diff --git a/cms/djangoapps/contentstore/features/advanced_settings.py b/cms/djangoapps/contentstore/features/advanced_settings.py
index 315da8f72c..76c4a3f2e0 100644
--- a/cms/djangoapps/contentstore/features/advanced_settings.py
+++ b/cms/djangoapps/contentstore/features/advanced_settings.py
@@ -82,8 +82,8 @@ def it_is_formatted(step):
 @step('I get an error on save$')
 def error_on_save(step):
     assert_regexp_matches(
-        world.css_text('#notification-error-description'),
-        "Incorrect format for field '{}'.".format(DISPLAY_NAME_KEY)
+        world.css_text('.error-item-message'),
+        "Value stored in a .* must be .*, found .*"
     )
 
 
diff --git a/cms/djangoapps/contentstore/tests/test_course_settings.py b/cms/djangoapps/contentstore/tests/test_course_settings.py
index 9e312b4998..38e2fbb27f 100644
--- a/cms/djangoapps/contentstore/tests/test_course_settings.py
+++ b/cms/djangoapps/contentstore/tests/test_course_settings.py
@@ -458,6 +458,69 @@ class CourseMetadataEditingTest(CourseTestCase):
         self.assertIn('showanswer', test_model, 'showanswer field ')
         self.assertIn('xqa_key', test_model, 'xqa_key field ')
 
+    def test_validate_and_update_from_json_correct_inputs(self):
+        is_valid, errors, test_model = CourseMetadata.validate_and_update_from_json(
+            self.course,
+            {
+                "advertised_start": {"value": "start A"},
+                "days_early_for_beta": {"value": 2},
+                "advanced_modules": {"value": ['combinedopenended']},
+            },
+            user=self.user
+        )
+        self.assertTrue(is_valid)
+        self.assertTrue(len(errors) == 0)
+        self.update_check(test_model)
+
+        # fresh fetch to ensure persistence
+        fresh = modulestore().get_course(self.course.id)
+        test_model = CourseMetadata.fetch(fresh)
+        self.update_check(test_model)
+
+        # Tab gets tested in test_advanced_settings_munge_tabs
+        self.assertIn('advanced_modules', test_model, 'Missing advanced_modules')
+        self.assertEqual(test_model['advanced_modules']['value'], ['combinedopenended'], 'advanced_module is not updated')
+
+    def test_validate_and_update_from_json_wrong_inputs(self):
+        # input incorrectly formatted data
+        is_valid, errors, test_model = CourseMetadata.validate_and_update_from_json(
+            self.course,
+            {
+                "advertised_start": {"value": 1, "display_name": "Course Advertised Start Date", },
+                "days_early_for_beta": {"value": "supposed to be an integer",
+                                        "display_name": "Days Early for Beta Users", },
+                "advanced_modules": {"value": 1, "display_name": "Advanced Module List", },
+            },
+            user=self.user
+        )
+
+        # Check valid results from validate_and_update_from_json
+        self.assertFalse(is_valid)
+        self.assertEqual(len(errors), 3)
+        self.assertFalse(test_model)
+
+        error_keys = set([error_obj['model']['display_name'] for error_obj in errors])
+        test_keys = set(['Advanced Module List', 'Course Advertised Start Date', 'Days Early for Beta Users'])
+        self.assertEqual(error_keys, test_keys)
+
+        # try fresh fetch to ensure no update happened
+        fresh = modulestore().get_course(self.course.id)
+        test_model = CourseMetadata.fetch(fresh)
+
+        self.assertNotEqual(test_model['advertised_start']['value'], 1, 'advertised_start should not be updated to a wrong value')
+        self.assertNotEqual(test_model['days_early_for_beta']['value'], "supposed to be an integer",
+                            'days_early_for beta should not be updated to a wrong value')
+
+    def test_correct_http_status(self):
+        json_data = json.dumps({
+                        "advertised_start": {"value": 1, "display_name": "Course Advertised Start Date", },
+                        "days_early_for_beta": {"value": "supposed to be an integer",
+                                        "display_name": "Days Early for Beta Users", },
+                        "advanced_modules": {"value": 1, "display_name": "Advanced Module List", },
+                    })
+        response = self.client.ajax_post(self.course_setting_url, json_data)
+        self.assertEqual(400, response.status_code)
+
     def test_update_from_json(self):
         test_model = CourseMetadata.update_from_json(
             self.course,
@@ -487,6 +550,9 @@ class CourseMetadataEditingTest(CourseTestCase):
         self.assertEqual(test_model['advertised_start']['value'], 'start B', "advertised_start not expected value")
 
