diff --git a/lib/core/form/components/form.component.spec.ts b/lib/core/form/components/form.component.spec.ts
index b2a22b8260..c4e894b3e1 100644
--- a/lib/core/form/components/form.component.spec.ts
+++ b/lib/core/form/components/form.component.spec.ts
@@ -225,6 +225,17 @@ describe('FormComponent', () => {
         expect(formComponent.getFormDefinitionByFormId).toHaveBeenCalledWith(formId);
     });
 
+    it('should refresh visibility when the form is loaded', () => {
+        spyOn(formService, 'getFormDefinitionById').and.returnValue(Observable.of(fakeForm));
+        const formId = '123';
+
+        formComponent.formId = formId;
+        formComponent.loadForm();
+
+        expect(formService.getFormDefinitionById).toHaveBeenCalledWith(formId);
+        expect(visibilityService.refreshVisibility).toHaveBeenCalled();
+    });
+
     it('should get form definition by form name on load', () => {
         spyOn(formComponent, 'getFormDefinitionByFormName').and.stub();
         const formName = '<form>';
diff --git a/lib/core/form/components/form.component.ts b/lib/core/form/components/form.component.ts
index 778fbabf7b..a3fc6611f8 100644
--- a/lib/core/form/components/form.component.ts
+++ b/lib/core/form/components/form.component.ts
@@ -344,6 +344,7 @@ export class FormComponent implements OnInit, OnChanges {
                         form => {
                             const parsedForm =  this.parseForm(form);
                             this.visibilityService.refreshVisibility(parsedForm);
+                            parsedForm.validateForm();
                             this.form = parsedForm;
                             this.onFormLoaded(this.form);
                             resolve(this.form);
@@ -365,6 +366,8 @@ export class FormComponent implements OnInit, OnChanges {
             form => {
                 this.formName = form.name;
                 this.form = this.parseForm(form);
+                this.visibilityService.refreshVisibility(this.form);
+                this.form.validateForm();
                 this.onFormLoaded(this.form);
             },
             (error) => {
@@ -381,6 +384,8 @@ export class FormComponent implements OnInit, OnChanges {
                 this.formService.getFormDefinitionById(id).subscribe(
                     form => {
                         this.form = this.parseForm(form);
+                        this.visibilityService.refreshVisibility(this.form);
+                        this.form.validateForm();
                         this.onFormLoaded(this.form);
                     },
                     (error) => {
diff --git a/lib/core/form/components/start-form.component.spec.ts b/lib/core/form/components/start-form.component.spec.ts
index 4cb2caddba..4e4a7a3970 100644
--- a/lib/core/form/components/start-form.component.spec.ts
+++ b/lib/core/form/components/start-form.component.spec.ts
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ describe('ActivitiStartForm', () => {
     let component: StartFormComponent;
     let fixture: ComponentFixture<StartFormComponent>;
     let getStartFormSpy: jasmine.Spy;
+    let visibilityService: WidgetVisibilityService;
 
     const exampleId1 = 'my:process1';
     const exampleId2 = 'my:process2';
@@ -71,11 +72,11 @@ describe('ActivitiStartForm', () => {
         fixture = TestBed.createComponent(StartFormComponent);
         component = fixture.componentInstance;
         formService = fixture.debugElement.injector.get(FormService);
+        visibilityService = TestBed.get(WidgetVisibilityService);
 
         getStartFormSpy = spyOn(formService, 'getStartFormDefinition').and.returnValue(Observable.of({
             processDefinitionName: 'my:process'
         }));
-
     });
 
     it('should load start form on change if processDefinitionId defined', () => {
@@ -90,6 +91,14 @@ describe('ActivitiStartForm', () => {
         expect(formService.getStartFormDefinition).toHaveBeenCalled();
     });
 
+    it('should check visibility when the start form is loaded', () => {
+        spyOn(visibilityService, 'refreshVisibility');
+        component.processDefinitionId = exampleId1;
+        component.ngOnChanges({ processDefinitionId: new SimpleChange(exampleId1, exampleId2, true) });
+        expect(formService.getStartFormDefinition).toHaveBeenCalled();
+        expect(visibilityService.refreshVisibility).toHaveBeenCalled();
+    });
+
     it('should not load start form when changes notified but no change to processDefinitionId', () => {
         component.processDefinitionId = exampleId1;
         component.ngOnChanges({ otherProp: new SimpleChange(exampleId1, exampleId2, true) });
diff --git a/lib/core/form/components/start-form.component.ts b/lib/core/form/components/start-form.component.ts
index fba4d3d36f..e38bf3fd32 100644
--- a/lib/core/form/components/start-form.component.ts
+++ b/lib/core/form/components/start-form.component.ts
@@ -120,6 +120,8 @@ export class StartFormComponent extends FormComponent implements OnChanges, OnIn
                             form.processVariables = intance.variables;
                         }
                         this.form = this.parseForm(form);
+                        this.visibilityService.refreshVisibility(this.form);
+                        this.form.validateForm();
                         this.form.readOnly = this.readOnlyForm;
                         this.onFormLoaded(this.form);
                     },
@@ -135,6 +137,8 @@ export class StartFormComponent extends FormComponent implements OnChanges, OnIn
                 form => {
                     this.formName = form.processDefinitionName;
                     this.form = this.parseForm(form);
+                    this.visibilityService.refreshVisibility(this.form);
+                    this.form.validateForm();
                     this.form.readOnly = this.readOnlyForm;
                     this.onFormLoaded(this.form);
                 },
diff --git a/lib/core/form/components/widgets/core/form-field-validator.ts b/lib/core/form/components/widgets/core/form-field-validator.ts
index 93a251143f..754965f770 100644
--- a/lib/core/form/components/widgets/core/form-field-validator.ts
+++ b/lib/core/form/components/widgets/core/form-field-validator.ts
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ export class RequiredFieldValidator implements FormFieldValidator {
     }
 
