diff --git a/code/Control/UserDefinedFormController.php b/code/Control/UserDefinedFormController.php
index 6da7830..320335c 100644
--- a/code/Control/UserDefinedFormController.php
+++ b/code/Control/UserDefinedFormController.php
@@ -163,7 +163,6 @@ class UserDefinedFormController extends PageController
      */
     public function generateConditionalJavascript()
     {
-        $default = '';
         $rules = '';
         $form = $this->data();
         $formFields = $form->Fields();
@@ -325,14 +324,6 @@ JS
                     $email->addData($key, $value);
                 }
 
-                $email->setFrom(explode(',', $recipient->EmailFrom));
-                $email->setTo(explode(',', $recipient->EmailAddress));
-                $email->setSubject($recipient->EmailSubject);
-
-                if ($recipient->EmailReplyTo) {
-                    $email->setReplyTo(explode(',', $recipient->EmailReplyTo));
-                }
-
                 // check to see if they are a dynamic reply to. eg based on a email field a user selected
                 if ($recipient->SendEmailFromField()) {
                     $submittedFormField = $submittedFields->find('Name', $recipient->SendEmailFromField()->Name);
@@ -340,7 +331,15 @@ JS
                     if ($submittedFormField && is_string($submittedFormField->Value)) {
                         $email->setReplyTo(explode(',', $submittedFormField->Value));
                     }
+                } elseif ($recipient->EmailReplyTo) {
+                    $email->setReplyTo(explode(',', $recipient->EmailReplyTo));
                 }
+
+                // check for a specified from; otherwise fall back to server defaults
+                if ($recipient->EmailFrom) {
+                    $email->setFrom(explode(',', $recipient->EmailFrom));
+                }
+
                 // check to see if they are a dynamic reciever eg based on a dropdown field a user selected
                 if ($recipient->SendEmailToField()) {
                     $submittedFormField = $submittedFields->find('Name', $recipient->SendEmailToField()->Name);
@@ -348,6 +347,8 @@ JS
                     if ($submittedFormField && is_string($submittedFormField->Value)) {
                         $email->setTo(explode(',', $submittedFormField->Value));
                     }
+                } else {
+                    $email->setTo(explode(',', $recipient->EmailAddress));
                 }
 
                 // check to see if there is a dynamic subject
@@ -357,6 +358,8 @@ JS
                     if ($submittedFormField && trim($submittedFormField->Value)) {
                         $email->setSubject($submittedFormField->Value);
                     }
+                } else {
+                    $email->setSubject($recipient->EmailSubject);
                 }
 
                 $this->extend('updateEmail', $email, $recipient, $emailData);
diff --git a/code/Form/UserForm.php b/code/Form/UserForm.php
index a22ae41..42d4c8e 100644
--- a/code/Form/UserForm.php
+++ b/code/Form/UserForm.php
@@ -174,6 +174,7 @@ class UserForm extends Form
             ->Fields()
             ->filter('Required', true)
             ->column('Name');
+        $requiredNames = array_merge($requiredNames, $this->getEmailRecipientRequiredFields());
         $required = new RequiredFields($requiredNames);
         $this->extend('updateRequiredFields', $required);
         $required->setForm($this);
@@ -203,4 +204,30 @@ class UserForm extends Form
     {
         return $this->config()->get('button_text');
     }
+
+    /**
+     * Push fields into the RequiredFields array if they are used by any Email recipients.
+     * Ignore if there is a backup i.e. the plain string field is set
+     *
+     * @return array required fields names
+     */
+    protected function getEmailRecipientRequiredFields()
+    {
+        $requiredFields = [];
+        $recipientFieldsMap = [
+            'EmailAddress' => 'SendEmailToField',
+            'EmailSubject' => 'SendEmailSubjectField',
+            'EmailReplyTo' => 'SendEmailFromField'
+        ];
+
+        foreach ($this->getController()->data()->EmailRecipients() as $recipient) {
+            foreach ($recipientFieldsMap as $textField => $dynamicFormField) {
+                if (empty($recipient->$textField) && $recipient->getComponent($dynamicFormField)) {
+                    $requiredFields[] = $recipient->getComponent($dynamicFormField)->Name;
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        return $requiredFields;
+    }
 }
diff --git a/code/Model/Recipient/EmailRecipient.php b/code/Model/Recipient/EmailRecipient.php
index e26fa47..e4c6443 100644
--- a/code/Model/Recipient/EmailRecipient.php
+++ b/code/Model/Recipient/EmailRecipient.php
@@ -613,6 +613,11 @@ class EmailRecipient extends DataObject
                 }
             }
         }
+
+        // if there is no from address and no fallback, you'll have errors if this isn't defined
+        if (!$this->EmailFrom && empty(Email::getSendAllEmailsFrom()) && empty(Email::config()->get('admin)_email'))) {
+            $result->addError(_t(__CLASS__.".EMAILFROMREQUIRED", '"Email From" address is required'));
+        }
         return $result;
     }
 }
diff --git a/lang/en.yml b/lang/en.yml
index ebc111a..c4f528e 100644
--- a/lang/en.yml
+++ b/lang/en.yml
@@ -191,6 +191,7 @@ en:
     EMAILCONTENTTAB: 'Email Content'
     EMAILDETAILSTAB: 'Email Details'
     EMAILFROMINVALID: '"Email From" is not valid'
+    EMAILFROMREQUIRED: '"Email From" address is required'
     EMAILREPLYTOINVALID: '"Email Reply To" is not valid'
     PLURALNAME: 'User Defined Form Email Recipients'
     SINGULARNAME: 'User Defined Form Email Recipient'