diff --git a/_config/model.yml b/_config/model.yml
index 4046feddb..8e6840244 100644
--- a/_config/model.yml
+++ b/_config/model.yml
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@ SilverStripe\Core\Injector\Injector:
     class: SilverStripe\ORM\FieldType\DBDecimal
   Double:
     class: SilverStripe\ORM\FieldType\DBDouble
+  Email:
+    class: SilverStripe\ORM\FieldType\DBEmail
   Enum:
     class: SilverStripe\ORM\FieldType\DBEnum
   Float:
diff --git a/composer.json b/composer.json
index f4ac18e47..e51556301 100644
--- a/composer.json
+++ b/composer.json
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@
         "symfony/dom-crawler": "^7.0",
         "symfony/filesystem": "^7.0",
         "symfony/http-foundation": "^7.0",
+        "symfony/intl": "^7.0",
         "symfony/mailer": "^7.0",
         "symfony/mime": "^7.0",
         "symfony/translation": "^7.0",
diff --git a/src/Core/Validation/ConstraintValidator.php b/src/Core/Validation/ConstraintValidator.php
index 9a6568998..941a18a8d 100644
--- a/src/Core/Validation/ConstraintValidator.php
+++ b/src/Core/Validation/ConstraintValidator.php
@@ -35,9 +35,9 @@ class ConstraintValidator
         /** @var ConstraintViolationInterface $violation */
         foreach ($violations as $violation) {
             if ($fieldName) {
-                $result->addFieldError($fieldName, $violation->getMessage());
+                $result->addFieldError($fieldName, $violation->getMessage(), value: $value);
             } else {
-                $result->addError($violation->getMessage());
+                $result->addError($violation->getMessage(), value: $value);
             }
         }
 
diff --git a/src/Core/Validation/ValidationResult.php b/src/Core/Validation/ValidationResult.php
index a7c7d7443..1c7c34bf3 100644
--- a/src/Core/Validation/ValidationResult.php
+++ b/src/Core/Validation/ValidationResult.php
@@ -46,6 +46,11 @@ class ValidationResult
      */
     const CAST_TEXT = 'text';
 
+    /**
+     * Default value of $value parameter
+     */
+    private const VALUE_UNSET = '_VALUE_UNSET_';
+
     /**
      * Is the result valid or not.
      * Note that there can be non-error messages in the list.
@@ -71,11 +76,17 @@ class ValidationResult
      *                            This can be usedful for ensuring no duplicate messages
      * @param string|bool $cast Cast type; One of the CAST_ constant definitions.
      * Bool values will be treated as plain text flag.
+     * @param mixed $value The value that failed validation
      * @return $this
      */
-    public function addError($message, $messageType = ValidationResult::TYPE_ERROR, $code = null, $cast = ValidationResult::CAST_TEXT)
-    {
-        return $this->addFieldError(null, $message, $messageType, $code, $cast);
+    public function addError(
+        $message,
+        $messageType = ValidationResult::TYPE_ERROR,
+        $code = null,
+        $cast = ValidationResult::CAST_TEXT,
+        $value = ValidationResult::VALUE_UNSET,
+    ) {
+        return $this->addFieldError(null, $message, $messageType, $code, $cast, $value);
     }
 
     /**
@@ -89,6 +100,7 @@ class ValidationResult
      *                            This can be usedful for ensuring no duplicate messages
      * @param string|bool $cast Cast type; One of the CAST_ constant definitions.
      * Bool values will be treated as plain text flag.
+     * @param mixed $value The value that failed validation
      * @return $this
      */
     public function addFieldError(
@@ -96,10 +108,11 @@ class ValidationResult
         $message,
         $messageType = ValidationResult::TYPE_ERROR,
         $code = null,
-        $cast = ValidationResult::CAST_TEXT
+        $cast = ValidationResult::CAST_TEXT,
+        $value = ValidationResult::VALUE_UNSET,
     ) {
         $this->isValid = false;
-        return $this->addFieldMessage($fieldName, $message, $messageType, $code, $cast);
+        return $this->addFieldMessage($fieldName, $message, $messageType, $code, $cast, $value);
     }
 
     /**
@@ -112,11 +125,17 @@ class ValidationResult
      *                            This can be usedful for ensuring no duplicate messages
      * @param string|bool $cast Cast type; One of the CAST_ constant definitions.
      * Bool values will be treated as plain text flag.
+     * @param mixed $value The value that failed validation
      * @return $this
      */
-    public function addMessage($message, $messageType = ValidationResult::TYPE_ERROR, $code = null, $cast = ValidationResult::CAST_TEXT)
-    {
-        return $this->addFieldMessage(null, $message, $messageType, $code, $cast);
+    public function addMessage(
+        $message,
+        $messageType = ValidationResult::TYPE_ERROR,
+        $code = null,
+        $cast = ValidationResult::CAST_TEXT,
+        $value = ValidationResult::VALUE_UNSET,
+    ) {
+        return $this->addFieldMessage(null, $message, $messageType, $code, $cast, $value);
     }
 
     /**
@@ -130,6 +149,7 @@ class ValidationResult
      *                            This can be usedful for ensuring no duplicate messages
      * @param string|bool $cast Cast type; One of the CAST_ constant definitions.
      * Bool values will be treated as plain text flag.
+     * @param mixed $value The value that failed validation
      * @return $this
      */
     public function addFieldMessage(
@@ -137,7 +157,8 @@ class ValidationResult
         $message,
         $messageType = ValidationResult::TYPE_ERROR,
         $code = null,
-        $cast = ValidationResult::CAST_TEXT
+        $cast = ValidationResult::CAST_TEXT,
+        $value = ValidationResult::VALUE_UNSET,
     ) {
         if ($code && is_numeric($code)) {
             throw new InvalidArgumentException("Don't use a numeric code '$code'.  Use a string.");
@@ -151,7 +172,9 @@ class ValidationResult
             'messageType' => $messageType,
             'messageCast' => $cast,
         ];
-
+        if ($value !== ValidationResult::VALUE_UNSET) {
+            $metadata['value'] = $value;
+        }
         if ($code) {
             $this->messages[$code] = $metadata;
         } else {
diff --git a/src/Forms/CompositeField.php b/src/Forms/CompositeField.php
index 7c1cab23f..57ea04cfb 100644
--- a/src/Forms/CompositeField.php
+++ b/src/Forms/CompositeField.php
@@ -119,10 +119,8 @@ class CompositeField extends FormField
      * Returns the name (ID) for the element.
      * If the CompositeField doesn't have a name, but we still want the ID/name to be set.
      * This code generates the ID from the nested children.
-     *
-     * @return String $name
      */
-    public function getName()
+    public function getName(): string
     {
         if ($this->name) {
             return $this->name;
diff --git a/src/Forms/EmailField.php b/src/Forms/EmailField.php
index 4426d67f8..78fd4f2cd 100644
--- a/src/Forms/EmailField.php
+++ b/src/Forms/EmailField.php
@@ -2,14 +2,17 @@
 
 namespace SilverStripe\Forms;
 
