diff --git a/docs/changelog/7.x.x.txt b/docs/changelog/7.x.x.txt
index fba7c0f4c..ddb839f08 100644
--- a/docs/changelog/7.x.x.txt
+++ b/docs/changelog/7.x.x.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 7.10.22
+ - rfe #12207: Thingy. Field_name info returned by www_editThingDataSaveViaAjax
  - fixed #12206: Bad Subscription Groups in Duplicated Threads
 
 7.10.21
diff --git a/lib/WebGUI/Asset/Wobject/Thingy.pm b/lib/WebGUI/Asset/Wobject/Thingy.pm
index d5e502c97..16edd962f 100644
--- a/lib/WebGUI/Asset/Wobject/Thingy.pm
+++ b/lib/WebGUI/Asset/Wobject/Thingy.pm
@@ -664,7 +664,7 @@ sub editThingDataSave {
         }
         if ($field->{status} eq "required" && ($fieldValue =~ /^\s$/x || $fieldValue eq "" || !(defined $fieldValue))) {
             push (@errors,{
-                "error_message"=>$field->{label}." ".$i18n->get('is required error').".",
+		"error_message"=>$field->{label}." ".$i18n->get('is required error').".", "field_name"=>$fieldName,
                 });
         }
         if ($field->{status} eq "hidden") {
@@ -680,7 +680,7 @@ sub editThingDataSave {
 
              unless ( $self->isUniqueEntry($thingId,$fieldName,$fieldValue,$thingDataId)) {
                push (@errors,{
-                "error_message"=>$field->{label}. $i18n->get('needs to be unique error'),
+                "error_message"=>$field->{label}. $i18n->get('needs to be unique error'),"field_name"=>$fieldName,
                 });
              }
 	}