diff --git a/src/app/access-control/bulk-access/bulk-access.component.spec.ts b/src/app/access-control/bulk-access/bulk-access.component.spec.ts
index e9b253147d..4a545dc3dd 100644
--- a/src/app/access-control/bulk-access/bulk-access.component.spec.ts
+++ b/src/app/access-control/bulk-access/bulk-access.component.spec.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { ComponentFixture, TestBed } from '@angular/core/testing';
-import { NO_ERRORS_SCHEMA } from '@angular/core';
+import { NO_ERRORS_SCHEMA, Component } from '@angular/core';
 
 import { TranslateModule } from '@ngx-translate/core';
 import { of } from 'rxjs';
@@ -57,10 +57,15 @@ describe('BulkAccessComponent', () => {
     'file': {  }
   };
 
-  const mockSettings: any = jasmine.createSpyObj('AccessControlFormContainerComponent',  {
-    getValue: jasmine.createSpy('getValue'),
-    reset: jasmine.createSpy('reset')
-  });
+  @Component({
+    selector: 'ds-bulk-access-settings',
+    template: ''
+  })
+  class MockBulkAccessSettingsComponent {
+    isFormValid = jasmine.createSpy('isFormValid').and.returnValue(false);
+    getValue = jasmine.createSpy('getValue');
+    reset = jasmine.createSpy('reset');
+  }
   const selection: any[] = [{ indexableObject: { uuid: '1234' } }, { indexableObject: { uuid: '5678' } }];
   const selectableListState: SelectableListState = { id: 'test', selection };
   const expectedIdList = ['1234', '5678'];
@@ -73,7 +78,10 @@ describe('BulkAccessComponent', () => {
         RouterTestingModule,
         TranslateModule.forRoot()
       ],
-      declarations: [ BulkAccessComponent ],
+      declarations: [
+        BulkAccessComponent,
+        MockBulkAccessSettingsComponent,
+      ],
       providers: [
         { provide: BulkAccessControlService, useValue: bulkAccessControlServiceMock },
         { provide: NotificationsService, useValue: NotificationsServiceStub },
@@ -102,7 +110,6 @@ describe('BulkAccessComponent', () => {
 
       (component as any).selectableListService.getSelectableList.and.returnValue(of(selectableListStateEmpty));
       fixture.detectChanges();
-      component.settings = mockSettings;
     });
 
     it('should create', () => {
@@ -119,13 +126,12 @@ describe('BulkAccessComponent', () => {
 
   });
 
-  describe('when there are elements selected', () => {
+  describe('when there are elements selected and step two form is invalid', () => {
 
     beforeEach(() => {
 
       (component as any).selectableListService.getSelectableList.and.returnValue(of(selectableListState));
       fixture.detectChanges();
-      component.settings = mockSettings;
     });
 
     it('should create', () => {
@@ -136,9 +142,9 @@ describe('BulkAccessComponent', () => {
       expect(component.objectsSelected$.value).toEqual(expectedIdList);
     });
 
-    it('should enable the execute button when there are objects selected', () => {
+    it('should not enable the execute button when there are objects selected and step two form is invalid', () => {
       component.objectsSelected$.next(['1234']);
-      expect(component.canExport()).toBe(true);
+      expect(component.canExport()).toBe(false);
     });
 
     it('should call the settings reset method when reset is called', () => {
@@ -146,6 +152,23 @@ describe('BulkAccessComponent', () => {
       expect(component.settings.reset).toHaveBeenCalled();
     });
 
+
+  });
+
+  describe('when there are elements selectedted and the step two form is valid', () => {
+
+    beforeEach(() => {
+
+      (component as any).selectableListService.getSelectableList.and.returnValue(of(selectableListState));
+      fixture.detectChanges();
+      (component as any).settings.isFormValid.and.returnValue(true);
+    });
+
+    it('should enable the execute button when there are objects selected and step two form is valid', () => {
+      component.objectsSelected$.next(['1234']);
+      expect(component.canExport()).toBe(true);
+    });
+
     it('should call the bulkAccessControlService executeScript method when submit is called', () => {
       (component.settings as any).getValue.and.returnValue(mockFormState);
       bulkAccessControlService.createPayloadFile.and.returnValue(mockFile);
diff --git a/src/app/access-control/bulk-access/bulk-access.component.ts b/src/app/access-control/bulk-access/bulk-access.component.ts
index 04724614cb..bdea3d5cbe 100644
--- a/src/app/access-control/bulk-access/bulk-access.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/access-control/bulk-access/bulk-access.component.ts
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ export class BulkAccessComponent implements OnInit {
 
   constructor(
     private bulkAccessControlService: BulkAccessControlService,
-    private selectableListService: SelectableListService
+    private selectableListService: SelectableListService,
   ) {
   }
 
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ export class BulkAccessComponent implements OnInit {
   }
 
   canExport(): boolean {
-    return this.objectsSelected$.value?.length > 0;
+    return this.objectsSelected$.value?.length > 0 && this.settings?.isFormValid();
   }
 
   /**
diff --git a/src/app/access-control/bulk-access/settings/bulk-access-settings.component.ts b/src/app/access-control/bulk-access/settings/bulk-access-settings.component.ts
index eecc016245..5d1070893c 100644
--- a/src/app/access-control/bulk-access/settings/bulk-access-settings.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/access-control/bulk-access/settings/bulk-access-settings.component.ts
@@ -31,4 +31,8 @@ export class BulkAccessSettingsComponent {
     this.controlForm.reset();
   }
 
+  isFormValid() {
+    return this.controlForm.isValid();
+  }
+
 }
diff --git a/src/app/shared/access-control-form-container/access-control-array-form/access-control-array-form.component.ts b/src/app/shared/access-control-form-container/access-control-array-form/access-control-array-form.component.ts
index 227de596ff..f91bae7858 100644
--- a/src/app/shared/access-control-form-container/access-control-array-form/access-control-array-form.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/shared/access-control-form-container/access-control-array-form/access-control-array-form.component.ts
@@ -119,6 +119,10 @@ export class AccessControlArrayFormComponent implements OnInit {
     return item.id;
   }
 
+  isValid() {
+    return this.ngForm.valid;
+  }
+
 }
 
 
diff --git a/src/app/shared/access-control-form-container/access-control-form-container.component.ts b/src/app/shared/access-control-form-container/access-control-form-container.component.ts
index cddd1b1a29..ad3a3c0052 100644
--- a/src/app/shared/access-control-form-container/access-control-form-container.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/shared/access-control-form-container/access-control-form-container.component.ts
@@ -156,5 +156,9 @@ export class AccessControlFormContainerComponent<T extends DSpaceObject> impleme
     this.selectableListService.deselectAll(ITEM_ACCESS_CONTROL_SELECT_BITSTREAMS_LIST_ID);
   }
 
+  isValid() {
+    return this.bitstreamAccessCmp.isValid() || this.itemAccessCmp.isValid();
+  }
+
 }