diff --git a/lib/process-services-cloud/src/lib/form/components/widgets/group/group-cloud.widget.html b/lib/process-services-cloud/src/lib/form/components/widgets/group/group-cloud.widget.html
index c58472b989..76c2a0426a 100644
--- a/lib/process-services-cloud/src/lib/form/components/widgets/group/group-cloud.widget.html
+++ b/lib/process-services-cloud/src/lib/form/components/widgets/group/group-cloud.widget.html
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
         <adf-cloud-group [mode]="mode"
                 [title]="title"
                 [readOnly]="field.readOnly"
+                [validate]="validate"
                 [roles]="roles"
                 [searchGroupsControl]="search"
                 [required]="isRequired()"
diff --git a/lib/process-services-cloud/src/lib/form/components/widgets/group/group-cloud.widget.spec.ts b/lib/process-services-cloud/src/lib/form/components/widgets/group/group-cloud.widget.spec.ts
index 959dc9f15f..6907a354f2 100644
--- a/lib/process-services-cloud/src/lib/form/components/widgets/group/group-cloud.widget.spec.ts
+++ b/lib/process-services-cloud/src/lib/form/components/widgets/group/group-cloud.widget.spec.ts
@@ -46,6 +46,21 @@ describe('GroupCloudWidgetComponent', () => {
         element = fixture.nativeElement;
     });
 
+    afterEach(() => {
+        fixture.destroy();
+    });
+
+    it('should have enabled validation if field is NOT readOnly', () => {
+        const readOnly = false;
+        widget.field = new FormFieldModel( new FormModel({ taskId: '<id>' }, null, readOnly), {
+            type: FormFieldTypes.GROUP,
+            value: []
+        });
+        fixture.detectChanges();
+
+        expect(widget.validate).toBeTruthy();
+    });
+
     describe('when is required', () => {
 
         beforeEach(() => {
@@ -83,13 +98,15 @@ describe('GroupCloudWidgetComponent', () => {
 
     describe('when is readOnly', () => {
 
+        const readOnly = true;
+
         it('should single chip be disabled', async () => {
             const mockSpaghetti: IdentityGroupModel[] = [{
                 id: 'bolognese',
                 name: 'Bolognese'
             }];
 
-            widget.field = new FormFieldModel( new FormModel({ taskId: '<id>'}, null, true), {
+            widget.field = new FormFieldModel( new FormModel({ taskId: '<id>'}, null, readOnly), {
                 type: FormFieldTypes.GROUP,
                 value: mockSpaghetti
             });
@@ -113,7 +130,7 @@ describe('GroupCloudWidgetComponent', () => {
                 { id: 'carbonara', name: 'Carbonara' }
             ];
 
-            widget.field = new FormFieldModel( new FormModel({ taskId: '<id>'}, null, true), {
+            widget.field = new FormFieldModel( new FormModel({ taskId: '<id>'}, null, readOnly), {
                 type: FormFieldTypes.GROUP,
                 value: mockSpaghetti
             });
@@ -131,6 +148,16 @@ describe('GroupCloudWidgetComponent', () => {
             expect(disabledGroupChips.item(0)).toBeTruthy();
             expect(disabledGroupChips.item(1)).toBeTruthy();
         });
+
+        it('should have disabled validation', () => {
+            widget.field = new FormFieldModel( new FormModel({ taskId: '<id>'}, null, readOnly), {
+                type: FormFieldTypes.GROUP,
+                value: []
+            });
+            fixture.detectChanges();
+
+            expect(widget.validate).toBeFalsy();
+        });
     });
 
     describe('when form model has left labels', () => {
diff --git a/lib/process-services-cloud/src/lib/form/components/widgets/group/group-cloud.widget.ts b/lib/process-services-cloud/src/lib/form/components/widgets/group/group-cloud.widget.ts
index d192ae84a1..d4cae49e4d 100644
--- a/lib/process-services-cloud/src/lib/form/components/widgets/group/group-cloud.widget.ts
+++ b/lib/process-services-cloud/src/lib/form/components/widgets/group/group-cloud.widget.ts
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ export class GroupCloudWidgetComponent extends WidgetComponent implements OnInit
     title: string;
     preSelectGroup: IdentityGroupModel[];
     search: FormControl;
+    validate = false;
 
