diff --git a/forms/src/main/java/org/devgateway/toolkit/forms/validators/UniquePropertyValidator.java b/forms/src/main/java/org/devgateway/toolkit/forms/validators/UniquePropertyValidator.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..6f957278
--- /dev/null
+++ b/forms/src/main/java/org/devgateway/toolkit/forms/validators/UniquePropertyValidator.java
@@ -0,0 +1,60 @@
+package org.devgateway.toolkit.forms.validators;
+
+import org.apache.wicket.Component;
+import org.apache.wicket.model.IModel;
+import org.apache.wicket.model.StringResourceModel;
+import org.apache.wicket.validation.IValidatable;
+import org.apache.wicket.validation.IValidator;
+import org.apache.wicket.validation.ValidationError;
+import org.devgateway.toolkit.persistence.dao.GenericPersistable;
+import org.devgateway.toolkit.persistence.service.UniquePropertyService;
+
+import java.io.Serializable;
+import java.util.Collection;
+import java.util.Collections;
+
+/**
+ * @author Nadejda Mandrescu
+ */
+public class UniquePropertyValidator<T extends GenericPersistable & Serializable, V> implements IValidator<V> {
+    private static final long serialVersionUID = -7185120038483258730L;
+
+    protected final UniquePropertyService<T> uniquePropertyService;
+    protected final Collection<Long> entityIdsToIgnore;
+    protected final String propertyName;
+    protected final IModel<String> propertyLabel;
+
+    public UniquePropertyValidator(final UniquePropertyService<T> uniquePropertyService,
+            final long entityIdToIgnore, final String propertyName, final Component component) {
+        this(uniquePropertyService, Collections.singleton(entityIdToIgnore), propertyName, component);
+    }
+
+    public UniquePropertyValidator(final UniquePropertyService<T> uniquePropertyService,
+            final Collection<Long> entityIdsToIgnore, final String propertyName, final Component component) {
+        this(uniquePropertyService, entityIdsToIgnore, propertyName,
+                new StringResourceModel(propertyName + ".label", component));
+    }
+
+    public UniquePropertyValidator(final UniquePropertyService<T> uniquePropertyService,
+            final Collection<Long> entityIdsToIgnore, final String propertyName, final IModel<String> propertyLabel) {
+        if (entityIdsToIgnore.isEmpty()) {
+            entityIdsToIgnore.add(-1L);
+        }
+        this.uniquePropertyService = uniquePropertyService;
+        this.entityIdsToIgnore = entityIdsToIgnore;
+        this.propertyName = propertyName;
+        this.propertyLabel = propertyLabel;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void validate(final IValidatable<V> validatable) {
+        final V value = validatable.getValue();
+        if (uniquePropertyService.existsByProperty(propertyName, value, entityIdsToIgnore)) {
+            ValidationError error = new ValidationError(this);
+            error.setVariable("label", propertyLabel.getObject());
+            error.setVariable("input", value);
+            validatable.error(error);
+        }
+    }
+
+}
diff --git a/forms/src/main/java/org/devgateway/toolkit/forms/validators/UniquePropertyValidator.properties b/forms/src/main/java/org/devgateway/toolkit/forms/validators/UniquePropertyValidator.properties
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d45cbbc4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/forms/src/main/java/org/devgateway/toolkit/forms/validators/UniquePropertyValidator.properties
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+UniquePropertyValidator=${label} equal to '${input}' already exists
diff --git a/forms/src/main/java/org/devgateway/toolkit/forms/wicket/page/edit/EditTestFormPage.java b/forms/src/main/java/org/devgateway/toolkit/forms/wicket/page/edit/EditTestFormPage.java
index 8e92a3c3..ddcb5af6 100644
--- a/forms/src/main/java/org/devgateway/toolkit/forms/wicket/page/edit/EditTestFormPage.java
+++ b/forms/src/main/java/org/devgateway/toolkit/forms/wicket/page/edit/EditTestFormPage.java
@@ -17,7 +17,9 @@
 import org.apache.wicket.authroles.authorization.strategies.role.annotations.AuthorizeInstantiation;
 import org.apache.wicket.request.mapper.parameter.PageParameters;
 import org.apache.wicket.spring.injection.annot.SpringBean;
+import org.apache.wicket.util.lang.Objects;
 import org.devgateway.toolkit.forms.security.SecurityConstants;
+import org.devgateway.toolkit.forms.validators.UniquePropertyValidator;
 import org.devgateway.toolkit.forms.wicket.components.form.CheckBoxBootstrapFormComponent;
 import org.devgateway.toolkit.forms.wicket.components.form.CheckBoxPickerBootstrapFormComponent;
 import org.devgateway.toolkit.forms.wicket.components.form.CheckBoxToggleBootstrapFormComponent;
@@ -77,6 +79,8 @@ protected void onInitialize() {
         TextFieldBootstrapFormComponent<String> textField = new TextFieldBootstrapFormComponent<>("textField");
         editForm.add(textField);
         textField.required();
+        textField.getField().add(new UniquePropertyValidator<>(testFormService, Objects.defaultIfNull(entityId, -1L),
+                "textField", this));
         textField.enableRevisionsView();
 
