diff --git a/apps/guardian-ui/src/components/setup/screens/setConfiguration/BasicSettingsForm.tsx b/apps/guardian-ui/src/components/setup/screens/setConfiguration/BasicSettingsForm.tsx
index 848476096..e02128fe0 100644
--- a/apps/guardian-ui/src/components/setup/screens/setConfiguration/BasicSettingsForm.tsx
+++ b/apps/guardian-ui/src/components/setup/screens/setConfiguration/BasicSettingsForm.tsx
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import React, { useState } from 'react';
+import React, { useState, useEffect, useCallback } from 'react';
 import {
   FormControl,
   FormLabel,
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ interface BasicSettingsFormProps {
   setMyName: (name: string) => void;
   password: string | null;
   setPassword: (password: string) => void;
+  isNextDisabled: (disabled: boolean) => void;
 }
 
 export const BasicSettingsForm: React.FC<BasicSettingsFormProps> = ({
@@ -29,11 +30,24 @@ export const BasicSettingsForm: React.FC<BasicSettingsFormProps> = ({
   setMyName,
   password,
   setPassword,
+  isNextDisabled,
 }) => {
   const { t } = useTranslation();
   const theme = useTheme();
   const [showPassword, setShowPassword] = useState(false);
 
+  const validateName = useCallback(
+    (name: string) => {
+      const isValid = name.trim() !== '' && /^[a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(name);
+      isNextDisabled(!isValid);
+    },
+    [isNextDisabled]
+  );
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    validateName(myName);
+  }, [myName, validateName]);
+
   return (
     <FormGroup
       icon={LightbulbLogo}
@@ -46,7 +60,11 @@ export const BasicSettingsForm: React.FC<BasicSettingsFormProps> = ({
           value={myName}
           onChange={(ev) => setMyName(ev.currentTarget.value)}
         />
-        <FormHelperText>{t('set-config.guardian-name-help')}</FormHelperText>
+        <FormHelperText>
+          {myName.trim() === ''
+            ? t('set-config.give-federation-name')
+            : t('set-config.guardian-name-help')}
+        </FormHelperText>
       </FormControl>
       <FormControl>
         <FormLabel>{t('set-config.admin-password')}</FormLabel>
diff --git a/apps/guardian-ui/src/components/setup/screens/setConfiguration/FederationSettingsForm.tsx b/apps/guardian-ui/src/components/setup/screens/setConfiguration/FederationSettingsForm.tsx
index fa44aedc5..788076dda 100644
--- a/apps/guardian-ui/src/components/setup/screens/setConfiguration/FederationSettingsForm.tsx
+++ b/apps/guardian-ui/src/components/setup/screens/setConfiguration/FederationSettingsForm.tsx
@@ -1,10 +1,12 @@
-import React from 'react';
+import React, { useState, useEffect, useCallback } from 'react';
 import {
   FormControl,
   FormHelperText,
+  Text,
   FormLabel,
   Input,
   Select,
+  useTheme,
 } from '@chakra-ui/react';
 import { useTranslation } from '@fedimint/utils';
 import { FormGroup } from '@fedimint/ui';
@@ -36,6 +38,23 @@ export const FederationSettingsForm: React.FC<FederationSettingsFormProps> = ({
   setNumPeers,
 }) => {
   const { t } = useTranslation();
+  const theme = useTheme();
+  const [nameHelpText, setNameHelpText] = useState<string | null>(null);
+
+  const validateFederationName = useCallback(
+    (name: string) => {
+      if (name.trim() === '') {
+        setNameHelpText(t('set-config.give-federation-name'));
+      } else {
+        setNameHelpText(null);
+      }
+    },
+    [t]
+  );
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    validateFederationName(federationName);
+  }, [federationName, validateFederationName]);
 
   return (
     <FormGroup
@@ -50,7 +69,15 @@ export const FederationSettingsForm: React.FC<FederationSettingsFormProps> = ({
             <Input
               value={federationName}
               onChange={handleChangeFederationName}
+              onBlur={() => validateFederationName(federationName)}
             />
+            {nameHelpText && (
+              <FormHelperText>
+                <Text color={theme.colors.yellow[500]}>
+                  {nameHelpText || t('set-config.guardian-name-help')}
+                </Text>
+              </FormHelperText>
+            )}
           </FormControl>
           {isHost && (
             <FormControl>
diff --git a/apps/guardian-ui/src/components/setup/screens/setConfiguration/SetConfiguration.tsx b/apps/guardian-ui/src/components/setup/screens/setConfiguration/SetConfiguration.tsx
index 2eb4cd753..99e76cf2f 100644
--- a/apps/guardian-ui/src/components/setup/screens/setConfiguration/SetConfiguration.tsx
+++ b/apps/guardian-ui/src/components/setup/screens/setConfiguration/SetConfiguration.tsx
@@ -70,6 +70,7 @@ export const SetConfiguration: React.FC<Props> = ({ next }: Props) => {
     stateNumPeers ? stateNumPeers.toString() : isSolo ? '1' : MIN_BFT_NUM_PEERS
   );
 
+  const [isNextDisabled, setIsNextDisabled] = useState(true);
   const { isOpen, onOpen, onClose } = useDisclosure();
 
   useEffect(() => {
@@ -117,6 +118,12 @@ export const SetConfiguration: React.FC<Props> = ({ next }: Props) => {
     setPassword(statePassword);
   }, [statePassword]);
 
+  // Validate if the name of the Federation is valid
+  const validateFederationName = (name: string) => {
+    const isValid = name.trim() !== '' && /^[a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(name);
+    setIsNextDisabled(!isValid);
+  };
+
   const hostCriteria = [
     myName,
     password,
@@ -149,6 +156,7 @@ export const SetConfiguration: React.FC<Props> = ({ next }: Props) => {
   ) => {
     const newName = ev.currentTarget.value;
     setFederationName(newName);
+    validateFederationName(newName);
     setMetaFields((prev) =>
       prev.map(([key, val]) =>
         key === 'federation_name' ? [key, newName] : [key, val]
@@ -253,9 +261,10 @@ export const SetConfiguration: React.FC<Props> = ({ next }: Props) => {
         setMyName={setMyName}
         password={password}
         setPassword={setPassword}
+        isNextDisabled={setIsNextDisabled}
       />
       <Button
-        isDisabled={!isValid}
+        isDisabled={!isValid || isNextDisabled}
         onClick={onOpen}
         leftIcon={<Icon as={ArrowRightIcon} />}
         width='60%'
diff --git a/apps/guardian-ui/src/languages/en.json b/apps/guardian-ui/src/languages/en.json
index 77e5c4fc0..d0bc7d3d5 100644
--- a/apps/guardian-ui/src/languages/en.json
+++ b/apps/guardian-ui/src/languages/en.json
@@ -222,6 +222,7 @@
     "basic-settings": "Basics",
     "federation-settings": "Federation settings",
     "federation-name": "Federation name",
+    "give-federation-name": "Gives a name to your Federation",
     "guardian-number": "Number of guardians",
     "guardian-number-help": "Federations require a minimum of 4 guardians. This cannot be changed later.",
     "bitcoin-settings": "Bitcoin settings",