     def update_check(self, test_model):
+        """
+        checks that updates were made
+        """
         self.assertIn('display_name', test_model, 'Missing editable metadata field')
         self.assertEqual(test_model['display_name']['value'], 'Robot Super Course', "not expected value")
         self.assertIn('advertised_start', test_model, 'Missing new advertised_start metadata field')
diff --git a/cms/djangoapps/contentstore/views/course.py b/cms/djangoapps/contentstore/views/course.py
index 48b91eb95e..eab477925f 100644
--- a/cms/djangoapps/contentstore/views/course.py
+++ b/cms/djangoapps/contentstore/views/course.py
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ from django.views.decorators.http import require_http_methods
 from django.core.exceptions import PermissionDenied
 from django.core.urlresolvers import reverse
 from django.http import HttpResponseBadRequest, HttpResponseNotFound, HttpResponse
-from util.json_request import JsonResponse
+from util.json_request import JsonResponse, JsonResponseBadRequest
 from util.date_utils import get_default_time_display
 from edxmako.shortcuts import render_to_response
 
@@ -834,18 +834,26 @@ def _config_course_advanced_components(request, course_module):
             component_types = tab_component_map.get(tab_type)
             found_ac_type = False
             for ac_type in component_types:
-                if ac_type in request.json[ADVANCED_COMPONENT_POLICY_KEY]["value"] and ac_type in ADVANCED_COMPONENT_TYPES:
-                    # Add tab to the course if needed
-                    changed, new_tabs = add_extra_panel_tab(tab_type, course_module)
-                    # If a tab has been added to the course, then send the
-                    # metadata along to CourseMetadata.update_from_json
-                    if changed:
-                        course_module.tabs = new_tabs
-                        request.json.update({'tabs': {'value': new_tabs}})
-                        # Indicate that tabs should not be filtered out of
-                        # the metadata
-                        filter_tabs = False  # Set this flag to avoid the tab removal code below.
-                    found_ac_type = True  # break
+
+                # Check if the user has incorrectly failed to put the value in an iterable.
+                new_advanced_component_list = request.json[ADVANCED_COMPONENT_POLICY_KEY]['value']
+                if hasattr(new_advanced_component_list, '__iter__'):
+                    if ac_type in new_advanced_component_list and ac_type in ADVANCED_COMPONENT_TYPES:
+
+                        # Add tab to the course if needed
+                        changed, new_tabs = add_extra_panel_tab(tab_type, course_module)
+                        # If a tab has been added to the course, then send the
+                        # metadata along to CourseMetadata.update_from_json
+                        if changed:
+                            course_module.tabs = new_tabs
+                            request.json.update({'tabs': {'value': new_tabs}})
+                            # Indicate that tabs should not be filtered out of
+                            # the metadata
+                            filter_tabs = False  # Set this flag to avoid the tab removal code below.
+                        found_ac_type = True  # break
+                else:
+                    # If not iterable, return immediately and let validation handle.
+                    return
 
             # If we did not find a module type in the advanced settings,
             # we may need to remove the tab from the course.
@@ -891,12 +899,21 @@ def advanced_settings_handler(request, course_key_string):
             try:
                 # Whether or not to filter the tabs key out of the settings metadata
                 filter_tabs = _config_course_advanced_components(request, course_module)
-                return JsonResponse(CourseMetadata.update_from_json(
+
+                # validate data formats and update
+                is_valid, errors, updated_data = CourseMetadata.validate_and_update_from_json(
                     course_module,
                     request.json,
                     filter_tabs=filter_tabs,
                     user=request.user,
-                ))
+                )
+
+                if is_valid:
+                    return JsonResponse(updated_data)
+                else:
+                    return JsonResponseBadRequest(errors)
+
+            # Handle all errors that validation doesn't catch
             except (TypeError, ValueError) as err:
                 return HttpResponseBadRequest(
                     django.utils.html.escape(err.message),
diff --git a/cms/djangoapps/models/settings/course_metadata.py b/cms/djangoapps/models/settings/course_metadata.py
index 09d87a2b21..27d5e9faa9 100644
--- a/cms/djangoapps/models/settings/course_metadata.py
+++ b/cms/djangoapps/models/settings/course_metadata.py
@@ -82,10 +82,55 @@ class CourseMetadata(object):
                 raise ValueError(_("Incorrect format for field '{name}'. {detailed_message}".format(
                     name=model['display_name'], detailed_message=err.message)))
 
