diff --git a/packages/nc-gui/assets/style.scss b/packages/nc-gui/assets/style.scss
index 3f73e08ba7..5555e60382 100644
--- a/packages/nc-gui/assets/style.scss
+++ b/packages/nc-gui/assets/style.scss
@@ -19,6 +19,10 @@ body {
   --navbar-bg: #fafafa;
   --navbar-border: #e0e0e0;
   --nc-grid-bg: #fdfdfd;
+
+  --ant-primary-color-hover: #5c85ff !important;
+  --ant-primary-color-active: #3366ff !important;
+  --ant-primary-color-outline: rgba(51, 102, 255, 0.24) !important;
 }
 
 ::-moz-selection {
@@ -810,6 +814,6 @@ svg.nc-virtual-cell-icon {
   box-shadow: 0 0 0 2px #fff, 0 0 0 4px #3366ff;
 }
 
-.text-nowrap{
+.text-nowrap {
   text-wrap: nowrap;
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/packages/nc-gui/components/smartsheet/Form.vue b/packages/nc-gui/components/smartsheet/Form.vue
index 9a4ee0c3fa..b35e9324ca 100644
--- a/packages/nc-gui/components/smartsheet/Form.vue
+++ b/packages/nc-gui/components/smartsheet/Form.vue
@@ -1301,7 +1301,7 @@ useEventListener(
                     <Pane min-size="30" size="50" class="nc-form-right-splitpane-item p-4 flex flex-col space-y-4 !min-h-200px">
                       <div class="flex flex-wrap justify-between items-center gap-2">
                         <div class="flex gap-3">
-                          <div class="text-base font-bold text-gray-900">
+                          <div class="text-base font-bold text-gray-600">
                             {{ $t('objects.viewType.form') }} {{ $t('objects.fields') }}
                           </div>
                           <NcBadge color="border-gray-200">
@@ -1633,7 +1633,7 @@ useEventListener(
                             <LazyCellRichText
                               v-if="!isLocked && isEditable"
                               v-model:value="formViewData.success_msg"
-                              class="nc-form-after-submit-msg"
+                              class="nc-form-after-submit-msg editable"
                               is-form-field
                               :hidden-bubble-menu-options="hiddenBubbleMenuOptions"
                               data-testid="nc-form-after-submit-msg"
@@ -1833,6 +1833,13 @@ useEventListener(
 .form-meta-input {
   .nc-textarea-rich-editor {
     @apply pl-3 pr-4 !rounded-lg !text-sm border-1 border-gray-200 focus-within:border-brand-500;
+
+    &:hover {
+      @apply border-brand-400;
+    }
+    &:focus-within {
+      @apply shadow-selected;
+    }
   }
 
   &.nc-form-input-label .nc-textarea-rich-editor {
@@ -1848,6 +1855,14 @@ useEventListener(
 .nc-form-after-submit-msg {
   .nc-textarea-rich-editor {
     @apply pl-1 pr-2 pt-2 pb-1 !rounded-lg !text-sm border-1 border-gray-200 focus-within:border-brand-500;
+
+    &:hover {
+      @apply border-brand-400;
+    }
+    &:focus-within {
+      @apply shadow-selected;
+    }
+
     .ProseMirror {
       min-height: 5rem;
       max-height: 7.5rem !important;
diff --git a/packages/nc-gui/components/smartsheet/form/field-settings.vue b/packages/nc-gui/components/smartsheet/form/field-settings.vue
index 8d8467998f..26d8902e84 100644
--- a/packages/nc-gui/components/smartsheet/form/field-settings.vue
+++ b/packages/nc-gui/components/smartsheet/form/field-settings.vue
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ const columnSupportsScanning = (elementType: UITypes) =>
         <div v-if="isSelectTypeCol(activeField.uidt)" class="w-full flex items-start justify-between gap-3">
           <div class="flex-1 max-w-[calc(100%_-_40px)]">
             <div class="font-medium text-gray-800">{{ $t('labels.limitOptions') }}</div>
-            <div class="text-gray-500 mt-2">{{ $t('labels.limitOptionsSubtext') }}.</div>
+            <div class="text-gray-500 mt-1">{{ $t('labels.limitOptionsSubtext') }}.</div>
             <div v-if="activeField.meta.isLimitOption" class="mt-3">
               <LazySmartsheetFormLimitOptions
                 v-model:model-value="activeField.meta.limitOptions"
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ const columnSupportsScanning = (elementType: UITypes) =>
       v-if="isSelectTypeCol(activeField.uidt)"
       class="nc-form-field-appearance-settings p-4 flex flex-col gap-4 border-b border-gray-200"
     >
-      <div class="text-base font-bold">{{ $t('general.appearance') }}</div>
+      <div class="text-base font-bold text-gray-600">{{ $t('general.appearance') }}</div>
       <div class="flex flex-col gap-6">
         <!-- Select type field Options Layout  -->
         <div>
diff --git a/packages/nc-gui/composables/useFormViewStore.ts b/packages/nc-gui/composables/useFormViewStore.ts
index 8c6e56d645..26b1c03b8b 100644
--- a/packages/nc-gui/composables/useFormViewStore.ts
+++ b/packages/nc-gui/composables/useFormViewStore.ts
@@ -48,9 +48,24 @@ const [useProvideFormViewStore, useFormViewStore] = useInjectionState(
       for (const column of visibleColumns.value) {
         let rules: RuleObject[] = [
           {
-            required: isRequired(column, column.required),
-            message: t('msg.error.fieldRequired'),
-            ...(column.uidt === UITypes.Checkbox && isRequired(column, column.required) ? { type: 'enum', enum: [1, true] } : {}),
+            validator: (_rule: RuleObject, value: any) => {
+              return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
+                if (isRequired(column, column.required)) {
+                  if (typeof value === 'string') {
+                    value = value.trim()
+                  }
+
+                  if (
+                    (column.uidt === UITypes.Checkbox && !value) ||
+                    (column.uidt !== UITypes.Checkbox && !requiredFieldValidatorFn(value))
+                  ) {
+                    return reject(t('msg.error.fieldRequired'))
+                  }
+                }
+
+                return resolve()
+              })
+            },
           },
         ]
 
