diff --git a/plugins/talk-plugin-auth/client/profile-settings/components/ChangeUsername.js b/plugins/talk-plugin-auth/client/profile-settings/components/ChangeUsername.js
index a146ea5f9..d9f2fc15d 100644
--- a/plugins/talk-plugin-auth/client/profile-settings/components/ChangeUsername.js
+++ b/plugins/talk-plugin-auth/client/profile-settings/components/ChangeUsername.js
@@ -4,11 +4,15 @@ import PropTypes from 'prop-types';
 import styles from './ChangeUsername.css';
 import { Icon, Button } from 'plugin-api/beta/client/components/ui';
 import ChangeUsernameDialog from './ChangeUsernameDialog';
+import validate from 'coral-framework/helpers/validate';
+import errorMsj from 'coral-framework/helpers/error';
+import { t } from 'plugin-api/beta/client/services';
 
 const initialState = {
   editing: false,
-  formData: {},
   showDialog: false,
+  errors: {},
+  formData: {},
 };
 
 class ChangeUsername extends React.Component {
@@ -49,8 +53,50 @@ class ChangeUsername extends React.Component {
     // savechanges
   };
 
+  fieldValidation = (value, type, name) => {
+    if (!value.length) {
+      this.addError({
+        [name]: t('talk-plugin-auth.change_password.required_field'),
+      });
+    } else if (!validate[type](value)) {
+      this.addError({ [name]: errorMsj[type] });
+    } else {
+      this.removeError(name);
+    }
+  };
+
+  hasError = err => {
+    return Object.keys(this.state.errors).indexOf(err) !== -1;
+  };
+
+  addError = err => {
+    this.setState(
+      ({ errors }) => ({
+        errors: { ...errors, ...err },
+      }),
+      () => {
+        console.log(this.state);
+      }
+    );
+  };
+
+  removeError = errKey => {
+    this.setState(
+      state => {
+        const { [errKey]: _, ...errors } = state.errors;
+        return {
+          errors,
+        };
+      },
+      () => {
+        console.log(this.state);
+      }
+    );
+  };
+
   onChange = e => {
-    const { name, value } = e.target;
+    const { name, value, type, dataset: { validationType } } = e.target;
+
     this.setState(
       state => ({
         formData: {
@@ -59,13 +105,9 @@ class ChangeUsername extends React.Component {
         },
       }),
       () => {
-        console.log(this.state.formData);
-        // Validation
-        // this.fieldValidation(value, type, name);
-        // // Perform equality validation if password fields have changed
-        // if (name === 'newPassword' || name === 'confirmNewPassword') {
-        //   this.equalityValidation('newPassword', 'confirmNewPassword');
-        // }
+        const fieldType = !validationType ? type : validationType;
+        this.fieldValidation(value, fieldType, name);
+        // the username cannot be the  same
       }
     );
   };
@@ -103,6 +145,7 @@ class ChangeUsername extends React.Component {
                   <input
                     name="newUsername"
                     type="text"
+                    data-validation-type="username"
                     className={styles.detailValue}
                     onChange={this.onChange}
                     defaultValue={username}
diff --git a/plugins/talk-plugin-auth/client/profile-settings/components/ChangeUsernameDialog.js b/plugins/talk-plugin-auth/client/profile-settings/components/ChangeUsernameDialog.js
index b337af007..d5e50b4e8 100644
--- a/plugins/talk-plugin-auth/client/profile-settings/components/ChangeUsernameDialog.js
+++ b/plugins/talk-plugin-auth/client/profile-settings/components/ChangeUsernameDialog.js
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ class ChangeUsernameDialog extends React.Component {
               showErrors={this.state.showErrors}
               columnDisplay
               showSuccess={false}
+              validationType="username"
             >
               <span className={styles.bottomNote}>
                 Note: You will not be able to change your username again for 14
diff --git a/plugins/talk-plugin-auth/client/profile-settings/components/InputField.js b/plugins/talk-plugin-auth/client/profile-settings/components/InputField.js
index 5818bfd2c..511b89227 100644
--- a/plugins/talk-plugin-auth/client/profile-settings/components/InputField.js
+++ b/plugins/talk-plugin-auth/client/profile-settings/components/InputField.js
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ const InputField = ({
   children,
   columnDisplay = false,
   showSuccess = true,
+  validationType = '',
 }) => {
   return (
     <li className={styles.detailItem}>
@@ -34,10 +35,11 @@ const InputField = ({
             id={id}
             type={type}
             name={name}
-            className={cn(styles.detailValue, styles.error)}
+            className={cn(styles.detailValue, { [styles.error]: hasError })}
             onChange={onChange}
             value={value}
             autoComplete="off"
+            data-validation-type={validationType}
           />
         </div>
         <div className={styles.detailItemMessage}>
@@ -65,6 +67,7 @@ InputField.propTypes = {
   children: PropTypes.node,
   columnDisplay: PropTypes.bool,
   showSuccess: PropTypes.bool,
+  validationType: PropTypes.string,
 };
 
 export default InputField;