diff --git a/src/openlmis-adjustments/adjustments-modal.controller.js b/src/openlmis-adjustments/adjustments-modal.controller.js
index c37ef66c..5c18d550 100644
--- a/src/openlmis-adjustments/adjustments-modal.controller.js
+++ b/src/openlmis-adjustments/adjustments-modal.controller.js
@@ -29,15 +29,15 @@
         .controller('AdjustmentsModalController', AdjustmentsModalController);
 
     AdjustmentsModalController.$inject = [
-        '$filter', '$q', 'modalDeferred', 'title', 'message', 'isDisabled', 'adjustments',
+        '$filter', '$q', '$scope', 'modalDeferred', 'title', 'message', 'isDisabled', 'adjustments',
         'reasons', 'summaries', 'preSave', 'preCancel', 'filterReasons', 'showInDoses', 'lineItem',
-        'quantityUnitCalculateService', 'alertService'
+        'quantityUnitCalculateService', 'alertService', 'messageService'
     ];
 
-    function AdjustmentsModalController($filter, $q, modalDeferred, title, message, isDisabled,
+    function AdjustmentsModalController($filter, $q, $scope, modalDeferred, title, message, isDisabled,
                                         adjustments, reasons, summaries, preSave, preCancel,
                                         filterReasons, showInDoses, lineItem, quantityUnitCalculateService,
-                                        alertService) {
+                                        alertService, messageService) {
 
         var vm = this;
 
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@
         vm.cancel = cancel;
         vm.save = save;
         vm.hasInvalidAdjustments = hasInvalidAdjustments;
+        vm.validateAdjustment = validateAdjustment;
 
         /**
          * @ngdoc property
@@ -230,7 +231,10 @@
          * back to the modal without applying any changes;
          */
         function save() {
+            angular.forEach(vm.adjustments, validateAdjustment);
+
             if (hasInvalidAdjustments()) {
+                $scope.$broadcast('openlmis-form-submit');
                 alertService.error('openlmisAdjustments.quantityGreaterThanZero');
                 return;
             }
@@ -269,6 +273,25 @@
             });
         }
 
+        /**
+         * @ngdoc method
+         * @methodOf openlmis-adjustments.controller:AdjustmentsModalController
+         * @name validateAdjustment
+         *
+         * @description
+         * Validates a single adjustment and stores an error message on its quantityInvalid property
+         * when the quantity is not greater than zero. The message is consumed by the openlmis-invalid
+         * directive on the quantity cell, marking the reasons that block the adjustments update - the
+         * same mechanism used by the stock add products modal.
+         *
+         * @param  {Object}  adjustment  the adjustment to validate
+         */
+        function validateAdjustment(adjustment) {
+            adjustment.quantityInvalid = hasValidQuantity(adjustment)
+                ? undefined
+                : messageService.get('openlmisAdjustments.quantityGreaterThanZero');
+        }
+
         function hasValidQuantity(adjustment) {
             return adjustment !== undefined
                 && adjustment !== null
diff --git a/src/openlmis-adjustments/adjustments-modal.controller.spec.js b/src/openlmis-adjustments/adjustments-modal.controller.spec.js
index 8a65ff56..32b17511 100644
--- a/src/openlmis-adjustments/adjustments-modal.controller.spec.js
+++ b/src/openlmis-adjustments/adjustments-modal.controller.spec.js
@@ -23,6 +23,13 @@ describe('AdjustmentsModalController', function() {
             this.$rootScope = $injector.get('$rootScope');
             this.$controller = $injector.get('$controller');
             this.alertService = $injector.get('alertService');
+            this.messageService = $injector.get('messageService');
+        });
+
+        this.$scope = this.$rootScope.$new();
+
+        spyOn(this.messageService, 'get').andCallFake(function(key) {
+            return key;
         });
 
         this.modalDeferred = this.$q.defer();
@@ -427,8 +434,121 @@ describe('AdjustmentsModalController', function() {
 
     });
 
