diff --git a/src/Components/CreateImageWizard/CreateImageWizard.tsx b/src/Components/CreateImageWizard/CreateImageWizard.tsx
index 0fd25fce6..6e49c8991 100644
--- a/src/Components/CreateImageWizard/CreateImageWizard.tsx
+++ b/src/Components/CreateImageWizard/CreateImageWizard.tsx
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ import {
   useRegistrationValidation,
   useHostnameValidation,
   useKernelValidation,
+  useUsersValidation,
 } from './utilities/useValidation';
 import {
   isAwsAccountIdValid,
@@ -230,6 +231,8 @@ const CreateImageWizard = ({ isEdit }: CreateImageWizardProps) => {
   const firstBootValidation = useFirstBootValidation();
   // Details
   const detailsValidation = useDetailsValidation();
+  // Users
+  const usersValidation = useUsersValidation();
 
   let startIndex = 1; // default index
   if (isEdit) {
@@ -462,7 +465,10 @@ const CreateImageWizard = ({ isEdit }: CreateImageWizardProps) => {
                 key="wizard-users"
                 isHidden={!isUsersEnabled}
                 footer={
-                  <CustomWizardFooter disableNext={false} optional={true} />
+                  <CustomWizardFooter
+                    disableNext={usersValidation.disabledNext}
+                    optional={true}
+                  />
                 }
               >
                 <UsersStep />
diff --git a/src/Components/CreateImageWizard/steps/Users/component/UserInfo.tsx b/src/Components/CreateImageWizard/steps/Users/component/UserInfo.tsx
index 48b433cdc..ad633f724 100644
--- a/src/Components/CreateImageWizard/steps/Users/component/UserInfo.tsx
+++ b/src/Components/CreateImageWizard/steps/Users/component/UserInfo.tsx
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ import {
   setUserPasswordByIndex,
   setUserSshKeyByIndex,
 } from '../../../../../store/wizardSlice';
+import { useUsersValidation } from '../../../utilities/useValidation';
 import { HookValidatedInput } from '../../../ValidatedTextInput';
 const UserInfo = () => {
   const dispatch = useAppDispatch();
@@ -45,10 +46,7 @@ const UserInfo = () => {
     dispatch(setUserSshKeyByIndex({ index: index, sshKey: value }));
   };
 
-  const stepValidation = {
-    errors: {},
-    disabledNext: false,
-  };
+  const stepValidation = useUsersValidation();
 
   return (
     <>
diff --git a/src/Components/CreateImageWizard/utilities/useValidation.tsx b/src/Components/CreateImageWizard/utilities/useValidation.tsx
index d8c3f8a0f..807842536 100644
--- a/src/Components/CreateImageWizard/utilities/useValidation.tsx
+++ b/src/Components/CreateImageWizard/utilities/useValidation.tsx
@@ -20,6 +20,10 @@ import {
   selectRegistrationType,
   selectHostname,
   selectKernel,
+  selectUserNameByIndex,
+  selectUsers,
+  selectUserPasswordByIndex,
+  selectUserSshKeyByIndex,
 } from '../../../store/wizardSlice';
 import {
   getDuplicateMountPoints,
@@ -29,6 +33,7 @@ import {
   isSnapshotValid,
   isHostnameValid,
   isKernelNameValid,
+  isUserNameValid,
 } from '../validators';
 
 export type StepValidation = {
@@ -173,6 +178,31 @@ export function useKernelValidation(): StepValidation {
   return { errors: {}, disabledNext: false };
 }
 
+export function useUsersValidation(): StepValidation {
+  const index = 0;
+  const userNameSelector = selectUserNameByIndex(index);
+  const userName = useAppSelector(userNameSelector);
+  const userPasswordSelector = selectUserPasswordByIndex(index);
+  const userPassword = useAppSelector(userPasswordSelector);
+  const userSshKeySelector = selectUserSshKeyByIndex(index);
+  const userSshKey = useAppSelector(userSshKeySelector);
+  const users = useAppSelector(selectUsers);
+  const canProceed =
+    // Case 1: there is no users
+    users.length === 0 ||
+    // Case 2: All fields are empty
+    (userName === '' && userPassword === '' && userSshKey === '') ||
+    // Case 3: userName is valid
+    (userName && isUserNameValid(userName));
+
+  return {
+    errors: {
+      userName: !isUserNameValid(userName) ? 'Invalid user name' : '',
+    },
+    disabledNext: !canProceed,
+  };
+}
+
 export function useDetailsValidation(): StepValidation {
   const name = useAppSelector(selectBlueprintName);
   const description = useAppSelector(selectBlueprintDescription);
diff --git a/src/Components/CreateImageWizard/validators.ts b/src/Components/CreateImageWizard/validators.ts
index 05e6a2f8b..c9edc905f 100644
--- a/src/Components/CreateImageWizard/validators.ts
+++ b/src/Components/CreateImageWizard/validators.ts
@@ -57,6 +57,17 @@ export const isFileSystemConfigValid = (partitions: Partition[]) => {
   return duplicates.length === 0;
 };
 
+export const isUserNameValid = (userName: string) => {
+  if (userName === undefined) return false;
+  const isLengthValid = userName.length <= 32;
+  const isNotNumericOnly = !/^\d+$/.test(userName);
+  const isPatternValid = /^[a-zA-Z0-9][a-zA-Z0-9_.-]*[a-zA-Z0-9_$]$/.test(
+    userName
+  );
+
+  return isLengthValid && isNotNumericOnly && isPatternValid;
+};
+
 export const getDuplicateMountPoints = (partitions: Partition[]): string[] => {
   const mountPointSet: Set<string> = new Set();
   const duplicates: string[] = [];
diff --git a/src/test/Components/CreateImageWizard/steps/Users/Users.test.tsx b/src/test/Components/CreateImageWizard/steps/Users/Users.test.tsx
index 4439b1c2e..813fed11b 100644
--- a/src/test/Components/CreateImageWizard/steps/Users/Users.test.tsx
+++ b/src/test/Components/CreateImageWizard/steps/Users/Users.test.tsx
@@ -72,6 +72,24 @@ const addValidUser = async () => {
   await waitFor(() => expect(nextButton).toBeEnabled());
 };
 
+const addInvalidUser = async () => {
+  const user = userEvent.setup();
+  const addUser = await screen.findByRole('button', { name: /add a user/i });
+  expect(addUser).toBeEnabled();
+  await waitFor(() => user.click(addUser));
+  const enterUserName = screen.getByRole('textbox', {
+    name: /blueprint user name/i,
+  });
+  const nextButton = await getNextButton();
+  await waitFor(() => user.type(enterUserName, '..'));
+  await waitFor(() => expect(enterUserName).toHaveValue('..'));
+  const enterSshKey = await screen.findByRole('textbox', {
+    name: /public SSH key/i,
+  });
+  await waitFor(() => user.type(enterSshKey, 'ssh-rsa d'));
+  await waitFor(() => expect(nextButton).toBeDisabled());
+};
+
 describe('Step Users', () => {
   beforeEach(async () => {
     vi.clearAllMocks();
@@ -145,6 +163,16 @@ describe('Step Users', () => {
         expect(receivedRequest).toEqual(expectedRequest);
       });
     });
+
+    test('with invalid name', async () => {
+      await renderCreateMode();
+      await goToRegistrationStep();
+      await clickRegisterLater();
+      await goToUsersStep();
+      await addInvalidUser();
+      const invalidUserMessage = screen.getByText(/invalid user name/i);
+      await waitFor(() => expect(invalidUserMessage));
+    });
   });
 
   describe('Users edit mode', () => {