diff --git a/resources/qml/WelcomePages/AddLocalPrinterScrollView.qml b/resources/qml/WelcomePages/AddLocalPrinterScrollView.qml
index 157a3262ec..37934f9ac2 100644
--- a/resources/qml/WelcomePages/AddLocalPrinterScrollView.qml
+++ b/resources/qml/WelcomePages/AddLocalPrinterScrollView.qml
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ Item
 
     // User-editable printer name
     property alias printerName: printerNameTextField.text
+    property alias isPrinterNameValid: printerNameTextField.acceptableInput
 
     onCurrentItemChanged:
     {
@@ -211,6 +212,10 @@ Item
             id: printerNameTextField
             anchors.verticalCenter: parent.verticalCenter
             width: (parent.width / 2) | 0
+            placeholderText: catalog.i18nc("@text", "Please give your printer a name")
+
+            // Make sure that the fill is not empty
+            validator: RegExpValidator { regExp: /.+/ }
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/resources/qml/WelcomePages/AddNetworkOrLocalPrinterContent.qml b/resources/qml/WelcomePages/AddNetworkOrLocalPrinterContent.qml
index b5484e9916..34ec3b4a24 100644
--- a/resources/qml/WelcomePages/AddNetworkOrLocalPrinterContent.qml
+++ b/resources/qml/WelcomePages/AddNetworkOrLocalPrinterContent.qml
@@ -118,7 +118,10 @@ Item
             }
             else
             {
-                return addLocalPrinterDropDown.contentItem.currentItem != null
+                // Printer name cannot be empty
+                const localPrinterItem = addLocalPrinterDropDown.contentItem.currentItem
+                const isPrinterNameValid = addLocalPrinterDropDown.contentItem.isPrinterNameValid
+                return localPrinterItem != null && isPrinterNameValid
             }
         }
 
diff --git a/resources/qml/Widgets/TextField.qml b/resources/qml/Widgets/TextField.qml
index 8161dfe532..fcdcae53be 100644
--- a/resources/qml/Widgets/TextField.qml
+++ b/resources/qml/Widgets/TextField.qml
@@ -37,11 +37,28 @@ TextField
             {
                 return UM.Theme.getColor("setting_control_disabled_border")
             }
+            if (!textField.acceptableInput)
+            {
+                return UM.Theme.getColor("setting_validation_error")
+            }
             if (textField.hovered || textField.activeFocus)
             {
                 return UM.Theme.getColor("setting_control_border_highlight")
             }
             return UM.Theme.getColor("setting_control_border")
         }
+
+        color:
+        {
+            if (!textField.enabled)
+            {
+                return UM.Theme.getColor("setting_control_disabled")
+            }
+            if (!textField.acceptableInput)
+            {
+                return UM.Theme.getColor("setting_validation_error_background")
+            }
+            return UM.Theme.getColor("setting_control")
+        }
     }
 }