diff --git a/app/components/forms/wizard/basic-details-step.js b/app/components/forms/wizard/basic-details-step.js
index ba75cf93d7d..4e5fa035066 100644
--- a/app/components/forms/wizard/basic-details-step.js
+++ b/app/components/forms/wizard/basic-details-step.js
@@ -154,6 +154,15 @@ export default Component.extend(FormMixin, EventWizardMixin, {
             }
           ]
         },
+        location: {
+          identifier : 'location',
+          rules      : [
+            {
+              type   : 'empty',
+              prompt : this.l10n.t('Location is required to save an event')
+            }
+          ]
+        },
         timezone: {
           identifier : 'timezone',
           rules      : [
diff --git a/app/templates/components/forms/wizard/basic-details-step.hbs b/app/templates/components/forms/wizard/basic-details-step.hbs
index 985801f6df4..4718505a94d 100644
--- a/app/templates/components/forms/wizard/basic-details-step.hbs
+++ b/app/templates/components/forms/wizard/basic-details-step.hbs
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
       @value={{this.data.event.name}} />
   </div>
   <div class="field">
-    <label for="location">{{t 'Location'}}</label>
+    <label class="required" for="location">{{t 'Location'}}</label>
     <Widgets::Forms::LocationInput
       @inputId="location"
       @lat={{this.data.event.latitude}}