diff --git a/public/component_types/interfaces.ts b/public/component_types/interfaces.ts
index bff6d22d..ee8bf0e3 100644
--- a/public/component_types/interfaces.ts
+++ b/public/component_types/interfaces.ts
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
  */
 
 import { FormikValues } from 'formik';
+import { ObjectSchema } from 'yup';
 import { COMPONENT_CATEGORY, COMPONENT_CLASS } from '../utils';
 
 /**
@@ -18,6 +19,11 @@ export type ComponentFormValues = FormikValues;
 export type WorkspaceFormValues = {
   [componentId: string]: ComponentFormValues;
 };
+export type WorkspaceSchemaObj = {
+  [componentId: string]: ObjectSchema<any, any, any>;
+};
+
+export type WorkspaceSchema = ObjectSchema<WorkspaceSchemaObj>;
 
 /**
  * Represents a single base class as an input handle for a component.
diff --git a/public/pages/workflow_detail/component_details/input_fields/select_field.tsx b/public/pages/workflow_detail/component_details/input_fields/select_field.tsx
index b9772855..95d83772 100644
--- a/public/pages/workflow_detail/component_details/input_fields/select_field.tsx
+++ b/public/pages/workflow_detail/component_details/input_fields/select_field.tsx
@@ -10,8 +10,13 @@ import {
   EuiSuperSelectOption,
   EuiText,
 } from '@elastic/eui';
-import { Field, FieldProps } from 'formik';
-import { IComponentField, getInitialValue } from '../../../../../common';
+import { Field, FieldProps, useFormikContext } from 'formik';
+import {
+  IComponentField,
+  WorkspaceFormValues,
+  getInitialValue,
+  isFieldInvalid,
+} from '../../../../../common';
 
 // TODO: Should be fetched from global state.
 // Need to have a way to determine where to fetch this dynamic data.
@@ -39,9 +44,8 @@ interface SelectFieldProps {
  */
 export function SelectField(props: SelectFieldProps) {
   const options = existingIndices;
-
-  // The derived form field based on the nested structure of WorkspaceFormValues.
   const formField = `${props.componentId}.${props.field.name}`;
+  const { errors, touched } = useFormikContext<WorkspaceFormValues>();
 
   return (
     <Field name={formField}>
@@ -55,6 +59,12 @@ export function SelectField(props: SelectFieldProps) {
                 field.onChange(option);
                 form.setFieldValue(formField, option);
               }}
+              isInvalid={isFieldInvalid(
+                props.componentId,
+                props.field.name,
+                errors,
+                touched
+              )}
             />
           </EuiFormRow>
         );
diff --git a/public/pages/workflow_detail/component_details/input_fields/text_field.tsx b/public/pages/workflow_detail/component_details/input_fields/text_field.tsx
index f312c019..eb236574 100644
--- a/public/pages/workflow_detail/component_details/input_fields/text_field.tsx
+++ b/public/pages/workflow_detail/component_details/input_fields/text_field.tsx
@@ -4,9 +4,15 @@
  */
 
 import React from 'react';
-import { Field, FieldProps } from 'formik';
+import { Field, FieldProps, useFormikContext } from 'formik';
 import { EuiFieldText, EuiFormRow } from '@elastic/eui';
-import { IComponentField, getInitialValue } from '../../../../../common';
+import {
+  IComponentField,
+  WorkspaceFormValues,
+  getFieldError,
+  getInitialValue,
+  isFieldInvalid,
+} from '../../../../../common';
 
 interface TextFieldProps {
   field: IComponentField;
@@ -17,11 +23,23 @@ interface TextFieldProps {
  * An input field for a component where users input plaintext
  */
 export function TextField(props: TextFieldProps) {
+  const formField = `${props.componentId}.${props.field.name}`;
+  const { errors, touched } = useFormikContext<WorkspaceFormValues>();
+
   return (
-    <Field name={`${props.componentId}.${props.field.name}`}>
+    <Field name={formField}>
       {({ field, form }: FieldProps) => {
         return (
-          <EuiFormRow label={props.field.label}>
+          <EuiFormRow
+            label={props.field.label}
+            error={getFieldError(props.componentId, props.field.name, errors)}
+            isInvalid={isFieldInvalid(
+              props.componentId,
+              props.field.name,
+              errors,
+              touched
+            )}
+          >
             <EuiFieldText
               {...field}
               placeholder={props.field.placeholder || ''}
diff --git a/public/pages/workflow_detail/workspace/resizable_workspace.tsx b/public/pages/workflow_detail/workspace/resizable_workspace.tsx
index 66415a91..2c5f8223 100644
--- a/public/pages/workflow_detail/workspace/resizable_workspace.tsx
+++ b/public/pages/workflow_detail/workspace/resizable_workspace.tsx
@@ -6,11 +6,15 @@
 import React, { useRef, useState, useEffect } from 'react';
 import { ReactFlowProvider } from 'reactflow';
 import { Form, Formik } from 'formik';
+import * as yup from 'yup';
 import { EuiButton, EuiResizableContainer } from '@elastic/eui';
 import {
   Workflow,
   WorkspaceFormValues,
+  WorkspaceSchemaObj,
+  WorkspaceSchema,
   componentDataToFormik,
+  getComponentSchema,
 } from '../../../../common';
 import { Workspace } from './workspace';
 import { ComponentDetails } from '../component_details';
@@ -38,16 +42,20 @@ export function ResizableWorkspace(props: ResizableWorkspaceProps) {
 
