diff --git a/src/plugins/es_ui_shared/static/forms/hook_form_lib/components/use_field.test.tsx b/src/plugins/es_ui_shared/static/forms/hook_form_lib/components/use_field.test.tsx
index 36841f8b1d521e..4945b7a059e8c0 100644
--- a/src/plugins/es_ui_shared/static/forms/hook_form_lib/components/use_field.test.tsx
+++ b/src/plugins/es_ui_shared/static/forms/hook_form_lib/components/use_field.test.tsx
@@ -287,4 +287,55 @@ describe('<UseField />', () => {
       expect(formHook?.getFormData()).toEqual({ name: 'myName' });
     });
   });
+
+  describe('change handlers', () => {
+    const onError = jest.fn();
+
+    beforeEach(() => {
+      jest.resetAllMocks();
+    });
+
+    const getTestComp = (fieldConfig: FieldConfig) => {
+      const TestComp = () => {
+        const { form } = useForm<any>();
+
+        return (
+          <Form form={form}>
+            <UseField path="name" config={fieldConfig} data-test-subj="myField" onError={onError} />
+          </Form>
+        );
+      };
+      return TestComp;
+    };
+
+    const setup = (fieldConfig: FieldConfig) => {
+      return registerTestBed(getTestComp(fieldConfig), {
+        memoryRouter: { wrapComponent: false },
+      })() as TestBed;
+    };
+
+    it('calls onError when validation state changes', async () => {
+      const {
+        form: { setInputValue },
+      } = setup({
+        validations: [
+          {
+            validator: ({ value }) => (value === '1' ? undefined : { message: 'oops!' }),
+          },
+        ],
+      });
+
+      expect(onError).toBeCalledTimes(0);
+      await act(async () => {
+        setInputValue('myField', '0');
+      });
+      expect(onError).toBeCalledTimes(1);
+      expect(onError).toBeCalledWith(['oops!']);
+      await act(async () => {
+        setInputValue('myField', '1');
+      });
+      expect(onError).toBeCalledTimes(2);
+      expect(onError).toBeCalledWith(null);
+    });
+  });
 });
diff --git a/src/plugins/es_ui_shared/static/forms/hook_form_lib/components/use_field.tsx b/src/plugins/es_ui_shared/static/forms/hook_form_lib/components/use_field.tsx
index 94c2bc42d28558..cc79ed24b5d0cb 100644
--- a/src/plugins/es_ui_shared/static/forms/hook_form_lib/components/use_field.tsx
+++ b/src/plugins/es_ui_shared/static/forms/hook_form_lib/components/use_field.tsx
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ export interface Props<T, FormType = FormData, I = T> {
   componentProps?: Record<string, any>;
   readDefaultValueOnForm?: boolean;
   onChange?: (value: I) => void;
+  onError?: (errors: string[] | null) => void;
   children?: (field: FieldHook<T, I>) => JSX.Element | null;
   [key: string]: any;
 }
@@ -33,6 +34,7 @@ function UseFieldComp<T = unknown, FormType = FormData, I = T>(props: Props<T, F
     componentProps,
     readDefaultValueOnForm = true,
     onChange,
+    onError,
     children,
     ...rest
   } = props;
@@ -62,7 +64,7 @@ function UseFieldComp<T = unknown, FormType = FormData, I = T>(props: Props<T, F
     }
   }
 
-  const field = useField<T, FormType, I>(form, path, fieldConfig, onChange);
+  const field = useField<T, FormType, I>(form, path, fieldConfig, onChange, onError);
 
   // Children prevails over anything else provided.
   if (children) {
diff --git a/src/plugins/es_ui_shared/static/forms/hook_form_lib/hooks/use_field.ts b/src/plugins/es_ui_shared/static/forms/hook_form_lib/hooks/use_field.ts
index c396f223e97fde..db7b0b2820a47d 100644
--- a/src/plugins/es_ui_shared/static/forms/hook_form_lib/hooks/use_field.ts
+++ b/src/plugins/es_ui_shared/static/forms/hook_form_lib/hooks/use_field.ts
@@ -27,7 +27,8 @@ export const useField = <T, FormType = FormData, I = T>(
   form: FormHook<FormType>,
   path: string,
   config: FieldConfig<T, FormType, I> & InternalFieldConfig<T> = {},
-  valueChangeListener?: (value: I) => void
+  valueChangeListener?: (value: I) => void,
+  errorChangeListener?: (errors: string[] | null) => void
 ) => {
   const {
     type = FIELD_TYPES.TEXT,
@@ -596,6 +597,15 @@ export const useField = <T, FormType = FormData, I = T>(
     };
   }, [onValueChange]);
 
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (!isMounted.current) {
+      return;
+    }
+    if (errorChangeListener) {
+      errorChangeListener(errors.length ? errors.map((error) => error.message) : null);
+    }
+  }, [errors, errorChangeListener]);
+
   useEffect(() => {
     isMounted.current = true;