+  const handleOnClickSubmit = () => {
+    if (mode === MODES.create) {
+      create.bind(null, state, dispatch)
+    } else {
+      update.bind(null, state, dispatch)
+    }
+  }
+
+  const isSubmitDisabled = state.formStatus === FORM_STATUSES.submitting
 
   return (
     <form className='grid grid-cols-1 gap-6'>
@@ -151,36 +292,44 @@ const Form = () => {
         <span className='text-gray-700'>Name</span>
         <input
           type='text' className={formClass}
-          value={value(state, 'name')} onChange={change.bind(null, dispatch, 'name')}
+          value={value(state, 'name')}
+          onChange={change.bind(null, dispatch, 'name')}
+          onBlur={onNameBlur.bind(null, state, dispatch)}
+        />
+        <ValidationMessage
+          fieldName='name'
+          fieldStatus={value(state, 'nameStatus')}
+          value={value(state, 'name')}
         />
       </label>
       <label className='block'>
         <span className='text-gray-700'>Member Ids (comma separated)</span>
         <input
           type='text' multiple className={formClass}
-          value={value(state, 'memberIdsText')} onChange={change.bind(null, dispatch, 'memberIdsText')}
+          value={value(state, 'memberIdsText')}
+          onChange={change.bind(null, dispatch, 'memberIdsText')}
+          onBlur={onMemberIdsTextBlur.bind(null, state, dispatch)}
+        />
+        <ValidationMessage
+          fieldName='memberIdsText'
+          fieldStatus={value(state, 'memberIdsTextStatus')}
+          value={value(state, 'memberIdsText')}
         />
       </label>
       <label className='block'>
         <button
-          onClick={mode === MODES.create ? create.bind(null, state, dispatch) : update.bind(null, state, dispatch)}
-          className='mt-6 mb-4 px-6 py-4 text-kernel-white bg-kernel-green-dark w-full rounded font-bold capitalize'
+          disabled={isSubmitDisabled}
+          onClick={handleOnClickSubmit}
+          className={isSubmitDisabled ? submitButtonDisabledClass : submitButtonBaseClass}
         >
           {mode}
         </button>
       </label>
-      {state && state.status &&
-        <label className='block'>
-          <span className='text-gray-700'>Status</span>
-          <div className={formClass}>
-            {state.status}
-          </div>
-        </label>}
-      {state && state.error &&
+      {state && state.errorMessage &&
         <label className='block'>
           <span className='text-gray-700'>Error</span>
           <div className={formClass}>
-            {state.error}
+            {state.errorMessage}
           </div>
         </label>}
     </form>