diff --git a/client/i18n/locales/english/translations.json b/client/i18n/locales/english/translations.json
index f82fb0dc563..6f72bd74d7d 100644
--- a/client/i18n/locales/english/translations.json
+++ b/client/i18n/locales/english/translations.json
@@ -872,7 +872,8 @@
     "own-work-url": "Remember to submit your own work.",
     "publicly-visible-url": "Remember to submit a publicly visible app URL.",
     "ms-learn-link": "Please use a valid Microsoft Learn trophy link.",
-    "path-url": "You probably want to submit the root path i.e. https://example.com, not https://example.com/path"
+    "path-url": "You probably want to submit the root path i.e. https://example.com, not https://example.com/path",
+    "source-code-link-required": "Remember to submit the link to your source code."
   },
   "certification": {
     "executive": "Executive Director, freeCodeCamp.org",
diff --git a/client/src/components/formHelpers/form-fields.tsx b/client/src/components/formHelpers/form-fields.tsx
index c867043b5f2..559869332b7 100644
--- a/client/src/components/formHelpers/form-fields.tsx
+++ b/client/src/components/formHelpers/form-fields.tsx
@@ -14,13 +14,15 @@ import {
   composeValidators,
   fCCValidator,
   httpValidator,
-  pathValidator
+  pathValidator,
+  sourceCodeLinkExistsValidator
 } from './form-validators';
 
 export type FormOptions = {
   ignored?: string[];
   isEditorLinkAllowed?: boolean;
   isLocalLinkAllowed?: boolean;
+  isSourceCodeLinkRequired?: boolean;
   required?: string[];
   types?: { [key: string]: string };
   placeholders?: { [key: string]: string };
@@ -38,7 +40,8 @@ function FormFields({ formFields, options }: FormFieldsProps): JSX.Element {
     required = [],
     types = {},
     isEditorLinkAllowed = false,
-    isLocalLinkAllowed = false
+    isLocalLinkAllowed = false,
+    isSourceCodeLinkRequired = false
   } = options;
 
   const nullOrWarning = (
@@ -64,6 +67,9 @@ function FormFields({ formFields, options }: FormFieldsProps): JSX.Element {
         validators.push(pathValidator);
       }
     }
+    if (isSourceCodeLinkRequired && name === 'githubLink') {
+      validators.push(sourceCodeLinkExistsValidator);
+    }
     if (!isLocalLinkAllowed) {
       validators.push(localhostValidator);
     }
diff --git a/client/src/components/formHelpers/form-validators.tsx b/client/src/components/formHelpers/form-validators.tsx
index 31be1eb6218..ba21986994e 100644
--- a/client/src/components/formHelpers/form-validators.tsx
+++ b/client/src/components/formHelpers/form-validators.tsx
@@ -38,6 +38,9 @@ export const httpValidator: Validator = value =>
 export const pathValidator: Validator = value =>
   isPathRoot(value) ? <Trans>validation.path-url</Trans> : null;
 
+export const sourceCodeLinkExistsValidator: Validator = value =>
+  value ? null : <Trans>validation.source-code-link-required</Trans>;
+
 export function composeValidators(...validators: Validator[]) {
   return (value: string): ReturnType<Validator> | null =>
     validators.reduce(
diff --git a/client/src/components/formHelpers/form.tsx b/client/src/components/formHelpers/form.tsx
index 9d52b4592e6..badf91b473d 100644
--- a/client/src/components/formHelpers/form.tsx
+++ b/client/src/components/formHelpers/form.tsx
@@ -8,7 +8,8 @@ import {
   editorValidator,
   composeValidators,
   fCCValidator,
-  httpValidator
+  httpValidator,
+  sourceCodeLinkExistsValidator
 } from './form-validators';
 import FormFields, { FormOptions } from './form-fields';
 
