diff --git a/packages/strapi-helper-plugin/lib/src/components/InputFile/index.js b/packages/strapi-helper-plugin/lib/src/components/InputFile/index.js
index a65ba6f048..700524be89 100644
--- a/packages/strapi-helper-plugin/lib/src/components/InputFile/index.js
+++ b/packages/strapi-helper-plugin/lib/src/components/InputFile/index.js
@@ -8,7 +8,8 @@
 import React from 'react';
 import PropTypes from 'prop-types';
 import { FormattedMessage } from 'react-intl';
-import { cloneDeep } from 'lodash';
+import { cloneDeep, isArray, isObject } from 'lodash';
+import cn from 'classnames';
 
 import ImgPreview from 'components/ImgPreview';
 import InputFileDetails from 'components/InputFileDetails';
@@ -71,11 +72,12 @@ class InputFile extends React.Component {
     if (this.props.multiple) {
       value.splice(this.state.position, 1);
     }
+
     // Update the parent's props
     const target = {
       name: this.props.name,
       type: 'file',
-      value,
+      value: Object.keys(value).length === 0 ? '' : value,
     };
 
     this.props.onChange({ target });
@@ -94,6 +96,19 @@ class InputFile extends React.Component {
     this.setState({ position: newPosition });
   }
 
+  isVisibleDetails = () => {
+    const {value} = this.props;
+
+    if (!value ||
+      (isArray(value) && value.length === 0) || 
+      (isObject(value) && Object.keys(value).length === 0)
+    ) {
+      return false;
+    }
+
+    return true;
+  }
+
   render() {
     const {
       multiple,
@@ -104,39 +119,43 @@ class InputFile extends React.Component {
 
     return (
       <div>
-        <ImgPreview
-          didDeleteFile={this.state.didDeleteFile}
-          files={value}
-          isUploading={this.state.isUploading}
-          multiple={multiple}
-          name={name}
-          onChange={onChange}
-          onBrowseClick={this.handleClick}
-          onDrop={this.onDrop}
-          position={this.state.position}
-          updateFilePosition={this.updateFilePosition}
-        />
-        <label style={{ width: '100%'}}>
-          <input
-            className={styles.inputFile}
+        <div className={cn("form-control", styles.inputFileControlForm, this.props.error && 'is-invalid')}>
+          <ImgPreview
+            didDeleteFile={this.state.didDeleteFile}
+            files={value}
+            isUploading={this.state.isUploading}
             multiple={multiple}
             name={name}
-            onChange={this.handleChange}
-            type="file"
-            ref={(input) => this.inputFile = input}
+            onChange={onChange}
+            onBrowseClick={this.handleClick}
+            onDrop={this.onDrop}
+            position={this.state.position}
+            updateFilePosition={this.updateFilePosition}
           />
+          <label style={{"margin-bottom": 0, width: '100%'}}>
+            <input
+              className={styles.inputFile}
+              multiple={multiple}
+              name={name}
+              onChange={this.handleChange}
+              type="file"
+              ref={(input) => this.inputFile = input}
+            />
 
-          <div className={styles.buttonContainer}>
-            <i className="fa fa-plus" />
-            <FormattedMessage id="app.components.InputFile.newFile" />
-          </div>
-        </label>
-        <InputFileDetails
-          file={value[this.state.position] || value[0] || value}
-          multiple={multiple}
-          number={value.length}
-          onFileDelete={this.handleFileDelete}
-        />
+            <div className={styles.buttonContainer}>
+              <i className="fa fa-plus" />
+              <FormattedMessage id="app.components.InputFile.newFile" />
+            </div>
+          </label>
+        </div>
+        {this.isVisibleDetails() && (
+          <InputFileDetails
+            file={value[this.state.position] || value[0] || value}
+            multiple={multiple}
+            number={value.length}
+            onFileDelete={this.handleFileDelete}
+          />
+        )}
       </div>
     );
   }
@@ -146,9 +165,12 @@ InputFile.defaultProps = {
   multiple: false,
   setLabel: () => {},
   value: [],
+  error: false,
+
 };
 
 InputFile.propTypes = {
+  error: PropTypes.bool,
   multiple: PropTypes.bool,
   name: PropTypes.string.isRequired,
   onChange: PropTypes.func.isRequired,
diff --git a/packages/strapi-helper-plugin/lib/src/components/InputFile/styles.scss b/packages/strapi-helper-plugin/lib/src/components/InputFile/styles.scss
index c6c81e3692..26799e7784 100644
--- a/packages/strapi-helper-plugin/lib/src/components/InputFile/styles.scss
+++ b/packages/strapi-helper-plugin/lib/src/components/InputFile/styles.scss
@@ -32,3 +32,7 @@
 .copy {
   cursor: copy !important;
 }
+
+.inputFileControlForm {
+  padding: 0;
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/packages/strapi-helper-plugin/lib/src/components/InputFileWithErrors/index.js b/packages/strapi-helper-plugin/lib/src/components/InputFileWithErrors/index.js
index 6ca7ac1ff8..f9a8afed46 100644
--- a/packages/strapi-helper-plugin/lib/src/components/InputFileWithErrors/index.js
+++ b/packages/strapi-helper-plugin/lib/src/components/InputFileWithErrors/index.js
@@ -14,22 +14,39 @@ import Label from 'components/Label';
 import InputDescription from 'components/InputDescription';
 import InputFile from 'components/InputFile';
 import InputSpacer from 'components/InputSpacer';
+import InputErrors from 'components/InputErrors';
 
