diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/apm/public/components/app/settings/general_settings/index.tsx b/x-pack/plugins/apm/public/components/app/settings/general_settings/index.tsx
index 114d080fb3a34..5eae7486a9290 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/apm/public/components/app/settings/general_settings/index.tsx
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/apm/public/components/app/settings/general_settings/index.tsx
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@ import {
   useUiTracker,
 } from '@kbn/observability-shared-plugin/public';
 import { FieldRowProvider } from '@kbn/management-settings-components-field-row';
-import { ValueValidation } from '@kbn/core-ui-settings-browser/src/types';
 import { useApmFeatureFlag } from '../../../../hooks/use_apm_feature_flag';
 import { ApmFeatureFlagName } from '../../../../../common/apm_feature_flags';
 import { useApmPluginContext } from '../../../../context/apm_plugin/use_apm_plugin_context';
@@ -66,7 +65,7 @@ function getApmSettingsKeys(isProfilingIntegrationEnabled: boolean) {
 
 export function GeneralSettings() {
   const trackApmEvent = useUiTracker({ app: 'apm' });
-  const { docLinks, notifications } = useApmPluginContext().core;
+  const { docLinks, notifications, settings } = useApmPluginContext().core;
   const isProfilingIntegrationEnabled = useApmFeatureFlag(
     ApmFeatureFlagName.ProfilingIntegrationAvailable
   );
@@ -101,11 +100,9 @@ export function GeneralSettings() {
     }
   }
 
-  // We don't validate the user input on these settings
-  const settingsValidationResponse: ValueValidation = {
-    successfulValidation: true,
-    valid: true,
-  };
+  const hasInvalidChanges = Object.values(unsavedChanges).some(
+    ({ isInvalid }) => isInvalid
+  );
 
   return (
     <>
@@ -118,7 +115,8 @@ export function GeneralSettings() {
               links: docLinks.links.management,
               showDanger: (message: string) =>
                 notifications.toasts.addDanger(message),
-              validateChange: async () => settingsValidationResponse,
+              validateChange: (key: string, value: any) =>
+                settings.client.validateValue(key, value),
             }}
           >
             <FieldRow
@@ -140,6 +138,7 @@ export function GeneralSettings() {
           })}
           unsavedChangesCount={Object.keys(unsavedChanges).length}
           appTestSubj="apm"
+          areChangesInvalid={hasInvalidChanges}
         />
       )}
     </>