diff --git a/ui/app/models/namespace.js b/ui/app/models/namespace.js
index 0cfc5949d8..5a2b2174b6 100644
--- a/ui/app/models/namespace.js
+++ b/ui/app/models/namespace.js
@@ -5,19 +5,23 @@
 
 import Model, { attr } from '@ember-data/model';
 import { withExpandedAttributes } from 'vault/decorators/model-expanded-attributes';
+import { withModelValidations } from 'vault/decorators/model-validations';
 
 @withExpandedAttributes()
+@withModelValidations({
+  path: [
+    { type: 'presence', message: `Path can't be blank.` },
+    { type: 'endsInSlash', message: `Path can't end in forward slash '/'.` },
+    {
+      type: 'containsWhiteSpace',
+      message: "Path can't contain whitespace.",
+    },
+  ],
+})
 export default class NamespaceModel extends Model {
-  @attr('string', {
-    validationAttr: 'pathIsValid',
-    invalidMessage: 'You have entered and invalid path please only include letters, numbers, -, ., and _.',
-  })
+  @attr('string')
   path;
 
-  get pathIsValid() {
-    return this.path && this.path.match(/^[\w\d-.]+$/g);
-  }
-
   get fields() {
     return ['path'].map((f) => this.allByKey[f]);
   }
diff --git a/ui/lib/core/addon/components/edit-form.js b/ui/lib/core/addon/components/edit-form.js
index e71c09f7d8..12f8b8205d 100644
--- a/ui/lib/core/addon/components/edit-form.js
+++ b/ui/lib/core/addon/components/edit-form.js
@@ -15,6 +15,9 @@ export default Component.extend({
   layout,
   flashMessages: service(),
 
+  // internal validations
+  invalidFormAlert: '',
+  modelValidations: null,
   // public API
   model: null,
   successMessage: 'Saved!',
@@ -38,10 +41,25 @@ export default Component.extend({
   // is the case, set this value to true
   callOnSaveAfterRender: false,
 
+  checkModelValidity(model) {
+    if (model.validate) {
+      const { isValid, state, invalidFormMessage } = model.validate();
+      this.set('modelValidations', state);
+      this.set('invalidFormAlert', invalidFormMessage);
+      return isValid;
+    }
+    // no validations on model; return true
+    return true;
+  },
+
   save: task(
     waitFor(function* (model, options = { method: 'save' }) {
       const { method } = options;
       const messageKey = method === 'save' ? 'successMessage' : 'deleteSuccessMessage';
+      if (method === 'save' && !this.checkModelValidity(model)) {
+        // if saving and model invalid, don't continue
+        return;
+      }
       try {
         yield model[method]();
       } catch (err) {
diff --git a/ui/lib/core/addon/components/form-field.hbs b/ui/lib/core/addon/components/form-field.hbs
index 7c9e4b5af0..31be930f44 100644
--- a/ui/lib/core/addon/components/form-field.hbs
+++ b/ui/lib/core/addon/components/form-field.hbs
@@ -281,12 +281,6 @@
           class="input {{if this.validationError 'has-error-border'}}"
           maxLength={{@attr.options.characterLimit}}
         />
-        {{! TODO: explore removing in favor of new model validations pattern since it is only used on the namespace model }}
-        {{#if @attr.options.validationAttr}}
-          {{#if (and (get @model this.valuePath) (not (get @model @attr.options.validationAttr)))}}
-            <AlertInline @type="danger" @message={{@attr.options.invalidMessage}} />
-          {{/if}}
-        {{/if}}
       {{/if}}
     </div>
   {{else if (or (eq @attr.type "boolean") (eq @attr.options.editType "boolean"))}}
diff --git a/ui/lib/core/addon/templates/components/form-save-buttons.hbs b/ui/lib/core/addon/components/form-save-buttons.hbs
similarity index 77%
rename from ui/lib/core/addon/templates/components/form-save-buttons.hbs
rename to ui/lib/core/addon/components/form-save-buttons.hbs
index cf55864579..2f6194d7a9 100644
--- a/ui/lib/core/addon/templates/components/form-save-buttons.hbs
+++ b/ui/lib/core/addon/components/form-save-buttons.hbs
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
   SPDX-License-Identifier: BUSL-1.1
 ~}}
 