 
diff --git a/persistence/src/main/java/org/devgateway/toolkit/persistence/repository/TestFormRepository.java b/persistence/src/main/java/org/devgateway/toolkit/persistence/repository/TestFormRepository.java
index b432d313..d0e07353 100644
--- a/persistence/src/main/java/org/devgateway/toolkit/persistence/repository/TestFormRepository.java
+++ b/persistence/src/main/java/org/devgateway/toolkit/persistence/repository/TestFormRepository.java
@@ -13,12 +13,14 @@
 
 import org.devgateway.toolkit.persistence.dao.TestForm;
 import org.devgateway.toolkit.persistence.repository.norepository.BaseJpaRepository;
+import org.devgateway.toolkit.persistence.repository.norepository.UniquePropertyRepository;
 import org.springframework.transaction.annotation.Transactional;
 
 /**
  * @author mpostelnicu
  */
 @Transactional
-public interface TestFormRepository extends BaseJpaRepository<TestForm, Long> {
+public interface TestFormRepository extends BaseJpaRepository<TestForm, Long>,
+        UniquePropertyRepository<TestForm, Long> {
 
 }
diff --git a/persistence/src/main/java/org/devgateway/toolkit/persistence/repository/norepository/SpecificationUtils.java b/persistence/src/main/java/org/devgateway/toolkit/persistence/repository/norepository/SpecificationUtils.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..cc0d5fa0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/persistence/src/main/java/org/devgateway/toolkit/persistence/repository/norepository/SpecificationUtils.java
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+package org.devgateway.toolkit.persistence.repository.norepository;
+
+import org.apache.commons.lang3.StringUtils;
+
+import javax.persistence.criteria.CriteriaBuilder;
+import javax.persistence.criteria.Expression;
+import javax.persistence.criteria.Predicate;
+import javax.persistence.criteria.Root;
+
+/**
+ * @author Nadejda Mandrescu
+ */
+public final class SpecificationUtils {
+    private SpecificationUtils() {
+    }
+
+    public static Expression<String> ignoreCaseLikeValue(final CriteriaBuilder cb, final String value) {
+        return cb.lower(cb.concat(cb.concat(cb.literal("%"), value), "%"));
+    }
+
+    public static Predicate equalIgnoreCaseValue(final Root<?> root, final CriteriaBuilder cb,
+            final String propertyName, final String value) {
+        return cb.equal(cb.lower(root.get(propertyName)), StringUtils.lowerCase(value));
+    }
+
+}
diff --git a/persistence/src/main/java/org/devgateway/toolkit/persistence/repository/norepository/UniquePropertyRepository.java b/persistence/src/main/java/org/devgateway/toolkit/persistence/repository/norepository/UniquePropertyRepository.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..6853ac8a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/persistence/src/main/java/org/devgateway/toolkit/persistence/repository/norepository/UniquePropertyRepository.java
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+package org.devgateway.toolkit.persistence.repository.norepository;
+
+import org.devgateway.toolkit.persistence.dao.GenericPersistable;
+import org.springframework.data.jpa.domain.Specification;
+import org.springframework.data.repository.NoRepositoryBean;
+import org.springframework.transaction.annotation.Transactional;
+
+import javax.persistence.criteria.Path;
+import javax.persistence.criteria.Predicate;
+import java.io.Serializable;
+import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.Collection;
+import java.util.List;
+
+/**
+ * @author Nadejda Mandrescu
+ */
+@NoRepositoryBean
+@Transactional
+public interface UniquePropertyRepository<T extends GenericPersistable, ID extends Serializable>
+        extends BaseJpaRepository<T, ID> {
+
+    default Specification<T> getFindByPropertySpecification(final String propertyName, final Object propertyValue,
+            final Collection<ID> ignoreIds) {
+        return (root, query, cb) -> {
+            List<Predicate> predicates = new ArrayList<>();
+            Path<?> propertyPath = root.get(propertyName);
+            if (String.class.isAssignableFrom(propertyPath.getJavaType())) {
+                predicates.add(SpecificationUtils.equalIgnoreCaseValue(root, cb, propertyName, (String) propertyValue));
+            } else {
+                predicates.add(cb.equal(propertyPath, propertyValue));
+            }
+            predicates.add(root.get("id").in(ignoreIds).not());
+            return cb.and(predicates.toArray(new Predicate[predicates.size()]));
+        };
+    };
+
+}
diff --git a/persistence/src/main/java/org/devgateway/toolkit/persistence/service/TestFormService.java b/persistence/src/main/java/org/devgateway/toolkit/persistence/service/TestFormService.java
index 99ed4e64..eae176d6 100644
--- a/persistence/src/main/java/org/devgateway/toolkit/persistence/service/TestFormService.java
+++ b/persistence/src/main/java/org/devgateway/toolkit/persistence/service/TestFormService.java
@@ -2,6 +2,6 @@
 
