diff --git a/src/core/utils.js b/src/core/utils.js
index caaa88cc..ddb58dc4 100644
--- a/src/core/utils.js
+++ b/src/core/utils.js
@@ -462,6 +462,12 @@ export const validateInteger = ( val ) => {
   }
 }
 
+export const validateFile = ( val ) => {
+  if ( !(val instanceof win.File) ) {
+    return "Value must be a file"
+  }
+}
+
 // validation of parameters before execute
 export const validateParam = (param, isXml) => {
   let errors = []
@@ -472,7 +478,9 @@ export const validateParam = (param, isXml) => {
   let stringCheck = type === "string" && !value
   let arrayCheck = type === "array" && Array.isArray(value) && !value.length
   let listCheck = type === "array" && Im.List.isList(value) && !value.count()
-  if ( required && (stringCheck || arrayCheck || listCheck) ) {
+  let fileCheck = type === "file" && !(value instanceof win.File)
+
+  if ( required && (stringCheck || arrayCheck || listCheck || fileCheck) ) {
     errors.push("Required field is not provided")
     return errors
   }
@@ -505,7 +513,10 @@ export const validateParam = (param, isXml) => {
         errors.push({ index: index, error: err})
       }
     })
-
+  } else if ( type === "file" ) {
+    let err = validateFile(value)
+    if (!err) return errors
+    errors.push(err)
   }
 
   return errors
diff --git a/src/style/_form.scss b/src/style/_form.scss
index f8ba8536..185b836e 100644
--- a/src/style/_form.scss
+++ b/src/style/_form.scss
@@ -42,7 +42,8 @@ label
 input[type=text],
 input[type=password],
 input[type=search],
-input[type=email]
+input[type=email],
+input[type=file]
 {
     min-width: 100px;
     margin: 5px 0;
diff --git a/test/core/utils.js b/test/core/utils.js
index baf7dbf7..8921e19a 100644
--- a/test/core/utils.js
+++ b/test/core/utils.js
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 /* eslint-env mocha */
 import expect from "expect"
 import { fromJS } from "immutable"
-import { mapToList, validateNumber, validateInteger, validateParam } from "core/utils"
+import { mapToList, validateNumber, validateInteger, validateParam, validateFile } from "core/utils"
+import win from "core/window"
 
 describe("utils", function(){
 
@@ -157,6 +158,19 @@ describe("utils", function(){
     })
   })
 
+   describe("validateFile", function() {
+    let errorMessage = "Value must be a file"
+
+    it("validates against objects which are instances of 'File'", function() {
+      let fileObj = new win.File([], "Test File")
+      expect(validateFile(fileObj)).toBeFalsy()
+      expect(validateFile(null)).toEqual(errorMessage)
+      expect(validateFile(undefined)).toEqual(errorMessage)
+      expect(validateFile(1)).toEqual(errorMessage)
+      expect(validateFile("string")).toEqual(errorMessage)
+    })
+   })
+
   describe("validateParam", function() {
     let param = null
     let result = null
@@ -171,6 +185,16 @@ describe("utils", function(){
       expect( result ).toEqual( ["Required field is not provided"] )
     })
 
+    it("validates required files", function() {
+      param = fromJS({
+        required: true,
+        type: "file",
+        value: undefined
+      })
+      result = validateParam( param, false )
+      expect( result ).toEqual( ["Required field is not provided"] )
+    })
+
     it("validates required arrays", function() {
       param = fromJS({
         required: true,