diff --git a/packages/ui/src/components/Visualization/Canvas/CanvasForm.tsx b/packages/ui/src/components/Visualization/Canvas/CanvasForm.tsx
index 8cfc419d0..d8aa69673 100644
--- a/packages/ui/src/components/Visualization/Canvas/CanvasForm.tsx
+++ b/packages/ui/src/components/Visualization/Canvas/CanvasForm.tsx
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import { DataFormatEditor } from './DataFormatEditor';
 import { LoadBalancerEditor } from './LoadBalancerEditor';
 import { StepExpressionEditor } from './StepExpressionEditor';
 import { CanvasNode } from './canvas.models';
+import { ModelValidationService } from '../../../models/visualization/flows/support/model-validation.service';
 
 interface CanvasFormProps {
   selectedNode: CanvasNode;
@@ -53,10 +54,13 @@ export const CanvasForm: FunctionComponent<CanvasFormProps> = (props) => {
 
   const handleOnChange = useCallback(
     (newModel: Record<string, unknown>) => {
-      props.selectedNode.data?.vizNode?.updateModel(newModel);
+      if (props.selectedNode.data?.vizNode) {
+        props.selectedNode.data.vizNode.updateModel(newModel);
+        ModelValidationService.validateNodeStatus(visualComponentSchema, newModel, props.selectedNode.data.vizNode);
+      }
       entitiesContext?.updateSourceCodeFromEntities();
     },
-    [entitiesContext, props.selectedNode.data?.vizNode, props.selectedNode.id],
+    [entitiesContext, props.selectedNode.data?.vizNode, visualComponentSchema],
   );
 
   const isExpressionAwareStep = useMemo(() => {
diff --git a/packages/ui/src/components/Visualization/Canvas/canvas.defaults.ts b/packages/ui/src/components/Visualization/Canvas/canvas.defaults.ts
index b4f26feeb..2d2078eed 100644
--- a/packages/ui/src/components/Visualization/Canvas/canvas.defaults.ts
+++ b/packages/ui/src/components/Visualization/Canvas/canvas.defaults.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { NodeShape } from '@patternfly/react-topology';
+import { NodeShape, NodeStatus } from '@patternfly/react-topology';
 import { LayoutType } from './canvas.models';
 
 export class CanvasDefaults {
@@ -6,4 +6,5 @@ export class CanvasDefaults {
   static readonly DEFAULT_NODE_SHAPE = NodeShape.rect;
   static readonly DEFAULT_NODE_DIAMETER = 75;
   static readonly DEFAULT_GROUP_PADDING = 50;
+  static DEFAULT_NODE_STATUS = NodeStatus.default;
 }
diff --git a/packages/ui/src/components/Visualization/Canvas/canvas.service.test.ts b/packages/ui/src/components/Visualization/Canvas/canvas.service.test.ts
index 8491f207a..d02c2dee9 100644
--- a/packages/ui/src/components/Visualization/Canvas/canvas.service.test.ts
+++ b/packages/ui/src/components/Visualization/Canvas/canvas.service.test.ts
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ describe('CanvasService', () => {
     type: 'node',
     data: undefined,
     shape: CanvasDefaults.DEFAULT_NODE_SHAPE,
+    status: CanvasDefaults.DEFAULT_NODE_STATUS,
     width: CanvasDefaults.DEFAULT_NODE_DIAMETER,
     height: CanvasDefaults.DEFAULT_NODE_DIAMETER,
   };
diff --git a/packages/ui/src/components/Visualization/Canvas/canvas.service.ts b/packages/ui/src/components/Visualization/Canvas/canvas.service.ts
index 24dcd5e6e..a363e7b21 100644
--- a/packages/ui/src/components/Visualization/Canvas/canvas.service.ts
+++ b/packages/ui/src/components/Visualization/Canvas/canvas.service.ts
@@ -216,6 +216,7 @@ export class CanvasService {
       width: CanvasDefaults.DEFAULT_NODE_DIAMETER,
       height: CanvasDefaults.DEFAULT_NODE_DIAMETER,
       shape: CanvasDefaults.DEFAULT_NODE_SHAPE,
+      status: options.data?.vizNode?.getNodeStatus(),
     };
   }
 
