diff --git a/packages/dataviews/src/normalize-form-fields.ts b/packages/dataviews/src/normalize-form-fields.ts
index 3cd5f67564d7ce..945293c8c3d8d6 100644
--- a/packages/dataviews/src/normalize-form-fields.ts
+++ b/packages/dataviews/src/normalize-form-fields.ts
@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
 /**
  * Internal dependencies
  */
-import type { Form } from './types';
+import type { Form, FormFieldValidation } from './types';
 
-interface NormalizedFormField {
+export type NormalizedFormField = {
 	id: string;
 	layout: 'regular' | 'panel';
 	labelPosition: 'side' | 'top' | 'none';
-}
+} & { validation: FormFieldValidation };
 
 export default function normalizeFormFields(
 	form: Form
@@ -20,12 +20,19 @@ export default function normalizeFormFields(
 	const labelPosition =
 		form.labelPosition ?? ( layout === 'regular' ? 'top' : 'side' );
 
-	return ( form.fields ?? [] ).map( ( field ) => {
+	return Object.entries( form.fields ?? {} ).map( ( [ id, field ] ) => {
 		if ( typeof field === 'string' ) {
 			return {
-				id: field,
+				id,
 				layout,
 				labelPosition,
+				validation: {
+					callback: () => ( {
+						isValid: true,
+						errorMessage: '',
+					} ),
+					showErrorOnlyWhenDirty: true,
+				},
 			};
 		}
 
@@ -35,8 +42,12 @@ export default function normalizeFormFields(
 			( fieldLayout === 'regular' ? 'top' : 'side' );
 		return {
 			...field,
+			id,
 			layout: fieldLayout,
 			labelPosition: fieldLabelPosition,
+			validation: {
+				...field.validation,
+			},
 		};
 	} );
 }
diff --git a/packages/dataviews/src/types.ts b/packages/dataviews/src/types.ts
index 036b57c426e2ef..e6d2c831d242ef 100644
--- a/packages/dataviews/src/types.ts
+++ b/packages/dataviews/src/types.ts
@@ -549,7 +549,7 @@ export type SimpleFormField = {
 	id: string;
 	layout?: 'regular' | 'panel';
 	labelPosition?: 'side' | 'top' | 'none';
-};
+} & { validation: FormFieldValidation };
 
 export type CombinedFormField = {
 	id: string;
@@ -557,10 +557,25 @@ export type CombinedFormField = {
 	layout?: 'regular' | 'panel';
 	labelPosition?: 'side' | 'top' | 'none';
 	children: Array< FormField | string >;
+} & { validation: FormFieldValidation };
+
+export type ValidationResult = {
+	isValid: boolean;
+	errorMessage: string | undefined;
 };
 
-export type FormField = SimpleFormField | CombinedFormField;
+export type FormFieldValidation = {
+	/**
+	 * The validation should be triggered only when the field is dirty.
+	 */
+	showErrorOnlyWhenDirty: boolean;
+	/**
+	 * The validation function.
+	 */
+	callback: ( data: any ) => ValidationResult;
+};
 
+export type FormField = SimpleFormField | CombinedFormField;
 /**
  * The form configuration.
  */
@@ -568,6 +583,11 @@ export type Form = {
 	type?: 'regular' | 'panel';
 	fields?: Array< FormField | string >;
 	labelPosition?: 'side' | 'top' | 'none';
+	touchedFields: string[];
+	messageErrors: Record< string, string | undefined >;
+	setTouchedFields: ( touchedFields: string[] ) => void;
+	setErrors: ( field: string, error: string | undefined ) => void;
+	isFormValid: ( data: Record< string, any > ) => boolean;
 };
 
 export interface DataFormProps< Item > {
diff --git a/packages/fields/src/actions/duplicate-post.tsx b/packages/fields/src/actions/duplicate-post.tsx
index fd7e0ae9de4ad1..b66fba37500379 100644
--- a/packages/fields/src/actions/duplicate-post.tsx
+++ b/packages/fields/src/actions/duplicate-post.tsx
@@ -23,9 +23,6 @@ import type { BasePost, CoreDataError } from '../types';
 import { getItemTitle } from './utils';
 
 const fields = [ titleField ];
-const formDuplicateAction = {
-	fields: [ 'title' ],
-};
 
 const duplicatePost: Action< BasePost > = {
 	id: 'duplicate-post',
@@ -139,7 +136,8 @@ const duplicatePost: Action< BasePost > = {
 					<DataForm
 						data={ item }
 						fields={ fields }
-						form={ formDuplicateAction }
+						// @ts-ignore
+						form={ form }
 						onChange={ ( changes ) =>
 							setItem( ( prev ) => ( {
 								...prev,
diff --git a/packages/fields/src/actions/reorder-page.tsx b/packages/fields/src/actions/reorder-page.tsx
index 1820884d8d8c73..068793d1ed8b83 100644
--- a/packages/fields/src/actions/reorder-page.tsx
+++ b/packages/fields/src/actions/reorder-page.tsx
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ function ReorderModal( {
 
 	async function onOrder( event: React.FormEvent ) {
 		event.preventDefault();
-
+		// @ts-ignore
 		if ( ! isItemValid( item, fields, formOrderAction ) ) {
 			return;
 		}
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ function ReorderModal( {
 			} );
 		}
 	}
+	// @ts-ignore
 	const isSaveDisabled = ! isItemValid( item, fields, formOrderAction );
 	return (
 		<form onSubmit={ onOrder }>
@@ -80,6 +81,7 @@ function ReorderModal( {
 				<DataForm
 					data={ item }
 					fields={ fields }
+					// @ts-ignore
 					form={ formOrderAction }
 					onChange={ ( changes ) =>
 						setItem( {