diff --git a/src/pages/components/PageDetailsPage/form.tsx b/src/pages/components/PageDetailsPage/form.tsx
index 3ada09126..de44c4afe 100644
--- a/src/pages/components/PageDetailsPage/form.tsx
+++ b/src/pages/components/PageDetailsPage/form.tsx
@@ -224,7 +224,7 @@ function usePageForm(
       ? handleFormSubmit(getSubmitData(), handleSubmit, setChanged)
       : onSubmit(getSubmitData());
 
-  const valid = !!opts.selectedPageType;
+  const valid = pageExists || !!opts.selectedPageType;
 
   return {
     change: handleChange,