diff --git a/packages/ui/src/components/Visualization/Custom/CustomNode.tsx b/packages/ui/src/components/Visualization/Custom/CustomNode.tsx
index 379e40e53..bae702ae9 100644
--- a/packages/ui/src/components/Visualization/Custom/CustomNode.tsx
+++ b/packages/ui/src/components/Visualization/Custom/CustomNode.tsx
@@ -1,5 +1,12 @@
-import { DefaultNode, Node, WithSelectionProps, withContextMenu, withSelection } from '@patternfly/react-topology';
-import { FunctionComponent } from 'react';
+import {
+  DefaultNode,
+  Node,
+  NodeStatus,
+  withContextMenu,
+  withSelection,
+  WithSelectionProps,
+} from '@patternfly/react-topology';
+import { FunctionComponent, useState } from 'react';
 import { AddStepMode } from '../../../models/visualization/base-visual-entity';
 import { CanvasDefaults } from '../Canvas/canvas.defaults';
 import { CanvasNode } from '../Canvas/canvas.models';
@@ -16,9 +23,22 @@ interface CustomNodeProps extends WithSelectionProps {
 const CustomNode: FunctionComponent<CustomNodeProps> = ({ element, ...rest }) => {
   const vizNode = element.getData()?.vizNode;
   const label = vizNode?.getNodeLabel();
+  const [statusDecoratorTooltip, setStatusDecoratorTooltip] = useState(vizNode?.getNodeStatusMessage());
+  vizNode?.addNodeStatusListener((status: NodeStatus, message: string | undefined) => {
+    element.setNodeStatus(status);
+    setStatusDecoratorTooltip(message);
+  });
 
   return (
-    <DefaultNode element={element} label={label} truncateLength={15} {...rest} showStatusDecorator>
+    <DefaultNode
+      element={element}
+      label={label}
+      truncateLength={15}
+      {...rest}
+      showStatusDecorator
+      statusDecoratorTooltip={statusDecoratorTooltip}
+      onStatusDecoratorClick={() => {}}
+    >
       <g data-testid={`custom-node__${vizNode?.id}`} data-nodelabel={label}>
         <foreignObject
           x="0"
diff --git a/packages/ui/src/hooks/entities.test.tsx b/packages/ui/src/hooks/entities.test.tsx
index 467f03e9d..199c33c06 100644
--- a/packages/ui/src/hooks/entities.test.tsx
+++ b/packages/ui/src/hooks/entities.test.tsx
@@ -58,9 +58,10 @@ describe('useEntities', () => {
     id: route-1234
     from:
       id: from-1234
-      uri: timer:template
+      uri: timer
       parameters:
         period: "1000"
+        timerName: template
       steps:
         - log:
             id: log-1234
diff --git a/packages/ui/src/models/camel/__snapshots__/camel-resource.test.ts.snap b/packages/ui/src/models/camel/__snapshots__/camel-resource.test.ts.snap
index 42fa19f01..39e0a0c79 100644
--- a/packages/ui/src/models/camel/__snapshots__/camel-resource.test.ts.snap
+++ b/packages/ui/src/models/camel/__snapshots__/camel-resource.test.ts.snap
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ exports[`createCamelResource should create an empty KameletResource if no args i
         "id": "from-1234",
         "parameters": {
           "period": "{{period}}",
+          "timerName": "user",
         },
         "steps": [
           {
@@ -17,7 +18,7 @@ exports[`createCamelResource should create an empty KameletResource if no args i
             "to": "kamelet:sink",
           },
         ],
-        "uri": "timer:user",
+        "uri": "timer",
       },
       "id": "kamelet-1234",
     },
diff --git a/packages/ui/src/models/camel/__snapshots__/kamelet-resource.test.ts.snap b/packages/ui/src/models/camel/__snapshots__/kamelet-resource.test.ts.snap
index aa454c089..a35319ed2 100644
--- a/packages/ui/src/models/camel/__snapshots__/kamelet-resource.test.ts.snap
+++ b/packages/ui/src/models/camel/__snapshots__/kamelet-resource.test.ts.snap
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ exports[`KameletResource should convert to JSON 1`] = `
         "id": "from-1234",
         "parameters": {
           "period": "{{period}}",
+          "timerName": "user",
         },
         "steps": [
           {
@@ -50,7 +51,7 @@ exports[`KameletResource should convert to JSON 1`] = `
             "to": "kamelet:sink",
           },
         ],
-        "uri": "timer:user",
+        "uri": "timer",
       },
     },
     "types": {
@@ -103,6 +104,7 @@ exports[`KameletResource should create a new KameletResource 1`] = `
         "id": "from-1234",
         "parameters": {
           "period": "{{period}}",
+          "timerName": "user",
         },
         "steps": [
           {
@@ -112,7 +114,7 @@ exports[`KameletResource should create a new KameletResource 1`] = `
             "to": "kamelet:sink",
           },
         ],
-        "uri": "timer:user",
+        "uri": "timer",
       },
     },
     "types": {
@@ -167,6 +169,7 @@ exports[`KameletResource should get the visual entities (Camel Route Visual Enti
         "id": "from-1234",
         "parameters": {
           "period": "{{period}}",
+          "timerName": "user",
         },
         "steps": [
           {
@@ -176,7 +179,7 @@ exports[`KameletResource should get the visual entities (Camel Route Visual Enti
             "to": "kamelet:sink",
           },
         ],
-        "uri": "timer:user",
+        "uri": "timer",
       },
       "id": "kamelet-1234",
     },
diff --git a/packages/ui/src/models/visualization/base-visual-entity.ts b/packages/ui/src/models/visualization/base-visual-entity.ts
index f6c5a21ad..c96365749 100644
--- a/packages/ui/src/models/visualization/base-visual-entity.ts
+++ b/packages/ui/src/models/visualization/base-visual-entity.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import type { JSONSchemaType } from 'ajv';
 import { DefinedComponent } from '../camel-catalog-index';
 import { BaseCamelEntity, EntityType } from '../camel/entities';
+import { NodeStatus } from '@patternfly/react-topology';
 
