3 files changed, 24 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/src/com/vaadin/ui/AbstractField.java b/src/com/vaadin/ui/AbstractField.java
index 097de6f705..b7666f6341 100644
--- a/src/com/vaadin/ui/AbstractField.java
+++ b/src/com/vaadin/ui/AbstractField.java
@@ -163,12 +163,27 @@ public abstract class AbstractField extends AbstractComponent implements Field,
         }
 
         // Hide the error indicator if needed
-        if (isRequired() && isEmpty() && getComponentError() == null
-                && getErrorMessage() != null) {
+        if (shouldHideErrors()) {
             target.addAttribute("hideErrors", true);
         }
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Returns true if the error indicator be hidden when painting the component
+     * even when there are errors.
+     * 
+     * This is a mostly internal method, but can be overridden in subclasses
+     * e.g. if the error indicator should also be shown for empty fields in some
+     * cases.
+     * 
+     * @return true to hide the error indicator, false to use the normal logic
+     *         to show it when there are errors
+     */
+    protected boolean shouldHideErrors() {
+        return isRequired() && isEmpty() && getComponentError() == null
+                && getErrorMessage() != null;
+    }
+
     /*
      * Gets the field type Don't add a JavaDoc comment here, we use the default
      * documentation from the implemented interface.
diff --git a/src/com/vaadin/ui/DateField.java b/src/com/vaadin/ui/DateField.java
index 1ecf616832..b6e3d1e8cb 100644
--- a/src/com/vaadin/ui/DateField.java
+++ b/src/com/vaadin/ui/DateField.java
@@ -276,6 +276,11 @@ public class DateField extends AbstractField implements
         }
     }
 
+    @Override
+    protected boolean shouldHideErrors() {
+        return super.shouldHideErrors() && uiHasValidDateString;
+    }
+
     /*
      * Invoked when a variable of the component changes. Don't add a JavaDoc
      * comment here, we use the default documentation from implemented
@@ -293,7 +298,7 @@ public class DateField extends AbstractField implements
                         || variables.containsKey("min")
                         || variables.containsKey("sec")
                         || variables.containsKey("msec") || variables
-                            .containsKey("dateString"))) {
+                        .containsKey("dateString"))) {
 
             // Old and new dates
             final Date oldDate = (Date) getValue();
diff --git a/src/com/vaadin/ui/Select.java b/src/com/vaadin/ui/Select.java
index d6530991e6..7b6fc07e5b 100644
--- a/src/com/vaadin/ui/Select.java
+++ b/src/com/vaadin/ui/Select.java
@@ -273,8 +273,7 @@ public class Select extends AbstractSelect implements AbstractSelect.Filtering,
         optionRequest = true;
 
         // Hide the error indicator if needed
-        if (isRequired() && isEmpty() && getComponentError() == null
-                && getErrorMessage() != null) {
+        if (shouldHideErrors()) {
             target.addAttribute("hideErrors", true);
         }
     }