diff --git a/commons/res/layout/activity_share.xml b/commons/res/layout/activity_share.xml
index a914c667a..6926893dd 100644
--- a/commons/res/layout/activity_share.xml
+++ b/commons/res/layout/activity_share.xml
@@ -89,7 +89,8 @@
                 android:id="@+id/uploadButton"
                 android:layout_width="fill_parent"
                 android:layout_height="wrap_content"
-                android:text="Upload" />
+                android:enabled="false"
+                android:text="@string/share_upload_button" />
         </LinearLayout>
     </RelativeLayout>
 
diff --git a/commons/res/values/strings.xml b/commons/res/values/strings.xml
index ca52244ba..4f4eeeec1 100644
--- a/commons/res/values/strings.xml
+++ b/commons/res/values/strings.xml
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@
     </string>
     <string name="login_failed_blocked">Sorry, this user has been blocked on Commons</string>
     <string name="login_failed_generic">Login failed</string>
+    <string name="share_upload_button">Upload</string>
 
     <plurals name="contributions_subtitle">
         <item quantity="zero">No uploads yet</item>
diff --git a/commons/src/main/java/org/wikimedia/commons/ShareActivity.java b/commons/src/main/java/org/wikimedia/commons/ShareActivity.java
index cf9112f51..2d0484f67 100644
--- a/commons/src/main/java/org/wikimedia/commons/ShareActivity.java
+++ b/commons/src/main/java/org/wikimedia/commons/ShareActivity.java
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ import android.database.Cursor;
 import android.os.AsyncTask;
 import android.os.IBinder;
 import android.provider.MediaStore;
+import android.text.Editable;
+import android.text.TextWatcher;
 import android.util.Log;
 import org.wikimedia.commons.auth.AuthenticatedActivity;
 import org.wikimedia.commons.auth.WikiAccountAuthenticator;
@@ -180,6 +182,23 @@ public class ShareActivity extends AuthenticatedActivity {
         titleEdit = (EditText)findViewById(R.id.titleEdit);
         descEdit = (EditText)findViewById(R.id.descEdit);
         uploadButton = (Button)findViewById(R.id.uploadButton);
+
+        TextWatcher uploadEnabler = new TextWatcher() {
+            public void beforeTextChanged(CharSequence charSequence, int i, int i2, int i3) { }
+
+            public void onTextChanged(CharSequence charSequence, int i, int i2, int i3) {}
+
+            public void afterTextChanged(Editable editable) {
+                if(titleEdit.getText().length() != 0) {
+                    uploadButton.setEnabled(true);
+                } else {
+                    uploadButton.setEnabled(false);
+                }
+
+            }
+        };
+
+        titleEdit.addTextChangedListener(uploadEnabler);
         
         requestAuthToken();