+// Styles
 import styles from './styles.scss';
 
 class InputFileWithErrors extends React.Component {
-  state = { label: false, hasValue: false };
+  state = { errors: [], label: false, hasValue: false };
 
   componentDidMount() {
+    const { errors } = this.props;
+    let newState = Object.assign({}, this.state);
+
     if (this.props.multiple && !isEmpty(this.props.value)) {
-      this.setState({ label: 1, hasValue: true });
+      newState = Object.assign({}, newState, { label: 1, hasValue: true });
     }
+
+    if (!isEmpty(errors)) {
+      newState = Object.assign({}, newState, { errors });
+    }
+
+    this.setState(newState);
   }
 
   componentWillReceiveProps(nextProps) {
     if (!this.state.hasValue && !isEmpty(nextProps.value) && nextProps.multiple && differenceBy(nextProps.value, this.props.value, 'name').length > 0) {
       this.setState({ label: 1, hasValue: true });
     }
+    // Check if errors have been updated during validations
+    if (nextProps.didCheckErrors !== this.props.didCheckErrors) {
+      // Remove from the state the errors that have already been set
+      const errors = isEmpty(nextProps.errors) ? [] : nextProps.errors;
+      this.setState({ errors });
+    }
   }
 
   setLabel = (label) => {
@@ -40,6 +57,9 @@ class InputFileWithErrors extends React.Component {
     const {
       className,
       customBootstrapClass,
+      errorsClassName,
+      errorsStyle,
+      noErrorsDescription,
       inputDescription,
       inputDescriptionClassName,
       inputDescriptionStyle,
@@ -76,6 +96,7 @@ class InputFileWithErrors extends React.Component {
         )}
         <InputFile
           multiple={multiple}
+          error={!isEmpty(this.state.errors)}
           name={name}
           onChange={onChange}
           setLabel={this.setLabel}
@@ -86,6 +107,11 @@ class InputFileWithErrors extends React.Component {
           message={inputDescription}
           style={inputDescriptionStyle}
         />
+        <InputErrors
+          className={errorsClassName}
+          errors={!noErrorsDescription && this.state.errors || []}
+          style={errorsStyle}
+        />
         {spacer}
       </div>
     );
@@ -93,8 +119,12 @@ class InputFileWithErrors extends React.Component {
 }
 
 InputFileWithErrors.defaultProps = {
+  errors: [],
+  errorsClassName: '',
+  errorsStyle: {},
   className: '',
   customBootstrapClass: 'col-md-6',
+  didCheckErrors: false,
   inputDescription: '',
   inputDescriptionClassName: '',
   inputDescriptionStyle: {},
@@ -102,6 +132,7 @@ InputFileWithErrors.defaultProps = {
   labelClassName: '',
   labelStyle: {},
   multiple: false,
+  noErrorsDescription: false,
   style: {},
   value: [],
 };
@@ -109,6 +140,10 @@ InputFileWithErrors.defaultProps = {
 InputFileWithErrors.propTypes = {
   className: PropTypes.string,
   customBootstrapClass: PropTypes.string,
+  didCheckErrors: PropTypes.bool,
+  errors: PropTypes.array,
+  errorsClassName: PropTypes.string,
+  errorsStyle: PropTypes.object,
   inputDescription: PropTypes.oneOfType([
     PropTypes.string,
     PropTypes.func,
@@ -131,6 +166,7 @@ InputFileWithErrors.propTypes = {
   labelStyle: PropTypes.object,
   multiple: PropTypes.bool,
   name: PropTypes.string.isRequired,
+  noErrorsDescription: PropTypes.bool,
   onChange: PropTypes.func.isRequired,
   style: PropTypes.object,
   value: PropTypes.oneOfType([
diff --git a/packages/strapi-plugin-content-type-builder/services/ContentTypeBuilder.js b/packages/strapi-plugin-content-type-builder/services/ContentTypeBuilder.js
index 2170bfec9b..6910be9dc8 100755
--- a/packages/strapi-plugin-content-type-builder/services/ContentTypeBuilder.js
+++ b/packages/strapi-plugin-content-type-builder/services/ContentTypeBuilder.js
@@ -178,7 +178,8 @@ module.exports = {
         if (params.plugin === 'upload' && relation.model || relation.collection === 'file') {
           params = {
             type: 'media',
-            multiple: params.collection ? true : false
+            multiple: params.collection ? true : false,
+            required: params.required
           };
         } else {
           params = _.omit(params, ['collection', 'model', 'via']);
@@ -288,7 +289,8 @@ module.exports = {
           attrs[attribute.name] = {
             [attribute.params.multiple ? 'collection' : 'model']: 'file',
             via,
-            plugin: 'upload'
+            plugin: 'upload',
+            required: attribute.params.required === true ? true : false
           };
         }
       } else if (_.has(attribute, 'params.target')) {