diff --git a/Intertech.Validation.Test/Intertech.Validation.Test.csproj b/Intertech.Validation.Test/Intertech.Validation.Test.csproj
index ced01ed..1557b41 100644
--- a/Intertech.Validation.Test/Intertech.Validation.Test.csproj
+++ b/Intertech.Validation.Test/Intertech.Validation.Test.csproj
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@
       <DesignTime>True</DesignTime>
       <DependentUpon>TestResource.resx</DependentUpon>
     </Compile>
+    <Compile Include="TestDTO\ValidationTest2.cs" />
     <Compile Include="ValidationTestTests.cs" />
     <Compile Include="TestDTO\ValidationTest.cs" />
     <Compile Include="ValidationHelperTests.cs" />
diff --git a/Intertech.Validation.Test/TestDTO/TestResource.Designer.cs b/Intertech.Validation.Test/TestDTO/TestResource.Designer.cs
index ed3a027..33c764d 100644
--- a/Intertech.Validation.Test/TestDTO/TestResource.Designer.cs
+++ b/Intertech.Validation.Test/TestDTO/TestResource.Designer.cs
@@ -68,5 +68,14 @@ internal static string NameRequiredResource {
                 return ResourceManager.GetString("NameRequiredResource", resourceCulture);
             }
         }
+        
+        /// <summary>
+        ///   Looks up a localized string similar to Default required {0}.
+        /// </summary>
+        internal static string Required {
+            get {
+                return ResourceManager.GetString("Required", resourceCulture);
+            }
+        }
     }
 }
diff --git a/Intertech.Validation.Test/TestDTO/TestResource.resx b/Intertech.Validation.Test/TestDTO/TestResource.resx
index c67b708..e1f1502 100644
--- a/Intertech.Validation.Test/TestDTO/TestResource.resx
+++ b/Intertech.Validation.Test/TestDTO/TestResource.resx
@@ -120,4 +120,7 @@
   <data name="NameRequiredResource" xml:space="preserve">
     <value>Name is required (resource).</value>
   </data>
+  <data name="Required" xml:space="preserve">
+    <value>Default required {0}</value>
+  </data>
 </root>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/Intertech.Validation.Test/TestDTO/ValidationTest2.cs b/Intertech.Validation.Test/TestDTO/ValidationTest2.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..df63177
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Intertech.Validation.Test/TestDTO/ValidationTest2.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,63 @@
+using Intertech.Validation.Constants;
+using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.ComponentModel.DataAnnotations;
+using System.Linq;
+using System.Text;
+using System.Threading.Tasks;
+
+namespace Intertech.Validation.Test.TestDTO
+{
+    public class ValidationTest2
+    {
+        [Required]
+        [MinLength(3)]
+        public string Name { get; set; }
+
+        [CreditCard]
+        public string CreditCard { get; set; }
+
+        [EmailAddress]
+        public string Email { get; set; }
+
+        [MaxLength(40)]
+        public string Street { get; set; }
+
+        [Phone]
+        public string Phone { get; set; }
+
+        [Range(1, 100)]
+        public int FavoriteNumber { get; set; }
+
+        [RegularExpression(RegexConstants.Integer)]
+        public string IntegerString { get; set; }
+
+        [StringLength(30, MinimumLength = 2)]
+        [Display(Name = "Nick Name")]
+        public string NickName { get; set; }
+
+        [Url]
+        public string Website { get; set; }
+
+        [Required]
+        [MinLength(5, ErrorMessage = ErrorMessages.MinLength)]
+        [MaxLength(25, ErrorMessage = ErrorMessages.MaxLength)]
+        public string Length { get; set; }
+
+        [CreditCard(ErrorMessage = ErrorMessages.CreditCard)]
+        [StringLength(30, MinimumLength = 12, ErrorMessage = ErrorMessages.VisaLength)]
+        public string Visa { get; set; }
+
+        [Url(ErrorMessage = ErrorMessages.Url)]
+        public string Url { get; set; }
+
+        [EmailAddress(ErrorMessage = ErrorMessages.Email)]
+        public string Email2 { get; set; }
+
+        [Phone(ErrorMessage = ErrorMessages.Phone)]
+        public string Phone2 { get; set; }
+
+        [RegularExpression(RegexConstants.Decimal, ErrorMessage = ErrorMessages.Regex)]
+        public string DecimalString { get; set; }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/Intertech.Validation.Test/ValidationHelperTests.cs b/Intertech.Validation.Test/ValidationHelperTests.cs
index c498def..e68eb5e 100644
--- a/Intertech.Validation.Test/ValidationHelperTests.cs
+++ b/Intertech.Validation.Test/ValidationHelperTests.cs
@@ -76,6 +76,27 @@ public void Init()
         private void AssertJsonEqual(object expected, object actual)
         {
             Assert.IsTrue(JObject.DeepEquals(expected as JObject, actual as JObject));
+        }
+
+        [TestMethod]
+        public void ValidationHelper_Resource_Test()
+        {
+
+
+            var parms = new GetValidationsParms("TestDTO.ValidationTest2", "model")
+            {
+                DtoAssemblyNames = new List<string> { "Intertech.Validation.Test" },
+                ResourceAssemblyName = "Intertech.Validation.Test",
+                ResourceNamespace = "Intertech.Validation.Test.TestDTO.TestResource"
+            };
+
+            // Act
+            var valHelper = new ValidationHelper();
+
+            var ret = valHelper.GetValidations(parms);
+
+            var str = string.Format(TestResource.Required, "Name");
+            Assert.IsTrue(ret.ToString().Contains("\"required-msg\": \"" + str + "\""));
         }
 