-use SilverStripe\Core\Validation\ConstraintValidator;
-use Symfony\Component\Validator\Constraints\Email as EmailConstraint;
+use SilverStripe\Validation\EmailValidator;
 
 /**
  * Text input field with validation for correct email format according to the relevant RFC.
  */
 class EmailField extends TextField
 {
+    private static array $field_validators = [
+        EmailValidator::class,
+    ];
+
     protected $inputType = 'email';
 
     public function Type()
@@ -17,27 +20,6 @@ class EmailField extends TextField
         return 'email text';
     }
 
-    /**
-     * Validates for RFC compliant email addresses.
-     *
-     * @param Validator $validator
-     */
-    public function validate($validator)
-    {
-        $this->value = trim($this->value ?? '');
-
-        $message = _t('SilverStripe\\Forms\\EmailField.VALIDATION', 'Please enter an email address');
-        $result = ConstraintValidator::validate(
-            $this->value,
-            new EmailConstraint(message: $message, mode: EmailConstraint::VALIDATION_MODE_STRICT),
-            $this->getName()
-        );
-        $validator->getResult()->combineAnd($result);
-        $isValid = $result->isValid();
-
-        return $this->extendValidationResult($isValid, $validator);
-    }
-
     public function getSchemaValidation()
     {
         $rules = parent::getSchemaValidation();
diff --git a/src/Forms/FieldGroup.php b/src/Forms/FieldGroup.php
index 9a0d6c675..f7ced1903 100644
--- a/src/Forms/FieldGroup.php
+++ b/src/Forms/FieldGroup.php
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ class FieldGroup extends CompositeField
      * In some cases the FieldGroup doesn't have a title, but we still want
      * the ID / name to be set. This code, generates the ID from the nested children
      */
-    public function getName()
+    public function getName(): string
     {
         if ($this->name) {
             return $this->name;
diff --git a/src/Forms/FormField.php b/src/Forms/FormField.php
index 0d210436b..f1416b71f 100644
--- a/src/Forms/FormField.php
+++ b/src/Forms/FormField.php
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ use SilverStripe\Core\Validation\ValidationResult;
 use SilverStripe\View\AttributesHTML;
 use SilverStripe\View\SSViewer;
 use SilverStripe\Model\ModelData;
+use SilverStripe\Validation\FieldValidatorsTrait;
 
 /**
  * Represents a field in a form.
@@ -44,6 +45,7 @@ class FormField extends RequestHandler
 {
     use AttributesHTML;
     use FormMessage;
+    use FieldValidatorsTrait;
 
     /** @see $schemaDataType */
     const SCHEMA_DATA_TYPE_STRING = 'String';
@@ -424,12 +426,10 @@ class FormField extends RequestHandler
 
     /**
      * Returns the field name.
-     *
-     * @return string
      */
-    public function getName()
+    public function getName(): string
     {
-        return $this->name;
+        return $this->name ?? '';
     }
 
     /**
@@ -443,12 +443,20 @@ class FormField extends RequestHandler
     }
 
     /**
-     * Returns the field value.
+     * Alias of getValue()
      *
      * @see FormField::setSubmittedValue()
      * @return mixed
      */
     public function Value()
+    {
+        return $this->getValue();
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Returns the field value.
+     */
+    public function getValue(): mixed
     {
         return $this->value;
     }
@@ -1231,15 +1239,21 @@ class FormField extends RequestHandler
     }
 
     /**
-     * Abstract method each {@link FormField} subclass must implement, determines whether the field
-     * is valid or not based on the value.
+     * Subclasses can define an existing FieldValidatorClass to validate the FormField value
+     * They may also override this method to provide custom validation logic
      *
      * @param Validator $validator
      * @return bool
      */
     public function validate($validator)
     {
-        return $this->extendValidationResult(true, $validator);
+        $isValid = true;
+        $result = $this->validate();
+        if (!$result->isValid()) {
+            $isValid = false;
+            $validator->getResult()->combineAnd($result);
+        }
+        return $this->extendValidationResult($isValid, $validator);
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/src/Forms/SelectionGroup_Item.php b/src/Forms/SelectionGroup_Item.php
index 55d021859..ab23c0cc8 100644
--- a/src/Forms/SelectionGroup_Item.php
+++ b/src/Forms/SelectionGroup_Item.php
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ class SelectionGroup_Item extends CompositeField
         return $this;
     }
 
-    function getValue()
+    function getValue(): mixed
     {
         return $this->value;
     }
diff --git a/src/Forms/TextField.php b/src/Forms/TextField.php
index 49aa40b2c..d422029e8 100644
--- a/src/Forms/TextField.php
+++ b/src/Forms/TextField.php
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
 
 namespace SilverStripe\Forms;
 
+use SilverStripe\Validation\StringValidator;
+
 /**
  * Text input field.
  */
@@ -14,6 +16,10 @@ class TextField extends FormField implements TippableFieldInterface
 
     protected $schemaDataType = FormField::SCHEMA_DATA_TYPE_TEXT;
 
+    private static array $field_validators = [
+        StringValidator::class => [null, 'getMaxLength'],
+    ];
+
     /**
      * @var Tip|null A tip to render beside the input
      */
@@ -117,31 +123,6 @@ class TextField extends FormField implements TippableFieldInterface
         return $data;
     }
 
