diff --git a/Kitodo/src/main/java/org/kitodo/production/forms/dataeditor/UploadFileDialog.java b/Kitodo/src/main/java/org/kitodo/production/forms/dataeditor/UploadFileDialog.java
index 80ae17a53d0..44675a33ede 100644
--- a/Kitodo/src/main/java/org/kitodo/production/forms/dataeditor/UploadFileDialog.java
+++ b/Kitodo/src/main/java/org/kitodo/production/forms/dataeditor/UploadFileDialog.java
@@ -228,6 +228,10 @@ private boolean setUpFolders() {
         Folder mediaView = dataEditor.getProcess().getProject().getMediaView();
         Folder preview = dataEditor.getProcess().getProject().getPreview();
 
+        if (Objects.isNull(sourceFolder) || Objects.isNull(mediaView) || Objects.isNull(preview)) {
+            return false;
+        }
+
         sourceFolder.setPath(variableReplacer.replace(sourceFolder.getRelativePath()));
         mediaView.setPath(variableReplacer.replace(mediaView.getRelativePath()));
         preview.setPath(variableReplacer.replace(preview.getRelativePath()));
@@ -440,5 +444,17 @@ public void refresh() throws NoSuchMetadataFieldException {
         }
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Check and return whether folder configuration of current process' project is
+     * complete, e.g. allows upload and conversion of media files. This means folders for thumbnails,
+     * detail views and generator source have to be configured in the project configuration.
+     *
+     * @return whether project folder configuration is complete or not
+     */
+    public boolean isFolderConfigurationComplete() {
+        return Objects.nonNull(dataEditor.getProcess().getProject().getGeneratorSource())
+                && Objects.nonNull(dataEditor.getProcess().getProject().getMediaView())
+                && Objects.nonNull(dataEditor.getProcess().getProject().getPreview());
+    }
 
 }
diff --git a/Kitodo/src/main/webapp/WEB-INF/templates/includes/metadataEditor/gallery.xhtml b/Kitodo/src/main/webapp/WEB-INF/templates/includes/metadataEditor/gallery.xhtml
index 77e9f886c39..9bb135a55c1 100644
--- a/Kitodo/src/main/webapp/WEB-INF/templates/includes/metadataEditor/gallery.xhtml
+++ b/Kitodo/src/main/webapp/WEB-INF/templates/includes/metadataEditor/gallery.xhtml
@@ -390,7 +390,7 @@
                                 imagePreviewForm:mediaContextMenu"/>
                 <p:menuitem value="#{msgs.uploadMedia}"
                             action="#{DataEditorForm.uploadFileDialog.prepare}"
-                            rendered="#{SecurityAccessController.hasAuthorityToUploadMedia()}"
+                            rendered="#{SecurityAccessController.hasAuthorityToUploadMedia() and DataEditorForm.uploadFileDialog.isFolderConfigurationComplete()}"
                             icon="fa fa-download fa-sm"
                             styleClass="plain"
                             update = "uploadFileDialog"
@@ -418,7 +418,7 @@
                             update="dialogEditDocStrucTypeDialog"/>
                 <p:menuitem value="#{msgs.uploadMedia}"
                             action="#{DataEditorForm.uploadFileDialog.prepare}"
-                            rendered="#{SecurityAccessController.hasAuthorityToUploadMedia()}"
+                            rendered="#{SecurityAccessController.hasAuthorityToUploadMedia() and DataEditorForm.uploadFileDialog.isFolderConfigurationComplete()}"
                             icon="fa fa-download fa-sm"
                             styleClass="plain"
                             update = "uploadFileDialog"
diff --git a/Kitodo/src/main/webapp/WEB-INF/templates/includes/metadataEditor/logicalStructure.xhtml b/Kitodo/src/main/webapp/WEB-INF/templates/includes/metadataEditor/logicalStructure.xhtml
index 69f521062ba..4152e38d667 100644
--- a/Kitodo/src/main/webapp/WEB-INF/templates/includes/metadataEditor/logicalStructure.xhtml
+++ b/Kitodo/src/main/webapp/WEB-INF/templates/includes/metadataEditor/logicalStructure.xhtml
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@
                                 imagePreviewForm:mediaContextMenu"/>
             <p:menuitem value="#{msgs.uploadMedia}"
                         action="#{DataEditorForm.uploadFileDialog.prepare}"
-                        rendered="#{SecurityAccessController.hasAuthorityToUploadMedia()}"
+                        rendered="#{SecurityAccessController.hasAuthorityToUploadMedia() and DataEditorForm.uploadFileDialog.isFolderConfigurationComplete()}"
                         icon="fa fa-download fa-sm"
                         styleClass="plain"
                         update = "uploadFileDialog"