diff --git a/plugins/rainlab/blog/models/Post.php b/plugins/rainlab/blog/models/Post.php
index 14ff5af83..92b8a8767 100644
--- a/plugins/rainlab/blog/models/Post.php
+++ b/plugins/rainlab/blog/models/Post.php
@@ -33,7 +33,9 @@ class Post extends Model
         'title'   => 'required',
         'slug'    => ['required', 'regex:/^[a-z0-9\/\:_\-\*\[\]\+\?\|]*$/i', 'unique:rainlab_blog_posts'],
         'content' => 'required',
-        'excerpt' => 'required'
+        'excerpt' => 'required',
+        'featured_images' => 'required',
+        'published_at' => 'required'
     ];
 
     /**