diff --git a/src/app/products/share-products/share-product-stepper/share-product-settings-step/share-product-settings-step.component.html b/src/app/products/share-products/share-product-stepper/share-product-settings-step/share-product-settings-step.component.html
index 2fac7b0fb..1512ce447 100644
--- a/src/app/products/share-products/share-product-stepper/share-product-settings-step/share-product-settings-step.component.html
+++ b/src/app/products/share-products/share-product-stepper/share-product-settings-step/share-product-settings-step.component.html
@@ -74,7 +74,13 @@
 
     <mat-form-field class="flex-48">
       <mat-label>{{ 'labels.inputs.Frequency' | translate }}</mat-label>
-      <input type="number" matInput formControlName="minimumActivePeriodForDividends" />
+      <input type="number" matInput formControlName="minimumActivePeriodForDividends" min="1" step="1" required />
+      <mat-error *ngIf="shareProductSettingsForm.get('minimumActivePeriodForDividends').hasError('required')">
+        Frequency is <strong>required</strong>
+      </mat-error>
+      <mat-error *ngIf="shareProductSettingsForm.get('minimumActivePeriodForDividends').hasError('min')">
+        Frequency must be greater than zero
+      </mat-error>
     </mat-form-field>
 
     <mat-form-field class="flex-48">
diff --git a/src/app/products/share-products/share-product-stepper/share-product-settings-step/share-product-settings-step.component.ts b/src/app/products/share-products/share-product-stepper/share-product-settings-step/share-product-settings-step.component.ts
index 786785715..c49f44a4a 100644
--- a/src/app/products/share-products/share-product-stepper/share-product-settings-step/share-product-settings-step.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/products/share-products/share-product-stepper/share-product-settings-step/share-product-settings-step.component.ts
@@ -79,7 +79,14 @@ export class ShareProductSettingsStepComponent implements OnInit {
             Validators.pattern(/^[0-9]+$/)
           ]
         ],
-        minimumActivePeriodForDividends: [''],
+        minimumActivePeriodForDividends: [
+          '',
+          [
+            Validators.required,
+            Validators.min(1),
+            Validators.pattern(/^[0-9]+$/)
+          ]
+        ],
         minimumactiveperiodFrequencyType: [''],
         lockinPeriodFrequency: [''],
         lockinPeriodFrequencyType: [''],