diff --git a/app/Models/CustomFieldset.php b/app/Models/CustomFieldset.php
index e9be7c53c9..373c137bc4 100644
--- a/app/Models/CustomFieldset.php
+++ b/app/Models/CustomFieldset.php
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@ namespace App\Models;
 use Gate;
 use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Factories\HasFactory;
 use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Model;
+use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Log;
+use Illuminate\Validation\Rule;
 use Watson\Validating\ValidatingTrait;
 
 class CustomFieldset extends Model
@@ -97,6 +99,11 @@ class CustomFieldset extends Model
             if ($field->element != 'checkbox') {
                 $rules[$field->db_column_name()][] = 'not_array';
             }
+            if ($field->element == 'checkbox') {
+                //Log::alert($field->formatFieldValuesAsArray());
+                $values = $field->formatFieldValuesAsArray();
+                //$rules[$field->db_column_name()] = 'checkboxes';
+            }
         }
 
         return $rules;
diff --git a/app/Providers/ValidationServiceProvider.php b/app/Providers/ValidationServiceProvider.php
index 50468c8d72..754c2de9a0 100644
--- a/app/Providers/ValidationServiceProvider.php
+++ b/app/Providers/ValidationServiceProvider.php
@@ -2,9 +2,11 @@
 
 namespace App\Providers;
 
+use App\Models\CustomField;
 use App\Models\Department;
 use App\Models\Setting;
 use DB;
+use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Log;
 use Illuminate\Support\ServiceProvider;
 use Illuminate\Validation\Rule;
 use Validator;
@@ -294,6 +296,25 @@ class ValidationServiceProvider extends ServiceProvider
         Validator::extend('not_array', function ($attribute, $value, $parameters, $validator) {
             return !is_array($value);
         });
+
+        Validator::extend('checkboxes', function ($attribute, $value, $parameters, $validator){
+            $options = CustomField::where('db_column', $attribute)->formatFieldValuesAsArray();
+            if(!is_array($value)) {
+                $exploded = explode(',', $value);
+                $valid = array_intersect($exploded, $options);
+                if(array_count_values($valid) > 0) {
+                    return true;
+                }
+            }
+            if(is_array($value)) {
+                $valid = array_intersect($value, $options);
+                if(array_count_values($valid) > 0) {
+                    return true;
+                }
+            }
+
+
+        });
     }
 
     /**