-    /**
-     * Validate this field
-     *
-     * @param Validator $validator
-     * @return bool
-     */
-    public function validate($validator)
-    {
-        $result = true;
-        if (!is_null($this->maxLength) && mb_strlen($this->value ?? '') > $this->maxLength) {
-            $name = strip_tags($this->Title() ? $this->Title() : $this->getName());
-            $validator->validationError(
-                $this->name,
-                _t(
-                    'SilverStripe\\Forms\\TextField.VALIDATEMAXLENGTH',
-                    'The value for {name} must not exceed {maxLength} characters in length',
-                    ['name' => $name, 'maxLength' => $this->maxLength]
-                ),
-                "validation"
-            );
-            $result = false;
-        }
-        return $this->extendValidationResult($result, $validator);
-    }
-
     public function getSchemaValidation()
     {
         $rules = parent::getSchemaValidation();
diff --git a/src/ORM/DataObject.php b/src/ORM/DataObject.php
index 2b6bed1da..8968d59c3 100644
--- a/src/ORM/DataObject.php
+++ b/src/ORM/DataObject.php
@@ -1230,6 +1230,15 @@ class DataObject extends ModelData implements DataObjectInterface, i18nEntityPro
     public function validate()
     {
         $result = ValidationResult::create();
+        // Call DBField::validate() on every DBField
+        $specs = static::getSchema()->fieldSpecs(static::class);
+        foreach (array_keys($specs) as $fieldName) {
+            $dbField = $this->dbObject($fieldName);
+            $validationResult = $dbField->validate();
+            if (!$validationResult->isValid()) {
+                $result->combineAnd($validationResult);
+            }
+        }
         $this->extend('updateValidate', $result);
         return $result;
     }
diff --git a/src/ORM/FieldType/DBBigInt.php b/src/ORM/FieldType/DBBigInt.php
index c92c2da69..14229c443 100644
--- a/src/ORM/FieldType/DBBigInt.php
+++ b/src/ORM/FieldType/DBBigInt.php
@@ -8,12 +8,19 @@ use SilverStripe\ORM\DB;
  * Represents a signed 8 byte integer field. Do note PHP running as 32-bit might not work with Bigint properly, as it
  * would convert the value to a float when queried from the database since the value is a 64-bit one.
  *
- * @package framework
- * @subpackage model
- * @see Int
+ * BigInt is always signed i.e. can be negative
  */
 class DBBigInt extends DBInt
 {
+    /**
+     * The minimum value for a signed 64-bit integer - this is the same as PHP_INT_MIN on 64-bit systems.
+     */
+    public const MIN_VALUE = -9223372036854775808;
+
+    /**
+     * The maximum value for a signed 64-bit integer - this is the same as PHP_INT_MAX on 64-bit systems.
+     */
+    public const MAX_VALUE = 9223372036854775807;
 
     public function requireField(): void
     {
@@ -28,4 +35,14 @@ class DBBigInt extends DBInt
         $values = ['type' => 'bigint', 'parts' => $parts];
         DB::require_field($this->tableName, $this->name, $values);
     }
+
+    public function getMinValue(): int
+    {
+        return DBBigInt::MIN_VALUE;
+    }
+
+    public function getMaxValue(): int
+    {
+        return DBBigInt::MAX_VALUE;
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/ORM/FieldType/DBDate.php b/src/ORM/FieldType/DBDate.php
index d8a271d78..b92053299 100644
--- a/src/ORM/FieldType/DBDate.php
+++ b/src/ORM/FieldType/DBDate.php
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ use SilverStripe\ORM\DB;
 use SilverStripe\Security\Member;
 use SilverStripe\Security\Security;
 use SilverStripe\Model\ModelData;
+use SilverStripe\Validation\DateValidator;
 
 /**
  * Represents a date field.
@@ -33,6 +34,7 @@ class DBDate extends DBField
 {
     /**
      * Standard ISO format string for date in CLDR standard format
+     * This is equivalent to php date format "Y-m-d" e.g. 2024-08-31
      */
     public const ISO_DATE = 'y-MM-dd';
 
@@ -42,13 +44,14 @@ class DBDate extends DBField
      */
     public const ISO_LOCALE = 'en_US';
 
+    private static array $field_validators = [
+        DateValidator::class,
+    ];
+
     public function setValue(mixed $value, null|array|ModelData $record = null, bool $markChanged = true): static
     {
-        $value = $this->parseDate($value);
-        if ($value === false) {
-            throw new InvalidArgumentException(
-                "Invalid date: '$value'. Use " . DBDate::ISO_DATE . " to prevent this error."
-            );
+        if ($value !== null) {
+            $value = $this->parseDate($value);
         }
         $this->value = $value;
         return $this;
@@ -58,15 +61,10 @@ class DBDate extends DBField
      * Parse timestamp or iso8601-ish date into standard iso8601 format
      *
      * @param mixed $value
-     * @return string|null|false Formatted date, null if empty but valid, or false if invalid
+     * @return mixed Formatted date, or the original value if it couldn't be parsed
      */
     protected function parseDate(mixed $value): string|null|false
     {
-        // Skip empty values
-        if (empty($value) && !is_numeric($value)) {
-            return null;
-        }
-
         // Determine value to parse
         if (is_array($value)) {
             $source = $value; // parse array
@@ -74,19 +72,18 @@ class DBDate extends DBField
             $source = $value; // parse timestamp
         } else {
             // Convert US date -> iso, fix y2k, etc
-            $value = $this->fixInputDate($value);
-            if (is_null($value)) {
-                return null;
-            }
-            $source = strtotime($value ?? ''); // convert string to timestamp
+            $fixedValue = $this->fixInputDate($value);
+            // convert string to timestamp
+            $source = strtotime($fixedValue ?? '');
         }
-        if ($value === false) {
-            return false;
+        if (!$source) {
+            // Unable to parse date, keep as is so that the validator can catch it later
+            return $value;
         }
-
         // Format as iso8601
         $formatter = $this->getInternalFormatter();
-        return $formatter->format($source);
+        $ret = $formatter->format($source);
+        return $ret;
     }
 
     /**
@@ -560,20 +557,12 @@ class DBDate extends DBField
      */
     protected function fixInputDate($value)
     {
-        // split
         [$year, $month, $day, $time] = $this->explodeDateString($value);
-
-        if ((int)$year === 0 && (int)$month === 0 && (int)$day === 0) {
-            return null;
+        if (!checkdate((int) $month, (int) $day, (int) $year)) {
+            // Keep invalid dates as they are so that the validator can catch them later
+            return $value;
         }
-        // Validate date
-        if (!checkdate($month ?? 0, $day ?? 0, $year ?? 0)) {
-            throw new InvalidArgumentException(
-                "Invalid date: '$value'. Use " . DBDate::ISO_DATE . " to prevent this error."
-            );
-        }
-
-        // Convert to y-m-d
+        // Convert to Y-m-d
         return sprintf('%d-%02d-%02d%s', $year, $month, $day, $time);
     }
 
