diff --git a/libs/ui-lib/lib/ocm/components/clusterConfiguration/staticIp/components/FormViewHosts/FormViewHostsFields.tsx b/libs/ui-lib/lib/ocm/components/clusterConfiguration/staticIp/components/FormViewHosts/FormViewHostsFields.tsx
index a839f81223..0ba7a3c2c7 100644
--- a/libs/ui-lib/lib/ocm/components/clusterConfiguration/staticIp/components/FormViewHosts/FormViewHostsFields.tsx
+++ b/libs/ui-lib/lib/ocm/components/clusterConfiguration/staticIp/components/FormViewHosts/FormViewHostsFields.tsx
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ const getExpandedHostComponent = (protocolType: StaticProtocolType) => {
               name={`${fieldName}.useBond`}
             />
           </FormGroup>
-          {useBond && (
+          {useBond.value && (
             <Grid hasGutter className="pf-v5-u-ml-lg">
               <FormGroup fieldId={`bond-type-${hostIdx}`}>
                 <BondsSelect name={`${fieldName}.bondType`} data-testid={`bond-type-${hostIdx}`} />
@@ -81,12 +81,14 @@ const getExpandedHostComponent = (protocolType: StaticProtocolType) => {
               />
             </Grid>
           )}
-          <OcmInputField
-            name={`${fieldName}.macAddress`}
-            label="MAC Address"
-            isRequired
-            data-testid={`mac-address-${hostIdx}`}
-          />
+          {!useBond.value && (
+            <OcmInputField
+              name={`${fieldName}.macAddress`}
+              label="MAC Address"
+              isRequired
+              data-testid={`mac-address-${hostIdx}`}
+            />
+          )}
           {getShownProtocolVersions(protocolType).map((protocolVersion) => (
             <FormGroup
               label={`IP address (${getProtocolVersionLabel(protocolVersion)})`}
diff --git a/libs/ui-lib/lib/ocm/components/clusterConfiguration/staticIp/components/FormViewHosts/formViewHostsValidationSchema.tsx b/libs/ui-lib/lib/ocm/components/clusterConfiguration/staticIp/components/FormViewHosts/formViewHostsValidationSchema.tsx
index 9a2ceaeeda..a99bd59f28 100644
--- a/libs/ui-lib/lib/ocm/components/clusterConfiguration/staticIp/components/FormViewHosts/formViewHostsValidationSchema.tsx
+++ b/libs/ui-lib/lib/ocm/components/clusterConfiguration/staticIp/components/FormViewHosts/formViewHostsValidationSchema.tsx
@@ -49,9 +49,14 @@ const getAllBondInterfaces: UniqueStringArrayExtractor<FormViewHostsValues> = (
 
 const getHostValidationSchema = (networkWideValues: FormViewNetworkWideValues) =>
   Yup.object({
-    macAddress: macAddressValidationSchema
-      .required(requiredMsg)
-      .concat(getUniqueValidationSchema(getAllMacAddresses)),
+    macAddress: Yup.mixed().when('useBond', {
+      is: false,
+      then: () =>
+        macAddressValidationSchema
+          .required(requiredMsg)
+          .concat(getUniqueValidationSchema(getAllMacAddresses)),
+      otherwise: () => Yup.mixed().notRequired(),
+    }),
     ips: Yup.object({
       ipv4: showIpv4(networkWideValues.protocolType)
         ? getInMachineNetworkValidationSchema(