diff --git a/assets/translations/en-us.yaml b/assets/translations/en-us.yaml
index 1595e523933..126a7fd00f9 100644
--- a/assets/translations/en-us.yaml
+++ b/assets/translations/en-us.yaml
@@ -3139,7 +3139,9 @@ validation:
   roleTemplate:
     roleTemplateRules: 
       missingVerb: You must specify at least one verb for each resource grant
-      missingResource: You must specify at least one Resource, Non-Resource URL or API Group for each resource grant
+      missingResource: You must specify a Resource for each resource grant
+      missingApiGroup: You must specify an API Group for each resource grant
+      missingOneResource: You must specify at least one Resource, Non-Resource URL or API Group for each resource grant
   service:
     externalName:
       none: External Name is required on an ExternalName Service.
diff --git a/components/auth/RoleDetailEdit.vue b/components/auth/RoleDetailEdit.vue
index 0d9be2bcab9..cf32873f992 100644
--- a/components/auth/RoleDetailEdit.vue
+++ b/components/auth/RoleDetailEdit.vue
@@ -156,6 +156,9 @@ export default {
     doneLocationOverride() {
       return this.value.listLocation;
     },
+    ruleClass() {
+      return `col ${ this.isNamespaced ? 'span-4' : 'span-3' }`;
+    },
     // Detail View
     rules() {
       return this.createRules(this.value);
@@ -374,23 +377,29 @@ export default {
           >
             <template #column-headers>
               <div class="column-headers row">
-                <div class="col span-3">
-                  <label class="text-label">{{ t('rbac.roletemplate.tabs.grantResources.tableHeaders.verbs') }}</label>
+                <div :class="ruleClass">
+                  <label class="text-label">{{ t('rbac.roletemplate.tabs.grantResources.tableHeaders.verbs') }}
+                    <span class="required">*</span>
+                  </label>
                 </div>
-                <div class="col span-3">
-                  <label class="text-label">{{ t('rbac.roletemplate.tabs.grantResources.tableHeaders.resources') }}</label>
+                <div :class="ruleClass">
+                  <label class="text-label">{{ t('rbac.roletemplate.tabs.grantResources.tableHeaders.resources') }}
+                    <span v-if="isNamespaced" class="required">*</span>
+                  </label>
                 </div>
-                <div class="col span-3">
+                <div v-if="!isNamespaced" :class="ruleClass">
                   <label class="text-label">{{ t('rbac.roletemplate.tabs.grantResources.tableHeaders.nonResourceUrls') }}</label>
                 </div>
-                <div class="col span-3">
-                  <label class="text-label">{{ t('rbac.roletemplate.tabs.grantResources.tableHeaders.apiGroups') }}</label>
+                <div :class="ruleClass">
+                  <label class="text-label">{{ t('rbac.roletemplate.tabs.grantResources.tableHeaders.apiGroups') }}
+                    <span v-if="isNamespaced" class="required">*</span>
+                  </label>
                 </div>
               </div>
             </template>
             <template #columns="props">
               <div class="columns row">
-                <div class="col span-3">
+                <div :class="ruleClass">
                   <Select
                     :value="props.row.value.verbs"
                     class="lg"
@@ -402,7 +411,7 @@ export default {
                     @input="updateSelectValue(props.row.value, 'verbs', $event)"
                   />
                 </div>
-                <div class="col span-3">
+                <div :class="ruleClass">
                   <Select
                     :value="getRule('resources', props.row.value)"
                     :options="resourceOptions"
@@ -412,14 +421,14 @@ export default {
                     @input="setRule('resources', props.row.value, $event)"
                   />
                 </div>
-                <div class="col span-3">
+                <div v-if="!isNamespaced" :class="ruleClass">
                   <LabeledInput
                     :value="getRule('nonResourceURLs', props.row.value)"
                     :mode="mode"
                     @input="setRule('nonResourceURLs', props.row.value, $event)"
                   />
                 </div>
-                <div class="col span-3">
+                <div :class="ruleClass">
                   <LabeledInput
                     :value="getRule('apiGroups', props.row.value)"
                     :mode="mode"
@@ -466,6 +475,10 @@ export default {
 </template>
 