diff --git a/packages/nc-gui/composables/useSharedFormViewStore.ts b/packages/nc-gui/composables/useSharedFormViewStore.ts
index e12c036617..38ff33918a 100644
--- a/packages/nc-gui/composables/useSharedFormViewStore.ts
+++ b/packages/nc-gui/composables/useSharedFormViewStore.ts
@@ -194,23 +194,28 @@ const [useProvideSharedFormStore, useSharedFormStore] = useInjectionState((share
     if (!formColumns.value) return rulesObj
 
     for (const column of formColumns.value) {
-      let rules: RuleObject[] = []
-
-      rules.push({
-        validator: (_rule: RuleObject, value: any) => {
-          return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
-            if (isRequired(column)) {
-              if (column.uidt === UITypes.Checkbox && !value) {
-                return reject(t('msg.error.fieldRequired'))
-              } else if (column.uidt !== UITypes.Checkbox)
-                if (value === null || !value?.length) {
+      let rules: RuleObject[] = [
+        {
+          validator: (_rule: RuleObject, value: any) => {
+            return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
+              if (isRequired(column)) {
+                if (typeof value === 'string') {
+                  value = value.trim()
+                }
+
+                if (
+                  (column.uidt === UITypes.Checkbox && !value) ||
+                  (column.uidt !== UITypes.Checkbox && !requiredFieldValidatorFn(value))
+                ) {
                   return reject(t('msg.error.fieldRequired'))
                 }
-            }
-            return resolve()
-          })
+              }
+
+              return resolve()
+            })
+          },
         },
-      })
+      ]
 
       const additionalRules = extractFieldValidator(parseProp(column.meta).validators ?? [], column)
       rules = [...rules, ...additionalRules]
diff --git a/packages/nc-gui/lang/en.json b/packages/nc-gui/lang/en.json
index 670dc102e9..c00a3561de 100644
--- a/packages/nc-gui/lang/en.json
+++ b/packages/nc-gui/lang/en.json
@@ -1497,7 +1497,7 @@
       "theAcceptedFileTypesAreXlsXlsxXlsmOdsOts": "The accepted file types are .xls, .xlsx, .xlsm, .ods, .ots",
       "parameterKeyCannotBeEmpty": "Parameter key cannot be empty",
       "duplicateParameterKeysAreNotAllowed": "Duplicate parameter keys are not allowed",
-      "fieldRequired": "{value} cannot be empty.",
+      "fieldRequired": "This field cannot be empty.",
       "projectNotAccessible": "Base not accessible",
       "copyToClipboardError": "Failed to copy to clipboard",
       "pasteFromClipboardError": "Failed to paste from clipboard",
diff --git a/packages/nc-gui/utils/formValidations.ts b/packages/nc-gui/utils/formValidations.ts
index f13b331315..9b7dc80810 100644
--- a/packages/nc-gui/utils/formValidations.ts
+++ b/packages/nc-gui/utils/formValidations.ts
@@ -64,6 +64,37 @@ export const formNumberInputValidator = (cal: ColumnType) => {
   }
 }
 
+export const requiredFieldValidatorFn = (value: unknown) => {
+  value = unref(value)
+  if (Array.isArray(value)) return !!value.length
+
+  if (value === undefined || value === null) {
+    return false
+  }
+
+  if (value === false) {
+    return true
+  }
+
+  if (typeof value === 'object') {
+    for (let _ in value) return true
+
+    return false
+  }
+
+  return !!String(value).length
+}
+
+export const isEmptyValidatorValue = (v: Validation) => {
+  if (v.type === StringValidationType.Regex) {
+    return v.type && typeof v.regex === 'string' ? !v.regex.trim() : v.regex === null
+  } else if (v.type && v.value !== undefined) {
+    return v.type && typeof v.value === 'string' ? !v.value.trim() : v.value === null
+  }
+
+  return false
+}
+
 export const extractFieldValidator = (_validators: Validation[], element: ColumnType) => {
   const rules: RuleObject[] = []
 
diff --git a/packages/nc-gui/windi.config.ts b/packages/nc-gui/windi.config.ts
index bc035334ae..e4bad724c8 100644
--- a/packages/nc-gui/windi.config.ts
+++ b/packages/nc-gui/windi.config.ts
@@ -111,6 +111,9 @@ export default defineConfig({
         primary: 'rgba(var(--color-primary), var(--tw-ring-opacity))',
         accent: 'rgba(var(--color-accent), var(--tw-ring-opacity))',
       },
+      boxShadow: {
+        selected: '0px 0px 0px 2px var(--ant-primary-color-outline)',
+      },
       colors: {
         ...windiColors,
         ...themeColors,