diff --git a/src/process/validation/__tests__/multiple.test.ts b/src/process/validation/__tests__/multiple.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a32b686f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/process/validation/__tests__/multiple.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+import { expect } from 'chai';
+import { validationRules } from '..';
+import { rules, serverRules } from '../rules';
+
+const allRules = [...rules, ...serverRules];
+
+const component = {
+    type: 'textfield',
+    key: 'multiple_textfield',
+    label: 'Multiple Textfield',
+    input: true,
+    multiple: true,
+    validate: {
+        required: true,
+        maxLength: 10,
+        minLength: 5,
+        pattern: '^[0-9]+$',
+    }
+};
+
+const context = {
+    component,
+    value: [],
+    path: 'multiple_textfield',
+    data: {multiple_textfield: []},
+    row: {multiple_textfield: []},
+    scope: {errors: []},
+};
+
+it('Validating required rule will work for multiple values component with no rows', async () => {
+    const fullValueRules = allRules.filter((rule) => rule.fullValue);
+    const rulesToValidate = validationRules(context, fullValueRules, undefined);
+    expect(rulesToValidate).to.not.have.length(0);
+});
+
+it('Validati olther rules will skip for multiple values component with no rows', async () => {
+    const otherRules = allRules.filter((rule) => !rule.fullValue);  
+    const rulesToValidate = validationRules(context, otherRules, undefined);
+    expect(rulesToValidate).to.have.length(0);
+});
diff --git a/src/process/validation/index.ts b/src/process/validation/index.ts
index 2d8387cc..c4129c1d 100644
--- a/src/process/validation/index.ts
+++ b/src/process/validation/index.ts
@@ -49,6 +49,14 @@ export function validationRules(
     }
     const validationRules: ValidationRuleInfo[] = [];
     return rules.reduce((acc, rule: ValidationRuleInfo) => {
+        if (context.component.multiple &&
+            Array.isArray(context.value) &&
+            context.value?.length === 0 &&
+            !rule.fullValue
+        ) {
+            return acc;
+        }
+
         if (rule.shouldProcess && rule.shouldProcess(context)) {
             acc.push(rule);
         }
diff --git a/src/process/validation/rules/__tests__/validateMultiple.test.ts b/src/process/validation/rules/__tests__/validateMultiple.test.ts
index abbc28f1..f44bcfd7 100644
--- a/src/process/validation/rules/__tests__/validateMultiple.test.ts
+++ b/src/process/validation/rules/__tests__/validateMultiple.test.ts
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ describe('validateMultiple', () => {
 
         it('should return false for textArea component with as !== json', () => {
             const component: TextAreaComponent = {
-                type: 'textArea',
+                type: 'textarea',
                 as: 'text',
                 input: true,
                 key: 'textArea',