+        return cls.update_from_dict(key_values, descriptor, user)
+
+    @classmethod
+    def validate_and_update_from_json(cls, descriptor, jsondict, user, filter_tabs=True):
+        """
+        Validate the values in the json dict (validated by xblock fields from_json method)
+
+        If all fields validate, go ahead and update those values in the database.
+        If not, return the error objects list.
+
+        Returns:
+            did_validate: whether values pass validation or not
+            errors: list of error objects
+            result: the updated course metadata or None if error
+        """
+
+        filtered_list = list(cls.FILTERED_LIST)
+        if not filter_tabs:
+            filtered_list.remove("tabs")
+        filtered_dict = dict((k, v) for k, v in jsondict.iteritems() if k not in filtered_list)
+        did_validate = True
+        errors = []
+        key_values = {}
+        updated_data = None
+
+        for key, model in filtered_dict.iteritems():
+            try:
+                val = model['value']
+                if hasattr(descriptor, key) and getattr(descriptor, key) != val:
+                    key_values[key] = descriptor.fields[key].from_json(val)
+            except (TypeError, ValueError) as err:
+                did_validate = False
+                errors.append({'message': err.message, 'model': model})
+
+        # If did validate, go ahead and update the metadata
+        if did_validate:
+            updated_data = cls.update_from_dict(key_values, descriptor, user)
+
+        return did_validate, errors, updated_data
+
+    @classmethod
+    def update_from_dict(cls, key_values, descriptor, user):
+        """
+        Update metadata descriptor in modulestore from key_values.
+        """
         for key, value in key_values.iteritems():
             setattr(descriptor, key, value)
 
-        if len(key_values) > 0:
+        if len(key_values):
             modulestore().update_item(descriptor, user.id)
 
         return cls.fetch(descriptor)
diff --git a/cms/static/coffee/spec/main.coffee b/cms/static/coffee/spec/main.coffee
index 9bd64c5a2a..5ad1e24b36 100644
--- a/cms/static/coffee/spec/main.coffee
+++ b/cms/static/coffee/spec/main.coffee
@@ -238,6 +238,7 @@ define([
 
     "js/spec/views/modals/base_modal_spec",
     "js/spec/views/modals/edit_xblock_spec",
+    "js/spec/views/modals/validation_error_modal_spec",
 
