diff --git a/hypha/apply/determinations/templates/determinations/base_determination_form.html b/hypha/apply/determinations/templates/determinations/base_determination_form.html
index 9356ae88cfadb8ce55598a33f7732c3b249b0123..fddfcb2d4d16fecb13c37b6f5c80ad366052a7a1 100644
--- a/hypha/apply/determinations/templates/determinations/base_determination_form.html
+++ b/hypha/apply/determinations/templates/determinations/base_determination_form.html
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
     {% block determination_information %}
     {% endblock %}
 
-    <form class="form form--with-p-tags" action="" method="post" novalidate>
+    <form class="form form--with-p-tags" action="" method="post">
         {{ form.media }}
         {% csrf_token %}
 
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@
         {% endfor %}
         {% block form_buttons %}
             {% if form.draft_button_name %}
-                <input class="button button--submit button--top-space button--white" type="submit" value="Save Draft" name="{{ form.draft_button_name }}" />
+                <input class="button button--submit button--top-space button--white" type="submit" value="Save Draft" name="{{ form.draft_button_name }}" formnovalidate/>
             {% endif %}
             <input class="button button--submit button--top-space button--primary" type="submit" value="Send/Save" name="submit" />
         {% endblock %}
diff --git a/hypha/apply/funds/models/applications.py b/hypha/apply/funds/models/applications.py
index b3d5ca4290767d345c2988c18e14b856edf2c625..a38bad9047d54c26e4453d6204df18e841912a16 100644
--- a/hypha/apply/funds/models/applications.py
+++ b/hypha/apply/funds/models/applications.py
@@ -342,14 +342,14 @@ class RoundBase(WorkflowStreamForm, SubmittableStreamForm):  # type: ignore
         return form_parameters
 
     def get_form(self, *args, **kwargs):
-        form_class = self.get_form_class()
+        draft = kwargs.pop('draft', False)
+        form_class = self.get_form_class(draft)
         submission_id = kwargs.pop('submission_id', None)
         if submission_id:
             form_params = self.get_form_parameters(submission_id=submission_id)
         else:
             form_params = self.get_form_parameters()
         form_params.update(kwargs)
-
         return form_class(*args, **form_params)
 
     def serve(self, request, *args, **kwargs):
@@ -358,7 +358,7 @@ class RoundBase(WorkflowStreamForm, SubmittableStreamForm):  # type: ignore
             copy_open_submission = request.GET.get('open_call_submission')
             if request.method == 'POST':
                 draft = request.POST.get('draft', False)
-                form = self.get_form(request.POST, request.FILES, page=self, user=request.user)
+                form = self.get_form(request.POST, request.FILES, page=self, user=request.user, draft=draft)
 
                 if form.is_valid():
                     form_submission = self.process_form_submission(form, draft=draft)
diff --git a/hypha/apply/funds/templates/funds/applicationsubmission_form.html b/hypha/apply/funds/templates/funds/applicationsubmission_form.html
index c7060b015bb1e5816f9826179fad360572f03ede..d9d38d521b083d06ae6465c1bf4b6a4b22ff0656 100644
--- a/hypha/apply/funds/templates/funds/applicationsubmission_form.html
+++ b/hypha/apply/funds/templates/funds/applicationsubmission_form.html
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
                 {% endif %}
             {% endfor %}
             {% for button_name, button_type, button_value in buttons %}
-                <input class="button button--submit button--top-space button--{{ button_type }}" type="submit" name="{{ button_name }}" value="{{ button_value }}" />
+                <input class="button button--submit button--top-space button--{{ button_type }}" type="submit" name="{{ button_name }}" value="{{ button_value }}"{% if button_value == 'Save Draft' %} formnovalidate{% endif %}/>
             {% endfor %}
         </form>
     </div>
diff --git a/hypha/apply/funds/views.py b/hypha/apply/funds/views.py
index a7fec42b8d8222f887ebb4f8d7c2752c83427748..70229bcc0965e633d6fd38912510943e6589db5c 100644
--- a/hypha/apply/funds/views.py
+++ b/hypha/apply/funds/views.py
@@ -887,7 +887,8 @@ class BaseSubmissionEditView(UpdateView):
         return super().get_context_data(buttons=self.buttons(), **kwargs)
 
     def get_form_class(self):
-        return self.object.get_form_class()
+        draft = self.request.POST.get('save', False)
+        return self.object.get_form_class(draft)
 
 
 @method_decorator(staff_required, name='dispatch')
diff --git a/hypha/apply/review/templates/review/review_form.html b/hypha/apply/review/templates/review/review_form.html
index d87628e529054e85f16838a6800b6eb3c2d450f9..8e81f160ebb13f72dd09315ebf80f35186ac8966 100644
--- a/hypha/apply/review/templates/review/review_form.html
+++ b/hypha/apply/review/templates/review/review_form.html
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 
 <div class="wrapper wrapper--medium wrapper--inner-space-medium">
 {% if not has_submitted_review %}
-    <form class="form form--with-p-tags form--scoreable" action="" method="post" novalidate>
+    <form class="form form--with-p-tags form--scoreable" action="" method="post">
         {{ form.media }}
         {% csrf_token %}
 
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
             {% endif %}
         {% endfor %}
         {% if not object.id or object.is_draft %}
-            <input class="button button--submit button--top-space button--white" type="submit" value="Save Draft" name="{{ form.draft_button_name }}" />
+            <input class="button button--submit button--top-space button--white" type="submit" value="Save Draft" name="{{ form.draft_button_name }}" formnovalidate/>
         {% endif %}
         <input class="button button--submit button--top-space button--primary" type="submit" value="Submit" name="submit" />
     </form>
diff --git a/hypha/apply/stream_forms/models.py b/hypha/apply/stream_forms/models.py
index 890b150bb9ff22fd24310771adad36d4d7717e32..ad222f3ea21bba66e802dab6f584f1730abf9773 100644
--- a/hypha/apply/stream_forms/models.py
+++ b/hypha/apply/stream_forms/models.py
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@ from collections import OrderedDict
 
 from wagtail.contrib.forms.models import AbstractForm
 
+from hypha.apply.funds.blocks import ApplicationMustIncludeFieldBlock
+
 from .blocks import (
     FormFieldBlock,
     GroupToggleBlock,
@@ -42,7 +44,7 @@ class BaseStreamForm:
     def get_defined_fields(self):
         return self.form_fields
 
-    def get_form_fields(self):
+    def get_form_fields(self, draft=False):
         form_fields = OrderedDict()
         field_blocks = self.get_defined_fields()
         group_counter = 1
@@ -50,9 +52,10 @@ class BaseStreamForm:
         for struct_child in field_blocks:
             block = struct_child.block
             struct_value = struct_child.value
-
             if isinstance(block, FormFieldBlock):
                 field_from_block = block.get_field(struct_value)
+                if draft and not issubclass(block.__class__, ApplicationMustIncludeFieldBlock):
+                    field_from_block.required = False
                 field_from_block.help_link = struct_value.get('help_link')
                 field_from_block.group_number = group_counter if is_in_group else 1
                 if isinstance(block, GroupToggleBlock) and not is_in_group:
@@ -74,8 +77,8 @@ class BaseStreamForm:
 
         return form_fields
 
-    def get_form_class(self):
-        return type('WagtailStreamForm', (self.submission_form_class,), self.get_form_fields())
+    def get_form_class(self, draft=False):
+        return type('WagtailStreamForm', (self.submission_form_class,), self.get_form_fields(draft))
 
 
 class AbstractStreamForm(BaseStreamForm, AbstractForm):