diff --git a/shell/assets/translations/en-us.yaml b/shell/assets/translations/en-us.yaml
index fba3f0f676..26a54a7e31 100644
--- a/shell/assets/translations/en-us.yaml
+++ b/shell/assets/translations/en-us.yaml
@@ -6064,6 +6064,7 @@ validation:
       localhost: If the Server URL is internal to the Rancher server (e.g. localhost) the downstream clusters may not be able to communicate with Rancher.
       trailingForwardSlash: Server URL should not have a trailing forward slash.
       url: Server URL must be an URL.
+    repo: Repository URL must be a valid HTTPS or SSH URL to a git repository.
   stringLength:
     between: '"{key}" should be between {min} and {max} {max, plural, =1 {character} other {characters}}'
     exactly: '"{key}" should be {count, plural, =1 {# character} other {# characters}}'
diff --git a/shell/edit/fleet.cattle.io.gitrepo.vue b/shell/edit/fleet.cattle.io.gitrepo.vue
index 17828d9237..421ebe3ca6 100644
--- a/shell/edit/fleet.cattle.io.gitrepo.vue
+++ b/shell/edit/fleet.cattle.io.gitrepo.vue
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ import { CAPI, CATALOG, FLEET as FLEET_LABELS } from '@shell/config/labels-annot
 import { SECRET_TYPES } from '@shell/config/secret';
 import { checkSchemasForFindAllHash } from '@shell/utils/auth';
 import Checkbox from '@components/Form/Checkbox/Checkbox.vue';
+import FormValidation from '@shell/mixins/form-validation';
 
 const _VERIFY = 'verify';
 const _SKIP = 'skip';
@@ -50,7 +51,7 @@ export default {
     SelectOrCreateAuthSecret,
   },
 
-  mixins: [CreateEditView],
+  mixins: [CreateEditView, FormValidation],
 
   async fetch() {
     const hash = await checkSchemasForFindAllHash({
@@ -153,7 +154,8 @@ export default {
       stepRepoInfo,
       stepTargetInfo,
       addRepositorySteps,
-      displayHelmRepoURLRegex: false
+      displayHelmRepoURLRegex: false,
+      fvFormRuleSets:          [{ path: 'spec.repo', rules: ['required', 'repo'] }]
     };
   },
 
@@ -253,7 +255,7 @@ export default {
     },
 
     stepOneRequires() {
-      return !!this.value.metadata.name && !!this.refValue;
+      return !!this.value.metadata.name && !!this.refValue && !!this.fvFormIsValid;
     },
   },
 
@@ -265,6 +267,8 @@ export default {
     targetAdvanced:             'updateTargets',
     tlsMode:                    'updateTls',
     caBundle:                   'updateTls',
+    'value.metadata.name':      'stepOneReady',
+    'value.spec.repo':          'stepOneReady',
 
     workspace(neu) {
       if ( this.isCreate ) {
@@ -456,10 +460,6 @@ export default {
       this.tlsMode = event;
     },
 
-    onUpdateRepoName() {
-      this.stepOneReady();
-    },
-
     stepOneReady() {
       this.addRepositorySteps[0]['ready'] = this.stepOneRequires;
     },
@@ -528,7 +528,6 @@ export default {
         :namespaced="false"
         :mode="mode"
         @update:value="$emit('input', $event)"
-        @change="onUpdateRepoName"
       />
 
       <div class="row">
@@ -552,6 +551,8 @@ export default {
             :mode="mode"
             label-key="fleet.gitRepo.repo.label"
             :placeholder="t('fleet.gitRepo.repo.placeholder', null, true)"
+            :required="true"
+            :rules="fvGetAndReportPathRules('spec.repo')"
           />
         </div>
         <div class="col span-6">
diff --git a/shell/models/fleet.cattle.io.gitrepo.js b/shell/models/fleet.cattle.io.gitrepo.js
index 9d89c3ccd8..30aa0d645e 100644
--- a/shell/models/fleet.cattle.io.gitrepo.js
+++ b/shell/models/fleet.cattle.io.gitrepo.js
@@ -176,6 +176,10 @@ export default class GitRepo extends SteveModel {
   get repoDisplay() {
     let repo = this.spec.repo;
 
+    if (!repo) {
+      return null;
+    }
+
     repo = repo.replace(/.git$/, '');
     repo = repo.replace(/^https:\/\//, '');
     repo = repo.replace(/\/+$/, '');
diff --git a/shell/utils/validators/formRules/__tests__/index.test.ts b/shell/utils/validators/formRules/__tests__/index.test.ts
index d021a36091..54e5f95e4e 100644
--- a/shell/utils/validators/formRules/__tests__/index.test.ts
+++ b/shell/utils/validators/formRules/__tests__/index.test.ts
@@ -1112,6 +1112,29 @@ describe('formRules', () => {
     expect(formRuleResult).toStrictEqual(expectedResult);
   });
 
+  describe('repo', () => {
+    const message = JSON.stringify({ message: 'validation.setting.repo' });
+    const testCases = [
+      ['', undefined],
+      ['https://github.com/rancher/fleet-examples.git', undefined],
+      ['git@github.com:rancher/fleet-examples.git', undefined],
+      ['http://100.100.100.127', undefined],
+      ['aaaAAAA111//', message],
+      ['/', message],
+      ['+1', message],
+      [undefined, undefined]
+    ];
+
+    it.each(testCases)(
+      'should return undefined or correct message based on the provided url',
+      (val, expected) => {
+        const formRuleResult = formRules.repo(val);
+
+        expect(formRuleResult).toStrictEqual(expected);
+      }
+    );
+  });
+
   describe.each([
     ['minValue', 2, [3], [1]],
     ['maxValue', 256, [1], [300]],
diff --git a/shell/utils/validators/formRules/index.ts b/shell/utils/validators/formRules/index.ts
index a17974e286..fd1c84182e 100644
--- a/shell/utils/validators/formRules/index.ts
+++ b/shell/utils/validators/formRules/index.ts
@@ -458,6 +458,8 @@ export default function(t: Translation, { key = 'Value' }: ValidationOptions): {
     return runValidators(val, [startHyphen('label'), endHyphen('label'), startDot('label'), endDot('label'), required]);
   };
 
+  const repo: Validator = (val) => val && !/((git|ssh|http(s)?)|(git@[\w\.]+))(\:(\/\/)?)([\w\.@\:/\-~]+)(\.git)?(\/)?/.test(val) ? t('validation.setting.repo') : undefined;
+
   return {
     absolutePath,
     alphanumeric,
@@ -500,5 +502,6 @@ export default function(t: Translation, { key = 'Value' }: ValidationOptions): {
     subDomain,
     testRule,
     wildcardHostname,
+    repo
   };
 }