diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/maps/public/classes/sources/xyz_tms_source/__snapshots__/xyz_tms_editor.test.tsx.snap b/x-pack/plugins/maps/public/classes/sources/xyz_tms_source/__snapshots__/xyz_tms_editor.test.tsx.snap
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..b8ed4a727fad
--- /dev/null
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/maps/public/classes/sources/xyz_tms_source/__snapshots__/xyz_tms_editor.test.tsx.snap
@@ -0,0 +1,237 @@
+// Jest Snapshot v1, https://goo.gl/fbAQLP
+
+exports[`attribution validation should provide no validation errors when attribution text and attribution url are provided 1`] = `
+<EuiPanel>
+  <EuiFormRow
+    describedByIds={Array []}
+    display="row"
+    fullWidth={false}
+    hasChildLabel={true}
+    hasEmptyLabelSpace={false}
+    label="Url"
+    labelType="label"
+  >
+    <EuiFieldText
+      onChange={[Function]}
+      placeholder="https://a.tile.openstreetmap.org/{z}/{x}/{y}.png"
+    />
+  </EuiFormRow>
+  <EuiFormRow
+    describedByIds={Array []}
+    display="row"
+    error={
+      Array [
+        "Attribution url must have accompanying text",
+      ]
+    }
+    fullWidth={false}
+    hasChildLabel={true}
+    hasEmptyLabelSpace={false}
+    isInvalid={false}
+    label="Attribution text"
+    labelType="label"
+  >
+    <EuiFieldText
+      onChange={[Function]}
+      value="myAttribtionLabel"
+    />
+  </EuiFormRow>
+  <EuiFormRow
+    describedByIds={Array []}
+    display="row"
+    error={
+      Array [
+        "Attribution text must have an accompanying link",
+      ]
+    }
+    fullWidth={false}
+    hasChildLabel={true}
+    hasEmptyLabelSpace={false}
+    isInvalid={false}
+    label="Attribution link"
+    labelType="label"
+  >
+    <EuiFieldText
+      onChange={[Function]}
+      value="http://mySource"
+    />
+  </EuiFormRow>
+</EuiPanel>
+`;
+
+exports[`attribution validation should provide validation error when attribution text is provided without attribution url 1`] = `
+<EuiPanel>
+  <EuiFormRow
+    describedByIds={Array []}
+    display="row"
+    fullWidth={false}
+    hasChildLabel={true}
+    hasEmptyLabelSpace={false}
+    label="Url"
+    labelType="label"
+  >
+    <EuiFieldText
+      onChange={[Function]}
+      placeholder="https://a.tile.openstreetmap.org/{z}/{x}/{y}.png"
+    />
+  </EuiFormRow>
+  <EuiFormRow
+    describedByIds={Array []}
+    display="row"
+    error={
+      Array [
+        "Attribution url must have accompanying text",
+      ]
+    }
+    fullWidth={false}
+    hasChildLabel={true}
+    hasEmptyLabelSpace={false}
+    isInvalid={false}
+    label="Attribution text"
+    labelType="label"
+  >
+    <EuiFieldText
+      onChange={[Function]}
+      value="myAttribtionLabel"
+    />
+  </EuiFormRow>
+  <EuiFormRow
+    describedByIds={Array []}
+    display="row"
+    error={
+      Array [
+        "Attribution text must have an accompanying link",
+      ]
+    }
+    fullWidth={false}
+    hasChildLabel={true}
+    hasEmptyLabelSpace={false}
+    isInvalid={true}
+    label="Attribution link"
+    labelType="label"
+  >
+    <EuiFieldText
+      onChange={[Function]}
+      value=""
+    />
+  </EuiFormRow>
+</EuiPanel>
+`;
+
+exports[`attribution validation should provide validation error when attribution url is provided without attribution text 1`] = `
+<EuiPanel>
+  <EuiFormRow
+    describedByIds={Array []}
+    display="row"
+    fullWidth={false}
+    hasChildLabel={true}
+    hasEmptyLabelSpace={false}
+    label="Url"
+    labelType="label"
+  >
+    <EuiFieldText
+      onChange={[Function]}
+      placeholder="https://a.tile.openstreetmap.org/{z}/{x}/{y}.png"
+    />
+  </EuiFormRow>
+  <EuiFormRow
+    describedByIds={Array []}
+    display="row"
+    error={
+      Array [
+        "Attribution url must have accompanying text",
+      ]
+    }
+    fullWidth={false}
+    hasChildLabel={true}
+    hasEmptyLabelSpace={false}
+    isInvalid={true}
+    label="Attribution text"
+    labelType="label"
+  >
+    <EuiFieldText
+      onChange={[Function]}
+      value=""
+    />
+  </EuiFormRow>
+  <EuiFormRow
+    describedByIds={Array []}
+    display="row"
+    error={
+      Array [
+        "Attribution text must have an accompanying link",
+      ]
+    }
+    fullWidth={false}
+    hasChildLabel={true}
+    hasEmptyLabelSpace={false}
+    isInvalid={false}
+    label="Attribution link"
+    labelType="label"
+  >
+    <EuiFieldText
+      onChange={[Function]}
+      value="http://mySource"
+    />
+  </EuiFormRow>
+</EuiPanel>
+`;
+
+exports[`should render 1`] = `
+<EuiPanel>
+  <EuiFormRow
+    describedByIds={Array []}
+    display="row"
+    fullWidth={false}
+    hasChildLabel={true}
+    hasEmptyLabelSpace={false}
+    label="Url"
+    labelType="label"
+  >
