diff --git a/app/views/hyrax/admin/appearances/_banner_image_form.html.erb b/app/views/hyrax/admin/appearances/_banner_image_form.html.erb
index 867d2f540..9c424ba22 100644
--- a/app/views/hyrax/admin/appearances/_banner_image_form.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/hyrax/admin/appearances/_banner_image_form.html.erb
@@ -67,6 +67,17 @@
   });
 
 document.querySelector('.banner-submit').addEventListener('click', function(e) {
+  // Get all required fields
+  var requiredFields = document.querySelectorAll('input[required],textarea[required],select[required]');
+
+  // Check if all required fields are filled
+  for (var i = 0; i < requiredFields.length; i++) {
+    if (!requiredFields[i].value) {
+      // return early if not all required fields have been filled out
+      return;
+    }
+  }
+
   e.preventDefault();
 
   // Show the spinner