diff --git a/extensions/import/src/common/constants.ts b/extensions/import/src/common/constants.ts
index d82f000733..925c2f16cb 100644
--- a/extensions/import/src/common/constants.ts
+++ b/extensions/import/src/common/constants.ts
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ export const crashButtonText = localize('import.serviceCrashButton', "Give Feedb
 export const serviceCrashMessageText = localize('serviceCrashMessage', "service component could not start");
 export const serverDropDownTitleText = localize('flatFileImport.serverDropdownTitle', "Server the database is in");
 export const databaseDropdownTitleText = localize('flatFileImport.databaseDropdownTitle', "Database the table is created in");
+export const invalidFileLocationError = localize('flatFile.InvalidFileLocation', "Invalid file location. Please try a different input file");
 export const browseFilesText = localize('flatFileImport.browseFiles', "Browse");
 export const openFileText = localize('flatFileImport.openFile', "Open");
 export const fileTextboxTitleText = localize('flatFileImport.fileTextboxTitle', "Location of the file to be imported");
diff --git a/extensions/import/src/wizard/pages/fileConfigPage.ts b/extensions/import/src/wizard/pages/fileConfigPage.ts
index 6844dd19ce..bb340f30c6 100644
--- a/extensions/import/src/wizard/pages/fileConfigPage.ts
+++ b/extensions/import/src/wizard/pages/fileConfigPage.ts
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import * as azdata from 'azdata';
 import * as vscode from 'vscode';
 import { ImportPage } from '../api/importPage';
 import * as constants from '../../common/constants';
+import * as fs from 'fs';
 
 export class FileConfigPage extends ImportPage {
 
@@ -228,9 +229,13 @@ export class FileConfigPage extends ImportPage {
 	}
 
 	private async createFileBrowser(): Promise<azdata.FormComponent> {
-		this.fileTextBox = this.view.modelBuilder.inputBox().withProperties({
-			required: true
+		this.fileTextBox = this.view.modelBuilder.inputBox().withProps({
+			required: true,
+			validationErrorMessage: constants.invalidFileLocationError
+		}).withValidation((component) => {
+			return fs.existsSync(component.value);
 		}).component();
+
 		this.fileButton = this.view.modelBuilder.button().withProperties({
 			label: constants.browseFilesText,
 		}).component();