diff --git a/src/process/validation/i18n/en.ts b/src/process/validation/i18n/en.ts
index d1de6ca3..53a78a3b 100644
--- a/src/process/validation/i18n/en.ts
+++ b/src/process/validation/i18n/en.ts
@@ -33,5 +33,8 @@ export const EN_ERRORS = {
     valueIsNotAvailable: '{{ field }} is an invalid value.',
     time: '{{field}} is not a valid time.',
     invalidDate: '{{field}} is not a valid date',
-    number: '{{field}} is not a valid number.'
+    number: '{{field}} is not a valid number.',
+    requiredDayField: '{{ field }} is required',
+    requiredMonthField: '{{ field }} is required',
+    requiredYearField: '{{ field }} is required'
 };
diff --git a/src/process/validation/rules/__tests__/validateRequiredDay.test.ts b/src/process/validation/rules/__tests__/validateRequiredDay.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..6492843c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/process/validation/rules/__tests__/validateRequiredDay.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+import {expect} from 'chai'
+import {FieldError} from 'error';
+import {simpleDayField} from './fixtures/components';
+import {generateProcessorContext} from "./fixtures/util";
+import {validateRequiredDay} from '../validateRequiredDay'
+
+it('Validating a day component without data will return a requiredDayEmpty FieldError', async () => {
+    const component = {
+        ...simpleDayField,
+        fields: {day: {required: true}, month: {required: false}, year: {required: false}}
+    };
+    const data = {}
+    const context = generateProcessorContext(component, data);
+    const result = await validateRequiredDay(context);
+    expect(result).to.be.instanceOf(FieldError);
+    expect(result?.errorKeyOrMessage).to.equal('requiredDayEmpty');
+});
+
+it('Validating a day component that requires day will return a FieldError if day is not given', async () => {
+    const component = {
+        ...simpleDayField,
+        fields: {day: {required: true}}
+    }
+    const data = {component: "01/00/2024"};
+    const context = generateProcessorContext(component, data);
+    const result = await validateRequiredDay(context);
+    expect(result).to.be.instanceOf(FieldError);
+    expect(result?.errorKeyOrMessage).to.equal('requiredDayField');
+});
+
+it('Validating a day component that requires month will return a FieldError if month is not given', async () => {
+    const component = {
+        ...simpleDayField,
+        fields: {month: {required: true}}
+    }
+    const data = {component: "00/01/2024"};
+    const context = generateProcessorContext(component, data);
+    const result = await validateRequiredDay(context);
+    expect(result).to.be.instanceOf(FieldError);
+    expect(result?.errorKeyOrMessage).to.equal('requiredMonthField');
+});
+
+it('Validating a day component that requires year will return a FieldError if year is not given', async () => {
+    const component = {
+        ...simpleDayField,
+        fields: {year: {required: true}}
+    };
+    const data = {component: "01/01/0000"};
+    const context = generateProcessorContext(component, data);
+    const result = await validateRequiredDay(context);
+    expect(result).to.be.instanceOf(FieldError);
+    expect(result?.errorKeyOrMessage).to.equal('requiredYearField');
+});
diff --git a/src/process/validation/rules/validateRequiredDay.ts b/src/process/validation/rules/validateRequiredDay.ts
index dcc08095..f2917e9a 100644
--- a/src/process/validation/rules/validateRequiredDay.ts
+++ b/src/process/validation/rules/validateRequiredDay.ts
@@ -6,17 +6,13 @@ const isValidatableDayComponent = (component: any): component is DayComponent =>
     return (
         component &&
         component.type === 'day' &&
-        component.fields.day &&
-        component.fields.day.required
+        (component.fields?.day?.required || component.fields?.month?.required || component.fields?.year?.required)
     );
 };
 
 export const shouldValidate = (context: ValidationContext) => {
     const { component } = context;
-    if (!isValidatableDayComponent(component)) {
-        return false;
-    }
-    return true;
+    return isValidatableDayComponent(component);
 };
 
 export const validateRequiredDay: RuleFn = async (context: ValidationContext) => {
@@ -28,6 +24,9 @@ export const validateRequiredDaySync: RuleFnSync = (context: ValidationContext)
     if (!shouldValidate(context)) {
         return null;
     }
+    if(!isValidatableDayComponent(component)){
+        return null;
+    }
     if (!value) {
         return new FieldError('requiredDayEmpty', context, 'day');
     }
@@ -38,19 +37,19 @@ export const validateRequiredDaySync: RuleFnSync = (context: ValidationContext)
             'validate:validateRequiredDay'
         );
     }
-    const [DAY, MONTH, YEAR] = (component as DayComponent).dayFirst ? [0, 1, 2] : [1, 0, 2];
+    const [DAY, MONTH, YEAR] = (component).dayFirst ? [0, 1, 2] : [1, 0, 2];
     const values = value.split('/').map((x) => parseInt(x, 10)),
         day = values[DAY],
         month = values[MONTH],
         year = values[YEAR];
 
-    if (!day && (component as DayComponent).fields.day.required === true) {
+    if (!day && component.fields?.day?.required) {
         return new FieldError('requiredDayField', context, 'day');
     }
-    if (!month && (component as DayComponent).fields.month.required === true) {
+    if (!month && component.fields?.month?.required) {
         return new FieldError('requiredMonthField', context, 'day');
     }
-    if (!year && (component as DayComponent).fields.year.required === true) {
+    if (!year && component.fields?.year?.required) {
         return new FieldError('requiredYearField', context, 'day');
     }
     return null;