diff --git a/src/app/process-page/form/process-form.component.html b/src/app/process-page/form/process-form.component.html
index 3bb6a796c6c..5cc10b63ac1 100644
--- a/src/app/process-page/form/process-form.component.html
+++ b/src/app/process-page/form/process-form.component.html
@@ -5,10 +5,10 @@ <h1 class="col-12">
     </h1>
     <div class="col-12 col-md-6 mb-2">
       <form #form="ngForm" (ngSubmit)="submitForm(form)">
-        <ds-scripts-select [script]="selectedScript" (select)="selectedScript = $event; parameters = undefined"></ds-scripts-select>
+        <ds-scripts-select [submitted]="submitted" [script]="selectedScript" (select)="selectedScript = $event; parameters = undefined"></ds-scripts-select>
         <ds-process-parameters [initialParams]="parameters" [script]="selectedScript" (updateParameters)="parameters = $event"></ds-process-parameters>
         <a [routerLink]="['/processes']" class="btn btn-danger float-start">{{ 'process.new.cancel' | translate }}</a>
-        <button type="submit" class="btn btn-primary float-end">{{ 'process.new.submit' | translate }}</button>
+        <button type="submit" class="btn btn-primary float-end" [dsBtnDisabled]="form.invalid || !isScriptSelected">{{ 'process.new.submit' | translate }}</button>
       </form>
     </div>
     <div class="col-12 col-md-6">
diff --git a/src/app/process-page/form/process-form.component.spec.ts b/src/app/process-page/form/process-form.component.spec.ts
index 9d84f2774ca..c4acafd3e15 100644
--- a/src/app/process-page/form/process-form.component.spec.ts
+++ b/src/app/process-page/form/process-form.component.spec.ts
@@ -110,6 +110,31 @@ describe('ProcessFormComponent', () => {
     expect(scriptService.invoke).toHaveBeenCalled();
   });
 
+  it('should mark the form as submitted when submit is attempted', () => {
+    expect(component.submitted).toBeFalse();
+    component.submitForm({ controls: {} } as any);
+    expect(component.submitted).toBeTrue();
+  });
+
+  describe('when no script is selected', () => {
+    beforeEach(() => {
+      component.selectedScript = undefined;
+    });
+
+    it('should not invoke the script on submit', () => {
+      component.submitForm({ controls: {} } as any);
+      expect(scriptService.invoke).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+    });
+
+    it('should report that a script is not selected', () => {
+      expect(component.isScriptSelected).toBeFalse();
+    });
+  });
+
+  it('should report that a script is selected', () => {
+    expect(component.isScriptSelected).toBeTrue();
+  });
+
   describe('when undefined parameters are provided', () => {
     beforeEach(() => {
       component.parameters = undefined;
diff --git a/src/app/process-page/form/process-form.component.ts b/src/app/process-page/form/process-form.component.ts
index 72f9e08d4a2..3dfcb8b2f01 100644
--- a/src/app/process-page/form/process-form.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/process-page/form/process-form.component.ts
@@ -21,12 +21,16 @@ import { ProcessParameter } from '@dspace/core/processes/process-parameter.model
 import { getFirstCompletedRemoteData } from '@dspace/core/shared/operators';
 import { Script } from '@dspace/core/shared/scripts/script.model';
 import { ScriptParameter } from '@dspace/core/shared/scripts/script-parameter.model';
-import { isEmpty } from '@dspace/shared/utils/empty.util';
+import {
+  hasValue,
+  isEmpty,
+} from '@dspace/shared/utils/empty.util';
 import {
   TranslateModule,
   TranslateService,
 } from '@ngx-translate/core';
 
+import { BtnDisabledDirective } from '../../shared/btn-disabled.directive';
 import { getProcessListRoute } from '../process-page-routing.paths';
 import { ProcessParametersComponent } from './process-parameters/process-parameters.component';
 import { ScriptHelpComponent } from './script-help/script-help.component';
@@ -40,6 +44,7 @@ import { ScriptsSelectComponent } from './scripts-select/scripts-select.componen
   templateUrl: './process-form.component.html',
   styleUrls: ['./process-form.component.scss'],
   imports: [
+    BtnDisabledDirective,
     FormsModule,
     ProcessParametersComponent,
     RouterLink,
@@ -79,6 +84,19 @@ export class ProcessFormComponent implements OnInit {
    */
   public missingParameters = [];
 
