diff --git a/app/controllers/controller.js b/app/controllers/controller.js
index bd76381..358062a 100644
--- a/app/controllers/controller.js
+++ b/app/controllers/controller.js
@@ -350,7 +350,7 @@ angular.module("umbraco").controller("Imulus.ArchetypeController", function ($sc
             }
             
             $scope.focusFieldset(newFieldset);
-            handleMandatoryValidation();
+            $scope.handleMandatoryValidation();
         }
     }
 
@@ -360,7 +360,7 @@ angular.module("umbraco").controller("Imulus.ArchetypeController", function ($sc
                 $scope.setDirty();
                 $scope.model.value.fieldsets.splice($index, 1);
                 $scope.$broadcast("archetypeRemoveFieldset", {index: $index});
-                handleMandatoryValidation();
+                $scope.handleMandatoryValidation();
             }
         }
     }
@@ -398,6 +398,7 @@ angular.module("umbraco").controller("Imulus.ArchetypeController", function ($sc
         fieldset.disabled = !fieldset.disabled;
         // explicitly set the form as dirty when manipulating the enabled/disabled state of a fieldset
         $scope.setDirty();
+        $scope.handleMandatoryValidation();
     }
 
     //helpers for determining if a user can do something
@@ -523,11 +524,23 @@ angular.module("umbraco").controller("Imulus.ArchetypeController", function ($sc
         return $scope.isDisabledByPublishing(fieldset);
     }
 
+    $scope.numberOfEnabledFieldsets = function () {
+        if (!$scope.model.value.fieldsets) {
+            return 0;
+        }
+        return _.filter($scope.model.value.fieldsets, function (f) {
+            return $scope.isDisabled(f) == false;
+        }).length;
+    }
+
     //helper, ini the render model from the server (model.value)
     function init() {
         $scope.model.value = removeNulls($scope.model.value);
         addDefaultProperties($scope.model.value.fieldsets);
-        handleMandatoryValidation();
+
+        $timeout(function () {
+            $scope.handleMandatoryValidation();
+        }, 50);
     }
 
     function addDefaultProperties(fieldsets)
@@ -826,10 +839,10 @@ angular.module("umbraco").controller("Imulus.ArchetypeController", function ($sc
 
     // handle mandatory validation of the entire Archetype
     // - no fieldsets = not valid
-    function handleMandatoryValidation() {
+    $scope.handleMandatoryValidation = function() {
         var valid = true;
         if ($scope.model.validation && $scope.model.validation.mandatory) {
-            valid = $scope.model.value.fieldsets && $scope.model.value.fieldsets.length > 0;
+            valid = $scope.numberOfEnabledFieldsets() > 0;
         }
         $scope.model.mandatoryValidation = valid ? "valid" : null;
     }
diff --git a/app/views/archetype.default.html b/app/views/archetype.default.html
index 9cad77b..4f87367 100644
--- a/app/views/archetype.default.html
+++ b/app/views/archetype.default.html
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 
     <!-- Mandatory validation. -->
     <input type="hidden" name="archetypeMandatory" ng-model="model.mandatoryValidation" ng-required="model.validation.mandatory" />
-    <span class="help-inline" val-msg-for="archetypeMandatory" val-toggle-msg="required">Required</span>
+    <div><span class="help-inline" val-msg-for="archetypeMandatory" val-toggle-msg="required"><archetype-localize key="required">Required</archetype-localize></span></div>
 
     <!-- Fieldsets. -->
     <ul ui-sortable="sortableOptions" class="archetypeSortable" ng-class="{archetypeEmpty: model.value.fieldsets.length === 0 || sortingLastItem(), archetypeCrossDraggable: model.config.enableCrossDragging}" ng-model="model.value.fieldsets">