 <style lang="scss" scoped>
+  .required {
+    color: var(--error);
+  }
+
   ::v-deep {
     .column-headers {
       margin-right: 75px;
diff --git a/models/management.cattle.io.globalrole.js b/models/management.cattle.io.globalrole.js
index 5b3562d71d2..dfdc568fd0c 100644
--- a/models/management.cattle.io.globalrole.js
+++ b/models/management.cattle.io.globalrole.js
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import { CATTLE_API_GROUP, SUBTYPE_MAPPING } from '@/models/management.cattle.io
 import { uniq } from '@/utils/array';
 import Vue from 'vue';
 import { get } from '@/utils/object';
+import Role from './rbac.authorization.k8s.io.role';
 
 const BASE = 'user-base';
 const USER = 'user';
@@ -14,14 +15,7 @@ const GLOBAL = SUBTYPE_MAPPING.GLOBAL.key;
 
 export default {
   customValidationRules() {
-    return [
-      {
-        path:           'rules',
-        validators:     ['roleTemplateRules'],
-        nullable:       false,
-        type:           'array',
-      },
-    ];
+    return Role.customValidationRules();
   },
 
   details() {
diff --git a/models/management.cattle.io.roletemplate.js b/models/management.cattle.io.roletemplate.js
index 935e3755bb1..89d5df6fa23 100644
--- a/models/management.cattle.io.roletemplate.js
+++ b/models/management.cattle.io.roletemplate.js
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import { uniq } from '@/utils/array';
 import Vue from 'vue';
 import { get } from '@/utils/object';
 import { DESCRIPTION } from '@/config/labels-annotations';
+import Role from './rbac.authorization.k8s.io.role';
 
 export const CATTLE_API_GROUP = '.cattle.io';
 
@@ -56,14 +57,7 @@ export const VERBS = [
 
 export default {
   customValidationRules() {
-    return [
-      {
-        path:           'rules',
-        validators:     ['roleTemplateRules'],
-        nullable:       false,
-        type:           'array',
-      },
-    ];
+    return Role.customValidationRules();
   },
 
   details() {
diff --git a/models/rbac.authorization.k8s.io.role.js b/models/rbac.authorization.k8s.io.role.js
index 391f2b1523b..75312c182ca 100644
--- a/models/rbac.authorization.k8s.io.role.js
+++ b/models/rbac.authorization.k8s.io.role.js
@@ -5,9 +5,16 @@ import { uniq } from '@/utils/array';
 export default {
   customValidationRules() {
     return [
+      {
+        path:           'name',
+        translationKey: 'nameNsDescription.name.label',
+        required:       true,
+        nullable:       false,
+        type:           'string',
+      },
       {
         path:           'rules',
-        validators:     ['roleTemplateRules'],
+        validators:     [`roleTemplateRules:${ this.type }`],
         nullable:       false,
         type:           'array',
       },
diff --git a/utils/validators/role-template.js b/utils/validators/role-template.js
index 62bcf6609fa..379ca22a5dc 100644
--- a/utils/validators/role-template.js
+++ b/utils/validators/role-template.js
@@ -1,11 +1,19 @@
+import { RBAC } from '@/config/types';
 import isEmpty from 'lodash/isEmpty';
 
-export function roleTemplateRules(rules = [], getters, errors, validatorArgs) {
+export function roleTemplateRules(rules = [], getters, errors, validatorArgs = []) {
   if (rules.some(rule => isEmpty(rule.verbs))) {
     errors.push(getters['i18n/t']('validation.roleTemplate.roleTemplateRules.missingVerb'));
   }
 
-  if (rules.some(rule => isEmpty(rule.resources) && isEmpty(rule.nonResourceURLs) && isEmpty(rule.apiGroups))) {
-    errors.push(getters['i18n/t']('validation.roleTemplate.roleTemplateRules.missingResource'));
+  if (validatorArgs[0] === RBAC.ROLE) {
+    if (rules.some(rule => isEmpty(rule.resources))) {
+      errors.push(getters['i18n/t']('validation.roleTemplate.roleTemplateRules.missingResource'));
+    }
+    if (rules.some(rule => isEmpty(rule.apiGroups))) {
+      errors.push(getters['i18n/t']('validation.roleTemplate.roleTemplateRules.missingApiGroup'));
+    }
+  } else if (rules.some(rule => isEmpty(rule.resources) && isEmpty(rule.nonResourceURLs) && isEmpty(rule.apiGroups))) {
+    errors.push(getters['i18n/t']('validation.roleTemplate.roleTemplateRules.missingOneResource'));
   }
 }