diff --git a/cypress/integration/user_fed_ldap_test.spec.ts b/cypress/integration/user_fed_ldap_test.spec.ts
index 8d66220110..b520987728 100644
--- a/cypress/integration/user_fed_ldap_test.spec.ts
+++ b/cypress/integration/user_fed_ldap_test.spec.ts
@@ -32,8 +32,6 @@ const secondLdapName = `${firstLdapName}-2`;
 const secondLdapVendor = "Other";
 
 const secondBindType = "none";
-const secondBindDn = "user-2";
-const secondBindCreds = "password2";
 
 const secondUsersDn = "user-dn-2";
 const secondUserLdapAtt = "cn";
@@ -165,8 +163,6 @@ describe("User Fed LDAP tests", () => {
     providersPage.fillLdapRequiredConnectionData(
       connectionUrl,
       secondBindType,
-      secondBindDn,
-      secondBindCreds
     );
     providersPage.fillLdapRequiredSearchingData(
       secondUsersDn,
diff --git a/cypress/support/pages/admin_console/manage/providers/ProviderPage.ts b/cypress/support/pages/admin_console/manage/providers/ProviderPage.ts
index 659cfb7296..37d02925ce 100644
--- a/cypress/support/pages/admin_console/manage/providers/ProviderPage.ts
+++ b/cypress/support/pages/admin_console/manage/providers/ProviderPage.ts
@@ -129,8 +129,8 @@ export default class ProviderPage {
   fillLdapRequiredConnectionData(
     connectionUrl: string,
     bindType: string,
-    bindDn: string,
-    bindCreds: string
+    bindDn?: string,
+    bindCreds?: string
   ) {
     if (connectionUrl) {
       cy.get(`[${this.ldapConnectionUrlInput}]`).type(connectionUrl);
diff --git a/src/user-federation/UserFederationLdapSettings.tsx b/src/user-federation/UserFederationLdapSettings.tsx
index 56dd2540cf..0c1211e34f 100644
--- a/src/user-federation/UserFederationLdapSettings.tsx
+++ b/src/user-federation/UserFederationLdapSettings.tsx
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ import ComponentRepresentation from "keycloak-admin/lib/defs/componentRepresenta
 
 import { Controller, useForm } from "react-hook-form";
 import { useConfirmDialog } from "../components/confirm-dialog/ConfirmDialog";
-import { useAdminClient } from "../context/auth/AdminClient";
+import { asyncStateFetch, useAdminClient } from "../context/auth/AdminClient";
 import { useAlerts } from "../components/alert/Alerts";
 import { useTranslation } from "react-i18next";
 import { ViewHeader } from "../components/view-header/ViewHeader";
@@ -35,6 +35,14 @@ import { ScrollForm } from "../components/scroll-form/ScrollForm";
 
 import { KeycloakTabs } from "../components/keycloak-tabs/KeycloakTabs";
 import { LdapMapperList } from "./ldap/mappers/LdapMapperList";
+import { useErrorHandler } from "react-error-boundary";
+
+type ldapComponentRepresentation = ComponentRepresentation & {
+  config?: {
+    periodicChangedUsersSync?: boolean;
+    periodicFullSync?: boolean;
+  };
+};
 
 type LdapSettingsHeaderProps = {
   onChange: (value: string) => void;
@@ -167,33 +175,45 @@ const LdapSettingsHeader = ({
 
 export const UserFederationLdapSettings = () => {
   const { t } = useTranslation("user-federation");
-  const form = useForm<ComponentRepresentation>();
+  const form = useForm<ComponentRepresentation>({ mode: "onChange" });
   const history = useHistory();
   const adminClient = useAdminClient();
   const { realm } = useRealm();
+  const errorHandler = useErrorHandler();
 
   const { id } = useParams<{ id: string }>();
   const { addAlert } = useAlerts();
 
   useEffect(() => {
-    (async () => {
-      if (id) {
-        const fetchedComponent = await adminClient.components.findOne({ id });
-        if (fetchedComponent) {
-          setupForm(fetchedComponent);
-        }
-      }
-    })();
+    if (id) {
+      return asyncStateFetch(
+        () => adminClient.components.findOne({ id }),
+        (fetchedComponent) => {
+          if (fetchedComponent) {
+            setupForm(fetchedComponent);
+          }
+        },
+        errorHandler
+      );
+    }
   }, []);
 