     constructor(formService: FormService) {
         super(formService);
@@ -62,6 +63,7 @@ export class GroupCloudWidgetComponent extends WidgetComponent implements OnInit
             this.mode = this.field.optionType as ComponentSelectionMode;
             this.title = this.field.placeholder;
             this.preSelectGroup = this.field.value ? this.field.value : [];
+            this.validate = this.field.readOnly ? false : true;
         }
         // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-unused-expressions
         this.search =  new FormControl({value: '', disabled: this.field.readOnly}, []),
diff --git a/lib/process-services-cloud/src/lib/form/components/widgets/people/people-cloud.widget.html b/lib/process-services-cloud/src/lib/form/components/widgets/people/people-cloud.widget.html
index a95be10411..9776467022 100644
--- a/lib/process-services-cloud/src/lib/form/components/widgets/people/people-cloud.widget.html
+++ b/lib/process-services-cloud/src/lib/form/components/widgets/people/people-cloud.widget.html
@@ -6,10 +6,10 @@
     <div>
         <adf-cloud-people
                 [preSelectUsers]="preSelectUsers"
-                [validate]="true"
                 [appName]="appName"
                 [title]="title"
                 [readOnly]="field.readOnly"
+                [validate]="validate"
                 [searchUserCtrl]="search"
                 [required]="isRequired()"
                 (changedUsers)="onChangedUser($event)"
diff --git a/lib/process-services-cloud/src/lib/form/components/widgets/people/people-cloud.widget.spec.ts b/lib/process-services-cloud/src/lib/form/components/widgets/people/people-cloud.widget.spec.ts
index 87b6b46632..ffc656976a 100644
--- a/lib/process-services-cloud/src/lib/form/components/widgets/people/people-cloud.widget.spec.ts
+++ b/lib/process-services-cloud/src/lib/form/components/widgets/people/people-cloud.widget.spec.ts
@@ -51,20 +51,43 @@ describe('PeopleCloudWidgetComponent', () => {
         spyOn(identityUserService, 'getCurrentUserInfo').and.returnValue(mockShepherdsPie);
     });
 
+    afterEach(() => {
+        fixture.destroy();
+    });
+
     it('should preselect the current user', () => {
-        widget.field = new FormFieldModel(new FormModel(), { value: null, selectLoggedUser: true });
+        widget.field = new FormFieldModel(new FormModel(), {
+            type: FormFieldTypes.PEOPLE,
+            value: null,
+            selectLoggedUser: true
+        });
         fixture.detectChanges();
         expect(widget.preSelectUsers).toEqual([mockShepherdsPie]);
         expect(identityUserService.getCurrentUserInfo).toHaveBeenCalled();
     });
 
     it('should not preselect the current user if value exist', () => {
-        widget.field = new FormFieldModel(new FormModel(), { value: [mockYorkshirePudding], selectLoggedUser: true });
+        widget.field = new FormFieldModel(new FormModel(), {
+            type: FormFieldTypes.PEOPLE,
+            value: [mockYorkshirePudding],
+            selectLoggedUser: true
+        });
         fixture.detectChanges();
         expect(widget.preSelectUsers).toEqual([mockYorkshirePudding]);
         expect(identityUserService.getCurrentUserInfo).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
     });
 
+    it('should have enabled validation if field is NOT readOnly', () => {
+        const readOnly = false;
+        widget.field = new FormFieldModel( new FormModel({ taskId: '<id>'}, null, readOnly), {
+            type: FormFieldTypes.PEOPLE,
+            value: []
+        });
+        fixture.detectChanges();
+
+        expect(widget.validate).toBeTruthy();
+    });
+
     describe('when is required', () => {
 
         beforeEach(() => {
@@ -102,6 +125,8 @@ describe('PeopleCloudWidgetComponent', () => {
 
     describe('when is readOnly', () => {
 
+        const readOnly = true;
+
         it('should single chip be disabled', async () => {
             const mockSpaghetti: IdentityUserModel[] = [{
                 id: 'bolognese',
@@ -109,8 +134,8 @@ describe('PeopleCloudWidgetComponent', () => {
                 email: 'bolognese@example.com'
             }];
 