@@ -591,11 +580,8 @@ class DBDate extends DBField
             $value ?? '',
             $matches
         )) {
-            throw new InvalidArgumentException(
-                "Invalid date: '$value'. Use " . DBDate::ISO_DATE . " to prevent this error."
-            );
+            return [0, 0, 0, ''];
         }
-
         $parts = [
             $matches['first'],
             $matches['second'],
@@ -605,11 +591,6 @@ class DBDate extends DBField
         if ($parts[0] < 1000 && $parts[2] > 1000) {
             $parts = array_reverse($parts ?? []);
         }
-        if ($parts[0] < 1000 && (int)$parts[0] !== 0) {
-            throw new InvalidArgumentException(
-                "Invalid date: '$value'. Use " . DBDate::ISO_DATE . " to prevent this error."
-            );
-        }
         $parts[] = $matches['time'];
         return $parts;
     }
diff --git a/src/ORM/FieldType/DBDatetime.php b/src/ORM/FieldType/DBDatetime.php
index 287b64690..bf2d3d553 100644
--- a/src/ORM/FieldType/DBDatetime.php
+++ b/src/ORM/FieldType/DBDatetime.php
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@ use SilverStripe\Security\Member;
 use SilverStripe\Security\Security;
 use SilverStripe\View\TemplateGlobalProvider;
 use SilverStripe\Model\ModelData;
+use SilverStripe\Validation\DatetimeValidator;
+use SilverStripe\Validation\DateValidator;
 
 /**
  * Represents a date-time field.
@@ -39,6 +41,7 @@ class DBDatetime extends DBDate implements TemplateGlobalProvider
     /**
      * Standard ISO format string for date and time in CLDR standard format,
      * with a whitespace separating date and time (common database representation, e.g. in MySQL).
+     * This is equivalent to php date format "Y-m-d H:i:s" e.g. 2024-08-31 09:30:00
      */
     public const ISO_DATETIME = 'y-MM-dd HH:mm:ss';
 
@@ -48,10 +51,16 @@ class DBDatetime extends DBDate implements TemplateGlobalProvider
      */
     public const ISO_DATETIME_NORMALISED = 'y-MM-dd\'T\'HH:mm:ss';
 
+    private static array $field_validators = [
+        DatetimeValidator::class,
+        // disable parent validator
+        DateValidator::class => null,
+    ];
+
     /**
      * Flag idicating if this field is considered immutable
      * when this is enabled setting the value of this field will return a new field instance
-     * instead updatin the old one
+     * instead updating the old one
      */
     protected bool $immutable = false;
 
diff --git a/src/ORM/FieldType/DBDecimal.php b/src/ORM/FieldType/DBDecimal.php
index deab1bcd0..c6c8e44d4 100644
--- a/src/ORM/FieldType/DBDecimal.php
+++ b/src/ORM/FieldType/DBDecimal.php
@@ -50,6 +50,16 @@ class DBDecimal extends DBField
         return floor($this->value ?? 0.0);
     }
 
+    public function getWholeSize(): int
+    {
+        return $this->wholeSize;
+    }
+
+    public function getDecimalSize(): int
+    {
+        return $this->decimalSize;
+    }
+
     public function requireField(): void
     {
         $parts = [
diff --git a/src/ORM/FieldType/DBEmail.php b/src/ORM/FieldType/DBEmail.php
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..96793f8d5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/ORM/FieldType/DBEmail.php
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace SilverStripe\ORM\FieldType;
+
+use SilverStripe\Forms\EmailField;
+use SilverStripe\ORM\FieldType\DBVarchar;
+use SilverStripe\Validation\EmailValidator;
+use SilverStripe\Forms\FormField;
+use SilverStripe\Forms\NullableField;
+
+class DBEmail extends DBVarchar
+{
+    private static array $field_validators = [
+        EmailValidator::class,
+    ];
+
+    public function scaffoldFormField(?string $title = null, array $params = []): ?FormField
+    {
+        // Set field with appropriate size
+        $field = EmailField::create($this->name, $title);
+        $field->setMaxLength($this->getSize());
+
+        // Allow the user to select if it's null instead of automatically assuming empty string is
+        if (!$this->getNullifyEmpty()) {
+            return NullableField::create($field);
+        }
+        return $field;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/ORM/FieldType/DBField.php b/src/ORM/FieldType/DBField.php
index 38efb5758..b613e2edf 100644
--- a/src/ORM/FieldType/DBField.php
+++ b/src/ORM/FieldType/DBField.php
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@ use SilverStripe\Forms\TextField;
 use SilverStripe\ORM\Filters\SearchFilter;
 use SilverStripe\ORM\Queries\SQLSelect;
 use SilverStripe\Model\ModelData;
+use SilverStripe\Validation\FieldValidatorsTrait;
+use SilverStripe\Validation\FieldValidationInterface;
 
 /**
  * Single field in the database.
@@ -41,8 +43,9 @@ use SilverStripe\Model\ModelData;
  * }
  * </code>
  */
-abstract class DBField extends ModelData implements DBIndexable
+abstract class DBField extends ModelData implements DBIndexable, FieldValidationInterface
 {
+    use FieldValidatorsTrait;
 
     /**
      * Raw value of this field
@@ -99,6 +102,8 @@ abstract class DBField extends ModelData implements DBIndexable
         'ProcessedRAW' => 'HTMLFragment',
     ];
 
+    private static array $field_validators = [];
+
     /**
      * Default value in the database.
      * Might be overridden on DataObject-level, but still useful for setting defaults on
@@ -161,7 +166,7 @@ abstract class DBField extends ModelData implements DBIndexable
      *
      * If you try an alter the name a warning will be thrown.
      */
-    public function setName(?string $name): static
+    public function setName(string $name): static
     {
         if ($this->name && $this->name !== $name) {
             user_error("DBField::setName() shouldn't be called once a DBField already has a name."
diff --git a/src/ORM/FieldType/DBInt.php b/src/ORM/FieldType/DBInt.php
index 0f46ddf54..bfe2c5ccf 100644
--- a/src/ORM/FieldType/DBInt.php
+++ b/src/ORM/FieldType/DBInt.php
@@ -8,26 +8,56 @@ use SilverStripe\Model\List\ArrayList;
 use SilverStripe\ORM\DB;
 use SilverStripe\Model\List\SS_List;
 use SilverStripe\Model\ArrayData;
+use SilverStripe\Validation\IntValidator;
+use SilverStripe\Model\ModelData;
 