   const setupForm = (component: ComponentRepresentation) => {
-    form.reset();
     Object.entries(component).map((entry) => {
       if (entry[0] === "config") {
+        form.setValue(
+          "config.periodicChangedUsersSync",
+          entry[1].changedSyncPeriod[0] !== "-1"
+        );
+
+        form.setValue(
+          "config.periodicFullSync",
+          entry[1].fullSyncPeriod[0] !== "-1"
+        );
+
         convertToFormValues(entry[1], "config", form.setValue);
-      } else {
-        form.setValue(entry[0], entry[1]);
       }
+      form.setValue(entry[0], entry[1]);
     });
   };
 
@@ -208,7 +228,19 @@ export const UserFederationLdapSettings = () => {
     }
   };
 
-  const save = async (component: ComponentRepresentation) => {
+  const save = async (component: ldapComponentRepresentation) => {
+    if (component?.config?.periodicChangedUsersSync !== null) {
+      if (component?.config?.periodicChangedUsersSync === false) {
+        component.config.changedSyncPeriod = ["-1"];
+      }
+      delete component?.config?.periodicChangedUsersSync;
+    }
+    if (component?.config?.periodicFullSync !== null) {
+      if (component?.config?.periodicFullSync === false) {
+        component.config.fullSyncPeriod = ["-1"];
+      }
+      delete component?.config?.periodicFullSync;
+    }
     try {
       if (!id) {
         await adminClient.components.create(component);
@@ -216,11 +248,10 @@ export const UserFederationLdapSettings = () => {
       } else {
         await adminClient.components.update({ id }, component);
       }
-      setupForm(component as ComponentRepresentation);
       addAlert(t(id ? "saveSuccess" : "createSuccess"), AlertVariant.success);
     } catch (error) {
       addAlert(
-        `${t(id ? "saveError" : "createError")} '${error}'`,
+        t(id ? "saveError" : "createError", { error }),
         AlertVariant.danger
       );
     }
diff --git a/src/user-federation/ldap/LdapSettingsConnection.tsx b/src/user-federation/ldap/LdapSettingsConnection.tsx
index b1f55bc966..c2a0cc7518 100644
--- a/src/user-federation/ldap/LdapSettingsConnection.tsx
+++ b/src/user-federation/ldap/LdapSettingsConnection.tsx
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import {
+  AlertVariant,
   Button,
   FormGroup,
   Select,
@@ -6,14 +7,21 @@ import {
   SelectVariant,
   Switch,
   TextInput,
+  ValidatedOptions,
 } from "@patternfly/react-core";
 import { useTranslation } from "react-i18next";
 import React, { useState } from "react";
+import _ from "lodash";
+
+import TestLdapConnectionRepresentation from "keycloak-admin/lib/defs/testLdapConnection";
 import { HelpItem } from "../../components/help-enabler/HelpItem";
-import { Controller, UseFormMethods } from "react-hook-form";
+import { Controller, UseFormMethods, useWatch } from "react-hook-form";
 import { FormAccess } from "../../components/form-access/FormAccess";
 import { WizardSectionHeader } from "../../components/wizard-section-header/WizardSectionHeader";
 import { PasswordInput } from "../../components/password-input/PasswordInput";
+import { useAdminClient } from "../../context/auth/AdminClient";
+import { useRealm } from "../../context/realm-context/RealmContext";
+import { useAlerts } from "../../components/alert/Alerts";
 
 export type LdapSettingsConnectionProps = {
   form: UseFormMethods;
@@ -21,13 +29,45 @@ export type LdapSettingsConnectionProps = {
   showSectionDescription?: boolean;
 };
 
