diff --git a/ccm-cms/src/com/arsdigita/cms/ui/authoring/BasicItemForm.java b/ccm-cms/src/com/arsdigita/cms/ui/authoring/BasicItemForm.java
index 7afa4dd59..4217fd57b 100755
--- a/ccm-cms/src/com/arsdigita/cms/ui/authoring/BasicItemForm.java
+++ b/ccm-cms/src/com/arsdigita/cms/ui/authoring/BasicItemForm.java
@@ -179,11 +179,13 @@ public abstract class BasicItemForm
         add(new Label(getNameLabel()));
         TextField nameWidget = new TextField(new TrimmedStringParameter(NAME));
         nameWidget.addValidationListener(new NameValidationListener());
+        nameWidget.setMaxLength(190);
         nameWidget.setOnFocus("defaulting = false");
         nameWidget.setOnBlur(
                 "if (this.value == '') "
                 + "{ defaulting = true; this.value = urlize(this.form." + TITLE
                 + ".value) } " + " else { this.value = urlize(this.value); }");
+        nameWidget.addValidationListener(new NotNullValidationListener());        
         add(nameWidget);
 
     }
diff --git a/ccm-cms/src/com/arsdigita/cms/ui/authoring/BasicPageForm.java b/ccm-cms/src/com/arsdigita/cms/ui/authoring/BasicPageForm.java
index c8a679b44..be2c3a704 100755
--- a/ccm-cms/src/com/arsdigita/cms/ui/authoring/BasicPageForm.java
+++ b/ccm-cms/src/com/arsdigita/cms/ui/authoring/BasicPageForm.java
@@ -142,6 +142,8 @@ public abstract class BasicPageForm extends BasicItemForm {
 
     @Override
     public void validate(final FormSectionEvent fse) throws FormProcessException {
+        super.validate(fse);
+        
         final ContentItem item = getItemSelectionModel().getSelectedItem(fse.getPageState());
         ACSObject parent = item.getParent();