   // Formik form state
   const [formValues, setFormValues] = useState<WorkspaceFormValues>({});
+  const [formSchema, setFormSchema] = useState<WorkspaceSchema>(yup.object({}));
 
   // Initialize the form state to an existing workflow, if applicable.
   useEffect(() => {
     if (props.workflow?.workspaceFlowState) {
-      const nodes = props.workflow.workspaceFlowState.nodes;
       const initFormValues = {} as WorkspaceFormValues;
-      nodes.forEach((node) => {
+      const initSchemaObj = {} as WorkspaceSchemaObj;
+      props.workflow.workspaceFlowState.nodes.forEach((node) => {
         initFormValues[node.id] = componentDataToFormik(node.data);
+        initSchemaObj[node.id] = getComponentSchema(node.data);
       });
+      const initFormSchema = yup.object(initSchemaObj) as WorkspaceSchema;
       setFormValues(initFormValues);
+      setFormSchema(initFormSchema);
     }
   }, [props.workflow]);
 
@@ -55,9 +63,13 @@ export function ResizableWorkspace(props: ResizableWorkspaceProps) {
     <Formik
       enableReinitialize={true}
       initialValues={formValues}
+      validationSchema={formSchema}
       onSubmit={(values) => {
         console.log('values on submit: ', values);
       }}
+      validate={(values) => {
+        console.log('values on validate: ', values);
+      }}
     >
       {(formikProps) => (
         <Form>
diff --git a/public/utils/utils.ts b/public/utils/utils.ts
index 5ccd6d9d..fc75248a 100644
--- a/public/utils/utils.ts
+++ b/public/utils/utils.ts
@@ -3,12 +3,16 @@
  * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
  */
 
-import { FormikValues } from 'formik';
+import { FormikErrors, FormikTouched, FormikValues } from 'formik';
+import { Schema, ObjectSchema } from 'yup';
+import * as yup from 'yup';
 import {
   FieldType,
   FieldValue,
   IComponent,
   IComponentData,
+  IComponentField,
+  WorkspaceFormValues,
 } from '../../common';
 
 // Append 16 random characters
@@ -22,7 +26,6 @@ export function generateId(prefix: string): string {
 
 // Adding any instance metadata. Converting the base IComponent obj into
 // an instance-specific IComponentData obj.
-// TODO: initialize values too?
 export function initComponentData(
   data: IComponent,
   componentId: string
@@ -33,6 +36,10 @@ export function initComponentData(
   } as IComponentData;
 }
 
+/*
+ **************** Formik (form) utils **********************
+ */
+
 // Converting stored values in component data to initial formik values
 export function componentDataToFormik(data: IComponentData): FormikValues {
   const formikValues = {} as FormikValues;
@@ -67,3 +74,53 @@ export function getInitialValue(fieldType: FieldType): FieldValue {
     }
   }
 }
+
+export function isFieldInvalid(
+  componentId: string,
+  fieldName: string,
+  errors: FormikErrors<WorkspaceFormValues>,
+  touched: FormikTouched<WorkspaceFormValues>
+): boolean {
+  return (
+    errors[componentId]?.[fieldName] !== undefined &&
+    touched[componentId]?.[fieldName] !== undefined
+  );
+}
+
+export function getFieldError(
+  componentId: string,
+  fieldName: string,
+  errors: FormikErrors<WorkspaceFormValues>
+): string | undefined {
+  return errors[componentId]?.[fieldName] as string | undefined;
+}
+
+/*
+ **************** Yup (validation) utils **********************
+ */
+
+export function getComponentSchema(data: IComponentData): ObjectSchema<any> {
+  const schemaObj = {} as { [key: string]: Schema };
+  data.fields?.forEach((field) => {
+    schemaObj[field.name] = getFieldSchema(field);
+  });
+  return yup.object(schemaObj);
+}
+
+function getFieldSchema(field: IComponentField): Schema {
+  let baseSchema: Schema;
+  switch (field.type) {
+    case 'string':
+    case 'select': {
+      baseSchema = yup.string().min(1, 'Too short').max(70, 'Too long');
+      break;
+    }
+    case 'json': {
+      baseSchema = yup.object().json();
+      break;
+    }
+  }
+  return field.optional
+    ? baseSchema.optional()
+    : baseSchema.required('Required');
+}