+const testLdapProperties: Array<keyof TestLdapConnectionRepresentation> = [
+  "connectionUrl",
+  "bindDn",
+  "bindCredential",
+  "useTruststoreSpi",
+  "connectionTimeout",
+  "startTls",
+  "authType",
+];
+
 export const LdapSettingsConnection = ({
   form,
   showSectionHeading = false,
   showSectionDescription = false,
 }: LdapSettingsConnectionProps) => {
   const { t } = useTranslation("user-federation");
-  const helpText = useTranslation("user-federation-help").t;
+  const { t: helpText } = useTranslation("user-federation-help");
+  const adminClient = useAdminClient();
+  const { realm } = useRealm();
+  const { addAlert } = useAlerts();
+
+  const testLdap = async () => {
+    try {
+      const settings: TestLdapConnectionRepresentation = {};
+
+      testLdapProperties.forEach((key) => {
+        const value = _.get(form.getValues(), `config.${key}`);
+        settings[key] = _.isArray(value) ? value[0] : "";
+      });
+      await adminClient.realms.testLDAPConnection(
+        { realm },
+        { ...settings, action: "testConnection" }
+      );
+      addAlert(t("testSuccess"), AlertVariant.success);
+    } catch (error) {
+      addAlert(t("testError"), AlertVariant.danger);
+      console.error(error.response?.data?.errorMessage);
+    }
+  };
 
   const [
     isTruststoreSpiDropdownOpen,
@@ -36,6 +76,11 @@ export const LdapSettingsConnection = ({
 
   const [isBindTypeDropdownOpen, setIsBindTypeDropdownOpen] = useState(false);
 
+  const ldapBindType = useWatch({
+    control: form.control,
+    name: "config.authType",
+  });
+
   return (
     <>
       {showSectionHeading && (
@@ -213,7 +258,7 @@ export const LdapSettingsConnection = ({
         >
           <Controller
             name="config.authType[0]"
-            defaultValue=""
+            defaultValue="none"
             control={form.control}
             render={({ onChange, value }) => (
               <Select
@@ -231,83 +276,81 @@ export const LdapSettingsConnection = ({
                 variant={SelectVariant.single}
                 data-testid="ldap-bind-type"
               >
-                <SelectOption key={3} value="simple" />
-                <SelectOption key={4} value="none" />
+                <SelectOption key={0} value="simple" />
+                <SelectOption key={1} value="none" isPlaceholder />
               </Select>
             )}
           ></Controller>
         </FormGroup>
-        <FormGroup
-          label={t("bindDn")}
-          labelIcon={
-            <HelpItem
-              helpText={helpText("bindDnHelp")}
-              forLabel={t("bindDn")}
-              forID="kc-console-bind-dn"
-            />
-          }
-          fieldId="kc-console-bind-dn"
-          isRequired
-        >
-          <TextInput
-            type="text"
-            id="kc-console-bind-dn"
-            data-testid="ldap-bind-dn"
-            name="config.bindDn[0]"
-            ref={form.register({
-              required: {
-                value: true,
-                message: `${t("validateBindDn")}`,
-              },
-            })}
-          />
-          {form.errors.config &&
-            form.errors.config.bindDn &&
-            form.errors.config.bindDn[0] && (
-              <div className="error">
-                {form.errors.config.bindDn[0].message}
-              </div>
-            )}
-        </FormGroup>
-        <FormGroup
-          label={t("bindCredentials")}
-          labelIcon={
-            <HelpItem
-              helpText={helpText("bindCredentialsHelp")}
-              forLabel={t("bindCredentials")}
-              forID="kc-console-bind-credentials"
-            />
-          }
-          fieldId="kc-console-bind-credentials"
-          isRequired
-        >
-          <PasswordInput
