diff --git a/MVMCoreUI/Atomic/Atoms/FormFields/TextFields/TextViewEntryField.swift b/MVMCoreUI/Atomic/Atoms/FormFields/TextFields/TextViewEntryField.swift
index 58c3cbc6..be7f3e54 100644
--- a/MVMCoreUI/Atomic/Atoms/FormFields/TextFields/TextViewEntryField.swift
+++ b/MVMCoreUI/Atomic/Atoms/FormFields/TextFields/TextViewEntryField.swift
@@ -176,6 +176,9 @@ open class TextViewEntryField: VDS.TextArea, VDSMoleculeViewProtocol, ObservingT
             isEditting = true
         }
         
+        /// append any internal rules:
+        viewModel.rules = rules
+        
         /// No point in configuring if the TextView is Read-only.
         if textView.isEditable {
             FormValidator.setupValidation(for: viewModel, delegate: delegateObject?.formHolderDelegate)
diff --git a/MVMCoreUI/Atomic/Atoms/FormFields/TextFields/TextViewEntryFieldModel.swift b/MVMCoreUI/Atomic/Atoms/FormFields/TextFields/TextViewEntryFieldModel.swift
index fc7dc46e..338f276c 100644
--- a/MVMCoreUI/Atomic/Atoms/FormFields/TextFields/TextViewEntryFieldModel.swift
+++ b/MVMCoreUI/Atomic/Atoms/FormFields/TextFields/TextViewEntryFieldModel.swift
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 import UIKit
 import VDS
 
-public class TextViewEntryFieldModel: TextEntryFieldModel {
+public class TextViewEntryFieldModel: TextEntryFieldModel, FormFieldInternalValidatableProtocol {
     //--------------------------------------------------
     // MARK: - Properties
     //--------------------------------------------------
@@ -25,6 +25,11 @@ public class TextViewEntryFieldModel: TextEntryFieldModel {
     public var transparentBackground: Bool = false
     public var width: CGFloat?
     
+    //--------------------------------------------------
+    // MARK: - FormFieldInternalValidatableProtocol
+    //--------------------------------------------------
+    open var rules: [AnyRule<String>]?
+    
     //--------------------------------------------------
     // MARK: - Keys
     //--------------------------------------------------