diff --git a/examples/input_validation/Cargo.toml b/examples/input_validation/Cargo.toml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..732bfe32
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/input_validation/Cargo.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+[package]
+name = "input_validation"
+version = "0.1.0"
+edition = "2021"
+
+[dependencies]
+libcosmic = { path = "../..", features = ["wayland", "wgpu"] }
+regex = "1.10.4"
diff --git a/examples/input_validation/src/main.rs b/examples/input_validation/src/main.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..aaba2b8c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/input_validation/src/main.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,80 @@
+use cosmic::app::{Application, Command, Core, Settings};
+use cosmic::iced::executor;
+use cosmic::iced_core::Size;
+use cosmic::widget::{column, text_input};
+use cosmic::Element;
+use regex::Regex;
+
+#[derive(Debug, Clone)]
+pub enum Message {
+    InputName(String),
+    InputEmail(String),
+}
+
+struct Window {
+    core: Core,
+    name: String,
+    email: String,
+}
+
+impl Application for Window {
+    type Executor = executor::Default;
+    type Flags = ();
+    type Message = Message;
+    const APP_ID: &'static str = "com.system76.InputValidation";
+
+    fn core(&self) -> &Core {
+        &self.core
+    }
+
+    fn core_mut(&mut self) -> &mut Core {
+        &mut self.core
+    }
+
+    fn init(core: Core, _flags: Self::Flags) -> (Self, Command<Message>) {
+        (
+            Self {
+                core,
+                name: String::new(),
+                email: String::new(),
+            },
+            Command::none(),
+        )
+    }
+
+    fn update(&mut self, message: Self::Message) -> Command<Self::Message> {
+        match message {
+            Message::InputName(name) => self.name = name,
+            Message::InputEmail(email) => self.email = email,
+        }
+        Command::none()
+    }
+
+    fn view(&self) -> Element<Self::Message> {
+        let emailregex = Regex::new(r#"(?:[a-z0-9!#$%&'*+/=?^_`{|}~-]+(?:\.[a-z0-9!#$%&'*+/=?^_`{|}~-]+)*|"(?:[\x01-\x08\x0b\x0c\x0e-\x1f\x21\x23-\x5b\x5d-\x7f]|\\[\x01-\x09\x0b\x0c\x0e-\x7f])*")@(?:(?:[a-z0-9](?:[a-z0-9-]*[a-z0-9])?\.)+[a-z0-9](?:[a-z0-9-]*[a-z0-9])?|\[(?:(?:25[0-5]|2[0-4][0-9]|[01]?[0-9][0-9]?)\.){3}(?:25[0-5]|2[0-4][0-9]|[01]?[0-9][0-9]?|[a-z0-9-]*[a-z0-9]:(?:[\x01-\x08\x0b\x0c\x0e-\x1f\x21-\x5a\x53-\x7f]|\\[\x01-\x09\x0b\x0c\x0e-\x7f])+)\])"#).unwrap();
+        let validation_condition = emailregex.is_match(&self.email);
+
+        let name_input = text_input("Name", &self.name).on_input(Message::InputName);
+        let email_input = text_input("E-mail", &self.email)
+            .validation_condition(validation_condition)
+            .on_input(Message::InputEmail);
+
+        column()
+            .push(name_input)
+            .push(email_input)
+            .spacing(10)
+            .into()
+    }
+}
+
+fn main() -> std::io::Result<()> {
+    let mut settings = Settings::default();
+    settings = settings.size(Size {
+        width: 480.,
+        height: 480.,
+    });
+
+    let _ = cosmic::app::run::<Window>(settings, ());
+
+    Ok(())
+}
diff --git a/src/widget/text_input/input.rs b/src/widget/text_input/input.rs
index 5bf4f27a..3372ad7d 100644
--- a/src/widget/text_input/input.rs
+++ b/src/widget/text_input/input.rs
@@ -185,6 +185,7 @@ pub struct TextInput<'a, Message> {
     is_secure: bool,
     is_editable: bool,
     is_read_only: bool,
+    is_validated: Option<bool>,
     font: Option<<crate::Renderer as iced_core::text::Renderer>::Font>,
     width: Length,
     padding: Padding,
@@ -228,6 +229,7 @@ where
             is_secure: false,
             is_editable: false,
             is_read_only: false,
+            is_validated: None,
             font: None,
             width: Length::Fill,
             padding: [spacing, spacing, spacing, spacing].into(),
@@ -298,6 +300,11 @@ where
         self
     }
 
+    pub fn validation_condition(mut self, validation_condition: bool) -> Self {
+        self.is_validated = Some(validation_condition);
+        self
+    }
+
     /// Sets the message that should be produced when some text is typed into
     /// the [`TextInput`].
     ///
@@ -415,6 +422,7 @@ where
             self.font,
             self.on_input.is_none(),
             self.is_secure,
+            self.is_validated,
             self.leading_icon.as_ref(),
             self.trailing_icon.as_ref(),
             &self.style,
@@ -806,6 +814,7 @@ where
             self.font,
             self.on_input.is_none(),
             self.is_secure,
+            self.is_validated,
             self.leading_icon.as_ref(),
             self.trailing_icon.as_ref(),
             &self.style,
@@ -1961,6 +1970,7 @@ pub fn draw<'a, Message>(
     font: Option<<crate::Renderer as iced_core::text::Renderer>::Font>,
     is_disabled: bool,
     is_secure: bool,
+    is_validated: Option<bool>,
     icon: Option<&Element<'a, Message, crate::Theme, crate::Renderer>>,
     trailing_icon: Option<&Element<'a, Message, crate::Theme, crate::Renderer>>,
     style: &<crate::Theme as StyleSheet>::Style,
@@ -2022,6 +2032,7 @@ pub fn draw<'a, Message>(
 
     let mut icon_color = appearance.icon_color.unwrap_or(renderer_style.icon_color);
     let mut text_color = appearance.text_color.unwrap_or(renderer_style.text_color);
+    let mut border_color = appearance.border_color;
 
     // TODO: iced will not render alpha itself on text or icon colors.
     if is_disabled {
@@ -2030,6 +2041,12 @@ pub fn draw<'a, Message>(
         text_color = text_color.blend_alpha(background, 0.5);
     }
 
+    if is_validated.is_some() {
+        if !is_validated.unwrap_or_default() {
+            border_color = Color::from(palette::Srgb::new(0.890, 0.145, 0.420));
+        }
+    }
+
     // draw background and its border
     if let Some(border_offset) = appearance.border_offset {
         let offset_bounds = Rectangle {
@@ -2058,7 +2075,7 @@ pub fn draw<'a, Message>(
                 bounds: offset_bounds,
                 border: Border {
                     width: appearance.border_width,
-                    color: appearance.border_color,
+                    color: border_color,
                     radius: appearance.border_radius,
                 },
                 shadow: Shadow {