diff --git a/client/src/main/java/org/apache/sqoop/client/SqoopClient.java b/client/src/main/java/org/apache/sqoop/client/SqoopClient.java
index 2e095160..60e0d004 100644
--- a/client/src/main/java/org/apache/sqoop/client/SqoopClient.java
+++ b/client/src/main/java/org/apache/sqoop/client/SqoopClient.java
@@ -810,7 +810,7 @@ public Token<?>[] addDelegationTokens(String renewer,
   private Status applyLinkValidations(ValidationResultBean bean, MLink link) {
     ConfigValidationResult linkConfig = bean.getValidationResults()[0];
     // Apply validation results
-    ConfigUtils.applyValidation(link.getConnectorLinkConfig().getConfigs(), linkConfig);
+    ConfigUtils.applyValidation(link.getConnectorLinkConfig(), linkConfig);
     Long id = bean.getId();
     if (id != null) {
       link.setPersistenceId(id);
@@ -825,13 +825,13 @@ private Status applyJobValidations(ValidationResultBean bean, MJob job) {
     ConfigValidationResult driver = bean.getValidationResults()[2];
 
     ConfigUtils.applyValidation(
-        job.getFromJobConfig().getConfigs(),
+        job.getFromJobConfig(),
         fromConfig);
     ConfigUtils.applyValidation(
-        job.getToJobConfig().getConfigs(),
+        job.getToJobConfig(),
         toConfig);
     ConfigUtils.applyValidation(
-      job.getDriverConfig().getConfigs(),
+      job.getDriverConfig(),
       driver
     );
 
diff --git a/common/src/main/java/org/apache/sqoop/model/ConfigUtils.java b/common/src/main/java/org/apache/sqoop/model/ConfigUtils.java
index e5d4f804..493de8d5 100644
--- a/common/src/main/java/org/apache/sqoop/model/ConfigUtils.java
+++ b/common/src/main/java/org/apache/sqoop/model/ConfigUtils.java
@@ -343,12 +343,13 @@ public static void fromConfigs(List<MConfig> configs, Object configuration) {
    * @param configs
    * @param result
    */
-  public static void applyValidation(List<MConfig> configs, ConfigValidationResult result) {
-    for(MConfig config : configs) {
-      applyValidation(config, result);
+  public static void applyValidation(MConfigList configList, ConfigValidationResult result) {
+    applyValidation(configList, "", result);
+    for(MConfig config : configList.getConfigs()) {
+      applyValidation(configList, config.getName(), result);
 
       for(MInput input : config.getInputs()) {
-        applyValidation(input, result);
+        applyValidation(input, input.getName(), result);
       }
     }
   }
@@ -361,8 +362,8 @@ public static void applyValidation(List<MConfig> configs, ConfigValidationResult
    * @param element
    * @param result
    */
-  public static void applyValidation(MValidatedElement element, ConfigValidationResult result) {
-    List<Message> messages = result.getMessages().get(element.getName());
+  public static void applyValidation(MValidatedElement element, String name, ConfigValidationResult result) {
+    List<Message> messages = result.getMessages().get(name);
 
     if(messages != null) {
       element.setValidationMessages(messages);
diff --git a/common/src/main/java/org/apache/sqoop/model/MAccountableEntity.java b/common/src/main/java/org/apache/sqoop/model/MAccountableEntity.java
index 8fc744a8..1b350f7f 100644
--- a/common/src/main/java/org/apache/sqoop/model/MAccountableEntity.java
+++ b/common/src/main/java/org/apache/sqoop/model/MAccountableEntity.java
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
  */
 @InterfaceAudience.Private
 @InterfaceStability.Unstable
-abstract public class MAccountableEntity extends MValidatedElement {
+abstract public class MAccountableEntity extends MNamedElement {
 
   private static final boolean DEFAULT_ENABLED = true;
 
diff --git a/common/src/main/java/org/apache/sqoop/model/MConfig.java b/common/src/main/java/org/apache/sqoop/model/MConfig.java
index b6189467..ad04263a 100644
--- a/common/src/main/java/org/apache/sqoop/model/MConfig.java
+++ b/common/src/main/java/org/apache/sqoop/model/MConfig.java
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
  */
 @InterfaceAudience.Public
 @InterfaceStability.Unstable
-public final class MConfig extends MValidatedElement implements MClonable {
+public final class MConfig extends MNamedElement implements MClonable {
 
