diff --git a/fakemui/icons/SkipNext.tsx b/fakemui/icons/SkipNext.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..2d9650234
--- /dev/null
+++ b/fakemui/icons/SkipNext.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+import React from 'react'
+import { Icon, IconProps } from './Icon'
+
+export const SkipNext = (props: IconProps) => (
+  <Icon {...props}>
+    <polygon points="80,64 176,128 80,192" />
+    <line x1="192" y1="64" x2="192" y2="192" />
+  </Icon>
+)
diff --git a/fakemui/icons/SkipPrevious.tsx b/fakemui/icons/SkipPrevious.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1118f9a7c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/fakemui/icons/SkipPrevious.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+import React from 'react'
+import { Icon, IconProps } from './Icon'
+
+export const SkipPrevious = (props: IconProps) => (
+  <Icon {...props}>
+    <polygon points="176,64 80,128 176,192" />
+    <line x1="64" y1="64" x2="64" y2="192" />
+  </Icon>
+)
diff --git a/packages/form_builder/seed/metadata.json b/packages/form_builder/seed/metadata.json
index d40848457..83f5dc8c2 100644
--- a/packages/form_builder/seed/metadata.json
+++ b/packages/form_builder/seed/metadata.json
@@ -26,11 +26,13 @@
   "tests": {
     "scripts": [
       "tests/metadata.test.lua",
-      "tests/components.test.lua"
+      "tests/components.test.lua",
+      "tests/validate.test.lua"
     ],
     "cases": [
       "tests/metadata.cases.json",
-      "tests/components.cases.json"
+      "tests/components.cases.json",
+      "tests/validate.cases.json"
     ]
   },
   "minLevel": 1
diff --git a/packages/form_builder/seed/scripts/tests/validate.cases.json b/packages/form_builder/seed/scripts/tests/validate.cases.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..053df0b5d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/form_builder/seed/scripts/tests/validate.cases.json
@@ -0,0 +1,61 @@
+{
+  "required": {
+    "customMessage": [
+      { "message": "Please fill this in" },
+      { "message": "Required field" },
+      { "message": "Cannot be empty" }
+    ]
+  },
+  "email": {
+    "validPatterns": [
+      { "email": "test@example.com" },
+      { "email": "user.name@domain.org" },
+      { "email": "admin@sub.domain.co.uk" },
+      { "email": "a@b.c" }
+    ],
+    "invalidPatterns": [
+      { "email": "invalid" },
+      { "email": "@nodomain.com" },
+      { "email": "noat.com" },
+      { "email": "spaces in@email.com" }
+    ],
+    "customMessage": [
+      { "message": "Enter valid email address" },
+      { "message": "Email format invalid" }
+    ]
+  },
+  "minLength": {
+    "rules": [
+      { "length": 1 },
+      { "length": 8 },
+      { "length": 16 },
+      { "length": 100 }
+    ],
+    "customMessage": [
+      { "length": 8, "message": "Password must be 8+ characters" },
+      { "length": 3, "message": "Username too short" }
+    ]
+  },
+  "maxLength": {
+    "rules": [
+      { "length": 50 },
+      { "length": 100 },
+      { "length": 255 },
+      { "length": 1000 }
+    ]
+  },
+  "pattern": {
+    "rules": [
+      { "name": "phone", "regex": "^%d%d%d%-%d%d%d%-%d%d%d%d$", "message": "Invalid phone" },
+      { "name": "alphanumeric", "regex": "^%w+$", "message": "Letters and numbers only" },
+      { "name": "zip", "regex": "^%d%d%d%d%d$", "message": "Invalid ZIP code" }
+    ],
+    "matchTests": [
+      { "regex": "^%d+$", "value": "12345", "expected": true },
+      { "regex": "^%d+$", "value": "abc", "expected": false },
+      { "regex": "^%w+$", "value": "test123", "expected": true },
+      { "regex": "^%w+$", "value": "test 123", "expected": false },
+      { "regex": "^%a+$", "value": "onlyletters", "expected": true }
+    ]
+  }
+}
diff --git a/packages/form_builder/seed/scripts/tests/validate.test.lua b/packages/form_builder/seed/scripts/tests/validate.test.lua
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d7418041d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/form_builder/seed/scripts/tests/validate.test.lua
@@ -0,0 +1,105 @@
+-- Validation Tests
+-- Parameterized tests for form validation rules
+
+local describe = require("lua_test.describe")
+local it = require("lua_test.it")
+local it_each = require("lua_test.it_each")
+local expect = require("lua_test.expect")
+
+local cases = require("tests.validate.cases")
+local required = require("validate.required")
+local email = require("validate.email")
+local min_length = require("validate.min_length")
+local max_length = require("validate.max_length")
+local pattern = require("validate.pattern")
+
+describe("form validation", function()
+
+  describe("required", function()
+    it("should create required rule with default message", function()
+      local rule = required()
+      expect(rule.type).toBe("required")
+      expect(rule.message).toBe("This field is required")
+    end)
+
+    it_each(cases.required.customMessage, "should use custom message: '$message'", function(case)
+      local rule = required(case.message)
+      expect(rule.message).toBe(case.message)
+    end)
+  end)
+
+  describe("email", function()
+    it("should create email rule with pattern", function()
+      local rule = email()
+      expect(rule.type).toBe("email")
+      expect(rule.pattern).toBeTruthy()
+    end)
+
+    it_each(cases.email.validPatterns, "pattern should match '$email'", function(case)
+      local rule = email()
+      local matches = string.match(case.email, rule.pattern)
+      expect(matches).toBeTruthy()
+    end)
+
+    it_each(cases.email.invalidPatterns, "pattern should reject '$email'", function(case)
+      local rule = email()
+      local matches = string.match(case.email, rule.pattern)
+      expect(matches).toBe(nil)
+    end)
+
+    it_each(cases.email.customMessage, "should use custom message: '$message'", function(case)
+      local rule = email(case.message)
+      expect(rule.message).toBe(case.message)
+    end)
+  end)
+
+  describe("min_length", function()
+    it_each(cases.minLength.rules, "should create rule for min $length chars", function(case)
+      local rule = min_length(case.length)
+      expect(rule.type).toBe("minLength")
+      expect(rule.value).toBe(case.length)
+    end)
+
+    it("should generate default message with length", function()
+      local rule = min_length(8)
+      expect(rule.message).toContain("8")
+    end)
+
+    it_each(cases.minLength.customMessage, "should use custom message", function(case)
+      local rule = min_length(case.length, case.message)
+      expect(rule.message).toBe(case.message)
+    end)
+  end)
+
+  describe("max_length", function()
+    it_each(cases.maxLength.rules, "should create rule for max $length chars", function(case)
+      local rule = max_length(case.length)
+      expect(rule.type).toBe("maxLength")
+      expect(rule.value).toBe(case.length)
+    end)
+
+    it("should generate default message with length", function()
+      local rule = max_length(100)
+      expect(rule.message).toContain("100")
+    end)
+  end)
+
+  describe("pattern", function()
+    it_each(cases.pattern.rules, "should create rule with pattern: $name", function(case)
+      local rule = pattern(case.regex, case.message)
+      expect(rule.type).toBe("pattern")
+      expect(rule.pattern).toBe(case.regex)
+    end)
+
+    it_each(cases.pattern.matchTests, "pattern '$regex' should match '$value'", function(case)
+      local matches = string.match(case.value, case.regex)
+      expect(matches ~= nil).toBe(case.expected)
+    end)
+  end)
+
+end)
+
+return {
+  name = "validate.test",
+  description = "Tests for form validation rules"
+}