diff --git a/src/ValidationsFactory.js b/src/ValidationsFactory.js
index 23e0210e..5c67eacd 100644
--- a/src/ValidationsFactory.js
+++ b/src/ValidationsFactory.js
@@ -235,6 +235,15 @@ class PageNavigateValidations extends Validations {
   }
 }
 
+/**
+ * No-op validations (e.g. FormRecordList — modal fields validate separately)
+ */
+class NoOpValidations extends Validations {
+  async addValidations() {
+    // intentionally empty
+  }
+}
+
 /**
  * Add validations for a form element
  */
@@ -400,8 +409,9 @@ function ValidationsFactory(element, options) {
     return new FormLoopValidations(element, options);
   }
   if (element.component === 'FormRecordList') {
-    //not required
-    //return new FormRecordListValidations(element, screen);
+    // Record list modal fields are validated only when submitting the modal,
+    // not as part of the parent screen's validation rules.
+    return new NoOpValidations(element, options);
   }
   if (element.component === 'FormButton' && element.config.event === 'pageNavigate') {
     return new PageNavigateValidations(element, options);
diff --git a/src/components/renderer/form-record-list.vue b/src/components/renderer/form-record-list.vue
index e76faaa3..b6de26ec 100644
--- a/src/components/renderer/form-record-list.vue
+++ b/src/components/renderer/form-record-list.vue
@@ -182,6 +182,7 @@
         :current-page="form"
         :computed="formComputed"
         :watchers="formWatchers"
+        :isolated="true"
         debug-context="Record List Add"
         :_parent="validationData"
         @update="updateRowDataNamePrefix"
@@ -198,7 +199,7 @@
       header-close-content="×"
       data-cy="modal-edit"
       @ok="edit"
-      @hidden="$refs.addRenderer.hasSubmitted(false)"
+      @hidden="handleHideEditModal"
       @shown="emitShownEvent"
     >
       <vue-form-renderer
@@ -210,6 +211,7 @@
         :current-page="form"
         :computed="formComputed"
         :watchers="formWatchers"
+        :isolated="true"
         debug-context="Record List Edit"
         :_parent="validationData"
         @update="updateRowDataNamePrefix"
@@ -254,11 +256,13 @@
 
 <script>
 import _ from "lodash";
+import { mapActions } from "vuex";
 import { dateUtils } from "@processmaker/vue-form-elements";
 import VueFormRenderer from "@/components/vue-form-renderer.vue";
 import mustacheEvaluation from "../../mixins/mustacheEvaluation";
 import MustacheHelper from "../inspector/mustache-helper.vue";
 import Mustache from "mustache";
+import { findRootScreen } from "@/mixins/DataReference";
 
 const jsonOptionsActionsColumn = {
   key: "__actions",
@@ -507,6 +511,7 @@ export default {
     this.$root.$emit("record-list-option", this.source?.sourceOptions);
   },
   methods: {
+    ...mapActions("globalErrorsModule", ["validateNow", "close"]),
     togglePopover(index, event, rowId) {
       this.deleteIndex = _.find(this.tableData.data, { row_id: rowId });
       this.isPopoverVisible = this.isPopoverVisible === index ? null : index;
@@ -991,7 +996,7 @@ export default {
       });
     },
     edit(event) {
-      this.$refs.addRenderer.hasSubmitted(true);
+      this.$refs.editRenderer.hasSubmitted(true);
       if (
         this.$refs.editRenderer.$refs.renderer.$refs.component.$v.vdata.$invalid
       ) {
@@ -1030,7 +1035,25 @@ export default {
     },
     handleHideAddModal() {
       this.addItem = this.initFormValues;
-      this.$refs.addRenderer.hasSubmitted(false);
+      if (this.$refs.addRenderer) {
+        this.$refs.addRenderer.hasSubmitted(false);
+      }
+      this.restoreParentValidationState();
+    },
+    handleHideEditModal() {
+      if (this.$refs.editRenderer) {
+        this.$refs.editRenderer.hasSubmitted(false);
+      }
+      this.restoreParentValidationState();
+    },
+    restoreParentValidationState() {
+      // Clear modal-driven global submit flags and refresh parent validity
+      // so required modal fields (e.g. FormCheckbox) never block parent submit.
+      this.close();
+      const rootScreen = findRootScreen(this);
+      if (rootScreen && typeof rootScreen.loadValidationRules === "function") {
+        this.validateNow(rootScreen);
+      }
     },
     async handleOk(bvModalEvt) {
       this.$refs.addRenderer.hasSubmitted(true);
diff --git a/src/components/vue-form-renderer.vue b/src/components/vue-form-renderer.vue
index 26fc57cc..35957a35 100644
--- a/src/components/vue-form-renderer.vue
+++ b/src/components/vue-form-renderer.vue
@@ -64,7 +64,10 @@ export default {
     "showErrors",
     "testScreenDefinition",
     "deviceScreen",
-    "taskdraft"
+    "taskdraft",
+    // When true, local $v is still used (e.g. record list modals) but data
+    // changes do not update the parent form's global valid/submit state.
+    "isolated"
   ],
   data() {
     return {
@@ -152,6 +155,9 @@ export default {
       deep: true,
       handler() {
         this.$emit("update", this.data);
+        if (this.isolated) {
+          return;
+        }
         const mainScreen = this.getMainScreen();
         if (mainScreen) {
           this.validate(mainScreen);