   private final List<MInput<?>> inputs;
   private Set<String> inputNames = new HashSet<String>();
diff --git a/common/src/main/java/org/apache/sqoop/model/MConfigList.java b/common/src/main/java/org/apache/sqoop/model/MConfigList.java
index 35cb17a2..1d889ea4 100644
--- a/common/src/main/java/org/apache/sqoop/model/MConfigList.java
+++ b/common/src/main/java/org/apache/sqoop/model/MConfigList.java
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
  */
 @InterfaceAudience.Public
 @InterfaceStability.Unstable
-public class MConfigList implements MClonable {
+public class MConfigList extends MValidatedElement implements MClonable {
 
   private final List<MConfig> configObjects;
   private final MConfigType type;
diff --git a/common/src/main/java/org/apache/sqoop/model/MInput.java b/common/src/main/java/org/apache/sqoop/model/MInput.java
index d5ce0740..649f2fd2 100644
--- a/common/src/main/java/org/apache/sqoop/model/MInput.java
+++ b/common/src/main/java/org/apache/sqoop/model/MInput.java
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
  */
 @InterfaceAudience.Public
 @InterfaceStability.Unstable
-public abstract class MInput<T> extends MValidatedElement implements MClonable {
+public abstract class MInput<T> extends MNamedElement implements MClonable {
   private final boolean sensitive;
 
   private final String overrides;
diff --git a/common/src/main/java/org/apache/sqoop/model/MNamedElement.java b/common/src/main/java/org/apache/sqoop/model/MNamedElement.java
index b18eaf1d..7972467f 100644
--- a/common/src/main/java/org/apache/sqoop/model/MNamedElement.java
+++ b/common/src/main/java/org/apache/sqoop/model/MNamedElement.java
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
  */
 @InterfaceAudience.Private
 @InterfaceStability.Unstable
-public abstract class MNamedElement extends MPersistableEntity {
+public abstract class MNamedElement extends MValidatedElement {
   private static final String LABEL_KEY_SUFFIX = ".label";
   private static final String HELP_KEY_SUFFIX = ".help";
 
diff --git a/common/src/main/java/org/apache/sqoop/model/MValidatedElement.java b/common/src/main/java/org/apache/sqoop/model/MValidatedElement.java
index dd19088c..c8042f68 100644
--- a/common/src/main/java/org/apache/sqoop/model/MValidatedElement.java
+++ b/common/src/main/java/org/apache/sqoop/model/MValidatedElement.java
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
  */
 @InterfaceAudience.Private
 @InterfaceStability.Unstable
-public abstract class MValidatedElement extends MNamedElement {
+public abstract class MValidatedElement extends MPersistableEntity {
 
   /**
    * Validation messages.
@@ -42,8 +42,7 @@ public abstract class MValidatedElement extends MNamedElement {
    */
   private Status validationStatus;
 
-  public MValidatedElement(String name) {
-    super(name);
+  public MValidatedElement() {
     resetValidationMessages();
   }
 
diff --git a/common/src/test/java/org/apache/sqoop/model/TestMValidatedElement.java b/common/src/test/java/org/apache/sqoop/model/TestMValidatedElement.java
index 6fee4b54..4bd218ee 100644
--- a/common/src/test/java/org/apache/sqoop/model/TestMValidatedElement.java
+++ b/common/src/test/java/org/apache/sqoop/model/TestMValidatedElement.java
@@ -35,7 +35,6 @@ public class TestMValidatedElement {
   @Test
   public void testInitialization() {
     MValidatedElement input = new MIntegerInput("input", false,InputEditable.ANY, StringUtils.EMPTY );
-    assertEquals("input", input.getName());
     assertEquals(Status.OK, input.getValidationStatus());
   }
 
diff --git a/shell/src/main/java/org/apache/sqoop/shell/utils/ConfigFiller.java b/shell/src/main/java/org/apache/sqoop/shell/utils/ConfigFiller.java
index 39bc9141..2dbde979 100644
--- a/shell/src/main/java/org/apache/sqoop/shell/utils/ConfigFiller.java
+++ b/shell/src/main/java/org/apache/sqoop/shell/utils/ConfigFiller.java
@@ -1121,7 +1121,7 @@ static String getName(ConsoleReader reader, String name) throws IOException {
    *
    * @param element Validated element
    */
-  static void printValidationMessage(MValidatedElement element, boolean includeInputPrefix) {
+  static void printValidationMessage(MNamedElement element, boolean includeInputPrefix) {
     if(element.getValidationStatus() == Status.getDefault()) {
       return;
     }