@@ -35,43 +36,59 @@ function validateFormValues(
   formValues: FormValues,
   options: FormOptions
 ): ValidatedValues {
-  const { isEditorLinkAllowed, isLocalLinkAllowed, types } = options;
+  const {
+    isEditorLinkAllowed,
+    isLocalLinkAllowed,
+    isSourceCodeLinkRequired,
+    types
+  } = options;
   const validatedValues: ValidatedValues = {
     values: {},
     errors: [],
     invalidValues: []
   };
-  const urlValues = Object.entries(formValues).reduce(
-    (result, [key, value]) => {
-      // NOTE: pathValidator is not used here, because it is only used as a
-      // suggestion - should not prevent form submission
-      const validators = [fCCValidator, httpValidator];
-      const isSolutionLink = key !== 'githubLink';
-      if (isSolutionLink && !isEditorLinkAllowed) {
-        validators.push(editorValidator);
-      }
-      if (!isLocalLinkAllowed) {
-        validators.push(localhostValidator);
-      }
 
-      const nullOrWarning = composeValidators(...validators)(value);
-      if (nullOrWarning) {
-        validatedValues.invalidValues.push(nullOrWarning);
+  const formFields = Object.entries(formValues);
+  // We don't always get a githubLink field in formValues, so we can't simply
+  // validate that field like the others. We have to handle it separately.
+  if (isSourceCodeLinkRequired) {
+    const githubLink = formValues['githubLink'];
+    if (!githubLink) {
+      validatedValues.invalidValues.push(sourceCodeLinkExistsValidator(''));
+    }
+  }
+
+  const urlValues = formFields.reduce((result, [key, value]) => {
+    // NOTE: pathValidator is not used here, because it is only used as a
+    // suggestion - should not prevent form submission
+    const validators = [fCCValidator, httpValidator];
+    const isSolutionLink = key !== 'githubLink';
+    if (isSolutionLink && !isEditorLinkAllowed) {
+      validators.push(editorValidator);
+    }
+    if (!isLocalLinkAllowed) {
+      validators.push(localhostValidator);
+    }
+    if (isSourceCodeLinkRequired) {
+      validators.push(sourceCodeLinkExistsValidator);
+    }
+
+    const nullOrWarning = composeValidators(...validators)(value);
+    if (nullOrWarning) {
+      validatedValues.invalidValues.push(nullOrWarning);
+    }
+    if (value && types && types[key] === 'url') {
+      try {
+        value = normalizeUrl(value, normalizeOptions);
+      } catch (err: unknown) {
+        validatedValues.errors.push({
+          error: err as { message?: string },
+          value
+        });
       }
-      if (value && types && types[key] === 'url') {
-        try {
-          value = normalizeUrl(value, normalizeOptions);
-        } catch (err: unknown) {
-          validatedValues.errors.push({
-            error: err as { message?: string },
-            value
-          });
-        }
-      }
-      return { ...result, [key]: value };
-    },
-    {}
-  );
+    }
+    return { ...result, [key]: value };
+  }, {});
   validatedValues.values = urlValues;
   return validatedValues;
 }
diff --git a/client/src/templates/Challenges/projects/solution-form.tsx b/client/src/templates/Challenges/projects/solution-form.tsx
index e616e6ac613..805ccceb297 100644
--- a/client/src/templates/Challenges/projects/solution-form.tsx
+++ b/client/src/templates/Challenges/projects/solution-form.tsx
@@ -63,7 +63,8 @@ export class SolutionForm extends Component<SolutionFormProps> {
       },
       required: ['solution'],
       isEditorLinkAllowed: false,
-      isLocalLinkAllowed: false
+      isLocalLinkAllowed: false,
+      isSourceCodeLinkRequired: false
     };
 
     let formFields = solutionField;
@@ -85,7 +86,8 @@ export class SolutionForm extends Component<SolutionFormProps> {
 
       case challengeTypes.backEndProject:
         formFields = backEndProjectFields;
-        options.required.push('githubLink');
+        // options.required.push('githubLink');
+        options.isSourceCodeLinkRequired = true;
         options.isLocalLinkAllowed = true;
         solutionLink = solutionLink + 'https://3000-project-url.gitpod.io/';
         solutionFormID = 'back-end-form';