-            isRequired
-            id="kc-console-bind-credentials"
-            data-testid="ldap-bind-credentials"
-            name="config.bindCredential[0]"
-            ref={form.register({
-              required: {
-                value: true,
-                message: `${t("validateBindCredentials")}`,
-              },
-            })}
-          />
-          {form.errors.config &&
-            form.errors.config.bindCredential &&
-            form.errors.config.bindCredential[0] && (
-              <div className="error">
-                {form.errors.config.bindCredential[0].message}
-              </div>
-            )}
-        </FormGroup>
-        <FormGroup fieldId="kc-test-button">
-          {" "}
-          {/* TODO: whatever this button is supposed to do */}
-          <Button variant="secondary" id="kc-test-button">
-            {t("common:test")}
-          </Button>
-        </FormGroup>
+
+        {_.isEqual(ldapBindType, ["simple"]) && (
+          <>
+            <FormGroup
+              label={t("bindDn")}
+              labelIcon={
+                <HelpItem
+                  helpText={helpText("bindDnHelp")}
+                  forLabel={t("bindDn")}
+                  forID="kc-console-bind-dn"
+                />
+              }
+              fieldId="kc-console-bind-dn"
+              helperTextInvalid={t("validateBindDn")}
+              validated={
+                form.errors.config?.bindDn
+                  ? ValidatedOptions.error
+                  : ValidatedOptions.default
+              }
+              isRequired
+            >
+              <TextInput
+                type="text"
+                id="kc-console-bind-dn"
+                data-testid="ldap-bind-dn"
+                name="config.bindDn[0]"
+                ref={form.register({ required: true })}
+              />
+            </FormGroup>
+            <FormGroup
+              label={t("bindCredentials")}
+              labelIcon={
+                <HelpItem
+                  helpText={helpText("bindCredentialsHelp")}
+                  forLabel={t("bindCredentials")}
+                  forID="kc-console-bind-credentials"
+                />
+              }
+              fieldId="kc-console-bind-credentials"
+              helperTextInvalid={t("validateBindCredentials")}
+              validated={
+                form.errors.config?.bindCredential
+                  ? ValidatedOptions.error
+                  : ValidatedOptions.default
+              }
+              isRequired
+            >
+              <PasswordInput
+                isRequired
+                id="kc-console-bind-credentials"
+                data-testid="ldap-bind-credentials"
+                name="config.bindCredential[0]"
+                ref={form.register({
+                  required: true,
+                })}
+              />
+            </FormGroup>
+            <FormGroup fieldId="kc-test-button">
+              <Button
+                isDisabled={!form.formState.isValid}
+                variant="secondary"
+                id="kc-test-button"
+                onClick={() => testLdap()}
+              >
+                {t("common:test")}
+              </Button>
+            </FormGroup>
+          </>
+        )}
       </FormAccess>
     </>
   );
diff --git a/src/user-federation/ldap/LdapSettingsSynchronization.tsx b/src/user-federation/ldap/LdapSettingsSynchronization.tsx
index b6dbccfb79..fea3fcd837 100644
--- a/src/user-federation/ldap/LdapSettingsSynchronization.tsx
+++ b/src/user-federation/ldap/LdapSettingsSynchronization.tsx
@@ -20,6 +20,9 @@ export const LdapSettingsSynchronization = ({
   const { t } = useTranslation("user-federation");
   const helpText = useTranslation("user-federation-help").t;
 
