diff --git a/nifi/nifi-nar-bundles/nifi-framework-bundle/nifi-framework/nifi-web/nifi-web-api/src/main/java/org/apache/nifi/web/api/RemoteProcessGroupResource.java b/nifi/nifi-nar-bundles/nifi-framework-bundle/nifi-framework/nifi-web/nifi-web-api/src/main/java/org/apache/nifi/web/api/RemoteProcessGroupResource.java
index 6a5b53674b..27fa29236f 100644
--- a/nifi/nifi-nar-bundles/nifi-framework-bundle/nifi-framework/nifi-web/nifi-web-api/src/main/java/org/apache/nifi/web/api/RemoteProcessGroupResource.java
+++ b/nifi/nifi-nar-bundles/nifi-framework-bundle/nifi-framework/nifi-web/nifi-web-api/src/main/java/org/apache/nifi/web/api/RemoteProcessGroupResource.java
@@ -370,6 +370,10 @@ public class RemoteProcessGroupResource extends ApplicationResource {
         if (uri.getScheme() == null || uri.getHost() == null) {
             throw new IllegalArgumentException("The specified remote process group URL is malformed: " + requestProcessGroupDTO.getTargetUri());
         }
+        
+        if (!(uri.getScheme().equalsIgnoreCase("http") || uri.getScheme().equalsIgnoreCase("https"))) {
+            throw new IllegalArgumentException("The specified remote process group URL is invalid because it is not http or https: " + requestProcessGroupDTO.getTargetUri());
+        }
 
         // normalize the uri to the other controller
         String controllerUri = uri.toString();
@@ -860,6 +864,10 @@ public class RemoteProcessGroupResource extends ApplicationResource {
             if (uri.getScheme() == null || uri.getHost() == null) {
                 throw new IllegalArgumentException("The specified remote process group URL is malformed: " + requestRemoteProcessGroup.getTargetUri());
             }
+            
+            if (!(uri.getScheme().equalsIgnoreCase("http") || uri.getScheme().equalsIgnoreCase("https"))) {
+                throw new IllegalArgumentException("The specified remote process group URL is invalid because it is not http or https: " + requestRemoteProcessGroup.getTargetUri());
+            }
 
             // normalize the uri to the other controller
             String controllerUri = uri.toString();
diff --git a/nifi/nifi-nar-bundles/nifi-framework-bundle/nifi-framework/nifi-web/nifi-web-ui/src/main/webapp/WEB-INF/partials/canvas/new-remote-process-group-dialog.jsp b/nifi/nifi-nar-bundles/nifi-framework-bundle/nifi-framework/nifi-web/nifi-web-ui/src/main/webapp/WEB-INF/partials/canvas/new-remote-process-group-dialog.jsp
index d682c394ed..a4793844da 100644
--- a/nifi/nifi-nar-bundles/nifi-framework-bundle/nifi-framework/nifi-web/nifi-web-ui/src/main/webapp/WEB-INF/partials/canvas/new-remote-process-group-dialog.jsp
+++ b/nifi/nifi-nar-bundles/nifi-framework-bundle/nifi-framework/nifi-web/nifi-web-ui/src/main/webapp/WEB-INF/partials/canvas/new-remote-process-group-dialog.jsp
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
         <div class="setting">
             <div class="setting-name">URL</div>
             <div class="setting-field">
-                <input id="new-remote-process-group-uri" type="text"/>
+                <input id="new-remote-process-group-uri" type="text" placeholder="https://remotehost:8080/nifi"/>
             </div>
         </div>
     </div>