diff --git a/plugins/scaffolder/src/extensions/types.ts b/plugins/scaffolder/src/extensions/types.ts
index be8dc14b0a..9b42ba478b 100644
--- a/plugins/scaffolder/src/extensions/types.ts
+++ b/plugins/scaffolder/src/extensions/types.ts
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ export type CustomFieldValidator<TFieldReturnValue> = (
   data: TFieldReturnValue,
   field: FieldValidation,
   context: { apiHolder: ApiHolder },
-) => void;
+) => void | Promise<void>;
 
 /**
  * Type for the Custom Field Extension with the
diff --git a/plugins/scaffolder/src/next/TemplateWizardPage/Stepper/Stepper.tsx b/plugins/scaffolder/src/next/TemplateWizardPage/Stepper/Stepper.tsx
index 19335d4993..240139ae5c 100644
--- a/plugins/scaffolder/src/next/TemplateWizardPage/Stepper/Stepper.tsx
+++ b/plugins/scaffolder/src/next/TemplateWizardPage/Stepper/Stepper.tsx
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
  * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
  * limitations under the License.
  */
+import { useApiHolder } from '@backstage/core-plugin-api';
 import { JsonObject } from '@backstage/types';
 import {
   Stepper as MuiStepper,
@@ -21,11 +22,12 @@ import {
   Button,
   makeStyles,
 } from '@material-ui/core';
-import { withTheme } from '@rjsf/core';
+import { FieldValidation, FormValidation, withTheme } from '@rjsf/core';
 import { Theme as MuiTheme } from '@rjsf/material-ui';
 import React, { useMemo, useState } from 'react';
 import { FieldExtensionOptions } from '../../../extensions';
 import { TemplateParameterSchema } from '../../../types';
+import { createAsyncValidator } from './createAsyncValidators';
 import { useTemplateSchema } from './useTemplateSchema';
 
 const useStyles = makeStyles(theme => ({
@@ -51,6 +53,7 @@ const Form = withTheme(MuiTheme);
 
 export const Stepper = (props: StepperProps) => {
   const { steps } = useTemplateSchema(props.manifest);
+  const apiHolder = useApiHolder();
   const [activeStep, setActiveStep] = useState(0);
   const [formState, setFormState] = useState({});
   const styles = useStyles();
@@ -61,11 +64,31 @@ export const Stepper = (props: StepperProps) => {
     );
   }, [props.extensions]);
 
+  const validators = useMemo(() => {
+    return Object.fromEntries(
+      props.extensions.map(({ name, validation }) => [name, validation]),
+    );
+  }, [props.extensions]);
+
+  const validator = useMemo(() => {
+    return createAsyncValidator(steps[activeStep].originalSchema, validators, {
+      apiHolder,
+    });
+  }, [steps, activeStep, validators, apiHolder]);
+
   const handleBack = () => {
     setActiveStep(prevActiveStep => prevActiveStep - 1);
   };
 
-  const handleNext = ({ formData }: { formData: JsonObject }) => {
+  const handleNext = async ({ formData }: { formData: JsonObject }) => {
+    console.log('running validation');
+
+    const errors = await validator(formData, {
+      addError: () => {},
+      __errors: [],
+    } as any);
+
+    console.log('errors');
     setActiveStep(prevActiveStep => prevActiveStep + 1);
     setFormState(current => ({ ...current, ...formData }));
   };
diff --git a/plugins/scaffolder/src/next/TemplateWizardPage/Stepper/createAsyncValidators.ts b/plugins/scaffolder/src/next/TemplateWizardPage/Stepper/createAsyncValidators.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..613deb57b3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/scaffolder/src/next/TemplateWizardPage/Stepper/createAsyncValidators.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,83 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2022 The Backstage Authors
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+import { FormValidation } from '@rjsf/core';
+import { JsonObject, JsonValue } from '@backstage/types';
+import { ApiHolder } from '@backstage/core-plugin-api';
+import { CustomFieldValidator } from '../../../extensions';
+
+function isObject(obj: unknown): obj is JsonObject {
+  return typeof obj === 'object' && obj !== null && !Array.isArray(obj);
+}
+
+export const createAsyncValidator = (
+  rootSchema: JsonObject,
+  validators: Record<string, undefined | CustomFieldValidator<unknown>>,
+  context: {
+    apiHolder: ApiHolder;
+  },
+) => {
+  async function validate(
+    schema: JsonObject,
+    formData: JsonObject,
+    errors: FormValidation,
+  ) {
+    const schemaProps = schema.properties;
+    const customObject = schema.type === 'object' && schemaProps === undefined;
+
+    if (!isObject(schemaProps) && !customObject) {
+      return;
+    }
+
+    if (schemaProps) {
+      for (const [key, propData] of Object.entries(formData)) {
+        const propValidation = errors[key];
+
+        if (isObject(propData)) {
+          const propSchemaProps = schemaProps[key];
+          if (isObject(propSchemaProps)) {
+            await validate(
+              propSchemaProps,
+              propData as JsonObject,
+              propValidation as FormValidation,
+            );
+          }
+        } else {
+          const propSchema = schemaProps[key];
+          const fieldName =
+            isObject(propSchema) && (propSchema['ui:field'] as string);
+          if (fieldName && typeof validators[fieldName] === 'function') {
+            await validators[fieldName]!(
+              propData as JsonValue,
+              propValidation,
+              context,
+            );
+          }
+        }
+      }
+    } else if (customObject) {
+      const fieldName = schema['ui:field'] as string;
+      if (fieldName && typeof validators[fieldName] === 'function') {
+        await validators[fieldName]!(formData, errors, context);
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
+  return async (formData: JsonObject, errors: FormValidation) => {
+    await validate(rootSchema, formData, errors);
+    return errors;
+  };
+};
diff --git a/plugins/scaffolder/src/next/TemplateWizardPage/Stepper/useTemplateSchema.ts b/plugins/scaffolder/src/next/TemplateWizardPage/Stepper/useTemplateSchema.ts
index d5fe244a25..dac2c7b61c 100644
--- a/plugins/scaffolder/src/next/TemplateWizardPage/Stepper/useTemplateSchema.ts
+++ b/plugins/scaffolder/src/next/TemplateWizardPage/Stepper/useTemplateSchema.ts
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ export const useTemplateSchema = (
 ): {
   steps: {
     uiSchema: UiSchema;
+    originalSchema: JsonObject;
     schema: JsonObject;
     title: string;
     description?: string;
@@ -33,6 +34,7 @@ export const useTemplateSchema = (
   const steps = manifest.steps.map(({ title, description, schema }) => ({
     title,
     description,
+    originalSchema: schema,
     ...extractSchemaFromStep(schema),
   }));
 
@@ -45,6 +47,7 @@ export const useTemplateSchema = (
     // Then filter out the properties that are not enabled with feature flag
     .map(step => ({
       ...step,
+
       schema: {
         ...step.schema,
         // Title is rendered at the top of the page, so let's ignore this from jsonschemaform