diff --git a/box.json b/box.json
index e80bf25..5eab7d6 100644
--- a/box.json
+++ b/box.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
     "name":"ColdBox Validation",
     "author":"Ortus Solutions <info@ortussolutions.com>",
-    "version":"4.3.1",
+    "version":"4.4.0",
     "location":"https://downloads.ortussolutions.com/ortussolutions/coldbox-modules/cbvalidation/@build.version@/cbvalidation-@build.version@.zip",
     "slug":"cbvalidation",
     "type":"modules",
diff --git a/changelog.md b/changelog.md
index 827a369..bfa47b2 100644
--- a/changelog.md
+++ b/changelog.md
@@ -9,6 +9,14 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 
 ## [Unreleased]
 
+### Added
+
+- requiredIf accepts a UDF and closure now
+
+### Fixed
+
+- UDF validator now treats nulls correctly
+
 ## [4.3.1] - 2023-06-15
 
 ### Fixed
diff --git a/models/validators/MethodValidator.cfc b/models/validators/MethodValidator.cfc
index 0e6b30e..7c2d990 100644
--- a/models/validators/MethodValidator.cfc
+++ b/models/validators/MethodValidator.cfc
@@ -38,11 +38,6 @@ component extends="BaseValidator" accessors="true" singleton {
 			return true;
 		}
 
-		// return true if no data to check, type needs a data element to be checked.
-		if ( isNull( arguments.targetValue ) || isNullOrEmpty( arguments.targetValue ) ) {
-			return true;
-		}
-
 		// Validate via method
 		if (
 			invoke(
diff --git a/models/validators/RequiredIfValidator.cfc b/models/validators/RequiredIfValidator.cfc
index 62ff365..fa77e35 100644
--- a/models/validators/RequiredIfValidator.cfc
+++ b/models/validators/RequiredIfValidator.cfc
@@ -37,7 +37,8 @@ component
 		any validationData,
 		struct rules
 	){
-		var isRequired = true;
+		var isRequired    = true;
+		var errorMetadata = {};
 
 		// If you passed in simple data, simply check that the target field has a value
 		if ( isSimpleValue( arguments.validationData ) && len( arguments.validationData ) ) {
@@ -60,13 +61,24 @@ component
 				.reduce( function( result, key, value ){
 					return ( arguments.value && arguments.result );
 				}, true );
+			// If passed a UDF/closure
+		} else if (
+			isCustomFunction( arguments.validationData ) ||
+			isClosure( arguments.validationData )
+		) {
+			// Validate against the UDF/closure
+			var isRequired = arguments.validationData(
+				isNull( arguments.targetValue ) ? javacast( "null", "" ) : arguments.targetValue,
+				arguments.target,
+				errorMetadata
+			);
 		} else {
 			validationResult.addError(
 				validationResult.newError(
 					message        = "The target for RequiredIf must be a simple field name or a struct of field to target value pairs.",
 					field          = arguments.field,
 					validationType = getName(),
-					rejectedValue  = arguments.validationData,
+					rejectedValue  = isSimpleValue( arguments.validationData ) ? arguments.validationData : "",
 					validationData = arguments.validationData
 				)
 			);
@@ -94,7 +106,9 @@ component
 			validationData : arguments.validationData
 		};
 
-		validationResult.addError( validationResult.newError( argumentCollection = args ) );
+		validationResult.addError(
+			validationResult.newError( argumentCollection = args ).setErrorMetadata( errorMetadata )
+		);
 		return false;
 	}
 
diff --git a/models/validators/UDFValidator.cfc b/models/validators/UDFValidator.cfc
index 14e6833..50b0619 100644
--- a/models/validators/UDFValidator.cfc
+++ b/models/validators/UDFValidator.cfc
@@ -34,9 +34,14 @@ component extends="BaseValidator" accessors="true" singleton {
 	){
 		var errorMetadata = {};
 