     "js/spec/xblock/cms.runtime.v1_spec",
 
diff --git a/cms/static/js/spec/views/modals/validation_error_modal_spec.js b/cms/static/js/spec/views/modals/validation_error_modal_spec.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..bc23303bce
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cms/static/js/spec/views/modals/validation_error_modal_spec.js
@@ -0,0 +1,86 @@
+define(['jquery', 'underscore', 'js/spec_helpers/validation_helpers', 'js/views/modals/validation_error_modal'],
+    function ($, _, validation_helpers, ValidationErrorModal) {
+
+        describe('ValidationErrorModal', function() {
+            var modal, showModal;
+
+            showModal = function (jsonContent, callback) {
+                modal = new ValidationErrorModal();
+                modal.setResetCallback(callback);
+                modal.setContent(jsonContent);
+                modal.show();
+            };
+
+            /* Before each, install templates required for the base modal
+               and validation error modal. */
+            beforeEach(function () {
+                validation_helpers.installValidationTemplates();
+            });
+
+            afterEach(function() {
+                validation_helpers.hideModalIfShowing(modal);
+            });
+
+            it('is visible after show is called', function () {
+                showModal([]);
+                expect(validation_helpers.isShowingModal(modal)).toBeTruthy();
+            });
+
+            it('displays none if no error given', function () {
+                var errorObjects = [];
+
+                showModal(errorObjects);
+                expect(validation_helpers.isShowingModal(modal)).toBeTruthy();
+                validation_helpers.checkErrorContents(modal, errorObjects);
+            });
+
+            it('correctly displays json error message objects', function () {
+                var errorObjects = [
+                    {
+                        model: {display_name: 'test_attribute1'},
+                        message: 'Encountered an error while saving test_attribute1'
+                    },
+                    {
+                        model: {display_name: 'test_attribute2'},
+                        message: 'Encountered an error while saving test_attribute2'
+                    }
+                ];
+
+                showModal(errorObjects);
+                expect(validation_helpers.isShowingModal(modal)).toBeTruthy();
+                validation_helpers.checkErrorContents(modal, errorObjects);
+            });
+
+            it('run callback when undo changes button is clicked', function () {
+                var errorObjects = [
+                    {
+                        model: {display_name: 'test_attribute1'},
+                        message: 'Encountered an error while saving test_attribute1'
+                    },
+                    {
+                        model: {display_name: 'test_attribute2'},
+                        message: 'Encountered an error while saving test_attribute2'
+                    }
+                ];
+
+                var callback = function() {
+                    return true;
+                };
+
+                // Show Modal and click undo changes
+                showModal(errorObjects, callback);
+                expect(validation_helpers.isShowingModal(modal)).toBeTruthy();
+                validation_helpers.undoChanges(modal);
+
+                // Wait for the callback to be fired
+                waitsFor(function () {
+                    return callback();
+                }, 'the callback to be called', 5000);
+
+                // After checking callback fire, check modal hide
+                runs(function () {
+                    expect(validation_helpers.isShowingModal(modal)).toBe(false);
+                });
+            });
+        });
+    });
diff --git a/cms/static/js/spec_helpers/validation_helpers.js b/cms/static/js/spec_helpers/validation_helpers.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f9d5efd519
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cms/static/js/spec_helpers/validation_helpers.js
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+/**
+ * Provides helper methods for invoking Validation modal in Jasmine tests.
+ */
+define(['jquery', 'js/spec_helpers/modal_helpers', 'js/spec_helpers/view_helpers'],
+    function($, modal_helpers, view_helpers) {
+        var installValidationTemplates, checkErrorContents, undoChanges;
+
+        installValidationTemplates = function () {
+            modal_helpers.installModalTemplates();
+            view_helpers.installTemplate('validation-error-modal');
+        };
+
+        checkErrorContents = function(validationModal, errorObjects) {
+            var errorItems = validationModal.$('.error-item-message');
+            var i, item;
+            var num_items = errorItems.length;
+            expect(num_items).toBe(errorObjects.length);
+
+            for (i = 0; i < num_items; i++) {
+                item = errorItems[i];
+                expect(item.value).toBe(errorObjects[i].message);
+            }
+        };
+
+        undoChanges = function(validationModal) {
+            modal_helpers.pressModalButton('.action-undo', validationModal);
+        };
+
+        return $.extend(modal_helpers, {
+            'installValidationTemplates': installValidationTemplates,
+            'checkErrorContents': checkErrorContents,
+            'undoChanges': undoChanges,
+        });
+    });
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/cms/static/js/views/modals/validation_error_modal.js b/cms/static/js/views/modals/validation_error_modal.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..545fed566d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cms/static/js/views/modals/validation_error_modal.js
@@ -0,0 +1,65 @@
+define(['jquery', 'underscore', 'gettext', 'js/views/modals/base_modal'],
+    function($, _, gettext, BaseModal) {
+        var ValidationErrorModal = BaseModal.extend({
+            events: {
+                'click .action-cancel': 'cancel',
+                'click .action-undo': 'resetAction'
+            },
+
+            initialize: function() {
+                BaseModal.prototype.initialize.call(this);
+                this.template = this.loadTemplate('validation-error-modal');
+            },
+
+            options: $.extend({}, BaseModal.prototype.options, {
+                modalName: 'Validation Error Modal',
+                title: gettext('Validation Error While Saving'),
+                modalSize: 'md'
+            }),
+
+            addActionButtons: function() {
+                this.addActionButton('undo', gettext('Undo Changes'), true);
+                this.addActionButton('cancel', gettext('Change Manually'));
+            },
+
+            render: function() {
+                BaseModal.prototype.render.call(this);
+            },
+
+            /* Set the JSON object of error_models that will be displayed
+             * it must be an object, not json string. */
+            setContent: function(json_object) {
+                this.response = json_object;
+            },
+
+            /* Create the content HTML for this modal by passing necessary 
+             * parameters to template (validation-error-modal) */
+            getContentHtml: function() {
+
+                return this.template({
+                    response: this.response,
+                    num_errors: this.response.length,
+                });
+            },
+
+            /* Receive calback function from the view, so that it can be 
+             * invoked when the user clicks the reset button */
+            setResetCallback: function(reset_callback) {
+                this.reset_callback = reset_callback;
+            },
+
+            /* Upon receiving a user's clicking event on the reset button, 
+             * resets all setting changes, and hide the modal */
+            resetAction: function() {
+
+                // reset page content
+                this.reset_callback();
+
+                // hide the modal
+                BaseModal.prototype.hide.call(this); 
+            },
+        });
+
+        return ValidationErrorModal;
+    }
+);
diff --git a/cms/static/js/views/settings/advanced.js b/cms/static/js/views/settings/advanced.js
index 0c3ab7aef8..7ed7624245 100644
--- a/cms/static/js/views/settings/advanced.js
+++ b/cms/static/js/views/settings/advanced.js
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-define(["js/views/validation", "jquery", "underscore", "gettext", "codemirror"],
-    function(ValidatingView, $, _, gettext, CodeMirror) {
+define(["js/views/validation", "jquery", "underscore", "gettext", "codemirror", "js/views/modals/validation_error_modal"],
+    function(ValidatingView, $, _, gettext, CodeMirror, ValidationErrorModal) {
 