+    <EuiFieldText
+      onChange={[Function]}
+      placeholder="https://a.tile.openstreetmap.org/{z}/{x}/{y}.png"
+    />
+  </EuiFormRow>
+  <EuiFormRow
+    describedByIds={Array []}
+    display="row"
+    error={
+      Array [
+        "Attribution url must have accompanying text",
+      ]
+    }
+    fullWidth={false}
+    hasChildLabel={true}
+    hasEmptyLabelSpace={false}
+    isInvalid={false}
+    label="Attribution text"
+    labelType="label"
+  >
+    <EuiFieldText
+      onChange={[Function]}
+      value=""
+    />
+  </EuiFormRow>
+  <EuiFormRow
+    describedByIds={Array []}
+    display="row"
+    error={
+      Array [
+        "Attribution text must have an accompanying link",
+      ]
+    }
+    fullWidth={false}
+    hasChildLabel={true}
+    hasEmptyLabelSpace={false}
+    isInvalid={false}
+    label="Attribution link"
+    labelType="label"
+  >
+    <EuiFieldText
+      onChange={[Function]}
+      value=""
+    />
+  </EuiFormRow>
+</EuiPanel>
+`;
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/maps/public/classes/sources/xyz_tms_source/layer_wizard.tsx b/x-pack/plugins/maps/public/classes/sources/xyz_tms_source/layer_wizard.tsx
index 48c526855d3a..b0344a3e0e31 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/maps/public/classes/sources/xyz_tms_source/layer_wizard.tsx
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/maps/public/classes/sources/xyz_tms_source/layer_wizard.tsx
@@ -19,7 +19,12 @@ export const tmsLayerWizardConfig: LayerWizard = {
   }),
   icon: 'grid',
   renderWizard: ({ previewLayers }: RenderWizardArguments) => {
-    const onSourceConfigChange = (sourceConfig: XYZTMSSourceConfig) => {
+    const onSourceConfigChange = (sourceConfig: XYZTMSSourceConfig | null) => {
+      if (!sourceConfig) {
+        previewLayers([]);
+        return;
+      }
+
       const layerDescriptor = TileLayer.createDescriptor({
         sourceDescriptor: XYZTMSSource.createDescriptor(sourceConfig),
       });
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/maps/public/classes/sources/xyz_tms_source/xyz_tms_editor.test.tsx b/x-pack/plugins/maps/public/classes/sources/xyz_tms_source/xyz_tms_editor.test.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..71f78c3e1515
--- /dev/null
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/maps/public/classes/sources/xyz_tms_source/xyz_tms_editor.test.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright Elasticsearch B.V. and/or licensed to Elasticsearch B.V. under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements. Licensed under the Elastic License;
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the Elastic License.
+ */
+
+import React from 'react';
+import { shallow } from 'enzyme';
+import { XYZTMSEditor } from './xyz_tms_editor';
+
+const onSourceConfigChange = () => {};
+
+test('should render', () => {
+  const component = shallow(<XYZTMSEditor onSourceConfigChange={onSourceConfigChange} />);
+  expect(component).toMatchSnapshot();
+});
+
+describe('attribution validation', () => {
+  test('should provide validation error when attribution text is provided without attribution url', () => {
+    const component = shallow(<XYZTMSEditor onSourceConfigChange={onSourceConfigChange} />);
+    component.setState({ attributionText: 'myAttribtionLabel' });
+    expect(component).toMatchSnapshot();
+  });
+
+  test('should provide validation error when attribution url is provided without attribution text', () => {
+    const component = shallow(<XYZTMSEditor onSourceConfigChange={onSourceConfigChange} />);
+    component.setState({ attributionUrl: 'http://mySource' });
+    expect(component).toMatchSnapshot();
+  });
+
+  test('should provide no validation errors when attribution text and attribution url are provided', () => {
+    const component = shallow(<XYZTMSEditor onSourceConfigChange={onSourceConfigChange} />);
+    component.setState({ attributionText: 'myAttribtionLabel' });
+    component.setState({ attributionUrl: 'http://mySource' });
+    expect(component).toMatchSnapshot();
+  });
+});
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/maps/public/classes/sources/xyz_tms_source/xyz_tms_editor.tsx b/x-pack/plugins/maps/public/classes/sources/xyz_tms_source/xyz_tms_editor.tsx
index bf5f2c3dfe04..5583f637b447 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/maps/public/classes/sources/xyz_tms_source/xyz_tms_editor.tsx
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/maps/public/classes/sources/xyz_tms_source/xyz_tms_editor.tsx
@@ -9,70 +9,56 @@ import React, { Component, ChangeEvent } from 'react';
 import _ from 'lodash';
 import { EuiFormRow, EuiFieldText, EuiPanel } from '@elastic/eui';
 import { i18n } from '@kbn/i18n';
-import { AttributionDescriptor } from '../../../../common/descriptor_types';
 
