diff --git a/src/messageComposer/middleware/messageComposer/attachments.ts b/src/messageComposer/middleware/messageComposer/attachments.ts
index d1f74fc210..3bde7dbd08 100644
--- a/src/messageComposer/middleware/messageComposer/attachments.ts
+++ b/src/messageComposer/middleware/messageComposer/attachments.ts
@@ -36,6 +36,9 @@ export const createAttachmentsCompositionMiddleware = (
             emitter: 'MessageComposer',
             context: { composer },
           },
+          options: {
+            type: 'validation:attachment:upload:in-progress',
+          },
         });
         return discard();
       }