diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/views/content/assigndomain.html b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/views/content/assigndomain.html
index 89381e1be4..492c85c0dd 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/views/content/assigndomain.html
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/views/content/assigndomain.html
@@ -16,6 +16,13 @@
 
             <umb-pane>
 
+                <div ng-show="vm.error">
+                    <div class="alert alert-error">
+                        <div><strong>{{vm.error.errorMsg}}</strong></div>
+                        <div>{{vm.error.data.Message}}</div>
+                    </div>
+                </div>
+
                 <h5 class="umb-pane-title"><localize key="assignDomain_setDomains">Domains</localize></h5>
                 <small class="db" style="margin-bottom: 10px;">
                     <localize key="assignDomain_domainHelp"></localize>
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/views/content/content.assigndomain.controller.js b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/views/content/content.assigndomain.controller.js
index 0f27f3046c..627519a207 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/views/content/content.assigndomain.controller.js
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/views/content/content.assigndomain.controller.js
@@ -131,6 +131,7 @@
                     }
 
                 }, function (e) {
+                    vm.error = e;
                     vm.submitButtonState = "error";
                 });
             }
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web/Editors/ContentController.cs b/src/Umbraco.Web/Editors/ContentController.cs
index 12047b628b..37be426d42 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web/Editors/ContentController.cs
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web/Editors/ContentController.cs
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ using Umbraco.Web.Editors.Filters;
 using Umbraco.Core.Models.Entities;
 using Umbraco.Core.Persistence;
 using Umbraco.Core.Security;
+using Umbraco.Web.Routing;
 
 namespace Umbraco.Web.Editors
 {
@@ -1588,6 +1589,19 @@ namespace Umbraco.Web.Editors
         [HttpPost]
         public DomainSave PostSaveLanguageAndDomains(DomainSave model)
         {
+            foreach(var domain in model.Domains)
+            {
+                try
+                {
+                    var uri = DomainHelper.ParseUriFromDomainName(domain.Name, Request.RequestUri);
+                }
+                catch (UriFormatException)
+                {
+                    var response = Request.CreateValidationErrorResponse("One or more domains are not valid");
+                    throw new HttpResponseException(response);
+                }
+            }
+
             var node = Services.ContentService.GetById(model.NodeId);
 
             if (node == null)
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web/Routing/DomainAndUri.cs b/src/Umbraco.Web/Routing/DomainAndUri.cs
index 7ba0d8ca9e..23115cad0d 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web/Routing/DomainAndUri.cs
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web/Routing/DomainAndUri.cs
@@ -22,16 +22,11 @@ namespace Umbraco.Web.Routing
         {
             try
             {
-                // turn "/en" into "http://whatever.com/en" so it becomes a parseable uri
-                var name = Name.StartsWith("/") && currentUri != null
-                    ? currentUri.GetLeftPart(UriPartial.Authority) + Name
-                    : Name;
-                var scheme = currentUri?.Scheme ?? Uri.UriSchemeHttp;
-                Uri = new Uri(UriUtility.TrimPathEndSlash(UriUtility.StartWithScheme(name, scheme)));
+                Uri = DomainHelper.ParseUriFromDomainName(Name, currentUri);
             }
             catch (UriFormatException)
             {
-                throw new ArgumentException($"Failed to parse invalid domain: node id={domain.ContentId}, hostname=\"{Name.ToCSharpString()}\"."
+                throw new ArgumentException($"Failed to parse invalid domain: node id={domain.ContentId}, hostname=\"{domain.Name.ToCSharpString()}\"."
                     + " Hostname should be a valid uri.", nameof(domain));
             }
         }
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web/Routing/DomainHelper.cs b/src/Umbraco.Web/Routing/DomainHelper.cs
index 88f2b17814..d7f8348247 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web/Routing/DomainHelper.cs
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web/Routing/DomainHelper.cs
@@ -251,6 +251,16 @@ namespace Umbraco.Web.Routing
                 .OrderByDescending(d => d.Uri.ToString());
         }
 
+        internal static Uri ParseUriFromDomainName(string Name, Uri currentUri)
+        {
+            // turn "/en" into "http://whatever.com/en" so it becomes a parseable uri
+            var name = Name.StartsWith("/") && currentUri != null
+                ? currentUri.GetLeftPart(UriPartial.Authority) + Name
+                : Name;
+            var scheme = currentUri?.Scheme ?? Uri.UriSchemeHttp;
+            return new Uri(UriUtility.TrimPathEndSlash(UriUtility.StartWithScheme(name, scheme)));
+        }
+
         #endregion
 
         #region Utilities