diff --git a/dmp-backend/web/src/main/java/eu/eudat/logic/managers/DataManagementPlanManager.java b/dmp-backend/web/src/main/java/eu/eudat/logic/managers/DataManagementPlanManager.java
index 3a99c7895..f127aa622 100644
--- a/dmp-backend/web/src/main/java/eu/eudat/logic/managers/DataManagementPlanManager.java
+++ b/dmp-backend/web/src/main/java/eu/eudat/logic/managers/DataManagementPlanManager.java
@@ -420,6 +420,10 @@ public class DataManagementPlanManager {
             }
             if (dataManagementPlan.getStatus() == (int) DMP.DMPStatus.FINALISED.getValue() && dmp1.getStatus().equals(DMP.DMPStatus.FINALISED.getValue()))
                 throw new Exception("DMP is finalized, therefore cannot be edited.");
+
+            if(dataManagementPlan.getStatus() == (int) DMP.DMPStatus.FINALISED.getValue()) {
+                checkDmpValidationRules(dmp1);
+            }
         }
 
         DMP newDmp = dataManagementPlan.toDataModel();
@@ -620,6 +624,18 @@ public class DataManagementPlanManager {
         }
     }
 
+    private void checkDmpValidationRules(DMP dmp) throws Exception {
+        if (dmp.getLabel() == null || dmp.getLabel().trim().isEmpty()) {
+            throw new Exception("DMP has no label.");
+        }
+        if (dmp.getAssociatedDmps().size() == 0) {
+            throw new Exception("DMP does not contain Dataset Templates.");
+        }
+        if (dmp.getGrant() == null) {
+            throw new Exception("DMP has no Grant assigned.");
+        }
+    }
+
     private void copyDatasets(DMP newDmp, DatasetDao datasetDao) {
         List<CompletableFuture<Dataset>> futures = new LinkedList<>();
         for (Dataset dataset : newDmp.getDataset()) {