diff --git a/apps/frontend/src/components/ValidationMessage.vue b/apps/frontend/src/components/ValidationMessage.vue
index 89dbba3124..26d80d56e3 100644
--- a/apps/frontend/src/components/ValidationMessage.vue
+++ b/apps/frontend/src/components/ValidationMessage.vue
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
 <script setup lang="ts">
 import { LightBulbIcon, TriangleAlertIcon, XCircleIcon } from '@modrinth/assets'
 import { type MessageDescriptor, useVIntl } from '@modrinth/ui'
-import { computed } from 'vue'
+import { computed, onScopeDispose, shallowRef, watch } from 'vue'
 
 interface ValidationCheck {
 	code?: string
@@ -37,15 +37,46 @@ interface ValidationCheck {
 	values?: Record<string, unknown>
 }
 
-const props = withDefaults(defineProps<{ check?: ValidationCheck | ValidationCheck[] | null }>(), {
-	check: null,
-})
+type ValidationCheckInput = ValidationCheck | ValidationCheck[] | null
+
+const props = withDefaults(
+	defineProps<{
+		check?: ValidationCheckInput
+		debounce?: number
+	}>(),
+	{
+		check: null,
+		debounce: 300,
+	},
+)
 
 const { formatMessage } = useVIntl()
+const displayedCheck = shallowRef<ValidationCheckInput>(props.check)
+let debounceTimer: ReturnType<typeof setTimeout> | undefined
+
+watch(
+	() => props.check,
+	(check) => {
+		clearTimeout(debounceTimer)
+		if (props.debounce <= 0) {
+			displayedCheck.value = check
+			return
+		}
+
+		debounceTimer = setTimeout(() => {
+			displayedCheck.value = check
+		}, props.debounce)
+	},
+)
+
+onScopeDispose(() => clearTimeout(debounceTimer))
 
 const validations = computed(() =>
-	(Array.isArray(props.check) ? props.check : props.check ? [props.check] : []).filter(
-		(validation) => validation.severity !== 'valid',
-	),
+	(Array.isArray(displayedCheck.value)
+		? displayedCheck.value
+		: displayedCheck.value
+			? [displayedCheck.value]
+			: []
+	).filter((validation) => validation.severity !== 'valid'),
 )
 </script>
diff --git a/apps/frontend/src/components/ui/create/ProjectCreateModal.vue b/apps/frontend/src/components/ui/create/ProjectCreateModal.vue
index ea945b1fcc..e8458ef4b1 100644
--- a/apps/frontend/src/components/ui/create/ProjectCreateModal.vue
+++ b/apps/frontend/src/components/ui/create/ProjectCreateModal.vue
@@ -40,7 +40,6 @@
 					autocomplete="off"
 					:disabled="hasHitLimit"
 					@update:model-value="updatedName()"
-					@blur="nameForValidation = name"
 				/>
 				<ValidationMessage :check="nameValidation" />
 			</div>
@@ -335,8 +334,7 @@ const visibilities = ref<VisibilityOption[]>([
 ])
 const visibility = ref<VisibilityOption>(visibilities.value[0])
 
-const nameForValidation = ref(name.value)
-const nameValidation = useProjectTitleValidation(nameForValidation)
+const nameValidation = useProjectTitleValidation(name)
 const summaryValidation = useProjectSummaryValidation(description, name)
 
 const disableCreate = computed(() => {
@@ -516,7 +514,6 @@ async function createProject() {
 
 async function show(event?: MouseEvent, options?: ShowOptions) {
 	name.value = ''
-	nameForValidation.value = name.value
 	slug.value = ''
 	description.value = ''
 	manualSlug.value = false
diff --git a/apps/frontend/src/pages/[type]/[project]/settings/general.vue b/apps/frontend/src/pages/[type]/[project]/settings/general.vue
index 4f4f35a966..e34d23bc13 100644
--- a/apps/frontend/src/pages/[type]/[project]/settings/general.vue
+++ b/apps/frontend/src/pages/[type]/[project]/settings/general.vue
@@ -57,8 +57,7 @@ const {
 
 const { confirmLeaveModal } = usePageLeaveSafety(hasChanges)
 
-const titleForValidation = ref(current.value.title)
-const titleValidation = useProjectTitleValidation(titleForValidation)
+const titleValidation = useProjectTitleValidation(() => current.value.title)
 const taglineValidation = useProjectSummaryValidation(
 	() => current.value.tagline,
 	() => current.value.title,
@@ -88,7 +87,6 @@ async function save() {
 
 function reset() {
 	resetForm()
-	titleForValidation.value = current.value.title
 }
 
 const messages = defineMessages({
@@ -204,7 +202,6 @@ const placeholder = computed(() => placeholders[placeholderIndex.value] ?? place
 						autocomplete="off"
 						:maxlength="50"
 						wrapper-class="flex-grow"
-						@blur="titleForValidation = current.title"
 					/>
 				</div>
 				<ValidationMessage :check="titleValidation" class="mt-2" />
diff --git a/apps/frontend/src/pages/[type]/[project]/settings/index.vue b/apps/frontend/src/pages/[type]/[project]/settings/index.vue
index e7734ad7f9..bd01a47cea 100644
--- a/apps/frontend/src/pages/[type]/[project]/settings/index.vue
+++ b/apps/frontend/src/pages/[type]/[project]/settings/index.vue
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@
 						:maxlength="2048"
 						wrapper-class="w-full max-w-72"
 						:disabled="!hasPermission"
-						@blur="nameForValidation = name"
 					/>
 					<ValidationMessage :check="nameValidation" class="mt-2" />
 				</div>
@@ -437,8 +436,7 @@ const hasPermission = computed(() => {
 	)
 })
 
-const nameForValidation = ref(name.value)
-const nameValidation = useProjectTitleValidation(nameForValidation)
+const nameValidation = useProjectTitleValidation(name)
 const summaryValidation = useProjectSummaryValidation(summary, name)
 const hasValidationIssues = computed(
 	() =>
@@ -545,7 +543,6 @@ const { confirmLeaveModal } = usePageLeaveSafety(hasChanges)
 
 function resetChanges() {
 	name.value = project.value.name
-	nameForValidation.value = name.value
 	slug.value = project.value.slug ?? ''
 	summary.value = project.value.summary
 	visibility.value = tags.value.approvedStatuses.includes(project.value.status)