2 files changed, 38 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/server/src/com/vaadin/ui/AbstractComponent.java b/server/src/com/vaadin/ui/AbstractComponent.java
index fd8a72ee23..27d97d5e03 100644
--- a/server/src/com/vaadin/ui/AbstractComponent.java
+++ b/server/src/com/vaadin/ui/AbstractComponent.java
@@ -405,6 +405,26 @@ public abstract class AbstractComponent extends AbstractClientConnector
         }
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Returns the explicitly set immediate value.
+     * 
+     * @return the explicitly set immediate value or null if
+     *         {@link #setImmediate(boolean)} has not been explicitly invoked
+     */
+    protected Boolean getExplicitImmediateValue() {
+        return explicitImmediateValue;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Returns the immediate mode of the component.
+     * <p>
+     * Certain operations such as adding a value change listener will set the
+     * component into immediate mode if {@link #setImmediate(boolean)} has not
+     * been explicitly called with false.
+     * 
+     * @return true if the component is in immediate mode (explicitly or
+     *         implicitly set), false if the component if not in immediate mode
+     */
     public boolean isImmediate() {
         if (explicitImmediateValue != null) {
             return explicitImmediateValue;
diff --git a/server/src/com/vaadin/ui/AbstractField.java b/server/src/com/vaadin/ui/AbstractField.java
index 5c02c9e5fb..cf14d1cb96 100644
--- a/server/src/com/vaadin/ui/AbstractField.java
+++ b/server/src/com/vaadin/ui/AbstractField.java
@@ -1745,6 +1745,24 @@ public abstract class AbstractField<T> extends AbstractComponent implements
         }
     }
 
+    /**
+     * {@inheritDoc}
+     * <p>
+     * Fields are automatically set to immediate if validators have been added.
+     */
+    @Override
+    public boolean isImmediate() {
+        if (getExplicitImmediateValue() != null) {
+            return getExplicitImmediateValue();
+        }
+        // Make field immediate when there is some kind of validation present
+        // (validator or required). This will avoid the UI being in a wrong
+        // state, e.g. user entered valid data but old validation error is still
+        // shown
+        return super.isImmediate() || !getValidators().isEmpty()
+                || isRequired();
+    }
+
     /*
      * (non-Javadoc)
      *