diff --git a/jabgui/src/main/java/org/jabref/gui/slr/ManageStudyDefinitionView.java b/jabgui/src/main/java/org/jabref/gui/slr/ManageStudyDefinitionView.java
index c7fe540cccf..59c9f6bebd8 100644
--- a/jabgui/src/main/java/org/jabref/gui/slr/ManageStudyDefinitionView.java
+++ b/jabgui/src/main/java/org/jabref/gui/slr/ManageStudyDefinitionView.java
@@ -70,6 +70,13 @@ public class ManageStudyDefinitionView extends BaseDialog<SlrStudyAndDirectory>
 
     @FXML private Label directoryWarning;
 
+    @FXML private Label validationHeaderLabel;
+    @FXML private Label titleValidationLabel;
+    @FXML private Label authorsValidationLabel;
+    @FXML private Label questionsValidationLabel;
+    @FXML private Label queriesValidationLabel;
+    @FXML private Label catalogsValidationLabel;
+
     @Inject private DialogService dialogService;
     @Inject private GuiPreferences preferences;
 
@@ -173,6 +180,7 @@ private void initialize() {
         initQuestionsTab();
         initQueriesTab();
         initCatalogsTab();
+        initValidationBindings();
     }
 
     private void updateDirectoryWarning(Path directory) {
@@ -247,6 +255,34 @@ private void initCatalogsTab() {
         catalogTable.setItems(viewModel.getCatalogs());
     }
 
+    private void initValidationBindings() {
+        // Header label
+        validationHeaderLabel.textProperty().bind(viewModel.validationHeaderMessageProperty());
+        validationHeaderLabel.visibleProperty().bind(Bindings.isNotEmpty(viewModel.validationHeaderMessageProperty()));
+        validationHeaderLabel.managedProperty().bind(validationHeaderLabel.visibleProperty());
+
+        // Specific validation messages
+        titleValidationLabel.textProperty().bind(viewModel.titleValidationMessageProperty());
+        titleValidationLabel.visibleProperty().bind(Bindings.isNotEmpty(viewModel.titleValidationMessageProperty()));
+        titleValidationLabel.managedProperty().bind(titleValidationLabel.visibleProperty());
+
+        authorsValidationLabel.textProperty().bind(viewModel.authorsValidationMessageProperty());
+        authorsValidationLabel.visibleProperty().bind(Bindings.isNotEmpty(viewModel.authorsValidationMessageProperty()));
+        authorsValidationLabel.managedProperty().bind(authorsValidationLabel.visibleProperty());
+
+        questionsValidationLabel.textProperty().bind(viewModel.questionsValidationMessageProperty());
+        questionsValidationLabel.visibleProperty().bind(Bindings.isNotEmpty(viewModel.questionsValidationMessageProperty()));
+        questionsValidationLabel.managedProperty().bind(questionsValidationLabel.visibleProperty());
+
+        queriesValidationLabel.textProperty().bind(viewModel.queriesValidationMessageProperty());
+        queriesValidationLabel.visibleProperty().bind(Bindings.isNotEmpty(viewModel.queriesValidationMessageProperty()));
+        queriesValidationLabel.managedProperty().bind(queriesValidationLabel.visibleProperty());
+
+        catalogsValidationLabel.textProperty().bind(viewModel.catalogsValidationMessageProperty());
+        catalogsValidationLabel.visibleProperty().bind(Bindings.isNotEmpty(viewModel.catalogsValidationMessageProperty()));
+        catalogsValidationLabel.managedProperty().bind(catalogsValidationLabel.visibleProperty());
+    }
+
     private void setupCommonPropertiesForTables(Node addControl,
                                                 Runnable addAction,
                                                 TableColumn<?, String> contentColumn,
diff --git a/jabgui/src/main/java/org/jabref/gui/slr/ManageStudyDefinitionViewModel.java b/jabgui/src/main/java/org/jabref/gui/slr/ManageStudyDefinitionViewModel.java
index 6cde33f6926..bb70c2485e6 100644
--- a/jabgui/src/main/java/org/jabref/gui/slr/ManageStudyDefinitionViewModel.java
+++ b/jabgui/src/main/java/org/jabref/gui/slr/ManageStudyDefinitionViewModel.java
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 import java.util.Set;
 import java.util.stream.Collectors;
 
+import javafx.beans.binding.Bindings;
 import javafx.beans.property.Property;
 import javafx.beans.property.SimpleStringProperty;
 import javafx.beans.property.StringProperty;
@@ -64,6 +65,13 @@ public class ManageStudyDefinitionViewModel {
 
     private final WorkspacePreferences workspacePreferences;
 
