diff --git a/test/src/test/java/hudson/util/FormFieldValidatorTest.java b/test/src/test/java/hudson/util/FormFieldValidatorTest.java
index bdbb76946288..489c37baf852 100644
--- a/test/src/test/java/hudson/util/FormFieldValidatorTest.java
+++ b/test/src/test/java/hudson/util/FormFieldValidatorTest.java
@@ -25,13 +25,19 @@
 package hudson.util;
 
 
+import static org.hamcrest.CoreMatchers.allOf;
+import static org.hamcrest.CoreMatchers.containsString;
+import static org.hamcrest.MatcherAssert.assertThat;
+
 import hudson.model.AbstractProject;
 import hudson.model.FreeStyleProject;
 import hudson.tasks.BuildStepDescriptor;
 import hudson.tasks.BuildStepMonitor;
 import hudson.tasks.Builder;
 import hudson.tasks.Publisher;
+import hudson.tasks.Recorder;
 import java.io.IOException;
+import java.util.concurrent.atomic.AtomicInteger;
 import org.htmlunit.ScriptResult;
 import org.htmlunit.WebResponseListener;
 import org.htmlunit.html.HtmlPage;
@@ -42,6 +48,7 @@
 import org.jvnet.hudson.test.JenkinsRule;
 import org.jvnet.hudson.test.TestExtension;
 import org.kohsuke.stapler.DataBoundConstructor;
+import org.kohsuke.stapler.DataBoundSetter;
 import org.kohsuke.stapler.QueryParameter;
 import org.xml.sax.SAXException;
 
@@ -134,7 +141,7 @@ public boolean isApplicable(Class<? extends AbstractProject> jobType) {
     @Issue("JENKINS-3382")
     public void negative() throws Exception {
         BrokenFormValidatorBuilder.DescriptorImpl d = new BrokenFormValidatorBuilder.DescriptorImpl();
-        Publisher.all().add(d);
+        Recorder.all().add(d);
         try {
             FreeStyleProject p = j.createFreeStyleProject();
             p.getPublishersList().add(new BrokenFormValidatorBuilder());
@@ -152,4 +159,120 @@ public void negative() throws Exception {
             Publisher.all().remove(d);
         }
     }
+
+    @Issue("JENKINS-73404")
+    @Test
+    public void testValidationforComponents() throws Exception {
+        FreeStyleProject p = j.createFreeStyleProject();
+        p.getBuildersList().add(new ValidatingDescribable());
+        try (JenkinsRule.WebClient wc = j.createWebClient()) {
+            HtmlPage page = wc.getPage(p, "configure");
+            assertThat(page.asNormalizedText(), allOf(
+                    containsString("FormValidation: Password (empty)"),
+                    containsString("FormValidation: Password (populated)"),
+                    containsString("FormValidation: Textarea"),
+                    containsString("FormValidation: SecretTextarea (empty)"),
+                    containsString("FormValidation: SecretTextarea (populated)")));
+
+        }
+
+    }
+
+    public static class ValidatingDescribable extends Builder {
+
+        private Secret emptyPassword;
+        // give the secret some data so that it is hidden and not a regular field!
+        private Secret populatedPassword = Secret.fromString("secret!");
+        private String textarea;
+        private Secret emptySecretTextarea;
+        private Secret populatedSecretTextarea = Secret.fromString("sensitive!");;
+
+        @DataBoundConstructor
+        public ValidatingDescribable() {
+        }
+
+        public Secret getEmptyPassword() {
+            return emptyPassword;
+        }
+
+        @DataBoundSetter
+        public void setEmptyPassword(String emptyPassword) {
+            this.emptyPassword = Secret.fromString(emptyPassword);
+        }
+
+        public Secret getPopulatedPassword() {
+            return populatedPassword;
+        }
+
+        @DataBoundSetter
+        public void setPopulatedPassword(String populatedPassword) {
+            this.populatedPassword = Secret.fromString(populatedPassword);
+        }
+
+        public String getTextarea() {
+            return textarea;
+        }
+
+        @DataBoundSetter
+        public void setTextarea(String textarea) {
+            this.textarea = textarea;
+        }
+
+        public Secret getEmptySecretTextarea() {
+            return emptySecretTextarea;
+        }
+
+        @DataBoundSetter
+        public void setEmptySecretTextarea(String emptySecretTextarea) {
+            this.emptySecretTextarea = Secret.fromString(emptySecretTextarea);
+        }
+
+        public Secret getPopulatedSecretTextarea() {
+            return populatedSecretTextarea;
+        }
+
+        @DataBoundSetter
+        public void setPopulatedSecretTextarea(String populatedSecretTextarea) {
+            this.populatedSecretTextarea = Secret.fromString(populatedSecretTextarea);
+        }
+
+        @TestExtension
+        public static class DescriptorImpl extends BuildStepDescriptor<Builder> {
+            // not used for the test class but useful for interactive debugging to check the validation has been called
+            AtomicInteger i = new AtomicInteger();
+
+            @Override
+            public String getDisplayName() {
+                return "Validation Testing";
+            }
+
+            public FormValidation doCheckEmptyPassword(@QueryParameter String value) {
+                return FormValidation.ok("FormValidation: Password (empty)" + i.getAndIncrement());
+            }
+
+            public FormValidation doCheckPopulatedPassword(@QueryParameter String value) {
+                return FormValidation.ok("FormValidation: Password (populated)" + i.getAndIncrement());
+            }
+
+            public FormValidation doCheckTextarea(@QueryParameter String value) {
+                return FormValidation.ok("FormValidation: Textarea" + i.getAndIncrement());
+            }
+
+            public FormValidation doCheckEmptySecretTextarea(@QueryParameter String value) {
+                return FormValidation.ok("FormValidation: SecretTextarea (empty)" + i.getAndIncrement());
+            }
+
+            public FormValidation doCheckPopulatedSecretTextarea(@QueryParameter String value) {
+                return FormValidation.ok("FormValidation: SecretTextarea (populated)" + i.getAndIncrement());
+            }
+
+            @Override
+            public boolean isApplicable(Class jobType) {
+                return true;
+            }
+
+        }
+
+    }
+
 }
diff --git a/test/src/test/resources/hudson/util/FormFieldValidatorTest/ValidatingDescribable/config.jelly b/test/src/test/resources/hudson/util/FormFieldValidatorTest/ValidatingDescribable/config.jelly
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..c560072d1ed4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/src/test/resources/hudson/util/FormFieldValidatorTest/ValidatingDescribable/config.jelly
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+<?jelly escape-by-default='true'?>
+<j:jelly xmlns:j="jelly:core" xmlns:st="jelly:stapler" xmlns:d="jelly:define" xmlns:l="/lib/layout" xmlns:t="/lib/hudson" xmlns:f="/lib/form">
+
+  <f:entry title="Password (empty)" field="emptyPassword">
+    <f:password/>
+  </f:entry>
+  <f:entry title="Password (populated)" field="populatedPassword">
+    <f:password/>
+  </f:entry>
+  <f:entry title="Textarea" field="textarea">
+    <f:textarea/>
+  </f:entry>
+  <f:entry title="Secret Textarea (empty)" field="emptySecretTextarea">
+    <f:secretTextarea/>
+  </f:entry>
+  <f:entry title="Secret Textarea (populated)" field="populatedSecretTextarea">
+    <f:secretTextarea/>
+  </f:entry>
+
+</j:jelly>