diff --git a/app/models/bucket.rb b/app/models/bucket.rb
index 9a53a54c3..f4409a32a 100644
--- a/app/models/bucket.rb
+++ b/app/models/bucket.rb
@@ -5,4 +5,6 @@ class Bucket < ApplicationRecord
   belongs_to :creator, class_name: "User", default: -> { Current.user }
 
   has_many :bubbles, dependent: :destroy
+
+  validates_presence_of :name
 end
diff --git a/app/views/buckets/new.html.erb b/app/views/buckets/new.html.erb
index 12baa0348..1f3748eb7 100644
--- a/app/views/buckets/new.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/buckets/new.html.erb
@@ -3,6 +3,6 @@
 <h1>New Bucket</h1>
 
 <%= form_with model: @bucket do |form| %>
-  <p>Name:<br><%= form.text_field :name %></p>
+  <p>Name:<br><%= form.text_field :name, required: true %></p>
   <p><%= form.submit %>
 <% end %>