 /**
  * Represents a signed 32 bit integer field.
+ *
+ * Ints are always signed i.e. they can be negative
  */
 class DBInt extends DBField
 {
+    /**
+     * The minimum value for a signed 32-bit integer.
+     */
+    public const MIN_VALUE = -2147483648;
+
+    /**
+     * The maximum value for a signed 32-bit integer.
+     */
+    public const MAX_VALUE = 2147483647;
+
+    private static array $field_validators = [
+        IntValidator::class => ['getMinValue', 'getMaxValue']
+    ];
+
+    /**
+     * Raw value of this field
+     *
+     * Set to 0 by default, which is a change of the default value of null for DBField
+     */
+    protected mixed $value = 0;
+
     public function __construct(?string $name = null, int $defaultVal = 0)
     {
-        $this->defaultVal = is_int($defaultVal) ? $defaultVal : 0;
-
+        $this->defaultVal = $defaultVal;
         parent::__construct($name);
     }
 
-    /**
-     * Ensure int values are always returned.
-     * This is for mis-configured databases that return strings.
-     */
-    public function getValue(): ?int
+    public function setValue(mixed $value, null|array|ModelData $record = null, bool $markChanged = true): static
     {
-        return (int) $this->value;
+        if (is_null($value)) {
+            // Convert null to 0
+            // Methods such as DataObject::dbObject() can set this to null e.g. when a value has
+            // not been explicity set on a new record.
+            $value = 0;
+        } elseif (is_string($this->value) && preg_match('/^-?\d+$/', $this->value)) {
+            // Cast int like strings as ints to handle mis-configured databases that return strings
+            $value = (int) $value;
+        }
+        $this->value = $value;
+        return $this;
     }
 
     /**
@@ -88,4 +118,20 @@ class DBInt extends DBField
 
         return (int)$value;
     }
+
+    /**
+     * Get the minimum int value for this field.
+     */
+    public function getMinValue(): int
+    {
+        return DBInt::MIN_VALUE;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Get the maximum int value for this field.
+     */
+    public function getMaxValue(): int
+    {
+        return DBInt::MAX_VALUE;
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/ORM/FieldType/DBTime.php b/src/ORM/FieldType/DBTime.php
index fac285be1..f1c256ebb 100644
--- a/src/ORM/FieldType/DBTime.php
+++ b/src/ORM/FieldType/DBTime.php
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ use SilverStripe\ORM\DB;
 use SilverStripe\Security\Member;
 use SilverStripe\Security\Security;
 use SilverStripe\Model\ModelData;
+use SilverStripe\Validation\TimeValidator;
 
 /**
  * Represents a column in the database with the type 'Time'.
@@ -26,17 +27,17 @@ class DBTime extends DBField
 {
     /**
      * Standard ISO format string for time in CLDR standard format
+     * This is equivalent to php date format "H:i:s" e.g. 09:30:00
      */
     public const ISO_TIME = 'HH:mm:ss';
 
+    private static array $field_validators = [
+        TimeValidator::class,
+    ];
+
     public function setValue(mixed $value, null|array|ModelData $record = null, bool $markChanged = true): static
     {
         $value = $this->parseTime($value);
-        if ($value === false) {
-            throw new InvalidArgumentException(
-                'Invalid date passed. Use ' . $this->getISOFormat() . ' to prevent this error.'
-            );
-        }
         $this->value = $value;
         return $this;
     }
diff --git a/src/ORM/FieldType/DBVarchar.php b/src/ORM/FieldType/DBVarchar.php
index 3081ad34b..ee7058de3 100644
--- a/src/ORM/FieldType/DBVarchar.php
+++ b/src/ORM/FieldType/DBVarchar.php
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ use SilverStripe\Forms\NullableField;
 use SilverStripe\Forms\TextField;
 use SilverStripe\ORM\Connect\MySQLDatabase;
 use SilverStripe\ORM\DB;
+use SilverStripe\Validation\StringValidator;
 
