diff --git a/lam/lib/modules.inc b/lam/lib/modules.inc
index 12af4986..3371a44c 100644
--- a/lam/lib/modules.inc
+++ b/lam/lib/modules.inc
@@ -1367,7 +1367,7 @@ class accountContainer {
 		include '../../lib/adminHeader.inc';
 		echo '<script type="text/javascript">
 				jQuery(document).ready(function() {
-					jQuery("#inputForm").validationEngine();
+					jQuery("#inputForm").validationEngine({promptPosition: "topLeft", addFailureCssClassToField: "lam-input-error", autoHidePrompt: true, autoHideDelay: 5000});
 				});
 			</script>';
 		echo "<form id=\"inputForm\" enctype=\"multipart/form-data\" action=\"edit.php?editKey=" . htmlspecialchars($this->base) . "\" method=\"post\" onSubmit=\"saveScrollPosition('inputForm')\" autocomplete=\"off\">\n";
diff --git a/lam/style/500_layout.css b/lam/style/500_layout.css
index a07e57a2..8be80a0d 100644
--- a/lam/style/500_layout.css
+++ b/lam/style/500_layout.css
@@ -659,6 +659,11 @@ input.smallImageButton {
   cursor:pointer;
 }
 
+.lam-input-error {
+	border: 1px solid red;
+	border-radius: 3px;
+}
+
 .size16 {
 	height: 16px !important;
 	width: 16px !important;
diff --git a/lam/templates/profedit/profilepage.php b/lam/templates/profedit/profilepage.php
index 40807d87..d6973745 100644
--- a/lam/templates/profedit/profilepage.php
+++ b/lam/templates/profedit/profilepage.php
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ use \htmlSubTitle;
 /*
 
   This code is part of LDAP Account Manager (http://www.ldap-account-manager.org/)
-  Copyright (C) 2003 - 2018  Roland Gruber
+  Copyright (C) 2003 - 2019  Roland Gruber
 
   This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
   it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
@@ -251,7 +251,7 @@ $_SESSION['profile_types'] = array_merge($_SESSION['profile_types'], parseHtml(n
 
 ?>
 <script type="text/javascript">
-	jQuery("#profilepage").validationEngine();
+	jQuery("#profilepage").validationEngine({promptPosition: "topLeft", addFailureCssClassToField: "lam-input-error", autoHidePrompt: true, autoHideDelay: 5000});
 </script>
 </form>
 </div>
diff --git a/lam/templates/tools/importexport.php b/lam/templates/tools/importexport.php
index 74b8260f..ca6606b3 100644
--- a/lam/templates/tools/importexport.php
+++ b/lam/templates/tools/importexport.php
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ use LAM\TYPES\TypeManager;
 /*
 
   This code is part of LDAP Account Manager (http://www.ldap-account-manager.org/)
-  Copyright (C) 2018  Roland Gruber
+  Copyright (C) 2018 - 2019  Roland Gruber
 
   This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
   it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ if (!empty($_GET['tab']) && ($_GET['tab'] === 'export')) {
 	jQuery("#tabs").tabs({
         active: <?php echo $activeTab; ?>
     });
-	jQuery(".inputForm").validationEngine();
+	jQuery(".inputForm").validationEngine({promptPosition: "topLeft", addFailureCssClassToField: "lam-input-error", autoHidePrompt: true, autoHideDelay: 5000});
   });
 </script>