+  const watchPeriodicSync = form.watch("config.periodicFullSync", false);
+  const watchChangedSync = form.watch("config.periodicChangedUsersSync", false);
+
   return (
     <>
       {showSectionHeading && (
@@ -78,50 +81,110 @@ export const LdapSettingsSynchronization = ({
             ref={form.register}
           />
         </FormGroup>
-
-        {/* Enter -1 to switch off, otherwise enter value */}
         <FormGroup
-          hasNoPaddingTop
-          label={t("fullSyncPeriod")}
+          label={"Periodic full sync"}
           labelIcon={
             <HelpItem
-              helpText={helpText("fullSyncPeriodHelp")}
-              forLabel={t("fullSyncPeriod")}
-              forID="kc-full-sync-period"
+              helpText={helpText("periodicFullSyncHelp")}
+              forLabel={"periodicFullSync"}
+              forID="kc-periodic-full-sync"
             />
           }
-          fieldId="kc-full-sync-period"
-        >
-          <TextInput
-            type="number"
-            min={-1}
-            id="kc-full-sync-period"
-            name="config.fullSyncPeriod[0]"
-            ref={form.register}
-          />
-        </FormGroup>
-
-        {/* Enter -1 to switch off, otherwise enter value */}
-        <FormGroup
-          label={t("changedUsersSyncPeriod")}
-          labelIcon={
-            <HelpItem
-              helpText={helpText("changedUsersSyncHelp")}
-              forLabel={t("changedUsersSyncPeriod")}
-              forID="kc-changed-users-sync-period"
-            />
-          }
-          fieldId="kc-changed-users-sync-period"
+          fieldId="kc-periodic-full-sync"
           hasNoPaddingTop
         >
-          <TextInput
-            type="number"
-            min={-1}
-            id="kc-changed-users-sync-period"
-            name="config.changedSyncPeriod[0]"
-            ref={form.register}
-          />
+          <Controller
+            name="config.periodicFullSync"
+            defaultValue={false}
+            control={form.control}
+            render={({ onChange, value }) => (
+              <Switch
+                id={"kc-periodic-full-sync"}
+                isDisabled={false}
+                onChange={(value) => onChange(value)}
+                isChecked={value === true}
+                label={t("common:on")}
+                labelOff={t("common:off")}
+                ref={form.register}
+              />
+            )}
+          ></Controller>
         </FormGroup>
+        {watchPeriodicSync && (
+          <FormGroup
+            hasNoPaddingTop
+            label={t("fullSyncPeriod")}
+            labelIcon={
+              <HelpItem
+                helpText={helpText("fullSyncPeriodHelp")}
+                forLabel={t("fullSyncPeriod")}
+                forID="kc-full-sync-period"
+              />
+            }
+            fieldId="kc-full-sync-period"
+          >
+            <TextInput
+              type="number"
+              min={-1}
+              defaultValue={604800}
+              id="kc-full-sync-period"
+              name="config.fullSyncPeriod[0]"
+              ref={form.register}
+            />
+          </FormGroup>
+        )}
+        <FormGroup
+          label={"Periodic Changed Users Sync"}
+          labelIcon={
+            <HelpItem
+              helpText={helpText("periodicChangedUsersSyncHelp")}
+              forLabel={"periodicChangedUsersSync"}
+              forID="kc-periodic-changed-users-sync"
+            />
+          }
+          fieldId="kc-periodic-changed-users-sync"
+          hasNoPaddingTop
+        >
+          <Controller
+            name="config.periodicChangedUsersSync"
+            defaultValue={false}
+            control={form.control}
+            render={({ onChange, value }) => (
+              <Switch
+                id={"kc-periodic-changed-users-sync"}
+                isDisabled={false}
+                onChange={(value) => onChange(value)}
+                isChecked={value === true}
+                label={t("common:on")}
+                labelOff={t("common:off")}
+                ref={form.register}
+              />
+            )}
+          ></Controller>
+        </FormGroup>
+        {watchChangedSync && (
+          <FormGroup
+            label={t("changedUsersSyncPeriod")}
+            labelIcon={
+              <HelpItem
+                helpText={helpText("changedUsersSyncHelp")}
+                forLabel={t("changedUsersSyncPeriod")}
+                forID="kc-changed-users-sync-period"
+              />
+            }
+            fieldId="kc-changed-users-sync-period"
+            hasNoPaddingTop
+          >
+            <TextInput
+              type="number"
+              min={-1}
+              defaultValue={86400}
+              id="kc-changed-users-sync-period"
+              name="config.changedSyncPeriod[0]"
+              ref={form.register}
+            />
+          </FormGroup>
+        )}
       </FormAccess>
     </>
   );
diff --git a/src/user-federation/messages.json b/src/user-federation/messages.json
index 2440958b80..1c44193987 100644
--- a/src/user-federation/messages.json
+++ b/src/user-federation/messages.json
@@ -81,9 +81,11 @@
     "subtree": "Subtree",
 
     "saveSuccess": "User federation provider successfully saved",
-    "saveError": "User federation provider could not be saved: {error}",
+    "saveError": "User federation provider could not be saved: {{error}}",
     "createSuccess": "User federation provider successfully created",
-    "createError": "User federation provider could not be created: {error}",
+    "createError": "User federation provider could not be created: {{error}}",
+    "testSuccess": "Successfully connected to LDAP",
+    "testError": "Error when trying to connect to LDAP. See server.log for details.",
 
     "learnMore": "Learn more",
     "addNewProvider": "Add new provider",