 /**
  * Class Varchar represents a variable-length string of up to 255 characters, designed to store raw text
@@ -18,6 +19,10 @@ use SilverStripe\ORM\DB;
  */
 class DBVarchar extends DBString
 {
+    private static array $field_validators = [
+        StringValidator::class => [null, 'getSize'],
+    ];
+
     private static array $casting = [
         'Initial' => 'Text',
         'URL' => 'Text',
diff --git a/src/Validation/AbstractSymfonyValidator.php b/src/Validation/AbstractSymfonyValidator.php
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1cbba47ac
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Validation/AbstractSymfonyValidator.php
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace SilverStripe\Validation;
+
+use SilverStripe\Core\Validation\ValidationResult;
+use SilverStripe\Core\Validation\ConstraintValidator;
+use SilverStripe\Validation\StringValidator;
+
+/**
+ * Abstract class for validators that use Symfony constraints
+ */
+abstract class AbstractSymfonyValidator extends StringValidator
+{
+    protected function validateValue(): ValidationResult
+    {
+        $result = parent::validateValue();
+        if (!$result->isValid()) {
+            return $result;
+        }
+        $constraintClass = $this->getConstraintClass();
+        $constraint = new $constraintClass(message: $this->getMessage());
+        $validationResult = ConstraintValidator::validate($this->value, $constraint, $this->name);
+        return $result->combineAnd($validationResult);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * The symfony constraint class to use
+     */
+    abstract protected function getConstraintClass(): string;
+
+    /**
+     * The message to use when the value is invalid
+     */
+    abstract protected function getMessage(): string;
+}
diff --git a/src/Validation/BooleanValidator.php b/src/Validation/BooleanValidator.php
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ce18a334a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Validation/BooleanValidator.php
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace SilverStripe\Validation;
+
+use SilverStripe\Core\Validation\ValidationResult;
+use SilverStripe\Validation\FieldValidator;
+
+class BooleanValidator extends FieldValidator
+{
+    private const VALID_VALUES = [
+        true,
+        false,
+        1,
+        0,
+        '1',
+        '0'
+    ];
+
+    protected function validateValue(): ValidationResult
+    {
+        $result = ValidationResult::create();
+        if (!in_array($this->value, self::VALID_VALUES, true)) {
+            $message = _t(__CLASS__ . '.INVALID', 'Invalid value');
+            $result->addFieldError($this->name, $message, value: $this->value);
+        }
+        return $result;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/Validation/CompositeValidator.php b/src/Validation/CompositeValidator.php
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e3cc5d4cb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Validation/CompositeValidator.php
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace SilverStripe\Validation;
+
+use SilverStripe\Core\Validation\ValidationResult;
+use SilverStripe\Validation\FieldValidator;
+
+class CompositeValidator extends FieldValidator
+{
+    // TODO FieldList / iterable or similar
+    private mixed $children;
+
+    public function __construct(string $name, mixed $value, mixed $children = null)
+    {
+        parent::__construct($name, $value);
+        $this->children = $children;
+    }
+
+    protected function validateValue(): ValidationResult
+    {
+        $result = ValidationResult::create();
+        foreach ($this->children as $child) {
+            $result->combineAnd($child->validate());
+        }
+        return $result;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/Validation/DateValidator.php b/src/Validation/DateValidator.php
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1723a4f47
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Validation/DateValidator.php
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace SilverStripe\Validation;
+
+use Symfony\Component\Validator\Constraints;
+use SilverStripe\Validation\AbstractSymfonyValidator;
+
+/**
+ * Validates that a value is a valid date, which means that
+ * - it follows the PHP date format Y-m-d
+ * - it follows the ISO format y-MM-dd i.e. DBDate::ISO_DATE
+ */
+class DateValidator extends AbstractSymfonyValidator
+{
+    protected function getConstraintClass(): string
+    {
+        return Constraints\Date::class;
+    }
+
+    protected function getMessage(): string
+    {
+        return _t(__CLASS__ . '.INVALID', 'Invalid date');
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/Validation/DatetimeValidator.php b/src/Validation/DatetimeValidator.php
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..cd7d04396
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Validation/DatetimeValidator.php
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace SilverStripe\Validation;
+
+use Symfony\Component\Validator\Constraints;
+use SilverStripe\Validation\AbstractSymfonyValidator;
+
+/**
+ * Validates that a value is a valid date, which means that
+ * - it follows the PHP date format Y-m-d H:i:s
+ * - it follows the ISO format 'y-MM-dd HH:mm:ss' i.e. DBDateTime::ISO_DATETIME
+ */
+class DatetimeValidator extends AbstractSymfonyValidator
+{
+    protected function getConstraintClass(): string
+    {
+        return Constraints\DateTime::class;
+    }
+
+    protected function getMessage(): string
+    {
+        return _t(__CLASS__ . '.INVALID', 'Invalid date/time');
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/Validation/DecimalValidator.php b/src/Validation/DecimalValidator.php
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..108341e9d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Validation/DecimalValidator.php
@@ -0,0 +1,60 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace SilverStripe\Validation;
+
+use SilverStripe\Core\Validation\ValidationResult;
+use SilverStripe\Validation\NumericValidator;
+
+class DecimalValidator extends NumericValidator
+{
+    /**
+     * Whole number size e.g. For Decimal(9,2) this would be 9
+     */
+    private int $wholeSize;
+
+    /**
+     * Decimal size e.g. For Decimal(9,2) this would be 2
+     */
+    private int $decimalSize;
+
+    public function __construct(string $name, mixed $value, int $wholeSize, int $decimalSize)
+    {
+        parent::__construct($name, $value);
+        $this->wholeSize = $wholeSize;
+        $this->decimalSize = $decimalSize;
+    }
+
+    protected function validateValue(): ValidationResult
+    {
+        $result = parent::validateValue();
+        if (!$result->isValid()) {
+            return $result;
+        }
+        // Example of how digits are stored in the database
+        // Decimal(9,2) is allowed a total of 9 digits, and will always round to 2 decimal places
+        // This means it has a maximum 7 digits before the decimal point
+        //
+        // Valid
+        // 1234567.99
+        // 9999999.99
+        // -9999999.99
+        // 1234567.999 - will round to 1234568.00
+        //
+        // Not valid
+        // 12345678.9 - 8 digits the before the decimal point
+        // 1234567.891 - 10 digits total
+        // 9999999.999 - would be rounted to 10000000.00 which exceeds the 9 digits
+        
+        // Convert to absolute value - any the minus sign is not counted
+        $absValue = abs($this->value);
+        // Round to the decimal size which is what the database will do
+        $rounded = round($absValue, $this->decimalSize);
+        // Count this number of digits - note the minus 1 for the decimal point
+        $digitCount = strlen((string) $rounded) - 1;
+        if ($digitCount > $this->wholeSize) {
+            $message = _t(__CLASS__ . '.TOOLARGE', 'Number is too large');
+            $result->addFieldError($this->name, $message, value: $this->value);
+        }
+        return $result;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/Validation/EmailValidator.php b/src/Validation/EmailValidator.php
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..6221e40c9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Validation/EmailValidator.php
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace SilverStripe\Validation;