-export type XYZTMSSourceConfig = AttributionDescriptor & {
+export type XYZTMSSourceConfig = {
   urlTemplate: string;
+  attributionText: string;
+  attributionUrl: string;
 };
 
-export interface Props {
-  onSourceConfigChange: (sourceConfig: XYZTMSSourceConfig) => void;
+interface Props {
+  onSourceConfigChange: (sourceConfig: XYZTMSSourceConfig | null) => void;
 }
 
 interface State {
-  tmsInput: string;
-  tmsCanPreview: boolean;
+  url: string;
   attributionText: string;
   attributionUrl: string;
 }
 
 export class XYZTMSEditor extends Component<Props, State> {
   state = {
-    tmsInput: '',
-    tmsCanPreview: false,
+    url: '',
     attributionText: '',
     attributionUrl: '',
   };
 
-  _sourceConfigChange = _.debounce((updatedSourceConfig: XYZTMSSourceConfig) => {
-    if (this.state.tmsCanPreview) {
-      this.props.onSourceConfigChange(updatedSourceConfig);
-    }
-  }, 2000);
-
-  _handleTMSInputChange(e: ChangeEvent<HTMLInputElement>) {
-    const url = e.target.value;
+  _previewLayer = _.debounce(() => {
+    const { url, attributionText, attributionUrl } = this.state;
 
