diff --git a/ormar/models/helpers/validation.py b/ormar/models/helpers/validation.py
index b3e8e15..fb66b71 100644
--- a/ormar/models/helpers/validation.py
+++ b/ormar/models/helpers/validation.py
@@ -303,11 +303,10 @@ def populate_choices_validators(model: Type["Model"]) -> None:  # noqa CCR001
     """
     fields_with_choices = []
     if not meta_field_not_set(model=model, field_name="model_fields"):
-        if hasattr(model, "_choices_fields"):
-            return
-        model._choices_fields = set()
+        if not hasattr(model, "_choices_fields"):
+            model._choices_fields = set()
         for name, field in model.Meta.model_fields.items():
-            if check_if_field_has_choices(field):
+            if check_if_field_has_choices(field) and name not in model._choices_fields:
                 fields_with_choices.append(name)
                 validator = make_generic_validator(generate_validator(field))
                 model.__fields__[name].validators.append(validator)
diff --git a/tests/test_inheritance_and_pydantic_generation/test_validators_are_inherited.py b/tests/test_inheritance_and_pydantic_generation/test_validators_are_inherited.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..eafce40
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/test_inheritance_and_pydantic_generation/test_validators_are_inherited.py
@@ -0,0 +1,70 @@
+import enum
+
+import databases
+import pydantic
+import pytest
+import sqlalchemy
+from pydantic import ValidationError
+
+import ormar
+from tests.settings import DATABASE_URL
+
+metadata = sqlalchemy.MetaData()
+database = databases.Database(DATABASE_URL)
+
+
+class BaseMeta(ormar.ModelMeta):
+    database = database
+    metadata = metadata
+
+
+class BaseModel(ormar.Model):
+    class Meta:
+        abstract = True
+
+    id: int = ormar.Integer(primary_key=True)
+
+
+class EnumExample(str, enum.Enum):
+    A = "A"
+    B = "B"
+    C = "C"
+
+
+class ModelExample(BaseModel):
+    class Meta(BaseMeta):
+        tablename = "examples"
+
+    str_field: str = ormar.String(min_length=5, max_length=10, nullable=False)
+    enum_field: str = ormar.String(
+        max_length=1, nullable=False, choices=list(EnumExample)
+    )
+
+    @pydantic.validator("str_field")
+    def validate_str_field(cls, v):
+        if " " not in v:
+            raise ValueError("must contain a space")
+        return v
+
+
+ModelExampleCreate = ModelExample.get_pydantic(exclude={"id"})
+
+
+def test_ormar_validator():
+    ModelExample(str_field="a aaaaaa", enum_field="A")
+    with pytest.raises(ValidationError) as e:
+        ModelExample(str_field="aaaaaaa", enum_field="A")
+    assert "must contain a space" in str(e)
+    with pytest.raises(ValidationError) as e:
+        ModelExample(str_field="a aaaaaaa", enum_field="Z")
+    assert "not in allowed choices" in str(e)
+
+
+def test_pydantic_validator():
+    ModelExampleCreate(str_field="a aaaaaa", enum_field="A")
+    with pytest.raises(ValidationError) as e:
+        ModelExampleCreate(str_field="aaaaaaa", enum_field="A")
+    assert "must contain a space" in str(e)
+    with pytest.raises(ValidationError) as e:
+        ModelExampleCreate(str_field="a aaaaaaa", enum_field="Z")
+    assert "not in allowed choices" in str(e)