-<div class="field is-grouped is-grouped-split is-fullwidth box is-bottomless {{if (eq @includeBox false) 'is-shadowless'}}">
+<div class="field is-fullwidth box is-bottomless {{if (eq @includeBox false) 'is-shadowless'}}">
   <div class="field is-grouped">
     <div class="control">
       <button
@@ -24,10 +24,11 @@
     {{/if}}
     {{#if @onCancel}}
       <div class="control">
-        <button type="button" class="button" onclick={{action this.onCancel}} data-test-cancel-button>
+        <button type="button" class="button" onclick={{action @onCancel}} data-test-cancel-button>
           {{or @cancelButtonText "Cancel"}}
         </button>
       </div>
     {{/if}}
   </div>
+  {{yield to="error"}}
 </div>
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diff --git a/ui/lib/core/addon/components/form-save-buttons.js b/ui/lib/core/addon/components/form-save-buttons.js
index 24cffe4ea1..a5029c1f6d 100644
--- a/ui/lib/core/addon/components/form-save-buttons.js
+++ b/ui/lib/core/addon/components/form-save-buttons.js
@@ -3,18 +3,19 @@
  * SPDX-License-Identifier: BUSL-1.1
  */
 
-import Component from '@ember/component';
-import { computed } from '@ember/object';
-import layout from '../templates/components/form-save-buttons';
+import Component from '@glimmer/component';
 
 /**
  * @module FormSaveButtons
  * `FormSaveButtons` displays a button save and a cancel button at the bottom of a form.
+ * To show an overall inline error message, use the :error yielded block like shown below.
  *
  * @example
  * ```js
  * <FormSaveButtons @saveButtonText="Save" @isSaving={{isSaving}} @cancelLinkParams={{array
- * "foo.route"}} />
+ * "foo.route"}}>
+ *   <:error>This is an error</:error>
+ * </FormSaveButtons>
  * ```
  *
  * @param [saveButtonText="Save" {String}] - The text that will be rendered on the Save button.
@@ -26,13 +27,11 @@ import layout from '../templates/components/form-save-buttons';
  *
  */
 
-export default Component.extend({
-  layout,
-  tagName: '',
-
-  cancelLink: computed('cancelLinkParams.[]', function () {
-    if (!Array.isArray(this.cancelLinkParams) || !this.cancelLinkParams.length) return;
-    const [route, ...models] = this.cancelLinkParams;
+export default class FormSaveButtons extends Component {
+  get cancelLink() {
+    const { cancelLinkParams } = this.args;
+    if (!Array.isArray(cancelLinkParams) || !cancelLinkParams.length) return null;
+    const [route, ...models] = cancelLinkParams;
     return { route, models };
-  }),
-});
+  }
+}
diff --git a/ui/lib/core/addon/templates/components/edit-form.hbs b/ui/lib/core/addon/templates/components/edit-form.hbs
index 11248b5479..02f0b12a0e 100644
--- a/ui/lib/core/addon/templates/components/edit-form.hbs
+++ b/ui/lib/core/addon/templates/components/edit-form.hbs
@@ -9,17 +9,29 @@
     <NamespaceReminder @mode="save" />
     {{#if (or this.model.fields this.model.attrs)}}
       {{#each (or this.model.fields this.model.attrs) as |attr|}}
-        <FormField data-test-field @attr={{attr}} @model={{this.model}} @mode={{@mode}} />
+        <FormField
+          data-test-field
+          @attr={{attr}}
+          @model={{this.model}}
+          @mode={{@mode}}
+          @modelValidations={{this.modelValidations}}
+        />
       {{/each}}
     {{else if this.model.fieldGroups}}
-      <FormFieldGroups @model={{this.model}} @mode={{@mode}} />
+      <FormFieldGroups @model={{this.model}} @mode={{@mode}} @modelValidations={{this.modelValidations}} />
     {{/if}}
   </div>
   <FormSaveButtons
     @isSaving={{this.save.isRunning}}
     @saveButtonText={{this.saveButtonText}}
-    @canceLinkParams={{@canceLinkParams}}
+    @cancelLinkParams={{@cancelLinkParams}}
     @includeBox={{this.includeBox}}
     @onCancel={{@onCancel}}
-  />
+  >
+    <:error>
+      {{#if this.invalidFormAlert}}
+        <AlertInline @type="danger" @paddingTop={{true}} @message={{this.invalidFormAlert}} @mimicRefresh={{true}} />
+      {{/if}}
+    </:error>
+  </FormSaveButtons>
 </form>
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