diff --git a/app/views/metadata_fields/_licences.html.erb b/app/views/metadata_fields/_licences.html.erb
index 719440ae7..6d93f8ca7 100644
--- a/app/views/metadata_fields/_licences.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/metadata_fields/_licences.html.erb
@@ -28,24 +28,6 @@
   %>
 <% end %>
 
-<div class="additional-field-context-section">
-  <h2>How users apply</h2>
-
-  <p>Enter either the website where users can apply for the licence, or the licence identifier.</p>
-</div>
-
-<%= render layout: "shared/form_group", locals: { f: f, field: :licence_transaction_will_continue_on, label: "Name of website where users apply" } do %>
-  <%= f.text_field :licence_transaction_will_continue_on, class: 'form-control' %>
-<% end %>
-
-<%= render layout: "shared/form_group", locals: { f: f, field: :licence_transaction_continuation_link, label: "Link to where users apply" } do %>
-  <%= f.text_field :licence_transaction_continuation_link, class: 'form-control' %>
-<% end %>
-
-<%= render layout: "shared/form_group", locals: { f: f, field: :licence_transaction_licence_identifier, label: "Licence identifier" } do %>
-  <%= f.text_field :licence_transaction_licence_identifier, class: 'form-control' %>
-<% end %>
-
 <%= render "shared/form_group", f: f, field: :primary_publishing_organisation, label: "Publishing organisation" do %>
   <%= f.select :primary_publishing_organisation,
       organisations_options,
@@ -72,3 +54,27 @@
       }
   %>
 <% end %>
+
+<div class="additional-field-context-section">
+  <h2>How users apply</h2>
+
+  <% if field_has_errors(@document, :base) %>
+    <div class="elements-error">
+      <p class="elements-error-message"><%= t("activemodel.errors.models.licence_transaction.attributes.base.link_and_identifier_exists") %></p>
+    </div>
+  <% else %>
+    <p>Enter either the website where users can apply for the licence, or the licence identifier.</p>
+  <% end %>
+</div>
+
+<%= render layout: "shared/form_group", locals: { f: f, field: :licence_transaction_will_continue_on, label: "Name of website where users apply" } do %>
+  <%= f.text_field :licence_transaction_will_continue_on, class: 'form-control' %>
+<% end %>
+
+<%= render layout: "shared/form_group", locals: { f: f, field: :licence_transaction_continuation_link, label: "Link to where users apply" } do %>
+  <%= f.text_field :licence_transaction_continuation_link, class: 'form-control' %>
+<% end %>
+
+<%= render layout: "shared/form_group", locals: { f: f, field: :licence_transaction_licence_identifier, label: "Licence identifier" } do %>
+  <%= f.text_field :licence_transaction_licence_identifier, class: 'form-control' %>
+<% end %>
diff --git a/spec/features/creating_a_licence_spec.rb b/spec/features/creating_a_licence_spec.rb
index 7fed45e84..a95888103 100644
--- a/spec/features/creating_a_licence_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/features/creating_a_licence_spec.rb
@@ -44,6 +44,9 @@
     expect(page).to have_content(attributes[:summary][:blank])
     expect(page).to have_content(attributes[:body][:blank])
     expect(page).to have_content(attributes[:licence_transaction_industry][:blank])
+    within(".additional-field-context-section p.elements-error-message") do
+      attributes[:base][:link_and_identifier_exists]
+    end
   end
 
   scenario "saving a new licence with valid data" do