diff --git a/code/EditableSpamProtectionField.php b/code/EditableSpamProtectionField.php
index 131de2a..85030cf 100644
--- a/code/EditableSpamProtectionField.php
+++ b/code/EditableSpamProtectionField.php
@@ -110,11 +110,46 @@ if (class_exists('EditableFormField')) {
             return $fields;
         }
 
-        public function validateField($data, $form)
+        /**
+         * Using custom validateField method
+         * as Spam Protection Field implementations may have their own error messages
+         * and may not be based on the field being required, e.g. Honeypot Field
+         * 
+         * @param array $data
+         * @param Form $form
+         * @return void
+         */
+        public function validateField($data, $form) 
         {
             $formField = $this->getFormField();
-            if (!$formField->validate($form->getValidator())) {
-                $form->addErrorMessage($this->Name, $this->getErrorMessage()->HTML(), 'error', false);
+            
+            if (isset($data[$this->Name])) {
+                $formField->setValue($data[$this->Name]);
+            }
+
+            $validator = $form->getValidator();
+            if (!$formField->validate($validator)) {
+                $errors = $validator->getErrors();
+                $foundError = false;
+
+                // field validate implementation may not add error to validator
+                if (count($errors) > 0) {
+                    // check if error already added from fields' validate method
+                    foreach ($errors as $error) {
+                        if ($error['fieldName'] == $this->Name) {
+                            $foundError = $error;
+                            break;
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
+
+                if ($foundError !== false) {
+                    // use error messaging already set from validate method
+                    $form->addErrorMessage($this->Name, $foundError['message'], $foundError['messageType'], false);
+                } else {
+                    // fallback to custom message set in CMS or default message if none set
+                    $form->addErrorMessage($this->Name, $this->getErrorMessage()->HTML(), 'error', false);
+                }
             }
         }