diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/RuleController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/RuleController.php
index 0070aa6ed7..e70d5d07e5 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/RuleController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/RuleController.php
@@ -10,8 +10,10 @@
 namespace FireflyIII\Http\Controllers;
 
 use Auth;
+use Config;
 use ExpandedForm;
 use FireflyIII\Http\Requests;
+use FireflyIII\Http\Requests\RuleFormRequest;
 use FireflyIII\Http\Requests\RuleGroupFormRequest;
 use FireflyIII\Models\Rule;
 use FireflyIII\Models\RuleGroup;
@@ -64,10 +66,11 @@ class RuleController extends Controller
      *
      * @return View
      */
-    public function storeRule(RuleGroup $ruleGroup)
+    public function storeRule(RuleFormRequest $request, RuleGroup $ruleGroup)
     {
         echo '<pre>';
-        var_dump(Input::all());exit();
+        var_dump(Input::all());
+        exit();
     }
 
     /**
@@ -77,6 +80,51 @@ class RuleController extends Controller
      */
     public function createRule(RuleGroup $ruleGroup)
     {
+        // count for possible present previous entered triggers/actions.
+        $triggerCount = 0;
+        $actionCount  = 0;
+
+        // collection of those triggers/actions.
+        $oldTriggers = [];
+        $oldActions  = [];
+
+        // array of valid values for triggers.
+        $ruleTriggers     = array_keys(Config::get('firefly.rule-triggers'));
+        $possibleTriggers = [];
+        foreach ($ruleTriggers as $key) {
+            if ($key != 'user_action') {
+                $possibleTriggers[$key] = trans('firefly.rule_trigger_' . $key . '_choice');
+            }
+        }
+        unset($key, $ruleTriggers);
+
+        // has old input?
+        if (Input::old()) {
+            // process old triggers.
+            foreach (Input::old('rule-trigger') as $index => $entry) {
+                $count = ($index + 1);
+                $triggerCount++;
+                $oldTrigger    = $entry;
+                $oldValue      = Input::old('rule-trigger-value')[$index];
+                $oldChecked    = isset(Input::old('rule-action-value')[$index]) ? true : false;
+                $oldTriggers[] = view(
+                    'rules.partials.trigger',
+                    [
+                        'oldTrigger' => $oldTrigger,
+                        'oldValue'   => $oldValue,
+                        'oldChecked' => $oldChecked,
+                        'triggers'   => $possibleTriggers,
+                        'count'      => $count
+                    ]
+                )->render();
+            }
+//            echo '<pre>';
+//            var_dump(Input::old());
+//            var_dump($oldTriggers);
+//            exit;
+        }
+
+
         $subTitleIcon = 'fa-clone';
         $subTitle     = trans('firefly.make_new_rule', ['title' => $ruleGroup->title]);
 
@@ -95,7 +143,7 @@ class RuleController extends Controller
         Session::flash('gaEventCategory', 'rules');
         Session::flash('gaEventAction', 'create-rule-group');
 