 /**
  * BaseVisualCamelEntity
@@ -94,6 +95,14 @@ export interface IVisualizationNode<T extends IVisualizationNodeData = IVisualiz
   removeChild(): void;
 
   populateLeafNodesIds(ids: string[]): void;
+
+  addNodeStatusListener(listener: (status: NodeStatus, message: string | undefined) => void): void;
+
+  getNodeStatus(): NodeStatus;
+
+  setNodeStatus(status: NodeStatus, message: string | undefined): void;
+
+  getNodeStatusMessage(): string | undefined;
 }
 
 export interface IVisualizationNodeData {
diff --git a/packages/ui/src/models/visualization/flows/abstract-camel-visual-entity.ts b/packages/ui/src/models/visualization/flows/abstract-camel-visual-entity.ts
index f6c5a749e..ec07b1a94 100644
--- a/packages/ui/src/models/visualization/flows/abstract-camel-visual-entity.ts
+++ b/packages/ui/src/models/visualization/flows/abstract-camel-visual-entity.ts
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ import {
   ICamelElementLookupResult,
 } from './support/camel-component-types';
 import { EntityType } from '../../camel/entities';
+import { ModelValidationService } from './support/model-validation.service';
 
 export abstract class AbstractCamelVisualEntity implements BaseVisualCamelEntity {
   constructor(public route: RouteDefinition) {}
@@ -240,6 +241,9 @@ export abstract class AbstractCamelVisualEntity implements BaseVisualCamelEntity
       childrenVizNodes.forEach((childVizNode) => vizNode.addChild(childVizNode));
     });
 
+    const schema = this.getComponentSchema(path);
+    const model = get(this.route, path);
+    ModelValidationService.validateNodeStatus(schema, model, vizNode);
     return vizNode;
   }
 
