diff --git a/lib/bootstrap_form/form_builder.rb b/lib/bootstrap_form/form_builder.rb
index bcc70c66d..13b791dae 100644
--- a/lib/bootstrap_form/form_builder.rb
+++ b/lib/bootstrap_form/form_builder.rb
@@ -38,9 +38,7 @@ def initialize(object_name, object, template, options)
 
       define_method(with_method_name) do |name, options = {}|
         form_group_builder(name, options) do
-          prepend_and_append_input(options) do
-            send(without_method_name, name, options)
-          end
+          send(without_method_name, name, options)
         end
       end
 
@@ -52,6 +50,7 @@ def initialize(object_name, object, template, options)
       without_method_name = "#{method_name}_without_bootstrap"
 
       define_method(with_method_name) do |name, options = {}, html_options = {}|
+        prevent_prepend_and_append!(options)
         form_group_builder(name, options, html_options) do
           content_tag(:div, send(without_method_name, name, options, html_options), class: control_specific_class(method_name))
         end
@@ -61,6 +60,7 @@ def initialize(object_name, object, template, options)
     end
 
     def file_field_with_bootstrap(name, options = {})
+      prevent_prepend_and_append!(options)
       options = options.reverse_merge(control_class: 'form-control-file')
       form_group_builder(name, options) do
         file_field_without_bootstrap(name, options)
@@ -71,15 +71,14 @@ def file_field_with_bootstrap(name, options = {})
 
     def select_with_bootstrap(method, choices = nil, options = {}, html_options = {}, &block)
       form_group_builder(method, options, html_options) do
-        prepend_and_append_input(options) do
-          select_without_bootstrap(method, choices, options, html_options, &block)
-        end
+        select_without_bootstrap(method, choices, options, html_options, &block)
       end
     end
 
     bootstrap_method_alias :select
 
     def collection_select_with_bootstrap(method, collection, value_method, text_method, options = {}, html_options = {})
+      prevent_prepend_and_append!(options)
       form_group_builder(method, options, html_options) do
         collection_select_without_bootstrap(method, collection, value_method, text_method, options, html_options)
       end
@@ -88,6 +87,7 @@ def collection_select_with_bootstrap(method, collection, value_method, text_meth
     bootstrap_method_alias :collection_select
 
     def grouped_collection_select_with_bootstrap(method, collection, group_method, group_label_method, option_key_method, option_value_method, options = {}, html_options = {})
+      prevent_prepend_and_append!(options)
       form_group_builder(method, options, html_options) do
         grouped_collection_select_without_bootstrap(method, collection, group_method, group_label_method, option_key_method, option_value_method, options, html_options)
       end
@@ -96,6 +96,7 @@ def grouped_collection_select_with_bootstrap(method, collection, group_method, g
     bootstrap_method_alias :grouped_collection_select
 
     def time_zone_select_with_bootstrap(method, priority_zones = nil, options = {}, html_options = {})
+      prevent_prepend_and_append!(options)
       form_group_builder(method, options, html_options) do
         time_zone_select_without_bootstrap(method, priority_zones, options, html_options)
       end
@@ -104,6 +105,7 @@ def time_zone_select_with_bootstrap(method, priority_zones = nil, options = {},
     bootstrap_method_alias :time_zone_select
 
     def check_box_with_bootstrap(name, options = {}, checked_value = "1", unchecked_value = "0", &block)
+      prevent_prepend_and_append!(options)
       options = options.symbolize_keys!
       check_box_options = options.except(:label, :label_class, :help, :inline, :custom, :hide_label, :skip_label)
       check_box_classes = [check_box_options[:class]]
@@ -164,6 +166,7 @@ def check_box_with_bootstrap(name, options = {}, checked_value = "1", unchecked_
     bootstrap_method_alias :check_box
 
     def radio_button_with_bootstrap(name, value, *args)
+      prevent_prepend_and_append!(options)
       options = args.extract_options!.symbolize_keys!
       radio_options = options.except(:label, :label_class, :help, :inline, :custom, :hide_label, :skip_label)
       radio_classes = [options[:class]]
@@ -210,6 +213,7 @@ def radio_button_with_bootstrap(name, value, *args)
     bootstrap_method_alias :radio_button
 
     def collection_check_boxes_with_bootstrap(*args)
+      prevent_prepend_and_append!(options)
       html = inputs_collection(*args) do |name, value, options|
         options[:multiple] = true
         check_box(name, options, value, nil)
@@ -220,6 +224,7 @@ def collection_check_boxes_with_bootstrap(*args)
     bootstrap_method_alias :collection_check_boxes
 
     def collection_radio_buttons_with_bootstrap(*args)
+      prevent_prepend_and_append!(options)
       inputs_collection(*args) do |name, value, options|
         radio_button(name, value, options)
       end
@@ -235,10 +240,9 @@ def form_group(*args, &block)
       options[:class] << " row" if get_group_layout(options[:layout]) == :horizontal
       options[:class] << " #{feedback_class}" if options[:icon]
 