+
+use Symfony\Component\Validator\Constraints;
+use SilverStripe\Validation\AbstractSymfonyValidator;
+
+class EmailValidator extends AbstractSymfonyValidator
+{
+    protected function getConstraintClass(): string
+    {
+        return Constraints\Email::class;
+    }
+
+    protected function getMessage(): string
+    {
+        return _t(__CLASS__ . '.INVALID', 'Invalid email address');
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/Validation/EnumValidator.php b/src/Validation/EnumValidator.php
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..6bfbe730b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Validation/EnumValidator.php
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace SilverStripe\Validation;
+
+use SilverStripe\Core\Validation\ValidationResult;
+use SilverStripe\Validation\FieldValidator;
+
+class EnumValidator extends FieldValidator
+{
+    private array $allowedValues;
+
+    public function __construct(string $name, mixed $value, array $allowedValues)
+    {
+        parent::__construct($name, $value);
+        $this->allowedValues = $allowedValues;
+    }
+
+    protected function validateValue(): ValidationResult
+    {
+        $result = ValidationResult::create();
+        if (!in_array($this->value, $this->allowedValues)) {
+            $message = _t(__CLASS__ . '.NOTALLOWED', 'Not an allowed value');
+            $result->addFieldError($this->name, $message, value: $this->value);
+        }
+        return $result;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/Validation/FieldValidationInterface.php b/src/Validation/FieldValidationInterface.php
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..79464de05
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Validation/FieldValidationInterface.php
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace SilverStripe\Validation;
+
+use SilverStripe\Validation\ValidationInterface;
+
+interface FieldValidationInterface extends ValidationInterface
+{
+    public function getName(): string;
+
+    public function getValue(): mixed;
+}
diff --git a/src/Validation/FieldValidator.php b/src/Validation/FieldValidator.php
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..262d872c0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Validation/FieldValidator.php
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace SilverStripe\Validation;
+
+use SilverStripe\Core\Validation\ValidationResult;
+use SilverStripe\Validation\ValidationInterface;
+
+/**
+ * Abstract class that can be used as a validator for FormFields and DBFields
+ */
+abstract class FieldValidator implements ValidationInterface
+{
+    protected string $name;
+    protected mixed $value;
+
+    public function __construct(string $name, mixed $value)
+    {
+        $this->name = $name;
+        $this->value = $value;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Validate the value
+     */
+    public function validate(): ValidationResult
+    {
+        $result = ValidationResult::create();
+        $validationResult = $this->validateValue($result);
+        if (!$validationResult->isValid()) {
+            $result->combineAnd($validationResult);
+        }
+        return $result;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Inner validatation method that that is implemented by subclasses
+     */
+    abstract protected function validateValue(): ValidationResult;
+}
diff --git a/src/Validation/FieldValidatorsTrait.php b/src/Validation/FieldValidatorsTrait.php
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..2637a3bf6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Validation/FieldValidatorsTrait.php
@@ -0,0 +1,110 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace SilverStripe\Validation;
+
+use RuntimeException;
+use SilverStripe\Core\Injector\Injector;
+use SilverStripe\Core\Config\Configurable;
+use SilverStripe\Validation\FieldValidationInterface;
+use SilverStripe\Core\Validation\ValidationResult;
+use SilverStripe\Forms\FormField;
+
+trait FieldValidatorsTrait
+{
+    /**
+     * FieldValidators configuration for the field, which is either a FormField or DBField
+     *
+     * Each item in the array can be one of the following
+     * a) MyFieldValidator::class,
+     * b) MyFieldValidator::class => [null, 'getMyArg'],
+     * c) MyFieldValidator::class => null,
+     *
+     * a) Will create a FieldValidator and pass the name and value of the field as args to the constructor
+     * b) Will create a FieldValidator and pass the name, value, make a pass additional args, calling each
+     *    non-null value on the field e.g. it will skip the first arg and call $field->getMyArg() for the second arg
+     * c) Will disable a previously set FieldValidator. This is useful to disable a FieldValidator that was set
+     *    on a parent class
+     *
+     * You may only have a single instance of a FieldValidator class per field
+     */
+    private static array $field_validators = [];
+
+    /**
+     * Validate this field
+     */
+    public function validate(): ValidationResult
+    {
+        $result = ValidationResult::create();
+        $fieldValidators = $this->getFieldValidators();
+        foreach ($fieldValidators as $fieldValidator) {
+            $validationResult = $fieldValidator->validate();
+            if (!$validationResult->isValid()) {
+                $result->combineAnd($validationResult);
+            }
+        }
+        return $result;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Get FieldValidators based on `field_validators` configuration
+     */
+    private function getFieldValidators(): array
+    {
+        $fieldValidators = [];
+        // Used to disable a validator that was previously set with an int index
+        $disabledClasses = [];
+        $interface = FieldValidationInterface::class;
+        // temporary check, will make FormField implement FieldValidationInterface in a future PR
+        $tmp = FormField::class;
+        if (!is_a($this, $interface) && !is_a($this, $tmp)) {
+            $class = get_class($this);
+            throw new RuntimeException("Class $class does not implement interface $interface");
+        }
+        /** @var FieldValidationInterface|Configurable $this */
+        $name = $this->getName();
+        $value = $this->getValue();
+        // Field name is required for FieldValidators when called ValidationResult::addFieldMessage()
+        if ($name === '') {
+            throw new RuntimeException('Field name is blank');
+        }
+        $config = $this->config()->get('field_validators');
+        foreach ($config as $indexOrClass => $classOrArgCallsOrDisable) {
+            $class = '';
+            $argCalls = [];
+            $disable = false;
+            if (is_int($indexOrClass)) {
+                $class = $classOrArgCallsOrDisable;
+            } else {
+                $class = $indexOrClass;
+                $argCalls = $classOrArgCallsOrDisable;
+                $disable = $classOrArgCallsOrDisable === null;
+            }
+            if ($disable) {
+                $disabledClasses[$class] = true;
+                continue;
+            }
+            if (!is_a($class, FieldValidator::class, true)) {
+                throw new RuntimeException("Class $class is not a FieldValidator");
+            }
+            if (!is_array($argCalls)) {
+                throw new RuntimeException("argCalls for FieldValidator $class is not an array");
+            }
+            $args = [$name, $value];
+            foreach ($argCalls as $i => $argCall) {
+                if (!is_string($argCall) && !is_null($argCall)) {
+                    throw new RuntimeException("argCall $i for FieldValidator $class is not a string or null");
+                }
+                if ($argCall) {
+                    $args[] = call_user_func([$this, $argCall]);
+                } else {
+                    $args[] = null;
+                }
+            }
+            $fieldValidators[$class] = Injector::inst()->createWithArgs($class, $args);
+        }
+        foreach (array_keys($disabledClasses) as $class) {
+            unset($fieldValidators[$class]);
+        }
+        return array_values($fieldValidators);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/Validation/IntValidator.php b/src/Validation/IntValidator.php
