diff --git a/textinput/textinput.go b/textinput/textinput.go
index 82341b97..229dc5ab 100644
--- a/textinput/textinput.go
+++ b/textinput/textinput.go
@@ -35,8 +35,9 @@ const (
 	EchoNone
 )
 
-// ValidateFunc is a function that returns an error if the input is invalid.
-type ValidateFunc func(string) error
+// ValidateFunc is a function that returns an error if the input is invalid and
+// a boolean indicating whether text input should be blocked.
+type ValidateFunc func(string) (bool, error)
 
 // KeyMap is the key bindings for different actions within the textinput.
 type KeyMap struct {
@@ -180,19 +181,17 @@ func (m *Model) SetValue(s string) {
 	// Clean up any special characters in the input provided by the
 	// caller. This avoids bugs due to e.g. tab characters and whatnot.
 	runes := m.san().Sanitize([]rune(s))
-	m.setValueInternal(runes)
+	blockInput, err := m.validateIfDefined(string(runes))
+	m.setValueInternal(runes, err, blockInput)
 }
 
-func (m *Model) setValueInternal(runes []rune) {
-	if m.Validate != nil {
-		if err := m.Validate(string(runes)); err != nil {
-			m.Err = err
-			return
-		}
+func (m *Model) setValueInternal(runes []rune, err error, blockInput bool) {
+	m.Err = err
+	if blockInput {
+		return
 	}
 
 	empty := len(m.value) == 0
-	m.Err = nil
 
 	if m.CharLimit > 0 && len(runes) > m.CharLimit {
 		m.value = runes[:m.CharLimit]
@@ -323,9 +322,10 @@ func (m *Model) insertRunesFromUserInput(v []rune) {
 
 	// Put it all back together
 	value := append(head, tail...)
-	m.setValueInternal(value)
+	blockInput, inputErr := m.validateIfDefined(string(value))
+	m.setValueInternal(value, inputErr, blockInput)
 
-	if m.Err != nil {
+	if blockInput {
 		m.pos = oldPos
 	}
 }
@@ -378,6 +378,7 @@ func (m *Model) handleOverflow() {
 // deleteBeforeCursor deletes all text before the cursor.
 func (m *Model) deleteBeforeCursor() {
 	m.value = m.value[m.pos:]
+	_, m.Err = m.validateIfDefined(string(m.value))
 	m.offset = 0
 	m.SetCursor(0)
 }
@@ -387,6 +388,7 @@ func (m *Model) deleteBeforeCursor() {
 // masked input.
 func (m *Model) deleteAfterCursor() {
 	m.value = m.value[:m.pos]
+	_, m.Err = m.validateIfDefined(string(m.value))
 	m.SetCursor(len(m.value))
 }
 
@@ -432,6 +434,7 @@ func (m *Model) deleteWordBackward() {
 	} else {
 		m.value = append(m.value[:m.pos], m.value[oldPos:]...)
 	}
+	_, m.Err = m.validateIfDefined(string(m.value))
 }
 
 // deleteWordForward deletes the word right to the cursor. If input is masked
@@ -471,6 +474,7 @@ func (m *Model) deleteWordForward() {
 	} else {
 		m.value = append(m.value[:oldPos], m.value[m.pos:]...)
 	}
+	_, m.Err = m.validateIfDefined(string(m.value))
 
 	m.SetCursor(oldPos)
 }
@@ -575,12 +579,12 @@ func (m Model) Update(msg tea.Msg) (Model, tea.Cmd) {
 	case tea.KeyMsg:
 		switch {
 		case key.Matches(msg, m.KeyMap.DeleteWordBackward):
-			m.Err = nil
 			m.deleteWordBackward()
 		case key.Matches(msg, m.KeyMap.DeleteCharacterBackward):
 			m.Err = nil
 			if len(m.value) > 0 {
 				m.value = append(m.value[:max(0, m.pos-1)], m.value[m.pos:]...)
+				_, m.Err = m.validateIfDefined(string(m.value))
 				if m.pos > 0 {
 					m.SetCursor(m.pos - 1)
 				}
@@ -597,13 +601,12 @@ func (m Model) Update(msg tea.Msg) (Model, tea.Cmd) {
 			if m.pos < len(m.value) {
 				m.SetCursor(m.pos + 1)
 			}
-		case key.Matches(msg, m.KeyMap.DeleteWordBackward):
-			m.deleteWordBackward()
 		case key.Matches(msg, m.KeyMap.LineStart):
 			m.CursorStart()
 		case key.Matches(msg, m.KeyMap.DeleteCharacterForward):
 			if len(m.value) > 0 && m.pos < len(m.value) {
 				m.value = append(m.value[:m.pos], m.value[m.pos+1:]...)
+				_, m.Err = m.validateIfDefined(string(m.value))
 			}
 		case key.Matches(msg, m.KeyMap.LineEnd):
 			m.CursorEnd()
@@ -859,3 +862,10 @@ func (m *Model) previousSuggestion() {
 		m.currentSuggestionIndex = len(m.matchedSuggestions) - 1
 	}
 }
+
+func (m Model) validateIfDefined(v string) (bool, error) {
+	if m.Validate != nil {
+		return m.Validate(v)
+	}
+	return false, nil
+}