diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index f238713a..b8c63eb4 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -44,6 +44,9 @@ All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file, in reverse
 
 ### Fixed
 
+- [#185](https://github.com/zendframework/zend-inputfilter/pull/185) fixes
+  validation response on invalid file upload request.
+
 - [#181](https://github.com/zendframework/zend-inputfilter/pull/181) fixes
   missing abstract service factory registration in `Module` as per the
   [latest documentation](https://docs.zendframework.com/zend-inputfilter/specs/#setup).
diff --git a/src/FileInput/HttpServerFileInputDecorator.php b/src/FileInput/HttpServerFileInputDecorator.php
index 0e6323b7..b0034877 100644
--- a/src/FileInput/HttpServerFileInputDecorator.php
+++ b/src/FileInput/HttpServerFileInputDecorator.php
@@ -110,6 +110,15 @@ public function isValid($context = null)
                 'type'     => '',
                 'error'    => UPLOAD_ERR_NO_FILE,
             ];
+        } elseif (! isset($rawValue['tmp_name']) && ! isset($rawValue[0]['tmp_name'])) {
+            // This can happen when sent not file and just array
+            $rawValue = [
+                'tmp_name' => '',
+                'name'     => '',
+                'size'     => 0,
+                'type'     => '',
+                'error'    => UPLOAD_ERR_NO_FILE,
+            ];
         }
 
         if (is_array($rawValue) && isset($rawValue['tmp_name'])) {
diff --git a/test/FileInput/HttpServerFileInputDecoratorTest.php b/test/FileInput/HttpServerFileInputDecoratorTest.php
index bf19cd94..20385d90 100644
--- a/test/FileInput/HttpServerFileInputDecoratorTest.php
+++ b/test/FileInput/HttpServerFileInputDecoratorTest.php
@@ -196,6 +196,23 @@ public function testValidationsRunWithoutFileArrayDueToAjaxPost()
         $this->assertFalse($this->input->isValid());
     }
 
+    public function testValidationsRunWithoutFileArrayIsSend()
+    {
+        $this->input->setAutoPrependUploadValidator(true);
+        $this->assertTrue($this->input->getAutoPrependUploadValidator());
+        $this->assertTrue($this->input->isRequired());
+        $this->input->setValue([]);
+        $expectedNormalizedValue = [
+            'tmp_name' => '',
+            'name'     => '',
+            'size'     => 0,
+            'type'     => '',
+            'error'    => UPLOAD_ERR_NO_FILE,
+        ];
+        $this->input->setValidatorChain($this->createValidatorChainMock([[$expectedNormalizedValue, null, false]]));
+        $this->assertFalse($this->input->isValid());
+    }
+
     public function testNotEmptyValidatorAddedWhenIsValidIsCalled($value = null)
     {
         $this->markTestSkipped('Test is not enabled in FileInputTest');