diff --git a/packages/ui/src/models/visualization/flows/support/model-validation.service.test.ts b/packages/ui/src/models/visualization/flows/support/model-validation.service.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..599b7d322
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/ui/src/models/visualization/flows/support/model-validation.service.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,68 @@
+import { ModelValidationService } from './model-validation.service';
+import * as componentCatalogMap from '@kaoto-next/camel-catalog/camel-catalog-aggregate-components.json';
+import * as modelCatalogMap from '@kaoto-next/camel-catalog/camel-catalog-aggregate-models.json';
+import * as patternCatalogMap from '@kaoto-next/camel-catalog/camel-catalog-aggregate-patterns.json';
+import { createVisualizationNode } from '../../visualization-node';
+import { NodeStatus } from '@patternfly/react-topology';
+import { CamelComponentSchemaService } from './camel-component-schema.service';
+import { CamelCatalogService } from '../camel-catalog.service';
+import { CatalogKind } from '../../../catalog-kind';
+import { ICamelComponentDefinition } from '../../../camel-components-catalog';
+import { ICamelProcessorDefinition } from '../../../camel-processors-catalog';
+describe('ModelValidationService', () => {
+  const camelRoute = {
+    route: {
+      id: 'route-8888',
+      from: {
+        uri: 'timer:tutorial',
+        steps: [
+          {
+            to: {
+              uri: 'activemq',
+              parameters: {},
+            },
+          },
+        ],
+      },
+    },
+  };
+
+  beforeAll(() => {
+    CamelCatalogService.setCatalogKey(
+      CatalogKind.Component,
+      componentCatalogMap as unknown as Record<string, ICamelComponentDefinition>,
+    );
+    CamelCatalogService.setCatalogKey(
+      CatalogKind.Processor,
+      modelCatalogMap as unknown as Record<string, ICamelProcessorDefinition>,
+    );
+    CamelCatalogService.setCatalogKey(
+      CatalogKind.Pattern,
+      patternCatalogMap as unknown as Record<string, ICamelProcessorDefinition>,
+    );
+  });
+
+  describe('validateNodeStatus()', () => {
+    it('should set warning status if required parameter is missing', () => {
+      const model = camelRoute.route.from.steps[0].to;
+      const path = 'route.from.steps[0].to';
+      const schema = CamelComponentSchemaService.getVisualComponentSchema(path, model);
+      const vizNode = createVisualizationNode('dummy', {});
+      ModelValidationService.validateNodeStatus(schema, model, vizNode);
+      expect(vizNode.getNodeStatus()).toEqual(NodeStatus.warning);
+      expect(vizNode.getNodeStatusMessage()).toContain('destinationName');
+    });
+
+    it('should set default status if required parameter is set', () => {
+      // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-explicit-any
+      const model = { ...camelRoute.route.from.steps[0].to } as any;
+      model.parameters['destinationName'] = 'myQueue';
+      const path = 'route.from.steps[0].to';
+      const schema = CamelComponentSchemaService.getVisualComponentSchema(path, model);
+      const vizNode = createVisualizationNode('dummy', {});
+      ModelValidationService.validateNodeStatus(schema, model, vizNode);
+      expect(vizNode.getNodeStatus()).toEqual(NodeStatus.default);
+      expect(vizNode.getNodeStatusMessage()).toBeUndefined();
+    });
+  });
+});
diff --git a/packages/ui/src/models/visualization/flows/support/model-validation.service.ts b/packages/ui/src/models/visualization/flows/support/model-validation.service.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d55123bac
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/ui/src/models/visualization/flows/support/model-validation.service.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,66 @@
+import { IVisualizationNode, VisualComponentSchema } from '../../base-visual-entity';
+import { NodeStatus } from '@patternfly/react-topology';
+import { JSONSchemaType } from 'ajv';
+
+export interface IValidationResult {
+  level: 'error' | 'warning' | 'info';
+  type: 'missingRequired';
+  parentPath: string;
+  propertyName: string;
+  message: string;
+}
+
+export class ModelValidationService {
+  // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-explicit-any
+  private static validateModel(schema: JSONSchemaType<unknown>, model: any, parentPath: string): IValidationResult[] {
+    const answer = [] as IValidationResult[];
+    if (schema.properties) {
+      Object.entries(schema.properties).forEach(([propertyName, propertyValue]) => {
+        const propertySchema = propertyValue as JSONSchemaType<unknown>;
+        // TODO
+        if (propertySchema.type === 'array') return;
+        if (propertySchema.type === 'object') {
+          const path = parentPath ? `${parentPath}.${propertyName}` : propertyName;
+          if (model) {
+            answer.push(...ModelValidationService.validateModel(propertySchema, model[propertyName], path));
+          }
+          return;
+        }
+        // check missing required parameter
+        if (
+          schema.required?.includes(propertyName) &&
+          propertySchema.default === undefined &&
+          (!model || !model[propertyName])
+        ) {
+          answer.push({
+            level: 'error',
+            type: 'missingRequired',
+            parentPath: parentPath,
+            propertyName: propertyName,
+            message: `Missing required property ${propertyName}`,
+          });
+        }
+      });
+    }
+    return answer;
+  }
+
+  // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-explicit-any
+  static validateNodeStatus(schema: VisualComponentSchema | undefined, model: any, vizNode: IVisualizationNode): void {
+    if (!schema?.schema) return;
+
+    const validationResult = ModelValidationService.validateModel(schema.schema, model, '');
+    const missingProperties = validationResult
+      .filter((result) => result.type === 'missingRequired')
+      .map((result) => result.propertyName);
+    if (missingProperties.length > 0) {
+      const message =
+        missingProperties.length > 1
+          ? `${missingProperties.length} required properties are not yet configured: [ ${missingProperties} ]`
+          : `1 required property is not yet configured: [ ${missingProperties} ]`;
+      vizNode.setNodeStatus(NodeStatus.warning, message);
+    } else {
+      vizNode.setNodeStatus(NodeStatus.default, undefined);
+    }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/packages/ui/src/models/visualization/flows/templates/kamelet.ts b/packages/ui/src/models/visualization/flows/templates/kamelet.ts
index ee3a87805..e04424478 100644
--- a/packages/ui/src/models/visualization/flows/templates/kamelet.ts
+++ b/packages/ui/src/models/visualization/flows/templates/kamelet.ts
@@ -36,8 +36,9 @@ spec:
   template:
     from:
       id: ${getCamelRandomId('from')}
-      uri: "timer:user"
+      uri: "timer"
       parameters:
+        timerName: user
         period: "{{period}}"
       steps:
       - to: https://random-data-api.com/api/v2/users
diff --git a/packages/ui/src/models/visualization/flows/templates/route.ts b/packages/ui/src/models/visualization/flows/templates/route.ts
index 36584b3ac..9e58adfde 100644
--- a/packages/ui/src/models/visualization/flows/templates/route.ts
+++ b/packages/ui/src/models/visualization/flows/templates/route.ts
@@ -5,8 +5,9 @@ export const routeTemplate = () => {
     id: ${getCamelRandomId('route')}
     from:
       id: ${getCamelRandomId('from')}
-      uri: timer:template
+      uri: timer
       parameters:
+        timerName: template
         period: "1000"
       steps:
         - log:
diff --git a/packages/ui/src/models/visualization/visualization-node.ts b/packages/ui/src/models/visualization/visualization-node.ts
index 4ed7d7db3..058494294 100644
--- a/packages/ui/src/models/visualization/visualization-node.ts
+++ b/packages/ui/src/models/visualization/visualization-node.ts
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import {
   NodeInteraction,
   VisualComponentSchema,
 } from './base-visual-entity';
+import { NodeStatus } from '@patternfly/react-topology';
 