+    private final StringProperty titleValidationMessage = new SimpleStringProperty();
+    private final StringProperty authorsValidationMessage = new SimpleStringProperty();
+    private final StringProperty questionsValidationMessage = new SimpleStringProperty();
+    private final StringProperty queriesValidationMessage = new SimpleStringProperty();
+    private final StringProperty catalogsValidationMessage = new SimpleStringProperty();
+    private final StringProperty validationHeaderMessage = new SimpleStringProperty();
+
     /**
      * Constructor for a new study
      */
@@ -84,6 +92,8 @@ public ManageStudyDefinitionViewModel(ImportFormatPreferences importFormatPrefer
                                     .toList());
         this.dialogService = dialogService;
         this.workspacePreferences = workspacePreferences;
+
+        initializeValidationBindings();
     }
 
     /**
@@ -119,6 +129,47 @@ public ManageStudyDefinitionViewModel(@NonNull Study study,
         this.directory.set(studyDirectory.toString());
         this.workspacePreferences = workspacePreferences;
         this.dialogService = dialogService;
+
+        initializeValidationBindings();
+    }
+
+    private void initializeValidationBindings() {
+        titleValidationMessage.bind(Bindings.when(title.isEmpty())
+                .then(Localization.lang("Study title is required"))
+                .otherwise(""));
+
+        authorsValidationMessage.bind(Bindings.when(Bindings.isEmpty(authors))
+                .then(Localization.lang("At least one author is required"))
+                .otherwise(""));
+
+        questionsValidationMessage.bind(Bindings.when(Bindings.isEmpty(researchQuestions))
+                .then(Localization.lang("At least one research question is required"))
+                .otherwise(""));
+
+        queriesValidationMessage.bind(Bindings.when(Bindings.isEmpty(queries))
+                .then(Localization.lang("At least one query is required"))
+                .otherwise(""));
+
+        catalogsValidationMessage.bind(Bindings.when(
+                Bindings.createBooleanBinding(() ->
+                    databases.stream().noneMatch(StudyCatalogItem::isEnabled), databases))
+                .then(Localization.lang("At least one catalog must be selected"))
+                .otherwise(""));
+
+        validationHeaderMessage.bind(Bindings.when(
+                Bindings.or(
+                    Bindings.or(
+                        Bindings.or(
+                            Bindings.or(title.isEmpty(), Bindings.isEmpty(authors)),
+                            Bindings.isEmpty(researchQuestions)
+                        ),
+                        Bindings.isEmpty(queries)
+                    ),
+                    Bindings.createBooleanBinding(() ->
+                        databases.stream().noneMatch(StudyCatalogItem::isEnabled), databases)
+                ))
+                .then(Localization.lang("In order to proceed:"))
+                .otherwise(""));
     }
 
     public StringProperty getTitle() {
@@ -241,4 +292,28 @@ public void updateSelectedCatalogs() {
 
         workspacePreferences.setSelectedSlrCatalogs(selectedCatalogsList);
     }
+
+    public StringProperty validationHeaderMessageProperty() {
+        return validationHeaderMessage;
+    }
+
+    public StringProperty titleValidationMessageProperty() {
+        return titleValidationMessage;
+    }
+
+    public StringProperty authorsValidationMessageProperty() {
+        return authorsValidationMessage;
+    }
+
+    public StringProperty questionsValidationMessageProperty() {
+        return questionsValidationMessage;
+    }
+
+    public StringProperty queriesValidationMessageProperty() {
+        return queriesValidationMessage;
+    }
+
+    public StringProperty catalogsValidationMessageProperty() {
+        return catalogsValidationMessage;
+    }
 }
diff --git a/jabgui/src/main/resources/org/jabref/gui/slr/ManageStudyDefinition.fxml b/jabgui/src/main/resources/org/jabref/gui/slr/ManageStudyDefinition.fxml
index e5ca0032d28..cd6f78283e1 100644
--- a/jabgui/src/main/resources/org/jabref/gui/slr/ManageStudyDefinition.fxml
+++ b/jabgui/src/main/resources/org/jabref/gui/slr/ManageStudyDefinition.fxml
@@ -270,8 +270,17 @@
                                         </graphic>
                                     </Button>
                                 </HBox>
-                                <Label text="%Note: The study directory should be empty."/>
                                 <Label fx:id="directoryWarning" text="%Warning: The selected directory is not empty." visible="false" styleClass="warning-message" />
+                                <VBox spacing="5.0" fx:id="validationContainer">
+                                    <Label fx:id="validationHeaderLabel" text="%In order to proceed:" style="-fx-text-fill: -jr-error; -fx-font-weight: bold" visible="false" managed="false" />
+                                    <VBox spacing="3.0">
+                                        <Label fx:id="titleValidationLabel" visible="false" managed="false" />
+                                        <Label fx:id="authorsValidationLabel" visible="false" managed="false" />
+                                        <Label fx:id="questionsValidationLabel" visible="false" managed="false" />
+                                        <Label fx:id="queriesValidationLabel" visible="false" managed="false" />
+                                        <Label fx:id="catalogsValidationLabel" visible="false" managed="false" />
+                                    </VBox>
+                                </VBox>
                             </VBox>
                         </ScrollPane>
                     </Tab>