diff --git a/awx/ui/client/src/forms/JobTemplates.js b/awx/ui/client/src/forms/JobTemplates.js
index 8e287c5500..90c92f9f57 100644
--- a/awx/ui/client/src/forms/JobTemplates.js
+++ b/awx/ui/client/src/forms/JobTemplates.js
@@ -116,6 +116,7 @@ export default
                     dataTitle: 'Playbook',
                     dataPlacement: 'right',
                     dataContainer: "body",
+                    includePlaybookNotFoundError: true
                 },
                 credential: {
                     label: 'Machine Credential',
diff --git a/awx/ui/client/src/job-templates/edit/job-templates-edit.controller.js b/awx/ui/client/src/job-templates/edit/job-templates-edit.controller.js
index 1319afe3eb..b9a195a921 100644
--- a/awx/ui/client/src/job-templates/edit/job-templates-edit.controller.js
+++ b/awx/ui/client/src/job-templates/edit/job-templates-edit.controller.js
@@ -109,12 +109,15 @@ export default
                     Rest.get()
                         .success(function (data) {
                             $scope.playbook_options = [];
+                            var playbookNotFound = true;
                             for (var i = 0; i < data.length; i++) {
                                 $scope.playbook_options.push(data[i]);
                                 if (data[i] === $scope.playbook) {
                                     $scope.job_templates_form.playbook.$setValidity('required', true);
+                                    playbookNotFound = false;
                                 }
                             }
+                            $scope.playbookNotFound = playbookNotFound;
                             sync_playbook_select2();
                             if ($scope.playbook) {
                                 $scope.$emit('jobTemplateLoadFinished');
diff --git a/awx/ui/client/src/shared/form-generator.js b/awx/ui/client/src/shared/form-generator.js
index 5ad4e1061f..5417829724 100644
--- a/awx/ui/client/src/shared/form-generator.js
+++ b/awx/ui/client/src/shared/form-generator.js
@@ -1160,7 +1160,11 @@ angular.module('FormGenerator', [GeneratorHelpers.name, 'Utilities', listGenerat
                         if ((options.mode === 'add' && field.addRequired) || (options.mode === 'edit' && field.editRequired) ||
                             field.awRequiredWhen) {
                                 html += "<div class=\"error\" id=\"" + this.form.name + "-" + fld + "-required-error\" ng-show=\"" + this.form.name + '_form.' + fld + ".$dirty && " +
-                                    this.form.name + '_form.' + fld + ".$error.required\">" + (field.requiredErrorMsg ? field.requiredErrorMsg : "Please select a value.") + "</div>\n";
+                                    this.form.name + '_form.' + fld + ".$error.required\">" + (field.requiredErrorMsg ? field.requiredErrorMsg : "Please select a value.");
+                                if (field.includePlaybookNotFoundError) {
+                                    html += "  <span ng-show=\"playbookNotFound\">Playbook {{ job_template_obj.playbook }} not found for project.</span>\n";
+                                }
+                                html += "</div>\n";
                         }
                         html += "<div class=\"error api-error\" id=\"" + this.form.name + "-" + fld + "-api-error\" ng-bind=\"" + fld + "_api_error\"></div>\n";