diff --git a/ng2-components/ng2-activiti-form/src/components/widgets/core/form-field-validator.ts b/ng2-components/ng2-activiti-form/src/components/widgets/core/form-field-validator.ts
index 2ecc3bdbf5..3d9871b7b3 100644
--- a/ng2-components/ng2-activiti-form/src/components/widgets/core/form-field-validator.ts
+++ b/ng2-components/ng2-activiti-form/src/components/widgets/core/form-field-validator.ts
@@ -35,7 +35,8 @@ export class RequiredFieldValidator implements FormFieldValidator {
         FormFieldTypes.DROPDOWN,
         FormFieldTypes.PEOPLE,
         FormFieldTypes.FUNCTIONAL_GROUP,
-        FormFieldTypes.RADIO_BUTTONS
+        FormFieldTypes.RADIO_BUTTONS,
+        FormFieldTypes.UPLOAD
     ];
 
     isSupported(field: FormFieldModel): boolean {
@@ -60,6 +61,10 @@ export class RequiredFieldValidator implements FormFieldValidator {
                 return !!option;
             }
 
+            if (field.type === FormFieldTypes.UPLOAD) {
+                return field.value && field.value.length > 0;
+            }
+
             if (!field.value) {
                 return false;
             }
diff --git a/ng2-components/ng2-activiti-form/src/components/widgets/upload/upload.widget.css b/ng2-components/ng2-activiti-form/src/components/widgets/upload/upload.widget.css
index 1735deb447..d7b508b84e 100644
--- a/ng2-components/ng2-activiti-form/src/components/widgets/upload/upload.widget.css
+++ b/ng2-components/ng2-activiti-form/src/components/widgets/upload/upload.widget.css
@@ -15,3 +15,19 @@
     float: left;
     margin-top: 4px;
 }
+
+.upload-widget__invalid .upload-widget__label {
+    color: #d50000;
+}
+
+.upload-widget__invalid .upload-widget__label:after {
+    background-color: #d50000;
+}
+
+.upload-widget__invalid .upload-widget__file {
+    color: #d50000;
+}
+
+.upload-widget__invalid .mdl-textfield__error {
+    visibility: visible !important;
+}
diff --git a/ng2-components/ng2-activiti-form/src/components/widgets/upload/upload.widget.html b/ng2-components/ng2-activiti-form/src/components/widgets/upload/upload.widget.html
index 3774d43ff5..270d2c094b 100644
--- a/ng2-components/ng2-activiti-form/src/components/widgets/upload/upload.widget.html
+++ b/ng2-components/ng2-activiti-form/src/components/widgets/upload/upload.widget.html
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-<div class="upload-widget">
-
-    <label [attr.for]="field.id">{{field.name}}</label>
+<div class="upload-widget"
+     [class.upload-widget__invalid]="!field.isValid">
+    <label class="upload-widget__label" [attr.for]="field.id">{{field.name}}</label>
     <div>
         <i *ngIf="hasFile" class="material-icons upload-widget__icon">attachment</i>
         <span *ngIf="hasFile" class="upload-widget__file">{{getUploadedFileName()}}</span>
@@ -12,4 +12,5 @@
                (change)="onFileChanged($event)">
         <button *ngIf="hasFile" (click)="reset(file);" class="upload-widget__reset">X</button>
     </div>
+    <span *ngIf="field.validationSummary" class="mdl-textfield__error">{{field.validationSummary}}</span>
 </div>