     validate(field: FormFieldModel): boolean {
-        if (this.isSupported(field)) {
+        if (this.isSupported(field) && field.isVisible) {
 
             if (field.type === FormFieldTypes.DROPDOWN) {
                 if (field.hasEmptyValue && field.emptyOption) {
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ export class NumberFieldValidator implements FormFieldValidator {
     }
 
     validate(field: FormFieldModel): boolean {
-        if (this.isSupported(field)) {
+        if (this.isSupported(field) && field.isVisible) {
             if (field.value === null ||
                 field.value === undefined ||
                 field.value === '') {
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ export class DateFieldValidator implements FormFieldValidator {
     }
 
     validate(field: FormFieldModel): boolean {
-        if (this.isSupported(field) && field.value) {
+        if (this.isSupported(field) && field.value && field.isVisible) {
             if (DateFieldValidator.isValidDate(field.value, field.dateDisplayFormat)) {
                 return true;
             }
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ export class MinDateFieldValidator implements FormFieldValidator {
 
     validate(field: FormFieldModel): boolean {
         let isValid = true;
-        if (this.isSupported(field) && field.value) {
+        if (this.isSupported(field) && field.value && field.isVisible) {
             const dateFormat = field.dateDisplayFormat;
 
             if (!DateFieldValidator.isValidDate(field.value, dateFormat)) {
@@ -219,7 +219,7 @@ export class MaxDateFieldValidator implements FormFieldValidator {
     }
 
     validate(field: FormFieldModel): boolean {
-        if (this.isSupported(field) && field.value) {
+        if (this.isSupported(field) && field.value && field.isVisible) {
             const dateFormat = field.dateDisplayFormat;
 
             if (!DateFieldValidator.isValidDate(field.value, dateFormat)) {
@@ -259,7 +259,7 @@ export class MinDateTimeFieldValidator implements FormFieldValidator {
 
     validate(field: FormFieldModel): boolean {
         let isValid = true;
-        if (this.isSupported(field) && field.value) {
+        if (this.isSupported(field) && field.value && field.isVisible) {
             const dateFormat = field.dateDisplayFormat;
 
             if (!DateFieldValidator.isValidDate(field.value, dateFormat)) {
@@ -306,7 +306,7 @@ export class MaxDateTimeFieldValidator implements FormFieldValidator {
 
     validate(field: FormFieldModel): boolean {
         let isValid = true;
-        if (this.isSupported(field) && field.value) {
+        if (this.isSupported(field) && field.value && field.isVisible) {
             const dateFormat = field.dateDisplayFormat;
 
             if (!DateFieldValidator.isValidDate(field.value, dateFormat)) {
@@ -354,7 +354,7 @@ export class MinLengthFieldValidator implements FormFieldValidator {
     }
 
     validate(field: FormFieldModel): boolean {
-        if (this.isSupported(field) && field.value) {
+        if (this.isSupported(field) && field.value && field.isVisible) {
             if (field.value.length >= field.minLength) {
                 return true;
             }
@@ -380,7 +380,7 @@ export class MaxLengthFieldValidator implements FormFieldValidator {
     }
 
     validate(field: FormFieldModel): boolean {
-        if (this.isSupported(field) && field.value) {
+        if (this.isSupported(field) && field.value && field.isVisible) {
             if (field.value.length <= field.maxLength) {
                 return true;
             }
@@ -406,7 +406,7 @@ export class MinValueFieldValidator implements FormFieldValidator {
     }
 
     validate(field: FormFieldModel): boolean {
-        if (this.isSupported(field) && field.value) {
+        if (this.isSupported(field) && field.value && field.isVisible) {
             let value: number = +field.value;
             let minValue: number = +field.minValue;
 
@@ -436,7 +436,7 @@ export class MaxValueFieldValidator implements FormFieldValidator {
     }
 
     validate(field: FormFieldModel): boolean {
-        if (this.isSupported(field) && field.value) {
+        if (this.isSupported(field) && field.value && field.isVisible) {
             let value: number = +field.value;
             let maxValue: number = +field.maxValue;
 
@@ -465,7 +465,7 @@ export class RegExFieldValidator implements FormFieldValidator {
     }
 
     validate(field: FormFieldModel): boolean {
-        if (this.isSupported(field) && field.value) {
+        if (this.isSupported(field) && field.value && field.isVisible) {
             if (field.value.length > 0 && field.value.match(new RegExp('^' + field.regexPattern + '$'))) {
                 return true;
             }
@@ -508,7 +508,7 @@ export class FixedValueFieldValidator implements FormFieldValidator {
     }
 
     validate(field: FormFieldModel): boolean {
-        if (this.isSupported(field)) {
+        if (this.isSupported(field) && field.isVisible) {
             if (this.hasStringValue(field) && this.hasOptions(field) && !this.hasValidNameOrValidId(field)) {
                 field.validationSummary.message = 'FORM.FIELD.VALIDATOR.INVALID_VALUE';
                 return false;