diff --git a/app/templates/components/components/input/template.njk b/app/templates/components/components/input/template.njk
index f843f82b2..9e2cff08c 100644
--- a/app/templates/components/components/input/template.njk
+++ b/app/templates/components/components/input/template.njk
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 {#- a record of other elements that we need to associate with the input using
    aria-describedby – for example hints or error messages -#}
 {% set describedBy = params.describedBy if params.describedBy else "" %}
-<div class="usa-form-group {%- if params.errorMessage %} usa-form-group--error{% endif %} {%- if params.formGroup.classes %} {{ params.formGroup.classes }}{% endif %}" aria-live="polite" role="alert">
+<div class="usa-form-group {%- if params.errorMessage %} usa-form-group--error{% endif %} {%- if params.formGroup.classes %} {{ params.formGroup.classes }}{% endif %}">
   {{ usaLabel({
     html: params.label.html,
     text: params.label.text,
@@ -42,5 +42,7 @@
   {%- if describedBy %} aria-describedby="{{ describedBy }}"{% endif %}
   {%- if params.autocomplete %} autocomplete="{{ params.autocomplete}}"{% endif %}
   {%- if params.pattern %} pattern="{{ params.pattern }}"{% endif %}
-  {%- for attribute, value in params.attributes %} {{ attribute }}="{{ value }}"{% endfor -%}>
+  {%- for attribute, value in params.attributes %} {{ attribute }}="{{ value }}"{% endfor -%}
+  {%- if params.required %} required{% endif %}
+/>
 </div>
diff --git a/app/templates/components/form.html b/app/templates/components/form.html
index 17cabc7f0..5875a19a9 100644
--- a/app/templates/components/form.html
+++ b/app/templates/components/form.html
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@
         data-{{ key }}="{{ val }}"
       {% endif %}
     {% endfor %}
-    novalidate
   >
     {{ caller() }}
   </form>
diff --git a/app/templates/components/textbox.html b/app/templates/components/textbox.html
index 221a6c122..e8b6f813d 100644
--- a/app/templates/components/textbox.html
+++ b/app/templates/components/textbox.html
@@ -13,7 +13,8 @@
   safe_error_message=False,
   rows=8,
   extra_form_group_classes='',
-  placeholder=''
+  placeholder='',
+  required=None
 ) %}
   <div
     class="usa-form-group{% if field.errors %} usa-form-group--error{% endif %} {{ extra_form_group_classes }}"
@@ -56,6 +57,7 @@
       rows=rows|string,
       placeholder=placeholder,
       aria_describedby=field.name+"-error",
+      required='required' if required else None,
       **kwargs
     ) }}
     {% if suffix %}
diff --git a/app/templates/views/edit-sms-template.html b/app/templates/views/edit-sms-template.html
index 1b2c9d96f..b46c20ffa 100644
--- a/app/templates/views/edit-sms-template.html
+++ b/app/templates/views/edit-sms-template.html
@@ -15,8 +15,6 @@
   }) }}
 {% endblock %}
 
-
-
 {% block maincolumn_content %}
 
     {{ page_header('{} text message template'.format(heading_action)) }}
@@ -34,7 +32,8 @@
         <div class="tablet:grid-col-9 mobile-lg:grid-col-12" aria-live="polite" role="alert">
           {{ form.name(param_extensions={
             "extra_form_group_classes": "margin-bottom-2",
-            "id": "name"
+            "id": "name",
+            "required": True
           }) }}
           {{ textbox(
             form.template_content,
@@ -44,6 +43,7 @@
             rows=5,
             extra_form_group_classes='margin-bottom-1',
             placeholder='Edit me! Check out the Personalization section below for details on cool ((stuff)) you can do with your messages!',
+            required=True
           ) }}
           {% if current_user.platform_admin %}
             {{ form.process_type }}