-      content_tag(:div, options.except(:id, :label, :help, :icon, :label_col, :control_col, :layout)) do
+      content_tag(:div, options.except(:append, :id, :label, :help, :icon, :input_group_class, :label_col, :control_col, :layout, :prepend)) do
         label = generate_label(options[:id], name, options[:label], options[:label_col], options[:layout]) if options[:label]
-        control = capture(&block).to_s
-        control.concat(generate_help(name, options[:help]).to_s)
+        control = prepend_and_append_input(name, options, &block).to_s
 
         if get_group_layout(options[:layout]) == :horizontal
           control_class = options[:control_col] || control_col
@@ -366,6 +370,10 @@ def form_group_builder(method, options, html_options = nil)
         class: wrapper_class
       }
 
+      form_group_options[:append] = options.delete(:append) if options[:append]
+      form_group_options[:prepend] = options.delete(:prepend) if options[:prepend]
+      form_group_options[:input_group_class] = options.delete(:input_group_class) if options[:input_group_class]
+
       if wrapper_options.is_a?(Hash)
         form_group_options.merge!(wrapper_options)
       end
diff --git a/lib/bootstrap_form/helpers/bootstrap.rb b/lib/bootstrap_form/helpers/bootstrap.rb
index 058c9dc05..f8fcd23a7 100644
--- a/lib/bootstrap_form/helpers/bootstrap.rb
+++ b/lib/bootstrap_form/helpers/bootstrap.rb
@@ -66,18 +66,28 @@ def custom_control(*args, &block)
         form_group_builder(name, options, &block)
       end
 
-      def prepend_and_append_input(options, &block)
+      def prepend_and_append_input(name, options, &block)
+        help = options[:help]
         options = options.extract!(:prepend, :append, :input_group_class)
         input_group_class = ["input-group", options[:input_group_class]].compact.join(' ')
 
-        input = capture(&block)
+        input = capture(&block) || "".html_safe
 
         input = content_tag(:div, input_group_content(options[:prepend]), class: 'input-group-prepend') + input if options[:prepend]
         input << content_tag(:div, input_group_content(options[:append]), class: 'input-group-append') if options[:append]
+        input << generate_help(name, help).to_s
         input = content_tag(:div, input, class: input_group_class) unless options.empty?
         input
       end
 
+      # Some helpers don't currently accept prepend and append. However, it's not
+      # clear if that's corrent. In the meantime, strip to options before calling
+      # methods that don't accept prepend and append.
+      def prevent_prepend_and_append!(options)
+        options.delete(:append)
+        options.delete(:prepend)
+      end
+
       def input_group_content(content)
         return content if content.match(/btn/)
         content_tag(:span, content, class: 'input-group-text')
diff --git a/test/bootstrap_form_group_test.rb b/test/bootstrap_form_group_test.rb
index 9f0714802..11bfa46d0 100644
--- a/test/bootstrap_form_group_test.rb
+++ b/test/bootstrap_form_group_test.rb
@@ -147,6 +147,31 @@ class BootstrapFormGroupTest < ActionView::TestCase
     assert_equivalent_xml expected, @builder.text_field(:email, prepend: '$', append: '.00')
   end
 
+  test "adding both prepend and append text with validation error" do
+    @user.email = nil
+    assert @user.invalid?
+
+    expected = <<-HTML.strip_heredoc
+      <form accept-charset="UTF-8" action="/users" class="new_user" id="new_user" method="post" role="form">
+        <input name="utf8" type="hidden" value="&#x2713;"/>
+        <div class="form-group">
+          <label class="required" for="user_email">Email</label>
+          <div class="input-group">
+            <div class="input-group-prepend">
+              <span class="input-group-text">$</div>
+            </div>
+            <input class="form-control is-invalid" id="user_email" name="user[email]" type="text" />
+            <div class="input-group-append">
+              <span class="input-group-text">.00</span>
+            </div>
+            <div class="invalid-feedback">can't be blank, is too short (minimum is 5 characters)</span>
+          </div>
+        </div>
+      </form>
+    HTML
+    assert_equivalent_xml expected, bootstrap_form_for(@user) { |f| f.text_field :email, prepend: '$', append: '.00' }
+  end
+
   test "help messages for default forms" do
     expected = <<-HTML.strip_heredoc
       <div class="form-group">