diff --git a/js/lib/input_validations.js b/js/lib/input_validations.js
index 2ffb279f..76f25d1b 100644
--- a/js/lib/input_validations.js
+++ b/js/lib/input_validations.js
@@ -9,6 +9,12 @@ export default {
     unmask: [],
     validationError: 'Please enter a response'
   },
+  requiredField: {
+    mask: false,
+    match: /.+/,
+    unmask: [],
+    validationError: 'This field is required'
+  },
   integer: {
     mask: createNumberMask({ prefix: '', allowDecimal: false }),
     match: /^[1-9]\d*$/,
diff --git a/templates/fragments/edit_user_form.html b/templates/fragments/edit_user_form.html
index 5c77dd02..1e3e692e 100644
--- a/templates/fragments/edit_user_form.html
+++ b/templates/fragments/edit_user_form.html
@@ -9,11 +9,11 @@
     <div class='panel__content'>
       <div class='form-row'>
         <div class='form-col form-col--half'>
-          {{ TextInput(form.first_name) }}
+          {{ TextInput(form.first_name, validation='requiredField') }}
         </div>
 
         <div class='form-col form-col--half'>
-          {{ TextInput(form.last_name) }}
+          {{ TextInput(form.last_name, validation='requiredField') }}
         </div>
       </div>