diff --git a/app/views/registrar/domain_transfers/form/_batch.html.erb b/app/views/registrar/domain_transfers/form/_batch.html.erb
index 5b415f1cd..6effa8a86 100644
--- a/app/views/registrar/domain_transfers/form/_batch.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/registrar/domain_transfers/form/_batch.html.erb
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
             <%= label_tag :batch_file %>
         </div>
         <div class="col-md-7">
-            <%= file_field_tag :batch_file %>
+            <%= file_field_tag :batch_file, required: true %>
             <span class="help-block"><%= t '.batch_file_help' %></span>
         </div>
     </div>