diff --git a/src/common/service/DashboardService.js b/src/common/service/DashboardService.js
index b6b7f19c6..f613c443b 100644
--- a/src/common/service/DashboardService.js
+++ b/src/common/service/DashboardService.js
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { find, isEmpty } from "lodash";
+import { every, find, isEmpty, some } from "lodash";
 import http from "../utils/httpClient";
 import { CustomFilter, DashboardFilterConfig, GroupSubjectTypeFilter, ObservationBasedFilter } from "openchs-models";
 import EntityService from "./EntityService";
@@ -42,9 +42,22 @@ class DashboardService {
         message: `Standard report cards of types related to Approval, Comments, Tasks and Checklist currently doesn't support any filter other than Address. Incompatible "Card <=> Filter" combinations are as follows: ${message}`
       });
     }
+    this.validateForMissingSubjectTypeFilter(dashboard.filters, errors);
     return errors;
   }
 
+  static validateForMissingSubjectTypeFilter(dashboardFilters, errors) {
+    if (
+      some(dashboardFilters, x => x.filterConfig.subjectType) &&
+      every(dashboardFilters, x => x.filterConfig.type !== CustomFilter.type.SubjectType)
+    ) {
+      errors.push({
+        key: "MISSING_SUBJECT_TYPE_FILTER",
+        message: "One or more filters configured are dependent on the SubjectType filter."
+      });
+    }
+  }
+
   static save(dashboard, edit, id) {
     const url = edit ? `${dashboardEndpoint}/${id}` : "/web/dashboard";
     const methodName = edit ? "put" : "post";
diff --git a/src/formDesigner/components/Dashboard/CreateEditDashboard.js b/src/formDesigner/components/Dashboard/CreateEditDashboard.js
index 5405ea781..5166ac0cd 100644
--- a/src/formDesigner/components/Dashboard/CreateEditDashboard.js
+++ b/src/formDesigner/components/Dashboard/CreateEditDashboard.js
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import React from "react";
 import { DashboardReducer } from "./DashboardReducer";
 import http from "../../../common/utils/httpClient";
-import { isEmpty, isNil } from "lodash";
+import { isEmpty, isNil, reject } from "lodash";
 import { DocumentationContainer } from "../../../common/components/DocumentationContainer";
 import Grid from "@material-ui/core/Grid";
 import Button from "@material-ui/core/Button";
@@ -91,6 +91,19 @@ const CreateEditDashboard = ({ edit, history, operationalModules, getOperational
 
   if (!OperationalModules.isLoaded(operationalModules)) return null;
 
+  const onFilterDelete = selectedFilter => {
+    const errors = [];
+    DashboardService.validateForMissingSubjectTypeFilter(reject(dashboard.filters, x => x.uuid === selectedFilter.uuid), errors);
+    if (!isEmpty(errors)) {
+      setError(errors);
+      return;
+    }
+    dispatch({
+      type: "deleteFilter",
+      payload: { selectedFilter }
+    });
+  };
+
   return (
     <Box boxShadow={2} p={3} bgcolor="background.paper">
       <Title title={"Create Offline Dashboard"} />
@@ -169,16 +182,12 @@ const CreateEditDashboard = ({ edit, history, operationalModules, getOperational
             editAction={filter => {
               setSelectedFilter(filter);
             }}
-            deleteAction={selectedFilter =>
-              dispatch({
-                type: "deleteFilter",
-                payload: { selectedFilter }
-              })
-            }
+            deleteAction={onFilterDelete}
           />
         </Grid>
         <p />
         {getErrorByKey(error, "SERVER_ERROR")}
+        {getErrorByKey(error, "MISSING_SUBJECT_TYPE_FILTER")}
         <Grid container direction={"row"}>
           <Grid item xs={1}>
             <SaveComponent name="save" onSubmit={onSave} />