 var AdvancedView = ValidatingView.extend({
     error_saving : "error_saving",
@@ -51,8 +51,8 @@ var AdvancedView = ValidatingView.extend({
         var self = this;
         var oldValue = $(textarea).val();
         var cm = CodeMirror.fromTextArea(textarea, {
-            mode: "application/json", 
-            lineNumbers: false, 
+            mode: "application/json",
+            lineNumbers: false,
             lineWrapping: false});
         cm.on('change', function(instance, changeobj) {
                 instance.save();
@@ -115,7 +115,24 @@ var AdvancedView = ValidatingView.extend({
                     'course': course_location_analytics
                 });
             },
-            silent: true
+            silent: true,
+            error: function(model, response, options) {
+                var json_response, reset_callback, err_modal;
+
+                /* Check that the server came back with a bad request error*/
+                if (response.status === 400) {
+                    json_response = $.parseJSON(response.responseText);
+                    reset_callback = function() {
+                        self.revertView();
+                    };
+
+                    /* initialize and show validation error modal */
+                    err_modal = new ValidationErrorModal();
+                    err_modal.setContent(json_response);
+                    err_modal.setResetCallback(reset_callback);
+                    err_modal.show();
+                }
+            }
         });
     },
     revertView: function() {
diff --git a/cms/static/sass/views/_settings.scss b/cms/static/sass/views/_settings.scss
index aff6c81b47..0d22c1284f 100644
--- a/cms/static/sass/views/_settings.scss
+++ b/cms/static/sass/views/_settings.scss
@@ -899,4 +899,40 @@
   .content-supplementary {
     width: flex-grid(3, 12);
   }
+  
+  .wrapper-modal-window {
+    
+    .validation-error-modal-content {
+      
+      .error-header {
+        p {
+          strong {
+            color: $error-red;
+          }
+        }
+      }
+      
+      hr {
+        margin: 25px 0;
+      }
+      
+      .error-list {
+        .error-item {
+          .error-item-title {
+            color: $error-red;
+          }
+          
+          .error-item-message {
+            width:100%;
+            border: none;
+            resize: none;
+          
+            &:focus {
+              outline: 0;
+            }
+          }
+        }
+      }  
+    }
+  }
 }
diff --git a/cms/templates/js/validation-error-modal.underscore b/cms/templates/js/validation-error-modal.underscore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..0c2eb7e402
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cms/templates/js/validation-error-modal.underscore
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+<div class = "validation-error-modal-content">
+    <div class "error-header">
+        <p>
+        <%= _.template(
+        gettext("There were {strong_start}{num_errors} validation error(s){strong_end} while trying to save the course setting(s) in the database."),
+        {
+            strong_start:'<strong>',
+            num_errors: num_errors,
+            strong_end: '</strong>'
+        },
+        {interpolate: /\{(.+?)\}/g})%>
+        <%= gettext("Please check the following validation feedbacks and reflect them in your course settings:")%></p>
+    </div>
+
+    <hr>
+
+    <ul class = "error-list">
+        <% _.each(response, function(value, index, list) { %> 
+
+            <li class = "error-item">
+                <span class='error-item-title'>
+                    <i class="icon-warning-sign"></i> 
+                    <strong><%= value.model.display_name %></strong>:
+                </span>
+                <textarea class = "error-item-message" disabled='disabled'><%=value.message%></textarea>
+            </li>
+
+        <% }); %>
+    </ul>
+</div>
diff --git a/cms/templates/settings_advanced.html b/cms/templates/settings_advanced.html
index 4cbdf4cfed..ab530e88a4 100644
--- a/cms/templates/settings_advanced.html
+++ b/cms/templates/settings_advanced.html
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 <%block name="bodyclass">is-signedin course advanced view-settings</%block>
 
 <%block name="jsextra">
-% for template_name in ["advanced_entry"]:
+% for template_name in ["advanced_entry", "basic-modal", "modal-button", "validation-error-modal"]:
   <script type="text/template" id="${template_name}-tpl">
     <%static:include path="js/${template_name}.underscore" />
   </script>
diff --git a/common/djangoapps/util/json_request.py b/common/djangoapps/util/json_request.py
index b390c8c11c..0f1e61d5d3 100644
--- a/common/djangoapps/util/json_request.py
+++ b/common/djangoapps/util/json_request.py
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import json
 from django.core.serializers import serialize
 from django.core.serializers.json import DjangoJSONEncoder
 from django.db.models.query import QuerySet
-from django.http import HttpResponse
+from django.http import HttpResponse, HttpResponseBadRequest
 