-    const canPreview =
+    const isUrlValid =
       url.indexOf('{x}') >= 0 && url.indexOf('{y}') >= 0 && url.indexOf('{z}') >= 0;
-    this.setState(
-      {
-        tmsInput: url,
-        tmsCanPreview: canPreview,
-      },
-      () => this._sourceConfigChange({ urlTemplate: url })
-    );
-  }
+    const sourceConfig = isUrlValid
+      ? {
+          urlTemplate: url,
+          attributionText,
+          attributionUrl,
+        }
+      : null;
+    this.props.onSourceConfigChange(sourceConfig);
+  }, 500);
 
-  _handleTMSAttributionChange(attributionUpdate: AttributionDescriptor) {
-    this.setState(
-      {
-        attributionUrl: attributionUpdate.attributionUrl || '',
-        attributionText: attributionUpdate.attributionText || '',
-      },
-      () => {
-        const { attributionText, attributionUrl, tmsInput } = this.state;
+  _onUrlChange = (event: ChangeEvent<HTMLInputElement>) => {
+    this.setState({ url: event.target.value }, this._previewLayer);
+  };
 
-        if (tmsInput && attributionText && attributionUrl) {
-          this._sourceConfigChange({
-            urlTemplate: tmsInput,
-            attributionText,
-            attributionUrl,
-          });
-        }
-      }
-    );
-  }
+  _onAttributionTextChange = (event: ChangeEvent<HTMLInputElement>) => {
+    this.setState({ attributionText: event.target.value }, this._previewLayer);
+  };
+
+  _onAttributionUrlChange = (event: ChangeEvent<HTMLInputElement>) => {
+    this.setState({ attributionUrl: event.target.value }, this._previewLayer);
+  };
 
   render() {
     const { attributionText, attributionUrl } = this.state;
@@ -81,11 +67,13 @@ export class XYZTMSEditor extends Component<Props, State> {
         <EuiFormRow label="Url">
           <EuiFieldText
             placeholder={'https://a.tile.openstreetmap.org/{z}/{x}/{y}.png'}
-            onChange={(e) => this._handleTMSInputChange(e)}
+            onChange={this._onUrlChange}
           />
         </EuiFormRow>
         <EuiFormRow
-          label="Attribution text"
+          label={i18n.translate('xpack.maps.xyztmssource.attributionTextLabel', {
+            defaultMessage: 'Attribution text',
+          })}
           isInvalid={attributionUrl !== '' && attributionText === ''}
           error={[
             i18n.translate('xpack.maps.xyztmssource.attributionText', {
@@ -93,15 +81,12 @@ export class XYZTMSEditor extends Component<Props, State> {
             }),
           ]}
         >
-          <EuiFieldText
-            placeholder={'© OpenStreetMap contributors'}
-            onChange={({ target }: ChangeEvent<HTMLInputElement>) =>
-              this._handleTMSAttributionChange({ attributionText: target.value })
-            }
-          />
+          <EuiFieldText value={attributionText} onChange={this._onAttributionTextChange} />
         </EuiFormRow>
         <EuiFormRow
-          label="Attribution link"
+          label={i18n.translate('xpack.maps.xyztmssource.attributionLinkLabel', {
+            defaultMessage: 'Attribution link',
+          })}
           isInvalid={attributionText !== '' && attributionUrl === ''}
           error={[
             i18n.translate('xpack.maps.xyztmssource.attributionLink', {
@@ -109,12 +94,7 @@ export class XYZTMSEditor extends Component<Props, State> {
             }),
           ]}
         >
-          <EuiFieldText
-            placeholder={'https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright'}
-            onChange={({ target }: ChangeEvent<HTMLInputElement>) =>
-              this._handleTMSAttributionChange({ attributionUrl: target.value })
-            }
-          />
+          <EuiFieldText value={attributionUrl} onChange={this._onAttributionUrlChange} />
         </EuiFormRow>
       </EuiPanel>
     );