diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/apache/fineract/ui/online/customers/customerprofile/editcustomerprofilebottomsheet/EditCustomerProfileBottomSheet.java b/app/src/main/java/org/apache/fineract/ui/online/customers/customerprofile/editcustomerprofilebottomsheet/EditCustomerProfileBottomSheet.java
index 77ee5c9c..c2f6d4f0 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/apache/fineract/ui/online/customers/customerprofile/editcustomerprofilebottomsheet/EditCustomerProfileBottomSheet.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/apache/fineract/ui/online/customers/customerprofile/editcustomerprofilebottomsheet/EditCustomerProfileBottomSheet.java
@@ -286,6 +286,10 @@ void onCancel() {
     @OnClick(R.id.btn_upload_photo)
     void uploadPhoto() {
         if (editAction == EditAction.CAMERA || editAction == EditAction.GALLERY) {
+            if (file == null) {
+                Toaster.show(rootView, getString(R.string.select_photo));
+                return;
+            }
             editCustomerProfilePresenter.uploadCustomerPortrait(customerIdentifier, file);
         } else if (editAction == EditAction.DELETE) {
             editCustomerProfilePresenter.deleteCustomerPortrait(customerIdentifier);
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml b/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
index af22aaa1..b3786122 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
@@ -176,6 +176,7 @@
     <string name="portrait_uploaded_successfully">Portrait uploaded successfully</string>
     <string name="portrait_deleted_successfully">Portrait deleted successfully</string>
     <string name="portrait_size_can_not_exceed">Portrait can\'t exceed size of 512KB.</string>
+    <string name="select_photo">Please select photo to upload</string>
     <string name="customer_deposit_account">Customer deposit account</string>
     <string name="customer_created_successfully">%1$s created successfully</string>
     <string name="customer_updated_successfully">%1$s updated successfully</string>