 export const createVisualizationNode = <T extends IVisualizationNodeData = IVisualizationNodeData>(
   id: string,
@@ -24,9 +25,13 @@ class VisualizationNode<T extends IVisualizationNodeData = IVisualizationNodeDat
   private previousNode: IVisualizationNode | undefined = undefined;
   private nextNode: IVisualizationNode | undefined = undefined;
   private children: IVisualizationNode[] | undefined;
+  private nodeStatusListeners: ((status: NodeStatus, message: string | undefined) => void)[] = [];
+  private nodeStatus: NodeStatus = NodeStatus.default;
+  private nodeStatusMessage: string | undefined = undefined;
 
   constructor(
     public readonly id: string,
+
     public data: T,
   ) {}
 
@@ -128,4 +133,26 @@ class VisualizationNode<T extends IVisualizationNodeData = IVisualizationNodeDat
     /** If this node has children, populate the leaf nodes ids of each child */
     this.children?.forEach((child) => child.populateLeafNodesIds(ids));
   }
+
+  addNodeStatusListener(listener: (status: NodeStatus, message: string | undefined) => void) {
+    this.nodeStatusListeners.push(listener);
+  }
+
+  private notifyNodeStatusListeners() {
+    this.nodeStatusListeners.forEach((listener) => listener(this.nodeStatus, this.nodeStatusMessage));
+  }
+
+  getNodeStatus(): NodeStatus {
+    return this.nodeStatus;
+  }
+
+  setNodeStatus(status: NodeStatus, message: string | undefined) {
+    this.nodeStatus = status;
+    this.nodeStatusMessage = message;
+    this.notifyNodeStatusListeners();
+  }
+
+  getNodeStatusMessage(): string | undefined {
+    return this.nodeStatusMessage;
+  }
 }