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 07b523a443..5f716bb409 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
@@ -63,7 +63,13 @@ <h4 class="mat-h4 flex-98">
 
     <mat-form-field class="flex-48">
       <mat-label>{{ 'labels.inputs.Frequency' | translate }}</mat-label>
-      <input type="number" matInput formControlName="lockinPeriodFrequency" />
+      <input type="number" matInput formControlName="lockinPeriodFrequency" min="1" step="1" required />
+      <mat-error *ngIf="shareProductSettingsForm.get('lockinPeriodFrequency').hasError('required')">
+        Frequency is <strong>required</strong>
+      </mat-error>
+      <mat-error *ngIf="shareProductSettingsForm.get('lockinPeriodFrequency').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 930f8b36af..52fc8f4981 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
@@ -62,7 +62,13 @@ export class ShareProductSettingsStepComponent implements OnInit {
       maximumShares: [''],
       minimumActivePeriodForDividends: [''],
       minimumactiveperiodFrequencyType: [''],
-      lockinPeriodFrequency: [''],
+      lockinPeriodFrequency: [
+        '',
+        [
+          Validators.required,
+          Validators.min(1)
+        ]
+      ],
       lockinPeriodFrequencyType: [''],
       allowDividendCalculationForInactiveClients: [false]
     });