diff --git a/core/src/main/java/org/apache/struts2/interceptor/FileUploadInterceptor.java b/core/src/main/java/org/apache/struts2/interceptor/FileUploadInterceptor.java
index b6a0fa966..2dba50874 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/org/apache/struts2/interceptor/FileUploadInterceptor.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/org/apache/struts2/interceptor/FileUploadInterceptor.java
@@ -343,6 +343,14 @@ public class FileUploadInterceptor extends AbstractInterceptor {
                 validation.addFieldError(inputName, errMsg);
             }
 
+            if (LOG.isWarnEnabled()) {
+                LOG.warn(errMsg);
+            }
+        } else if (file.getContent() == null) {
+            String errMsg = getTextMessage(action, "struts.messages.error.uploading", new String[]{filename});
+            if (validation != null) {
+                validation.addFieldError(inputName, errMsg);
+            }
             if (LOG.isWarnEnabled()) {
                 LOG.warn(errMsg);
             }