diff --git a/CodenameOne/src/com/codename1/ui/validation/Validator.java b/CodenameOne/src/com/codename1/ui/validation/Validator.java
index d70f4fb510..b4c41a46c7 100644
--- a/CodenameOne/src/com/codename1/ui/validation/Validator.java
+++ b/CodenameOne/src/com/codename1/ui/validation/Validator.java
@@ -530,6 +530,22 @@ protected Object getComponentValue(Component cmp) {
     /// @deprecated this method was exposed by accident, constraint implicitly calls it and you don't need to
     /// call it directly. It will be made protected in a future update to Codename One!
     public void bindDataListener(Component cmp) {
+        // Re-validate on focus loss in every configuration so a user who
+        // leaves the field by tapping into another field gets the same
+        // highlight feedback as a user who hits the VKB 'next' / Enter key.
+        // The action-listener registration below only catches the VKB Enter
+        // path; without an explicit focus-lost validate(), the field stays
+        // un-highlighted after a tap-away. See #1459.
+        cmp.addFocusListener(new FocusListener() {
+            @Override
+            public void focusGained(Component focused) {
+            }
+
+            @Override
+            public void focusLost(Component focused) {
+                validate(focused);
+            }
+        });
         if (showErrorMessageForFocusedComponent) {
             if (!(cmp instanceof InputComponent && ((InputComponent) cmp).isOnTopMode())) {
                 cmp.addFocusListener(new FocusListener() {
@@ -582,6 +598,10 @@ public void scrollChanged(int scrollX, int scrollY, int oldscrollX, int oldscrol
 
                     @Override
                     public void focusLost(Component cmp) {
+                        // Validation on focus-loss is handled by the
+                        // unconditional focus listener registered at the top
+                        // of bindDataListener (see #1459); this listener is
+                        // only responsible for the focus-gained error popup.
                     }
                 });
             }
diff --git a/maven/core-unittests/src/test/java/com/codename1/ui/validation/ValidatorFocusLossHighlightTest.java b/maven/core-unittests/src/test/java/com/codename1/ui/validation/ValidatorFocusLossHighlightTest.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..2f19207260
--- /dev/null
+++ b/maven/core-unittests/src/test/java/com/codename1/ui/validation/ValidatorFocusLossHighlightTest.java
@@ -0,0 +1,93 @@
+package com.codename1.ui.validation;
+
+import com.codename1.junit.FormTest;
+import com.codename1.junit.UITestBase;
+import com.codename1.ui.Display;
+import com.codename1.ui.Form;
+import com.codename1.ui.TextField;
+import com.codename1.ui.layouts.BoxLayout;
+
+import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.*;
+
+/**
+ * Regression test for
+ * https://github.com/codenameone/CodenameOne/issues/1459
+ *
+ * The 2015 reporter said that when a user typed invalid content into a
+ * validator-bound TextField and then moved focus by tapping into another
+ * field (rather than the VKB 'next' / Enter button), the previous field was
+ * not highlighted as invalid until the user returned to it. The
+ * action-listener path the Validator wires up only fires on VKB Enter /
+ * action; tapping a different field never went through that path.
+ *
+ * The fix registers an unconditional focus listener that re-validates on
+ * focus loss, so the highlight gets applied as soon as focus moves anywhere
+ * else.
+ */
+class ValidatorFocusLossHighlightTest extends UITestBase {
+
+    /// A constraint that simply requires non-empty text.
+    private static class NonEmptyConstraint implements Constraint {
+        @Override
+        public boolean isValid(Object value) {
+            return value != null && value.toString().length() > 0;
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        public String getDefaultFailMessage() {
+            return "must not be empty";
+        }
+    }
+
+    @FormTest
+    void focusLossOnAnotherFieldFlagsTheLeftFieldAsInvalid() {
+        Form f = Display.getInstance().getCurrent();
+        f.setLayout(BoxLayout.y());
+        TextField first = new TextField("good", "first");
+        TextField second = new TextField("", "second");
+        f.add(first).add(second);
+        f.revalidate();
+
+        Validator v = new Validator();
+        v.addConstraint(first, new NonEmptyConstraint());
+
+        // Initially the field is valid (text is "good").
+        assertTrue(v.isValid(first));
+
+        // Simulate the failure case: clear the field to an invalid value.
+        first.setText("");
+        first.requestFocus();
+        assertTrue(first.hasFocus());
+
+        // User taps into the second field. Before the fix the validator's
+        // focusLost handler was empty and the action-listener path only
+        // fired on VKB Enter, so validate(first) was never called and
+        // first stayed marked valid until it regained focus.
+        second.requestFocus();
+        assertFalse(first.hasFocus());
+
+        assertFalse(v.isValid(first),
+                "First field should now be marked invalid because focus left "
+                        + "it without correcting the value. See #1459.");
+    }
+
+    @FormTest
+    void focusLossDoesNotFalselyInvalidateAValidField() {
+        Form f = Display.getInstance().getCurrent();
+        f.setLayout(BoxLayout.y());
+        TextField first = new TextField("", "first");
+        TextField second = new TextField("", "second");
+        f.add(first).add(second);
+        f.revalidate();
+
+        Validator v = new Validator();
+        v.addConstraint(first, new NonEmptyConstraint());
+
+        first.setText("ok");
+        first.requestFocus();
+        second.requestFocus();
+
+        assertTrue(v.isValid(first),
+                "A field with valid content must stay valid after focus loss.");
+    }
+}