+    describe('validateAdjustment', function() {
+
+        beforeEach(function() {
+            this.initController();
+        });
+
+        it('should clear quantityInvalid when quantity is greater than zero', function() {
+            var adjustment = {
+                quantity: 5,
+                quantityInvalid: 'openlmisAdjustments.quantityGreaterThanZero'
+            };
+
+            this.vm.validateAdjustment(adjustment);
+
+            expect(adjustment.quantityInvalid).toBeUndefined();
+        });
+
+        it('should set quantityInvalid message when quantity is zero', function() {
+            var adjustment = {
+                quantity: 0
+            };
+
+            this.vm.validateAdjustment(adjustment);
+
+            expect(adjustment.quantityInvalid).toBe('openlmisAdjustments.quantityGreaterThanZero');
+        });
+
+        it('should set quantityInvalid message when quantity is negative', function() {
+            var adjustment = {
+                quantity: -5
+            };
+
+            this.vm.validateAdjustment(adjustment);
+
+            expect(adjustment.quantityInvalid).toBe('openlmisAdjustments.quantityGreaterThanZero');
+        });
+
+        it('should set quantityInvalid message when quantity is empty', function() {
+            var adjustment = {
+                quantity: ''
+            };
+
+            this.vm.validateAdjustment(adjustment);
+
+            expect(adjustment.quantityInvalid).toBe('openlmisAdjustments.quantityGreaterThanZero');
+        });
+
+        it('should set quantityInvalid message when quantity is undefined', function() {
+            var adjustment = {};
+
+            this.vm.validateAdjustment(adjustment);
+
+            expect(adjustment.quantityInvalid).toBe('openlmisAdjustments.quantityGreaterThanZero');
+        });
+
+        it('should set quantityInvalid message when quantity is not a number', function() {
+            var adjustment = {
+                quantity: 'abc'
+            };
+
+            this.vm.validateAdjustment(adjustment);
+
+            expect(adjustment.quantityInvalid).toBe('openlmisAdjustments.quantityGreaterThanZero');
+        });
+
+    });
+
+    describe('save marking', function() {
+
+        it('should mark every invalid adjustment when saving', function() {
+            var message = 'openlmisAdjustments.quantityGreaterThanZero';
+
+            this.adjustments = [{
+                reason: this.reasons[0],
+                quantity: 0
+            }, {
+                reason: this.reasons[1],
+                quantity: 5
+            }, {
+                reason: this.reasons[2],
+                quantity: ''
+            }];
+
+            this.initController();
+            this.vm.$onInit();
+
+            this.vm.save();
+
+            expect(this.vm.adjustments[0].quantityInvalid).toBe(message);
+            expect(this.vm.adjustments[1].quantityInvalid).toBeUndefined();
+            expect(this.vm.adjustments[2].quantityInvalid).toBe(message);
+        });
+
+        it('should broadcast openlmis-form-submit when saving invalid adjustments', function() {
+            spyOn(this.$scope, '$broadcast').andCallThrough();
+
+            this.adjustments = [{
+                reason: this.reasons[0],
+                quantity: 0
+            }];
+
+            this.initController();
+            this.vm.$onInit();
+
+            this.vm.save();
+
+            expect(this.$scope.$broadcast).toHaveBeenCalledWith('openlmis-form-submit');
+        });
+
+    });
+
     function initController() {
         this.vm = this.$controller('AdjustmentsModalController', {
+            $scope: this.$scope,
+            messageService: this.messageService,
             modalDeferred: this.modalDeferred,
             adjustments: this.adjustments,
             reasons: this.reasons,
diff --git a/src/openlmis-adjustments/adjustments-modal.html b/src/openlmis-adjustments/adjustments-modal.html
index 9113f168..fd852122 100644
--- a/src/openlmis-adjustments/adjustments-modal.html
+++ b/src/openlmis-adjustments/adjustments-modal.html
@@ -48,12 +48,14 @@ <h4>{{vm.title | message}}</h4>
                             <tbody>
                                 <tr ng-repeat="adjustment in vm.adjustments | orderBy:'':true">
                                     <td>{{adjustment.reason.name}}</td>
-                                    <td>
+                                    <td openlmis-invalid="{{adjustment.quantityInvalid}}">
                                         <div ng-if="vm.isDisabled">{{adjustment.quantity}}</div>
-                                        <openlmis-quantity-unit-input 
-                                            show-in-doses="vm.showInDoses" 
+                                        <openlmis-quantity-unit-input
+                                            show-in-doses="vm.showInDoses"
                                             item="adjustment"
-                                            net-content="vm.lineItem.orderable.netContent"/>
+                                            net-content="vm.lineItem.orderable.netContent"
+                                            on-change-quantity="vm.validateAdjustment(adjustment)"
+                                            input-class="{'error': adjustment.quantityInvalid}"/>
                                     </td>
                                     <td ng-if="!vm.isDisabled">
                                         <input type="button" class="danger"