+  /**
+   * Indicates whether the form has been submitted
+   * Used to surface validation errors on an interrupted submission
+   */
+  public submitted = false;
+
+  /**
+   * Indicates whether a script has been selected
+   */
+  get isScriptSelected(): boolean {
+    return hasValue(this.selectedScript);
+  }
+
   constructor(
     private scriptService: ScriptDataService,
     private notificationsService: NotificationsService,
@@ -95,10 +113,11 @@ export class ProcessFormComponent implements OnInit {
    * @param form
    */
   submitForm(form: NgForm) {
+    this.submitted = true;
     if (isEmpty(this.parameters)) {
       this.parameters = [];
     }
-    if (!this.validateForm(form) || this.isRequiredMissing()) {
+    if (!this.isScriptSelected || !this.validateForm(form) || this.isRequiredMissing()) {
       return;
     }
 
@@ -157,6 +176,9 @@ export class ProcessFormComponent implements OnInit {
 
   private isRequiredMissing() {
     this.missingParameters = [];
+    if (!this.isScriptSelected || isEmpty(this.selectedScript.parameters)) {
+      return false;
+    }
     const setParams: string[] = this.parameters
       .map((param) => param.name);
     const requiredParams: ScriptParameter[] = this.selectedScript.parameters.filter((param) => param.mandatory);
diff --git a/src/app/process-page/form/scripts-select/scripts-select.component.html b/src/app/process-page/form/scripts-select/scripts-select.component.html
index 2954e962716..86965046e63 100644
--- a/src/app/process-page/form/scripts-select/scripts-select.component.html
+++ b/src/app/process-page/form/scripts-select/scripts-select.component.html
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@
     </div>
   </div>
   <div>
-    @if (script.invalid && (script.dirty || script.touched)) {
+    @if (script.invalid && (script.dirty || script.touched || submitted)) {
       <div
         class="alert alert-danger validation-error">
         @if (script.errors.required) {
diff --git a/src/app/process-page/form/scripts-select/scripts-select.component.spec.ts b/src/app/process-page/form/scripts-select/scripts-select.component.spec.ts
index 2765edf3a11..191f1b19a10 100644
--- a/src/app/process-page/form/scripts-select/scripts-select.component.spec.ts
+++ b/src/app/process-page/form/scripts-select/scripts-select.component.spec.ts
@@ -110,6 +110,32 @@ describe('ScriptsSelectComponent', () => {
     expect(validationError).toBeFalsy();
   }));
 
+  it('should show a validation error if the form was submitted but the input was left empty', fakeAsync(() => {
+    component.submitted = true;
+    fixture.detectChanges();
+    tick();
+
+    const validationError = fixture.debugElement.query(By.css('.validation-error'));
+    expect(validationError).toBeTruthy();
+  }));
+
+  it('should not show a validation error if the form was submitted but the input was not left empty', fakeAsync(() => {
+    (component as any)._selectedScript.id = 'testValue';
+    fixture.detectChanges();
+    tick();
+
+    const select = fixture.debugElement.query(By.css('#process-script'));
+    select.triggerEventHandler('blur', null);
+    fixture.detectChanges();
+
+    component.submitted = true;
+    fixture.detectChanges();
+    tick();
+
+    const validationError = fixture.debugElement.query(By.css('.validation-error'));
+    expect(validationError).toBeFalsy();
+  }));
+
   it('should load more scripts when scrolled to the bottom', fakeAsync(() => {
     spyOn(component, 'loadScripts');
     const event = {
diff --git a/src/app/process-page/form/scripts-select/scripts-select.component.ts b/src/app/process-page/form/scripts-select/scripts-select.component.ts
index a3564e520aa..205503fbc22 100644
--- a/src/app/process-page/form/scripts-select/scripts-select.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/process-page/form/scripts-select/scripts-select.component.ts
@@ -67,6 +67,11 @@ export class ScriptsSelectComponent implements OnInit, OnDestroy {
    * Emits the selected script when the selection changes
    */
   @Output() select: EventEmitter<Script> = new EventEmitter<Script>();
+  /**
+   * Indicates whether the parent form has been submitted
+   * Used to surface validation errors for an empty selection
+   */
+  @Input() submitted = false;
   /**
    * All available scripts
    */