diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/experiments/dropdown_actions.js b/app/assets/javascripts/experiments/dropdown_actions.js
index 1034e7284..8b5925df8 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/experiments/dropdown_actions.js
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/experiments/dropdown_actions.js
@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
-
 (function(){
 
   // Create ajax hook on given 'element', which should return modal with 'id' =>
   // show that modal
   function initializeModal(element, id){
+
+    // Initializev new experiment modal listner
     $(element)
     .on("ajax:beforeSend", function(){
       animateSpinner();
@@ -15,6 +16,7 @@
         keyboard: false,
       });
       validateMoveModal(id);
+      validateExperimentForm();
     })
     .on("ajax:error", function() {
       animateSpinner(null, false);
@@ -63,6 +65,14 @@
       })
       .clearFormErrors();
     }
+  // Setup front-end validations for experiment form
+  function validateExperimentForm(){
+    var form = $("#new-experiment-modal").find("form");
+    form.on('submit', function(ev){
+      textValidator(ev, $('#new-experiment-name'), false);
+      textValidator(ev, $('#new-experiment-description'), true);
+    });
+    form.clearFormErrors();
   }
   // Initialize no description edit link
   function initEditNoDescription(){
diff --git a/app/views/experiments/_form.html.erb b/app/views/experiments/_form.html.erb
index 29732c85f..ab78ede99 100644
--- a/app/views/experiments/_form.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/experiments/_form.html.erb
@@ -1,7 +1,11 @@
 <div class="row">
   <div class="col-xs-12 col-sm-12 col-md-12 col-lg-12">
     <div  class="form-group">
-      <%= form.text_field :name, label: t("experiments.new.name"), autofocus: true, placeholder: t("experiments.new.name_placeholder") %>
+      <%= form.text_field :name,
+                          label: t("experiments.new.name"),
+                          autofocus: true,
+                          placeholder: t("experiments.new.name_placeholder"),
+                          id: 'new-experiment-name'%>
     </div>
   </div>
 </div>
@@ -9,7 +13,9 @@
 <div class="row">
   <div class="col-xs-12 col-sm-12 col-md-12 col-lg-12">
     <div class="form-group">
-      <%= form.text_area :description, label: t('experiments.new.description') %>
+      <%= form.text_area :description,
+                         label: t('experiments.new.description'),
+                         id: 'new-experiment-description' %>
     </div>
   </div>
 </div>