-        return view('rules.rule.create', compact('subTitleIcon', 'ruleGroup', 'subTitle', 'journalTriggers'));
+        return view('rules.rule.create', compact('subTitleIcon','oldTriggers', 'triggerCount', 'actionCount', 'ruleGroup', 'subTitle', 'journalTriggers'));
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/app/Http/Requests/RuleFormRequest.php b/app/Http/Requests/RuleFormRequest.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..181f573a8c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/Http/Requests/RuleFormRequest.php
@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+<?php
+/**
+ * RuleFormRequest.php
+ * Copyright (C) 2016 Sander Dorigo
+ *
+ * This software may be modified and distributed under the terms
+ * of the MIT license.  See the LICENSE file for details.
+ */
+
+namespace FireflyIII\Http\Requests;
+
+use Auth;
+use Config;
+use FireflyIII\Models\RuleGroup;
+use Input;
+
+/**
+ * Class RuleFormRequest
+ *
+ * @codeCoverageIgnore
+ * @package FireflyIII\Http\Requests
+ */
+class RuleFormRequest extends Request
+{
+    /**
+     * @return bool
+     */
+    public function authorize()
+    {
+        // Only allow logged in users
+        return Auth::check();
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @return array
+     */
+    public function rules()
+    {
+
+        $validTriggers = array_keys(Config::get('firefly.rule-triggers'));
+
+        $titleRule = 'required|between:1,100|uniqueObjectForUser:rule_groups,title';
+        if (RuleGroup::find(Input::get('id'))) {
+            $titleRule = 'required|between:1,100|uniqueObjectForUser:rule_groups,title,' . intval(Input::get('id'));
+        }
+
+        return [
+            'title'           => $titleRule,
+            'description'     => 'between:1,5000',
+            'stop_processing' => 'boolean',
+            'trigger'         => 'required|in:store-journal,update-journal',
+            'rule-trigger.*'  => 'required|in:' . join(',', $validTriggers)
+        ];
+    }
+}
diff --git a/resources/views/rules/partials/action.twig b/resources/views/rules/partials/action.twig
index 685bdb4304..edb4d77bf5 100644
--- a/resources/views/rules/partials/action.twig
+++ b/resources/views/rules/partials/action.twig
@@ -3,9 +3,14 @@
         <a href="#" class="btn btn-danger btn-sm remove-action"><i class="fa fa-trash"></i></a>
     </td>
     <td style="width:30%;">
+        {% if errors.has('XXX') %}
+            <span class="form-control-feedback"><i class="fa fa-fw fa-remove"></i></span>
+            <p class="text-danger">{{ errors.first('xxxx') }}</p>
+        {% endif %}
+
         <select name="rule-action[{{ count }}]" class="form-control">
             {% for key,name in actions %}
-                <option name="{{ key }}" label="{{ name }}">{{ name }}</option>
+                <option value="{{ key }}" label="{{ name }}">{{ name }}</option>
             {% endfor %}
         </select>
     </td>
diff --git a/resources/views/rules/partials/trigger.twig b/resources/views/rules/partials/trigger.twig
index f401825ae1..d74d993ab5 100644
--- a/resources/views/rules/partials/trigger.twig
+++ b/resources/views/rules/partials/trigger.twig
@@ -3,19 +3,30 @@
         <a href="#" class="btn btn-danger btn-sm remove-trigger"><i class="fa fa-trash"></i></a>
     </td>
     <td style="width:30%;">
+        {% if errors.has('rule-trigger.'~count) %}
+            <span class="form-control-feedback"><i class="fa fa-fw fa-remove"></i></span>
+            <p class="text-danger">{{ errors.first('rule-trigger.'~count) }}</p>
+        {% endif %}
+
         <select name="rule-trigger[{{ count }}]" class="form-control">
             {% for key,name in triggers %}
-                <option name="{{ key }}" label="{{ name }}">{{ name }}</option>
+                <option value="{{ key }}" label="{{ name }}"
+                        {% if key == oldTrigger %}
+                            selected
+                        {% endif %}
+                >{{ name }}</option>
             {% endfor %}
         </select>
     </td>
     <td>
-        <input type="text" name="rule-trigger-value[{{ count }}]" class="form-control">
+        <input type="text" value="{{ oldValue }}" name="rule-trigger-value[{{ count }}]" class="form-control">
     </td>
     <td style="width:20%;">
         <div class="checkbox">
             <label>
-                <input type="checkbox" name="rule-trigger-stop[{{ count }}]" value="1"/>
+                <input type="checkbox" name="rule-trigger-stop[{{ count }}]" value="1"
+                       {% if oldChecked %}checked{% endif %}
+                />
             </label>
         </div>
     </td>
diff --git a/resources/views/rules/rule/create.twig b/resources/views/rules/rule/create.twig
index b52537f508..c1bee36cd2 100644
--- a/resources/views/rules/rule/create.twig
+++ b/resources/views/rules/rule/create.twig
@@ -41,6 +41,10 @@
                 <div class="box-header with-border">
                     <h3 class="box-title">{{ 'rule_triggers'|_ }}</h3>
                 </div>
+                <!-- display any error -->
+                {% if errors.has('rule-trigger.1') %}
+                    {{ errors.first('rule-trigger.1') }}
+                {% endif %}
                 <div class="box-body rule-trigger-box">
                     <table class="table table-condensed table-bordered table-striped">
                         <thead>
@@ -51,6 +55,9 @@
                         </tr>
                         </thead>
                         <tbody class="rule-trigger-tbody">
+                        {% for trigger in oldTriggers %}
+                            {{ trigger|raw }}
+                        {% endfor %}
                         </tbody>
 
                     </table>
@@ -80,6 +87,7 @@
                         </tr>
                         </thead>
                         <tbody class="rule-action-tbody">
+
                         </tbody>
 
                     </table>
@@ -93,7 +101,7 @@
     </div>
 
     <div class="row">
-        <div class="col-lg-6 col-lg-offset-6 col-md-offset-6 col-md-6 col-sm-12">
+        <div class="col-lg-12 col-md-12 col-sm-12">
             <!-- panel for options -->
             <div class="box">
                 <div class="box-header with-border">
@@ -116,5 +124,9 @@
 {% endblock %}
 {% block scripts %}
     <script type="text/javascript" src="js/rules/create-edit.js"></script>
+    <script type="text/javascript">
+        var triggerCount = {{ triggerCount }};
+        var actionCount = {{ actionCount }};
+    </script>
     <script type="text/javascript" src="js/rules/edit.js"></script>
 {% endblock %}