+		// return true if no data to check, type needs a data element to be checked.
+		if ( isNull( arguments.targetValue ) || isNullOrEmpty( arguments.targetValue ) ) {
+			return true;
+		}
+
 		// Validate against the UDF/closure
 		var passed = arguments.validationData(
-			isNull( arguments.targetValue ) ? javacast( "null", "" ) : arguments.targetValue,
+			arguments.targetValue,
 			arguments.target,
 			errorMetadata
 		);
diff --git a/test-harness/tests/specs/ValidationIntegrations.cfc b/test-harness/tests/specs/ValidationIntegrations.cfc
index efefbe0..bb4274f 100644
--- a/test-harness/tests/specs/ValidationIntegrations.cfc
+++ b/test-harness/tests/specs/ValidationIntegrations.cfc
@@ -159,7 +159,8 @@ component extends="coldbox.system.testing.BaseTestCase" appMapping="/root" {
 						params = {
 							username : "luis",
 							email    : "lmajano@ortussolutions.com",
-							password : "luis"
+							password : "luis",
+							status   : 4 // should not validate
 						},
 						method = "post"
 					);
diff --git a/test-harness/tests/specs/validators/RequiredIfValidatorTest.cfc b/test-harness/tests/specs/validators/RequiredIfValidatorTest.cfc
index 501b998..b1ca2bb 100644
--- a/test-harness/tests/specs/validators/RequiredIfValidatorTest.cfc
+++ b/test-harness/tests/specs/validators/RequiredIfValidatorTest.cfc
@@ -106,17 +106,47 @@ component extends="coldbox.system.testing.BaseModelTest" model="cbvalidation.mod
 
 				expect( model.validate( result, mock, "testField", "", "name" ) ).toBeFalse();
 
-				// expect(
-				//     model.validate(
-				//         result,
-				//         mock,
-				//         "testField",
-				//         "",
-				//         "missing"
-				//     )
-				// ).toBeTrue();
+				expect( model.validate( result, mock, "testField", "", "missing" ) ).toBeTrue();
+			} );
+			it( "can accept a closure as validationData", function(){
+				var mock = createStub()
+					.$( "getName", "luis" )
+					.$( "getRole", "admin" )
+					.$( "getMissing", javacast( "null", "" ) );
+				var result = createMock( "cbvalidation.models.result.ValidationResult" ).init();
+
+				expect( model.validate( result, mock, "testField", "", isRequired1 ) ).toBeFalse();
+
+				expect( model.validate( result, mock, "testField", "", isRequired2 ) ).toBeTrue();
+			} );
+			it( "can use custom error metadata", function(){
+				var mock = createStub()
+					.$( "getName", "luis" )
+					.$( "getRole", "admin" )
+					.$( "getMissing", javacast( "null", "" ) );
+				var result = createMock( "cbvalidation.models.result.ValidationResult" ).init();
+
+				expect( model.validate( result, mock, "testField", "", isRequired3 ) ).toBeFalse();
+
+				var errorMetadata = result.getErrors()[ 1 ].getErrorMetadata();
+
+				expect( errorMetaData ).toHaveKey( "customMessage" );
+				expect( errorMetaData.customMessage ).toBe( "This is custom data" );
 			} );
 		} );
 	}
 
+	private function isRequired1( value, target, errorMetadata ){
+		return true;
+	}
+
+	private function isRequired2( value, target, errorMetadata ){
+		return false;
+	}
+
+	private function isRequired3( value, target, errorMetadata ){
+		arguments.errorMetadata[ "customMessage" ] = "This is custom data";
+		return true;
+	}
+
 }
diff --git a/test-harness/tests/specs/validators/UDFValidatorTest.cfc b/test-harness/tests/specs/validators/UDFValidatorTest.cfc
index c9172f1..bf7ced5 100644
--- a/test-harness/tests/specs/validators/UDFValidatorTest.cfc
+++ b/test-harness/tests/specs/validators/UDFValidatorTest.cfc
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ component extends="coldbox.system.testing.BaseModelTest" model="cbvalidation.mod
 			javacast( "null", "" ),
 			variables.validate3
 		);
-		assertEquals( false, r );
+		assertEquals( true, r );
 	}
 
 	private function validate( value, target ){