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3d5a0b97c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Validation/IntValidator.php
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace SilverStripe\Validation;
+
+use SilverStripe\Core\Validation\ValidationResult;
+use SilverStripe\Validation\NumericValidator;
+
+class IntValidator extends NumericValidator
+{
+    /**
+     * Minimum size of the number
+     */
+    private int $minValue;
+
+    /**
+     * Maximum size of the number
+     */
+    private ?int $maxValue;
+
+    public function __construct(string $name, mixed $value, int $minValue, int $maxValue)
+    {
+        parent::__construct($name, $value);
+        $this->minValue = $minValue;
+        $this->maxValue = $maxValue;
+    }
+
+    protected function validateValue(): ValidationResult
+    {
+        $result = parent::validateValue();
+        if (!$result->isValid()) {
+            return $result;
+        }
+        if (!is_int($this->value)) {
+            $message = _t(__CLASS__ . '.NOTINT', 'Not an integer');
+            $result->addFieldError($this->name, $message, value: $this->value);
+        } elseif ($this->value < $this->minValue) {
+            $message = _t(__CLASS__ . '.TOOSMALL', 'Value is too small');
+            $result->addFieldError($this->name, $message, value: $this->value);
+        } elseif ($this->value > $this->maxValue) {
+            $message = _t(__CLASS__ . '.TOOLARGE', 'Value is too large');
+            $result->addFieldError($this->name, $message, value: $this->value);
+        }
+        return $result;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/Validation/IpValidator.php b/src/Validation/IpValidator.php
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..37a7c535a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Validation/IpValidator.php
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace SilverStripe\Validation;
+
+use Symfony\Component\Validator\Constraints;
+use SilverStripe\Validation\AbstractSymfonyValidator;
+
+class IpValidator extends AbstractSymfonyValidator
+{
+    protected function getConstraintClass(): string
+    {
+        return Constraints\Ip::class;
+    }
+
+    protected function getMessage(): string
+    {
+        return _t(__CLASS__ . '.INVALID', 'Invalid IP address');
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/Validation/LocaleValidator.php b/src/Validation/LocaleValidator.php
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..798bcb6cc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Validation/LocaleValidator.php
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace SilverStripe\Validation;
+
+use Symfony\Component\Validator\Constraints;
+use SilverStripe\Validation\AbstractSymfonyValidator;
+
+/**
+ * Validates that a value is a valid locale, e.g. de, de_DE)
+ */
+class LocaleValidator extends AbstractSymfonyValidator
+{
+    protected function getConstraintClass(): string
+    {
+        return Constraints\Locale::class;
+    }
+
+    protected function getMessage(): string
+    {
+        return _t(__CLASS__ . '.INVALID', 'Invalid locale');
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/Validation/NumericValidator.php b/src/Validation/NumericValidator.php
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..89f9c974e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Validation/NumericValidator.php
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace SilverStripe\Validation;
+
+use SilverStripe\Core\Validation\ValidationResult;
+use SilverStripe\Validation\FieldValidator;
+
+class NumericValidator extends FieldValidator
+{
+    protected function validateValue(): ValidationResult
+    {
+        $result = ValidationResult::create();
+        if (!is_numeric($this->value)) {
+            $message = _t(__CLASS__ . '.NOTNUMERIC', 'Must be a number');
+            $result->addFieldError($this->name, $message, value: $this->value);
+            return $result;
+        }
+        return $result;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/Validation/StringValidator.php b/src/Validation/StringValidator.php
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..991cf43ef
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Validation/StringValidator.php
@@ -0,0 +1,60 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace SilverStripe\Validation;
+
+use SilverStripe\Core\Validation\ValidationResult;
+use SilverStripe\Validation\FieldValidator;
+
+/**
+ * Validates that a value is a string and optionally checks its multi-byte length.
+ */
+class StringValidator extends FieldValidator
+{
+    /**
+     * The minimum length of the string
+     */
+    private ?int $minLength;
+
+    /**
+     * The maximum length of the string
+     */
+    private ?int $maxLength;
+
+    public function __construct(string $name, mixed $value, ?int $minLength = null, ?int $maxLength = null)
+    {
+        parent::__construct($name, $value);
+        $this->minLength = $minLength;
+        $this->maxLength = $maxLength;
+    }
+
+    protected function validateValue(): ValidationResult
+    {
+        $result = ValidationResult::create();
+        // Allow blank values
+        if (!$this->value) {
+            return $result;
+        }
+        if (!is_string($this->value)) {
+            $message = _t(__CLASS__ . '.INVALID', 'Must be a string');
+            $result->addFieldError($this->name, $message, value: $this->value);
+        }
+        $len = mb_strlen($this->value);
+        if (!is_null($this->minLength) && $len < $this->minLength) {
+            $message = _t(
+                __CLASS__ . '.TOOSHORT',
+                'Must have at least {minLength} characters',
+                ['minLength' => $this->minLength]
+            );
+            $result->addFieldError($this->name, $message, value: $this->value);
+        }
+        if (!is_null($this->maxLength) && $len > $this->maxLength) {
+            $message = _t(
+                __CLASS__ . '.TOOLONG',
+                'Can not have more than {maxLength} characters',
+                ['maxLength' => $this->maxLength]
+            );
+            $result->addFieldError($this->name, $message, value: $this->value);
+        }
+        return $result;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/Validation/TimeValidator.php b/src/Validation/TimeValidator.php
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..074cfbead
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Validation/TimeValidator.php
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace SilverStripe\Validation;
+
+use Symfony\Component\Validator\Constraints;
+use SilverStripe\Validation\AbstractSymfonyValidator;
+
+/**
+ * Validates that a value is a valid date, which means that
+ * - it follows the PHP date format H:i:s
+ * - it follows the ISO format 'HH:mm:ss' i.e. DBTime::ISO_TIME
+ */
+class TimeValidator extends AbstractSymfonyValidator
+{
+    protected function getConstraintClass(): string
+    {
+        return Constraints\Time::class;
+    }
+
+    protected function getMessage(): string
+    {
+        return _t(__CLASS__ . '.INVALID', 'Invalid time');
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/Validation/UrlValidator.php b/src/Validation/UrlValidator.php
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c74acca4a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Validation/UrlValidator.php
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace SilverStripe\Validation;
+
+use Symfony\Component\Validator\Constraints;
+use SilverStripe\Validation\AbstractSymfonyValidator;
+
+class UrlValidator extends AbstractSymfonyValidator
+{
+    protected function getConstraintClass(): string
+    {
+        return Constraints\Url::class;
+    }
+
+    protected function getMessage(): string
+    {
+        return _t(__CLASS__ . '.INVALID', 'Invalid URL');
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/Validation/ValidationInterface.php b/src/Validation/ValidationInterface.php
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..93551f818
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Validation/ValidationInterface.php
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace SilverStripe\Validation;
+
+use SilverStripe\Core\Validation\ValidationResult;
+
+interface ValidationInterface
+{
+    public function validate(): ValidationResult;
+}