diff --git a/web/src/components/labelled-record-create-form.test.tsx b/web/src/components/labelled-record-create-form.test.tsx
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+import { expect, test, vi } from "vitest";
+import { screen } from "@testing-library/react";
+import userEvent from "@testing-library/user-event";
+
+import { renderApp } from "../test/render";
+import { LabelledRecordCreateForm } from "./labelled-record-create-form";
+
+test("submitting with empty labels shows the required error and does not call onCreate", async () => {
+  const onCreate = vi.fn();
+  renderApp(
+    <LabelledRecordCreateForm heading="New" submitLabel="Create" pending={false} error={null} onCreate={onCreate} />,
+  );
+  await userEvent.click(screen.getByRole("button", { name: /create/i }));
+  expect(screen.getByRole("alert")).toBeInTheDocument();
+  expect(onCreate).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+});
+
+test("a valid submit calls onCreate and the reset clears the inputs", async () => {
+  const onCreate = vi.fn((_labels: unknown, _uri: unknown, reset: () => void) => reset());
+  renderApp(
+    <LabelledRecordCreateForm heading="New" submitLabel="Create" pending={false} error={null} onCreate={onCreate} />,
+  );
+  const labelInput = screen.getByLabelText(/^label$/i) as HTMLInputElement;
+  await userEvent.type(labelInput, "Bronze");
+  await userEvent.click(screen.getByRole("button", { name: /create/i }));
+  expect(onCreate).toHaveBeenCalled();
+  expect((screen.getByLabelText(/^label$/i) as HTMLInputElement).value).toBe("");
+});
diff --git a/web/src/components/labelled-record-create-form.tsx b/web/src/components/labelled-record-create-form.tsx
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+import { useId, useState, type FormEvent, type ReactNode } from "react";
+import { useTranslation } from "react-i18next";
+
+import type { components } from "../api/schema";
+import { LabelEditor } from "./label-editor";
+import { MutationError } from "./mutation-error";
+import { Button } from "@/components/ui/button";
+import { Input } from "@/components/ui/input";
+import { Label } from "@/components/ui/label";
+
+type LabelInput = components["schemas"]["LabelInput"];
+
+/** Create form for a labelled record (term/authority): single-language label +
+ *  optional external URI, with required-label validation and a status-aware error.
+ *  `onCreate` performs the mutation and is handed a `reset` to clear the inputs on success. */
+export function LabelledRecordCreateForm({
+  heading,
+  submitLabel,
+  pending,
+  error,
+  onCreate,
+}: {
+  heading: ReactNode;
+  submitLabel: string;
+  pending: boolean;
+  error: unknown;
+  onCreate: (labels: LabelInput[], uri: string | null, reset: () => void) => void;
+}) {
+  const { t } = useTranslation();
+  const uriId = useId();
+
+  const [labels, setLabels] = useState<LabelInput[]>([]);
+  const [uri, setUri] = useState("");
+  const [requiredError, setRequiredError] = useState(false);
+
+  const onSubmit = (event: FormEvent) => {
+    event.preventDefault();
+
+    if (!labels.some((l) => l.label)) {
+      setRequiredError(true);
+      return;
+    }
+
+    setRequiredError(false);
+    onCreate(labels, uri.trim() || null, () => {
+      setLabels([]);
+      setUri("");
+    });
+  };
+
+  return (
+    <form onSubmit={onSubmit} className="space-y-2 border-t pt-3">
+      <div className="text-sm font-medium">{heading}</div>
+      <LabelEditor value={labels} onChange={setLabels} />
+      <div className="space-y-1">
+        <Label htmlFor={uriId}>{t("labels.externalUri")}</Label>
+        <Input
+          id={uriId}
+          type="url"
+          placeholder={t("labels.uriPlaceholder")}
+          value={uri}
+          onChange={(e) => setUri(e.target.value)}
+        />
+      </div>
+      {requiredError && (
+        <p role="alert" className="text-xs text-destructive">
+          {t("form.required")}
+        </p>
+      )}
+      <MutationError error={error} />
+      <Button type="submit" size="sm" disabled={pending}>
+        {submitLabel}
+      </Button>
+    </form>
+  );
+}