diff --git a/example_app_generator/generate_stuff.rb b/example_app_generator/generate_stuff.rb
index ddb2c1a96f..e56c032321 100644
--- a/example_app_generator/generate_stuff.rb
+++ b/example_app_generator/generate_stuff.rb
@@ -167,4 +167,17 @@ def using_source_path(path)
 gsub_file 'spec/controllers/uploads_controller_spec.rb',
           'skip("Add a hash of attributes valid for your model")',
           '{}'
+
+# adds validation to widget so our test for happy and unhappy path will be ready to test validation
+gsub_file 'spec/requests/widgets_spec.rb',
+          'skip("Add a hash of attributes invalid for your model")',
+          '{ name: "" }'
+
+gsub_file 'spec/requests/widgets_spec.rb',
+          'skip("Add a hash of attributes valid for your model")',
+          '{ name: "lorem" }'
+
+gsub_file 'app/models/widget.rb',
+          'end',
+          'validates :name, presence: true; end'
 final_tasks
diff --git a/lib/generators/rspec/scaffold/templates/request_spec.rb b/lib/generators/rspec/scaffold/templates/request_spec.rb
index 4ce344e764..77e6b641c8 100644
--- a/lib/generators/rspec/scaffold/templates/request_spec.rb
+++ b/lib/generators/rspec/scaffold/templates/request_spec.rb
@@ -82,10 +82,17 @@
         }.to change(<%= class_name %>, :count).by(0)
       end
 
+    <% if Rails.version.to_f < 6.1 || Rails.version == '6.1.0' %>
       it "renders a successful response (i.e. to display the 'new' template)" do
         post <%= index_helper %>_url, params: { <%= ns_file_name %>: invalid_attributes }
         expect(response).to be_successful
       end
+    <% else %>
+      it "renders a response with 422 status - unporcessable entity" do
+        post <%= index_helper %>_url, params: { <%= ns_file_name %>: invalid_attributes }
+        expect(response.status).to eq(422)
+      end
+    <% end %>
     end
   end
 
@@ -111,11 +118,19 @@
     end
 
     context "with invalid parameters" do
+    <% if Rails.version.to_f < 6.1 || Rails.version == '6.1.0' %>
       it "renders a successful response (i.e. to display the 'edit' template)" do
         <%= file_name %> = <%= class_name %>.create! valid_attributes
         patch <%= show_helper.tr('@', '') %>, params: { <%= singular_table_name %>: invalid_attributes }
         expect(response).to be_successful
       end
+     <% else %>
+      it "renders a response with 422 status - unporcessable entity" do
+        <%= file_name %> = <%= class_name %>.create! valid_attributes
+        patch <%= show_helper.tr('@', '') %>, params: { <%= singular_table_name %>: invalid_attributes }
+        expect(response.status).to eq(422)
+      end
+    <% end %>
     end
   end