diff --git a/src/AppBundle/Form/Type/CarouselItemType.php b/src/AppBundle/Form/Type/CarouselItemType.php
index 51dc1e3e5ae..f2e5af2c01c 100644
--- a/src/AppBundle/Form/Type/CarouselItemType.php
+++ b/src/AppBundle/Form/Type/CarouselItemType.php
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@
 
 use Sylius\Bundle\ResourceBundle\Form\Type\AbstractResourceType;
 use Symfony\Component\Form\FormBuilderInterface;
+use Symfony\Component\Form\FormInterface;
+use Symfony\Component\OptionsResolver\OptionsResolver;
 
 /**
  * @author Magdalena Banasiak <magdalena.banasiak@lakion.com>
@@ -24,6 +26,27 @@ public function buildForm(FormBuilderInterface $builder, array $options)
         ;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * {@inheritdoc}
+     */
+    public function configureOptions(OptionsResolver $resolver)
+    {
+        $resolver
+            ->setDefaults([
+                'data_class' => $this->dataClass,
+                'validation_groups' => function (FormInterface $form) {
+                    $data = $form->getData();
+                    $validationGroups = $this->validationGroups;
+                    if (null !== $data && null === $data->getId()) {
+                        $validationGroups[] = 'carousel_item_create';
+                    }
+
+                    return $validationGroups;
+                },
+            ])
+        ;
+    }
+
     /**
      * {@inheritdoc}
      */
diff --git a/src/AppBundle/Resources/config/validation.yml b/src/AppBundle/Resources/config/validation.yml
index 2987d0ce59d..5f98e3827af 100644
--- a/src/AppBundle/Resources/config/validation.yml
+++ b/src/AppBundle/Resources/config/validation.yml
@@ -4,3 +4,9 @@ AppBundle\Entity\ProductGridItem:
             -  NotBlank: ~
         product:
             -  NotBlank: ~
+
+AppBundle\Entity\CarouselItem:
+    properties:
+        file:
+            - NotBlank: { groups: ['carousel_item_create'] }
+            - Image: { groups: ['carousel_item_create'] }