         [TestMethod]
@@ -134,6 +155,7 @@ public void ValidationHelper_GetValidations_Empty_Test()
             AssertJsonEqual(_emptyValidations, vals);
         }
 
+
         [TestMethod]
         [ExpectedException(typeof(Exception), "DTO 'blah' not found.")]
         public void ValidationHelper_GetValidations_DTONotFound_Test()
diff --git a/Intertech.Validation/Converters/BaseValidationConverter.cs b/Intertech.Validation/Converters/BaseValidationConverter.cs
index b9ed315..ab73e73 100644
--- a/Intertech.Validation/Converters/BaseValidationConverter.cs
+++ b/Intertech.Validation/Converters/BaseValidationConverter.cs
@@ -115,6 +115,30 @@ protected string GetErrorMessage(string propertyName, CustomAttributeData attr,
                 }
             }
 
+            if(msg == null)
+            {
+                //valide the resource default value
+                try
+                {
+                    if(attr.AttributeType.Name.EndsWith("Attribute"))
+                    {
+                        var rtype = TypeHelper.GetObjectType(resourceNamespace, true, resourceNamespace, resourceAssemblyName);
+                        if (rtype != null)
+                        {
+                            var resName = rtype.GetProperty(attr.AttributeType.Name.Substring(0, attr.AttributeType.Name.Length - 9 /*Attribute*/), BindingFlags.Public | BindingFlags.NonPublic | BindingFlags.Static);
+                            if (resName != null)
+                            {
+                                msg = resName.GetValue(null) as string;
+                            }
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
+                catch
+                {
+                    msg = null;
+                }
+            }
+
             return msg;
         }
 
@@ -128,10 +152,9 @@ protected void SetRegularExpressionAAValidation(string propertyName, string disp
             if (!string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(displayName))
             {
                 var msg = GetErrorMessage(propertyName, attr, resourceNamespace, resourceAssemblyName);
-                if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(msg))
-                {
-                    msg = string.Format(defaultMsgFormat, displayName);
-                }
+
+                msg = string.Format(string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(msg) ? defaultMsgFormat : msg, displayName);
+
                 jsonString.Append(", 'ng-pattern-msg': \"" + msg + "\"");
             }
         }
@@ -146,10 +169,10 @@ protected void SetMaxLengthAAValidation(string propertyName, string displayName,
             if (!string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(displayName))
             {
                 var msg = GetErrorMessage(propertyName, attr, resourceNamespace, resourceAssemblyName);
-                if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(msg))
-                {
-                    msg = string.Format(DataAnnotationConstants.DefaultMaxLengthErrorMsg, displayName, length);
-                }
+                
+                msg = string.Format(string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(msg) ? DataAnnotationConstants.DefaultMaxLengthErrorMsg : msg, displayName, length);
+
+
                 jsonString.Append(", 'ng-maxlength-msg': \"" + msg + "\"");
             }
         }
@@ -164,10 +187,9 @@ protected void SetMinLengthAAValidation(string propertyName, string displayName,
             if (!string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(displayName))
             {
                 var msg = GetErrorMessage(propertyName, attr, resourceNamespace, resourceAssemblyName);
-                if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(msg))
-                {
-                    msg = string.Format(DataAnnotationConstants.DefaultMinLengthErrorMsg, displayName, length);
-                }
+
+                msg = string.Format(string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(msg) ? DataAnnotationConstants.DefaultMinLengthErrorMsg : msg, displayName, length);
+
                 jsonString.Append(", 'ng-minlength-msg': \"" + msg + "\"");
             }
         }
diff --git a/Intertech.Validation/Converters/RangeConverter.cs b/Intertech.Validation/Converters/RangeConverter.cs
index 93a641d..e855608 100644
--- a/Intertech.Validation/Converters/RangeConverter.cs
+++ b/Intertech.Validation/Converters/RangeConverter.cs
@@ -29,10 +29,9 @@ public void Convert(string propertyName, string displayName, CustomAttributeData
                 if (!string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(displayName))
                 {
                     var msg = GetErrorMessage(propertyName, attr, resourceNamespace, resourceAssemblyName);
-                    if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(msg))
-                    {
-                        msg = string.Format(DataAnnotationConstants.DefaultRangeErrorMsg, displayName, minimum, maximum);
-                    }
+                   
+                    msg = string.Format(string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(msg) ? DataAnnotationConstants.DefaultRangeErrorMsg : msg, displayName, minimum, maximum);
+
                     jsonString.Append(", 'min-msg': \"" + msg + "\"");
 
                     jsonString.Append(", 'max': " + maximum);
diff --git a/Intertech.Validation/Converters/RequiredConverter.cs b/Intertech.Validation/Converters/RequiredConverter.cs
index b9f4e58..0f69636 100644
--- a/Intertech.Validation/Converters/RequiredConverter.cs
+++ b/Intertech.Validation/Converters/RequiredConverter.cs
@@ -25,10 +25,9 @@ public void Convert(string propertyName, string displayName, CustomAttributeData
             if (!string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(displayName))
             {
                 var msg = GetErrorMessage(propertyName, attr, resourceNamespace, resourceAssemblyName);
-                if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(msg))
-                {
-                    msg = string.Format(DataAnnotationConstants.DefaultRequiredErrorMsg, displayName);
-                }
+                
+                msg = string.Format(string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(msg) ? DataAnnotationConstants.DefaultRequiredErrorMsg : msg, displayName);
+
                 jsonString.Append(", 'required-msg': \"" + msg + "\"");
             }
         }