-            widget.field = new FormFieldModel( new FormModel({ taskId: '<id>'}, null, true), {
-                type: FormFieldTypes.GROUP,
+            widget.field = new FormFieldModel( new FormModel({ taskId: '<id>'}, null, readOnly), {
+                type: FormFieldTypes.PEOPLE,
                 value: mockSpaghetti
             });
 
@@ -123,8 +148,8 @@ describe('PeopleCloudWidgetComponent', () => {
             fixture.detectChanges();
             await fixture.whenStable();
 
-            const disabledGroupChip: HTMLElement = element.querySelector('.mat-chip-disabled');
-            expect(disabledGroupChip).toBeTruthy();
+            const disabledPeopleChip: HTMLElement = element.querySelector('.mat-chip-disabled');
+            expect(disabledPeopleChip).toBeTruthy();
         });
 
         it('should multi chips be disabled', async () => {
@@ -133,8 +158,8 @@ describe('PeopleCloudWidgetComponent', () => {
                 { id: 'carbonara', username: 'Carbonara', email: 'carbonara@example.com' }
             ];
 
-            widget.field = new FormFieldModel( new FormModel({ taskId: '<id>'}, null, true), {
-                type: FormFieldTypes.GROUP,
+            widget.field = new FormFieldModel( new FormModel({ taskId: '<id>'}, null, readOnly), {
+                type: FormFieldTypes.PEOPLE,
                 value: mockSpaghetti
             });
 
@@ -147,9 +172,19 @@ describe('PeopleCloudWidgetComponent', () => {
             fixture.detectChanges();
             await fixture.whenStable();
 
-            const disabledGroupChips = element.querySelectorAll('.mat-chip-disabled');
-            expect(disabledGroupChips.item(0)).toBeTruthy();
-            expect(disabledGroupChips.item(1)).toBeTruthy();
+            const disabledPeopleChips = element.querySelectorAll('.mat-chip-disabled');
+            expect(disabledPeopleChips.item(0)).toBeTruthy();
+            expect(disabledPeopleChips.item(1)).toBeTruthy();
+        });
+
+        it('should have disabled validation', () => {
+            widget.field = new FormFieldModel( new FormModel({ taskId: '<id>'}, null, readOnly), {
+                type: FormFieldTypes.PEOPLE,
+                value: []
+            });
+            fixture.detectChanges();
+
+            expect(widget.validate).toBeFalsy();
         });
     });
 
diff --git a/lib/process-services-cloud/src/lib/form/components/widgets/people/people-cloud.widget.ts b/lib/process-services-cloud/src/lib/form/components/widgets/people/people-cloud.widget.ts
index e6f11e8127..3442840911 100644
--- a/lib/process-services-cloud/src/lib/form/components/widgets/people/people-cloud.widget.ts
+++ b/lib/process-services-cloud/src/lib/form/components/widgets/people/people-cloud.widget.ts
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ export class PeopleCloudWidgetComponent extends WidgetComponent implements OnIni
     preSelectUsers: IdentityUserModel[];
     search: FormControl;
     groupsRestriction: string[];
+    validate = false;
 
     constructor(formService: FormService, private identityUserService: IdentityUserService) {
         super(formService);
@@ -66,6 +67,7 @@ export class PeopleCloudWidgetComponent extends WidgetComponent implements OnIni
             this.title = this.field.placeholder;
             this.preSelectUsers = this.field.value ? this.field.value : [];
             this.groupsRestriction = this.field.groupsRestriction;
+            this.validate = this.field.readOnly ? false : true;
         }
         // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-unused-expressions
         this.search = new FormControl({value: '', disabled: this.field.readOnly}, []),