diff --git a/webapp/languages/es_GO/i18n/all_es_GO.properties b/webapp/languages/es_GO/i18n/all_es_GO.properties
index 5544aafb0..6e9016109 100644
--- a/webapp/languages/es_GO/i18n/all_es_GO.properties
+++ b/webapp/languages/es_GO/i18n/all_es_GO.properties
@@ -862,3 +862,5 @@ view_labels_capitalized = Ver etiquetas
 view_labels_for = Ver Etiquetas de
 
 select_an_existing_document = Seleccione un documento existente
+
+datetime_year_required = Intervalos de fecha / hora deben empezar por un año. Ingrese una Fecha de inicio, un fin de año o los dos.
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diff --git a/webapp/src/edu/cornell/mannlib/vitro/webapp/edit/n3editing/VTwo/DateTimeIntervalValidationVTwo.java b/webapp/src/edu/cornell/mannlib/vitro/webapp/edit/n3editing/VTwo/DateTimeIntervalValidationVTwo.java
index aa3ca0ed6..65f5f420e 100644
--- a/webapp/src/edu/cornell/mannlib/vitro/webapp/edit/n3editing/VTwo/DateTimeIntervalValidationVTwo.java
+++ b/webapp/src/edu/cornell/mannlib/vitro/webapp/edit/n3editing/VTwo/DateTimeIntervalValidationVTwo.java
@@ -63,8 +63,11 @@ public class DateTimeIntervalValidationVTwo implements N3ValidatorVTwo {
 //            errors.put(startFieldName, "If there is an end date, there should be a start date");
 //            return errors;              
 //        }
-        
-        
+        // We need to ensure that the user has entered a start year or end year -- tlw72
+        if ( literalListIsNull(formStartYear) && literalListIsNull(formStartYear) ) {  
+            errors.put(startFieldName, "Date/time intervals must begin with a year. Please enter a start year or an end year.");
+            return errors;              
+        }
         //Assuming form start year and form end year are working in conjunction with multiple values
         int index;
         if (!literalListIsNull(formStartYear) && !literalListIsNull(formEndYear)) {
diff --git a/webapp/web/i18n/all.properties b/webapp/web/i18n/all.properties
index 818c27c4a..0fce78764 100644
--- a/webapp/web/i18n/all.properties
+++ b/webapp/web/i18n/all.properties
@@ -875,4 +875,6 @@ selection_in_process = Your selection is being processed.
 view_labels_capitalized = View Labels
 view_labels_for = View Labels for
 
-select_an_existing_document = Select an existing document
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+select_an_existing_document = Select an existing document
+
+datetime_year_required = Date/time intervals must begin with a year. Enter either a Start Year, an End Year or both.
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diff --git a/webapp/web/templates/freemarker/edit/forms/dateTimeIntervalForm.ftl b/webapp/web/templates/freemarker/edit/forms/dateTimeIntervalForm.ftl
index c7139c5c6..f61c42b61 100644
--- a/webapp/web/templates/freemarker/edit/forms/dateTimeIntervalForm.ftl
+++ b/webapp/web/templates/freemarker/edit/forms/dateTimeIntervalForm.ftl
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@
  <#if htmlForElements?keys?seq_contains("endField")>
 	${i18n().end_capitalized}&nbsp; ${htmlForElements["endField"]}
  </#if>
-
+    <span class="requiredHint"> *${i18n().datetime_year_required}</span>
     <p class="submit">
         <input type="hidden" name="editKey" value="${editKey}" />
         <input type="submit" id="submit" value="${submitButtonText}" role="button" />
@@ -69,8 +69,7 @@
     </p>
 </form>
 
-${stylesheets.add('<link rel="stylesheet" href="${urls.base}/edit/forms/css/customForm.css" />',
-                  '<link rel="stylesheet" href="${urls.base}/edit/forms/css/personHasEducationalTraining.css" />')}
+${stylesheets.add('<link rel="stylesheet" href="${urls.base}/templates/freemarker/edit/forms/css/customForm.css" />')}
 
 ${scripts.add('<script type="text/javascript" src="${urls.base}/js/utils.js"></script>',
               '<script type="text/javascript" src="${urls.base}/js/customFormUtils.js"></script>')}
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