 
 def expect_json(view_function):
@@ -43,3 +43,23 @@ class JsonResponse(HttpResponse):
         if status:
             kwargs["status"] = status
         super(JsonResponse, self).__init__(content, *args, **kwargs)
+
+
+class JsonResponseBadRequest(HttpResponseBadRequest):
+    """
+    Subclass of HttpResponseBadRequest that defaults to outputting JSON.
+    Use this to send BadRequestResponse & some Json object along with it.
+
+    Defaults:
+        dictionary: empty dictionary
+        status: 400
+        encoder: DjangoJSONEncoder
+    """
+    def __init__(self, obj=None, status=400, encoder=DjangoJSONEncoder, *args, **kwargs):
+        if obj in (None, ""):
+            content = ""
+        else:
+            content = json.dumps(obj, cls=encoder, indent=2, ensure_ascii=False)
+        kwargs.setdefault("content_type", "application/json")
+        kwargs["status"] = status
+        super(JsonResponseBadRequest, self).__init__(content, *args, **kwargs)
diff --git a/common/djangoapps/util/tests/test_json_request.py b/common/djangoapps/util/tests/test_json_request.py
index 28d6a44286..f65d7ca6b2 100644
--- a/common/djangoapps/util/tests/test_json_request.py
+++ b/common/djangoapps/util/tests/test_json_request.py
@@ -1,11 +1,18 @@
-from django.http import HttpResponse
-from util.json_request import JsonResponse
+"""
+Test for JsonResponse and JsonResponseBadRequest util classes.
+"""
+
+from django.http import HttpResponse, HttpResponseBadRequest
+from util.json_request import JsonResponse, JsonResponseBadRequest
 import json
 import unittest
 import mock
 
 
 class JsonResponseTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
+    """
+    A set of tests to make sure that JsonResponse Class works correctly.
+    """
     def test_empty(self):
         resp = JsonResponse()
         self.assertIsInstance(resp, HttpResponse)
@@ -60,3 +67,59 @@ class JsonResponseTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
         self.assertEqual(obj, compare)
         kwargs = dumps.call_args[1]
         self.assertIs(kwargs["cls"], encoder)
+
+
+class JsonResponseBadRequestTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
+    """
+    A set of tests to make sure that the JsonResponseBadRequest wrapper class
+    works as intended.
+    """
+
+    def test_empty(self):
+        resp = JsonResponseBadRequest()
+        self.assertIsInstance(resp, HttpResponseBadRequest)
+        self.assertEqual(resp.content, "")
+        self.assertEqual(resp.status_code, 400)
+        self.assertEqual(resp["content-type"], "application/json")
+
+    def test_empty_string(self):
+        resp = JsonResponseBadRequest("")
+        self.assertIsInstance(resp, HttpResponse)
+        self.assertEqual(resp.content, "")
+        self.assertEqual(resp.status_code, 400)
+        self.assertEqual(resp["content-type"], "application/json")
+
+    def test_dict(self):
+        obj = {"foo": "bar"}
+        resp = JsonResponseBadRequest(obj)
+        compare = json.loads(resp.content)
+        self.assertEqual(obj, compare)
+        self.assertEqual(resp.status_code, 400)
+        self.assertEqual(resp["content-type"], "application/json")
+
+    def test_set_status_kwarg(self):
+        obj = {"error": "resource not found"}
+        resp = JsonResponseBadRequest(obj, status=404)
+        compare = json.loads(resp.content)
+        self.assertEqual(obj, compare)
+        self.assertEqual(resp.status_code, 404)
+        self.assertEqual(resp["content-type"], "application/json")
+
+    def test_set_status_arg(self):
+        obj = {"error": "resource not found"}
+        resp = JsonResponseBadRequest(obj, 404)
+        compare = json.loads(resp.content)
+        self.assertEqual(obj, compare)
+        self.assertEqual(resp.status_code, 404)
+        self.assertEqual(resp["content-type"], "application/json")
+
+    def test_encoder(self):
+        obj = [1, 2, 3]
+        encoder = object()
+        with mock.patch.object(json, "dumps", return_value="[1,2,3]") as dumps:
+            resp = JsonResponseBadRequest(obj, encoder=encoder)
+        self.assertEqual(resp.status_code, 400)
+        compare = json.loads(resp.content)
+        self.assertEqual(obj, compare)
+        kwargs = dumps.call_args[1]
+        self.assertIs(kwargs["cls"], encoder)
diff --git a/common/test/acceptance/pages/studio/settings_advanced.py b/common/test/acceptance/pages/studio/settings_advanced.py
index 2c514ed23e..4c7f6e87c1 100644
--- a/common/test/acceptance/pages/studio/settings_advanced.py
+++ b/common/test/acceptance/pages/studio/settings_advanced.py
@@ -7,7 +7,11 @@ from .utils import press_the_notification_button, type_in_codemirror, get_codemi
 
 
 KEY_CSS = '.key h3.title'
-
+UNDO_BUTTON_SELECTOR = ".action-item .action-undo"
+MANUAL_BUTTON_SELECTOR = ".action-item .action-cancel"
+MODAL_SELECTOR = ".validation-error-modal-content"
+ERROR_ITEM_NAME_SELECTOR = ".error-item-title strong"
+ERROR_ITEM_CONTENT_SELECTOR = ".error-item-message"
 
 class AdvancedSettingsPage(CoursePage):
     """
@@ -19,6 +23,57 @@ class AdvancedSettingsPage(CoursePage):
     def is_browser_on_page(self):
         return self.q(css='body.advanced').present
 
