diff --git a/src/directives/field.js b/src/directives/field.js
index 66147d3f2..fcee48342 100644
--- a/src/directives/field.js
+++ b/src/directives/field.js
@@ -161,12 +161,20 @@ angular.module('schemaForm').directive('sfField',
               // It looks better with dot notation.
               scope.$on(
                 'schemaForm.error.' + form.key.join('.'),
-                function(event, error, validationMessage, validity) {
+                function(event, error, validationMessage, validity, formName) {
+                  // validationMessage and validity are mutually exclusive
+                  formName = validity;
                   if (validationMessage === true || validationMessage === false) {
                     validity = validationMessage;
                     validationMessage = undefined;
                   }
 
+                  // If we have specified a form name, and this model is not within
+                  // that form, then leave things be.
+                  if(formName != undefined && scope.ngModel.$$parentForm.$name !== formName) {
+                    return;
+                  }
+
                   if (scope.ngModel && error) {
                     if (scope.ngModel.$setDirty) {
                       scope.ngModel.$setDirty();
diff --git a/src/services/decorators.js b/src/services/decorators.js
index 1aa0987bd..eeaaf8d57 100644
--- a/src/services/decorators.js
+++ b/src/services/decorators.js
@@ -229,12 +229,20 @@ angular.module('schemaForm').provider('schemaFormDecorators',
                   // It looks better with dot notation.
                   scope.$on(
                     'schemaForm.error.' + form.key.join('.'),
-                    function(event, error, validationMessage, validity) {
+                    function(event, error, validationMessage, validity, formName) {
+                      // validationMessage and validity are mutually exclusive
+                      formName = validity;
                       if (validationMessage === true || validationMessage === false) {
                         validity = validationMessage;
                         validationMessage = undefined;
                       }
 
+                      // If we have specified a form name, and this model is not within
+                      // that form, then leave things be.
+                      if(formName != undefined && scope.ngModel.$$parentForm.$name !== formName) {
+                        return;
+                      }
+
                       if (scope.ngModel && error) {
                         if (scope.ngModel.$setDirty) {
                           scope.ngModel.$setDirty();