diff --git a/plugins/communications-app/IndividualEmails/index.jsx b/plugins/communications-app/IndividualEmails/index.jsx
index 74596cdc..cfa19098 100644
--- a/plugins/communications-app/IndividualEmails/index.jsx
+++ b/plugins/communications-app/IndividualEmails/index.jsx
@@ -8,8 +8,9 @@ import {
   Container,
 } from '@edx/paragon';
 import { Person, Close } from '@edx/paragon/icons';
-import { useIntl } from '@edx/frontend-platform/i18n';
+import { useIntl, FormattedMessage } from '@edx/frontend-platform/i18n';
 import { logError } from '@edx/frontend-platform/logging';
+import { useSelector } from '@communications-app/src/components/bulk-email-tool/bulk-email-form/BuildEmailFormExtensible/context';
 
 import { getLearnersEmailInstructorTask } from './api';
 import messages from './messages';
@@ -26,6 +27,8 @@ const IndividualEmails = ({
   const [isLoading, setIsLoading] = useState(false);
   const [options, setOptions] = useState([]);
   const [inputValue] = useState([]);
+  const formData = useSelector((state) => state.form);
+  const { isFormSubmitted } = formData;
 
   const handleSearchEmailLearners = async (userEmail) => {
     setIsLoading(true);
@@ -57,6 +60,8 @@ const IndividualEmails = ({
     }
   };
 
+  const isIndividualEmailsInvalid = isFormSubmitted && emailList.length === 0;
+
   return (
     <Container className="col-12 my-5">
       <Form.Label className="mt-3" data-testid="learners-email-input-label">
@@ -81,6 +86,21 @@ const IndividualEmails = ({
           </span>
         )}
       />
+
+      { isIndividualEmailsInvalid && (
+      <Form.Control.Feedback
+        className="px-2 my-2"
+        type="invalid"
+        hasIcon
+      >
+        <FormattedMessage
+          id="bulk.email.form.email.learners.error"
+          defaultMessage="At least one email is required"
+          description="An Error message located under the recipients list. Visible only on failure"
+        />
+      </Form.Control.Feedback>
+      )}
+
       {emailList.length > 0 && (
       <Container className="email-list">
         <Form.Label className="col-12" data-testid="learners-email-list-label">
diff --git a/plugins/communications-app/RecipientsForm/index.jsx b/plugins/communications-app/RecipientsForm/index.jsx
index fd16ffbd..36df889b 100644
--- a/plugins/communications-app/RecipientsForm/index.jsx
+++ b/plugins/communications-app/RecipientsForm/index.jsx
@@ -1,10 +1,12 @@
-import React, { useEffect, useState } from 'react';
+import React, { useEffect, useState, useContext } from 'react';
 import PropTypes from 'prop-types';
+import useDeepCompareEffect from 'use-deep-compare-effect';
 import { Form } from '@edx/paragon';
 import { FormattedMessage } from '@edx/frontend-platform/i18n';
 import { useSelector, useDispatch } from '@communications-app/src/components/bulk-email-tool/bulk-email-form/BuildEmailFormExtensible/context';
 import { actionCreators as formActions } from '@communications-app/src/components/bulk-email-tool/bulk-email-form/BuildEmailFormExtensible/context/reducer';
 import PluggableComponent from '@communications-app/src/components/PluggableComponent';
+import { BulkEmailContext } from '@communications-app/src/components/bulk-email-tool/bulk-email-context';
 
 import './styles.scss';
 
@@ -13,6 +15,7 @@ const recipientsFormDescription = 'A selectable choice from a list of potential
 
 const RecipientsForm = ({ cohorts: additionalCohorts, courseId }) => {
   const formData = useSelector((state) => state.form);
+  const [{ editor }] = useContext(BulkEmailContext);
   const dispatch = useDispatch();
   const {
     isEditMode,
@@ -62,6 +65,17 @@ const RecipientsForm = ({ cohorts: additionalCohorts, courseId }) => {
     setSelectedGroups(emailRecipients);
   }, [isEditMode, emailRecipients.length, emailRecipients]);
 
+  useDeepCompareEffect(() => {
+    if (!editor.editMode) {
+      const newSubjectValue = editor.emailSubject;
+      const newBodyValue = editor.emailBody;
+      dispatch(formActions.updateForm({
+        subject: newSubjectValue,
+        body: newBodyValue,
+      }));
+    }
+  }, [editor, dispatch]);
+
   return (
     <Form.Group>
       <Form.Label>
diff --git a/plugins/communications-app/RecipientsForm/package.json b/plugins/communications-app/RecipientsForm/package.json
index 2b033cca..72c7c455 100644
--- a/plugins/communications-app/RecipientsForm/package.json
+++ b/plugins/communications-app/RecipientsForm/package.json
@@ -5,6 +5,9 @@
   "scripts": {
     "test": "echo \"Error: no test specified\" && exit 1"
   },
+  "dependencies": {
+    "use-deep-compare-effect": "^1.8.1"
+  },
   "peerDependencies": {
     "@edx/frontend-app-communications": "*",
     "@edx/frontend-platform": "*",
diff --git a/plugins/communications-app/TaskAlertModalForm/index.jsx b/plugins/communications-app/TaskAlertModalForm/index.jsx
index 0c6af399..1b020ff5 100644
--- a/plugins/communications-app/TaskAlertModalForm/index.jsx
+++ b/plugins/communications-app/TaskAlertModalForm/index.jsx
@@ -91,8 +91,10 @@ const TaskAlertModalForm = ({
 
   const createEmailTask = async () => {
     const isScheduleValid = isScheduled ? scheduleDate.length > 0 && scheduleTime.length > 0 : true;
+    const isIndividualEmailsValid = (emailRecipients.includes('individual-learners') && emailLearnersList.length > 0)
+    || !emailRecipients.includes('individual-learners');
     const isFormValid = emailRecipients.length > 0 && subject.length > 0
-    && body.length > 0 && isScheduleValid;
+    && body.length > 0 && isScheduleValid && isIndividualEmailsValid;
 
     if (isFormValid && isEditMode) {
       await handlePatchEmailTask();