+    def wait_for_modal_load(self):
+        """
+        Wait for validation response from the server, and make sure that
+        the validation error modal pops up.
+
+        This method should only be called when it is guaranteed that there're
+        validation errors in the settings changes.
+        """
+        self.wait_for_ajax()
+        self.wait_for_element_presence(MODAL_SELECTOR, 'Validation Modal is present')
+
+    def refresh_and_wait_for_load(self):
+        """
+        Refresh the page and wait for all resources to load.
+        """
+        self.browser.refresh()
+        self.wait_for_page()
+
+    def undo_changes_via_modal(self):
+        """
+        Trigger clicking event of the undo changes button in the modal.
+        Wait for the undoing process to load via ajax call.
+        """
+        self.q(css=UNDO_BUTTON_SELECTOR).click()
+        self.wait_for_ajax()
+
+    def trigger_manual_changes(self):
+        """
+        Trigger click event of the manual changes button in the modal.
+        No need to wait for any ajax.
+        """
+        self.q(css=MANUAL_BUTTON_SELECTOR).click()
+
+    def is_validation_modal_present(self):
+        """
+        Checks if the validation modal is present.
+        """
+        return self.q(css=MODAL_SELECTOR).present
+
+    def get_error_item_names(self):
+        """
+        Returns a list of display names of all invalid settings.
+        """
+        return self.q(css=ERROR_ITEM_NAME_SELECTOR).text
+
+    def get_error_item_messages(self):
+        """
+        Returns a list of error messages of all invalid settings.
+        """
+        return self.q(css=ERROR_ITEM_CONTENT_SELECTOR).text
+
     def _get_index_of(self, expected_key):
         for i, element in enumerate(self.q(css=KEY_CSS)):
             # Sometimes get stale reference if I hold on to the array of elements
@@ -42,3 +97,26 @@ class AdvancedSettingsPage(CoursePage):
     def get(self, key):
         index = self._get_index_of(key)
         return get_codemirror_value(self, index)
+
+    def set_values(self, key_value_map):
+        """
+        Make multiple settings changes and save them.
+        """
+        for key, value in key_value_map.iteritems():
+            index = self._get_index_of(key)
+            type_in_codemirror(self, index, value)
+
+        self.save()
+
+    def get_values(self, key_list):
+        """
+        Get a key-value dictionary of all keys in the given list.
+        """
+        result_map = {}
+
+        for key in key_list:
+            index = self._get_index_of(key)
+            val = get_codemirror_value(self, index)
+            result_map[key] = val
+
+        return result_map
diff --git a/common/test/acceptance/tests/test_studio_settings.py b/common/test/acceptance/tests/test_studio_settings.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..86f2c40577
--- /dev/null
+++ b/common/test/acceptance/tests/test_studio_settings.py
@@ -0,0 +1,171 @@
+"""
+Acceptance tests for Studio's Setting pages
+"""
+
+from nose.plugins.attrib import attr
+
+from acceptance.tests.base_studio_test import StudioCourseTest
+
+from ..pages.studio.settings_advanced import AdvancedSettingsPage
+
+
+@attr('shard_1')
+class AdvancedSettingsValidationTest(StudioCourseTest):
+    """
+    Tests for validation feature in Studio's advanced settings tab
+    """
+    def setUp(self):
+        super(AdvancedSettingsValidationTest, self).setUp()
+        self.advanced_settings = AdvancedSettingsPage(
+            self.browser,
+            self.course_info['org'],
+            self.course_info['number'],
+            self.course_info['run']
+        )
+
+        self.type_fields = ['Course Display Name', 'Advanced Module List', 'Discussion Topic Mapping',
+                            'Maximum Attempts', 'Course Announcement Date']
+
+        # Before every test, make sure to visit the page first
+        self.advanced_settings.visit()
+        self.assertTrue(self.advanced_settings.is_browser_on_page())
+
+    def test_modal_shows_one_validation_error(self):
+        """
+        Test that advanced settings don't save if there's a single wrong input,
+        and that it shows the correct error message in the modal.
+        """
+
+        # Feed an integer value for String field.
+        # .set method saves automatically after setting a value
+        course_display_name = self.advanced_settings.get('Course Display Name')
+        self.advanced_settings.set('Course Display Name', 1)
+        self.advanced_settings.wait_for_modal_load()
+
+        # Test Modal
+        self.check_modal_shows_correct_contents(['Course Display Name'])
+        self.advanced_settings.refresh_and_wait_for_load()
+
+        self.assertEquals(
+            self.advanced_settings.get('Course Display Name'),
+            course_display_name,
+            'Wrong input for Course Display Name must not change its value'
+        )
+
+    def test_modal_shows_multiple_validation_errors(self):
