diff --git a/lib/form/validate.js b/lib/form/validate.js
index 1c17954..722108d 100644
--- a/lib/form/validate.js
+++ b/lib/form/validate.js
@@ -200,12 +200,23 @@ const buildValues = working => {
  *
  * @param {object} input - Input Type being tested
  * @param {ValidationSettings} settings - All validation settings
+ * @param {function} validation - The validation function to run
+ * @param {string} required - The required check to run (save/publish)
  *
  * @returns {true|FormInputValues} - Returns `true` if there are no validation or required issues, {FormInputValues} with error messages as values if there are
  */
-const valueCheck = (input, settings, validation) => {
-  if (input.target.hasOwnProperty('required') && (input.target.required === 'save' || input.target.required === 'publish') && input.target.value === '') {
-    return 'Field cannot be left blank!';
+const valueCheck = (input, settings, validation, required) => {
+  // Check for Required
+  if (input.target.hasOwnProperty('required') && input.target.value === '') {
+    // Only require a publishable field if we're checking against publish
+    if (required === 'publish' && input.target.required === 'publish') {
+      return 'Field is required to be published!';
+    }
+
+    // Only return require save fields
+    if (input.target.required === 'save') {
+      return 'Field is required to be saved!';
+    }
   }
 
   if (settings.repeatable.hasOwnProperty('min') && ((!Array.isArray(input.all) && settings.repeatable.min > 1) || (Array.isArray(input.all) && input.all.length < settings.repeatable.min))) {
@@ -220,10 +231,21 @@ const valueCheck = (input, settings, validation) => {
  *
  * @param {FormInputValues} raw - Raw form input
  * @param {InputType} type - Individual input type
+ * @param {string} check - Either `save`, `publish` to validate required correctly
  *
  * @returns {true|FormInputValues} - Returns `true` if there are no validation issues, {FormInputValues} with error messages as values if there are
  */
-const validate = (raw, type) => {
+const validate = (raw, type, check) => {
+  let required = check;
+
+  if (typeof required === 'undefined') {
+    required = 'publish';
+  }
+
+  if (typeof required !== 'string' || ['save', 'publish'].indexOf(required) < 0) {
+    throw new Error('Parameter `check` must either be `save` or `publish`');
+  }
+
   let working = split(raw);
   const allSettings = buildSettings(type);
   const allRepeatables = buildRepeatables(type);
@@ -257,7 +279,7 @@ const validate = (raw, type) => {
       }
 
       // Run the validation function
-      result.validation = valueCheck(input, settings, plugin.validation[plugin.inputs[0][result.input].validation.function]);
+      result.validation = valueCheck(input, settings, plugin.validation[plugin.inputs[0][result.input].validation.function], required);
     }
 
     // check if input is required, supersede main plugin
@@ -267,7 +289,7 @@ const validate = (raw, type) => {
       }
 
       // Run the validation function
-      result.validation = valueCheck(input, settings, plugin.validation[plugin.inputs[result.input].validation.function]);
+      result.validation = valueCheck(input, settings, plugin.validation[plugin.inputs[result.input].validation.function], required);
     }
 
     return result;
diff --git a/tests/fixtures/content-types/baz.yml b/tests/fixtures/content-types/baz.yml
index b3fb4f7..d7c112f 100644
--- a/tests/fixtures/content-types/baz.yml
+++ b/tests/fixtures/content-types/baz.yml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ attributes:
     inputs:
       text:
         settings:
-          empty: false
+          empty: true
   - type: text
     name: Input required save
     id: input-required-save
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ attributes:
       text:
         required: 'save'
         settings:
-          empty: false
+          empty: true
   - type: text
     name: Plugin required publish
     id: plugin-required-publish
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ attributes:
     inputs:
       text:
         settings:
-          empty: false
+          empty: true
   - type: text
     name: Input required publish
     id: input-required-publish
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ attributes:
       text:
         required: 'publish'
         settings:
-          empty: false
+          empty: true
   - type: text
     name: Plugin required bad level
     id: plugin-required-bad-level
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ attributes:
     inputs:
       text:
         settings:
-          empty: false
+          empty: true
   - type: text
     name: Input required bad level
     id: input-required-bad-level
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ attributes:
       text:
         required: 'smublish'
         settings:
-          empty: false
+          empty: true
   - type: quote
     name: MULTI Plugin required save
     id: multi-plugin-required-save
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ attributes:
       author:
         required: 'publish'
         settings:
-          empty: false
+          empty: true
   - type: selects-related
     name: Two related select elements
     id: input-related-selects
diff --git a/tests/validate.js b/tests/validate.js
index 4f75bd7..bbddd3e 100644
--- a/tests/validate.js
+++ b/tests/validate.js
@@ -259,7 +259,7 @@ test('Required - Pass', t => {
   });
 });
 
-test('Required - Fail', t => {
+test('Required Publish with Empty Save', t => {
   return types.only('baz').then(ct => {
     const input = {
       'plugin-required-save--text': '',
@@ -267,8 +267,8 @@ test('Required - Fail', t => {
     };
 
     const expected = {
-      'plugin-required-save--text': 'Field cannot be left blank!',
-      'input-required-save--text': 'Field cannot be left blank!',
+      'plugin-required-save--text': 'Field is required to be saved!',
+      'input-required-save--text': 'Field is required to be saved!',
     };
 
     const result = validation(input, ct);
@@ -276,3 +276,50 @@ test('Required - Fail', t => {
     t.deepEqual(result, expected, 'Returns an object of inputs that have failed');
   });
 });
+
+test('Required Publish with Empty Publish and Save', t => {
+  return types.only('baz').then(ct => {
+    const input = {
+      'plugin-required-save--text': '',
+      'input-required-publish--text': '',
+    };
+
+    const expected = {
+      'plugin-required-save--text': 'Field is required to be saved!',
+      'input-required-publish--text': 'Field is required to be published!',
+    };
+
+    const result = validation(input, ct);
+
+    t.deepEqual(result, expected, 'Returns an object of inputs that have failed');
+  });
+});
+
+
+test('Required Save with Empty Publish', t => {
+  return types.only('baz').then(ct => {
+    const input = {
+      'plugin-required-publish--text': '',
+      'input-required-publish--text': '',
+    };
+
+    const result = validation(input, ct, 'save');
+
+    t.true(result, 'No errors for just publish on save');
+  });
+});
+
+test('Validation fails if required check is wrong', t => {
+  return types.only('baz').then(ct => {
+    const input = {
+      'plugin-required-publish--text': '',
+      'input-required-publish--text': '',
+    };
+
+    validation(input, ct, 'foo');
+
+    t.fail();
+  }).catch(e => {
+    t.is(e.message, 'Parameter `check` must either be `save` or `publish`', 'Errors out as expected');
+  });
+});