diff --git a/cli/src/stake.rs b/cli/src/stake.rs
index 4444c4462..0064f87e6 100644
--- a/cli/src/stake.rs
+++ b/cli/src/stake.rs
@@ -392,6 +392,7 @@ impl StakeSubCommands for App<'_, '_> {
                         .value_name("KEYPAIR")
                         .takes_value(true)
                         .validator(is_valid_signer)
+                        .required_unless("new_withdraw_authority")
                         .help("New authorized staker")
                 )
                 .arg(
@@ -400,6 +401,7 @@ impl StakeSubCommands for App<'_, '_> {
                         .value_name("KEYPAIR")
                         .takes_value(true)
                         .validator(is_valid_signer)
+                        .required_unless("new_stake_authority")
                         .help("New authorized withdrawer")
                 )
                 .arg(stake_authority_arg())
@@ -948,6 +950,11 @@ pub fn parse_stake_authorize(
         default_signer.generate_unique_signers(bulk_signers, matches, wallet_manager)?;
     let compute_unit_price = value_of(matches, COMPUTE_UNIT_PRICE_ARG.name);
 
+    if new_authorizations.is_empty() {
+        return Err(CliError::BadParameter(
+            "New authorization list must include at least one authority".to_string(),
+        ));
+    }
     let new_authorizations = new_authorizations
         .into_iter()
         .map(