+        """
+        Test that advanced settings don't save with multiple wrong inputs
+        """
+
+        # Save original values and feed wrong inputs
+        original_values_map = self.get_settings_fields_of_each_type()
+        self.set_wrong_inputs_to_fields()
+        self.advanced_settings.wait_for_modal_load()
+
+        # Test Modal
+        self.check_modal_shows_correct_contents(self.type_fields)
+        self.advanced_settings.refresh_and_wait_for_load()
+
+        for key, val in original_values_map.iteritems():
+            self.assertEquals(
+                self.advanced_settings.get(key),
+                val,
+                'Wrong input for Advanced Settings Fields must not change its value'
+            )
+
+    def test_undo_changes(self):
+        """
+        Test that undo changes button in the modal resets all settings changes
+        """
+
+        # Save original values and feed wrong inputs
+        original_values_map = self.get_settings_fields_of_each_type()
+        self.set_wrong_inputs_to_fields()
+
+        # Let modal popup
+        self.advanced_settings.wait_for_modal_load()
+
+        # Press Undo Changes button
+        self.advanced_settings.undo_changes_via_modal()
+
+        # Check that changes are undone
+        for key, val in original_values_map.iteritems():
+            self.assertEquals(
+                self.advanced_settings.get(key),
+                val,
+                'Undoing Should revert back to original value'
+            )
+
+    def test_manual_change(self):
+        """
+        Test that manual changes button in the modal keeps settings unchanged
+        """
+        inputs = {"Course Display Name": 1,
+                  "Advanced Module List": 1,
+                  "Discussion Topic Mapping": 1,
+                  "Maximum Attempts": '"string"',
+                  "Course Announcement Date": '"string"',
+                  }
+
+        self.set_wrong_inputs_to_fields()
+        self.advanced_settings.wait_for_modal_load()
+        self.advanced_settings.trigger_manual_changes()
+
+        # Check that the validation modal went away.
+        self.assertFalse(self.advanced_settings.is_validation_modal_present())
+
+        # Iterate through the wrong values and make sure they're still displayed
+        for key, val in inputs.iteritems():
+            print self.advanced_settings.get(key)
+            print val
+            self.assertEquals(
+                str(self.advanced_settings.get(key)),
+                str(val),
+                'manual change should keep: ' + str(val) + ', but is: ' + str(self.advanced_settings.get(key))
+            )
+
+    def check_modal_shows_correct_contents(self, wrong_settings_list):
+        """
+        Helper function that checks if the validation modal contains correct
+        error messages.
+        """
+        # Check presence of modal
+        self.assertTrue(self.advanced_settings.is_validation_modal_present())
+
+        # List of wrong settings item & what is presented in the modal should be the same
+        error_item_names = self.advanced_settings.get_error_item_names()
+        self.assertEqual(set(wrong_settings_list), set(error_item_names))
+
+        error_item_messages = self.advanced_settings.get_error_item_messages()
+        self.assertEqual(len(error_item_names), len(error_item_messages))
+
+    def get_settings_fields_of_each_type(self):
+        """
+        Get one of each field type:
+           - String: Course Display Name
+           - List: Advanced Module List
+           - Dict: Discussion Topic Mapping
+           - Integer: Maximum Attempts
+           - Date: Course Announcement Date
+        """
+        return {
+            "Course Display Name": self.advanced_settings.get('Course Display Name'),
+            "Advanced Module List": self.advanced_settings.get('Advanced Module List'),
+            "Discussion Topic Mapping": self.advanced_settings.get('Discussion Topic Mapping'),
+            "Maximum Attempts": self.advanced_settings.get('Maximum Attempts'),
+            "Course Announcement Date": self.advanced_settings.get('Course Announcement Date'),
+        }
+
+    def set_wrong_inputs_to_fields(self):
+        """
+        Set wrong values for the chosen fields
+        """
+        self.advanced_settings.set_values(
+            {
+                "Course Display Name": 1,
+                "Advanced Module List": 1,
+                "Discussion Topic Mapping": 1,
+                "Maximum Attempts": '"string"',
+                "Course Announcement Date": '"string"',
+            }
+        )
diff --git a/common/test/data/uploads/asset.html b/common/test/data/uploads/asset.html
index 7898439363..4ca5651d88 100644
--- a/common/test/data/uploads/asset.html
+++ b/common/test/data/uploads/asset.html
@@ -7,4 +7,4 @@
     <div>i am a dummy asset file</div>
 </body>
 </html>
-        
\ No newline at end of file
+