 import org.devgateway.toolkit.persistence.dao.TestForm;
 
-public interface TestFormService extends BaseJpaService<TestForm> {
+public interface TestFormService extends BaseJpaService<TestForm>, UniquePropertyService<TestForm> {
 
 }
diff --git a/persistence/src/main/java/org/devgateway/toolkit/persistence/service/TestFormServiceImpl.java b/persistence/src/main/java/org/devgateway/toolkit/persistence/service/TestFormServiceImpl.java
index f669b5e1..54019f33 100644
--- a/persistence/src/main/java/org/devgateway/toolkit/persistence/service/TestFormServiceImpl.java
+++ b/persistence/src/main/java/org/devgateway/toolkit/persistence/service/TestFormServiceImpl.java
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 import org.devgateway.toolkit.persistence.dao.TestForm;
 import org.devgateway.toolkit.persistence.repository.TestFormRepository;
 import org.devgateway.toolkit.persistence.repository.norepository.BaseJpaRepository;
+import org.devgateway.toolkit.persistence.repository.norepository.UniquePropertyRepository;
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Autowired;
 import org.springframework.cache.annotation.CacheConfig;
 import org.springframework.stereotype.Service;
@@ -23,6 +24,11 @@ protected BaseJpaRepository<TestForm, Long> repository() {
         return testFormRepository;
     }
 
+    @Override
+    public UniquePropertyRepository<TestForm, Long> uniquePropertyRepository() {
+        return testFormRepository;
+    }
+
     @Override
     public TestForm newInstance() {
         return new TestForm();
diff --git a/persistence/src/main/java/org/devgateway/toolkit/persistence/service/UniquePropertyService.java b/persistence/src/main/java/org/devgateway/toolkit/persistence/service/UniquePropertyService.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..de9b60ca
--- /dev/null
+++ b/persistence/src/main/java/org/devgateway/toolkit/persistence/service/UniquePropertyService.java
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+package org.devgateway.toolkit.persistence.service;
+
+import org.devgateway.toolkit.persistence.dao.GenericPersistable;
+import org.devgateway.toolkit.persistence.repository.norepository.UniquePropertyRepository;
+import org.springframework.data.jpa.domain.Specification;
+
+import java.io.Serializable;
+import java.util.Collection;
+
+/**
+ * @author Nadejda Mandrescu
+ */
+public interface UniquePropertyService<T extends GenericPersistable & Serializable> {
+    UniquePropertyRepository<T, Long> uniquePropertyRepository();
+
+    default T findByProperty(final String propertyName, final Object propertyValue, final Collection<Long> ignoreIds) {
+        final Specification<T> spec =
+                uniquePropertyRepository().getFindByPropertySpecification(propertyName, propertyValue, ignoreIds);
+
+        return uniquePropertyRepository().findOne(spec).orElse(null);
+    }
+
+    default boolean existsByProperty(final String propertyName, final Object propertyValue,
+            final Collection<Long> ignoreIds) {
+        final Specification<T> spec =
+                uniquePropertyRepository().getFindByPropertySpecification(propertyName, propertyValue, ignoreIds);
+
+        return uniquePropertyRepository().count(spec) > 0;
+    }
+
+}