diff --git a/resource/css/styles.css b/resource/css/styles.css
index 5ec7f9508..42e5828f4 100644
--- a/resource/css/styles.css
+++ b/resource/css/styles.css
@@ -5,10 +5,6 @@ li, td > a {
   font-size: 14px;
 }
 
-label {
-  font-weight: normal;
-}
-
 h1, .prefLabel, .prefLabelLang, .notation {
   font-family: 'Fira Sans', sans-serif;
   font-size: 24px;
@@ -777,10 +773,20 @@ span.xl-pref-label > img {
 
 /* feedback page
  ***************************/
-#feedback-fields > .missing-value {
-  border: 1px solid red;
+#feedback-fields > p .missing-value {
+  border: 2px solid #D95F8A;
+}
+
+#feedback-fields label {
+  font-weight: normal;
 }
 
+#feedback-fields input::placeholder{
+  font-weight: lighter;
+  font-style: italic;
+}
+
+
 #message {
   height: 150px;
 }
diff --git a/resource/js/docready.js b/resource/js/docready.js
index 2300065e3..6c9f90097 100644
--- a/resource/js/docready.js
+++ b/resource/js/docready.js
@@ -833,19 +833,19 @@ $(function() { // DOCUMENT READY
 
   // Some form validation for the feedback form
   $("#send-feedback").click(function() {
-      $('#email').removeClass('missing-value');
       $('#message').removeClass('missing-value');
+      $('#msgsubject').removeClass('missing-value');
       var emailMessageVal = $("#message").val();
-      var emailAddress = $("#email").val();
+      var emailSubject = $("#msgsubject").val();
       var requiredFields = true;
-      if (emailAddress !== '' && emailAddress.indexOf('@') === -1) {
-        $("#email").addClass('missing-value');
-        requiredFields = false;
-      }
       if (emailMessageVal === '') {
         $("#message").addClass('missing-value');
         requiredFields = false;
       }
+      if (emailSubject === '') {
+        $("#msgsubject").addClass('missing-value');
+        requiredFields = false;
+      }
       return requiredFields;
   });
 
diff --git a/view/feedback.twig b/view/feedback.twig
index eb370ff3e..378998e68 100644
--- a/view/feedback.twig
+++ b/view/feedback.twig
@@ -39,11 +39,13 @@
           <input id="email" class="form-control" type="text" size="40" name="email" placeholder="{% trans %}Enter your e-mail address{% endtrans %}">
         </p>
         <p>
-          <label for="msgsubject">{% trans %}Subject:{% endtrans %}</label>
-          <input id="msgsubject" class="form-control" type="text" size="40" name="msgsubject" placeholder="{% trans %}Write a subject{% endtrans %}">
+          <label for="msgsubject">{% trans %}Subject:{% endtrans %} *</label>
+          <input id="msgsubject" class="form-control" type="text" size="40" name="msgsubject" placeholder="{% trans %}Write a subject{% endtrans %}" >
+        </p>
+        <p>
+          <label for="message">{% trans %}Message:{% endtrans %} *</label>
+          <textarea id="message" class="form-control" name="message"></textarea>
         </p>
-        <label for="message">{% trans %}Message:{% endtrans %}</label>
-        <textarea id="message" class="form-control" name="message"></textarea>
         {{ honeypot.generate('item-description', 'user-captcha')|raw }}
         <button type="submit" class="btn btn-primary" id="send-feedback">{% trans %}Send feedback{% endtrans %}</button>
       </form>