diff --git a/features/currency/managing_currencies/currency_validation.feature b/features/currency/managing_currencies/currency_validation.feature
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b1092fb8e1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/features/currency/managing_currencies/currency_validation.feature
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+@managing_currencies
+Feature: Currency validation
+    In order to avoid making mistakes when managing currencies
+    As an Administrator
+    I want to be prevented from adding an invalid currency
+
+    Background:
+        Given I am logged in as an administrator
+
+    @api @no-ui
+    Scenario: Trying to add currency without code
+        When I want to add a new currency
+        And I do not choose a code
+        And I try to add it
+        Then I should be notified that a code is required
+
+    @api @no-ui
+    Scenario: Trying to add a currency with an invalid code
+        When I want to add a new currency
+        And I set code to "invalid"
+        And I try to add it
+        Then I should be notified that the code is invalid
+
+    @api @no-ui
+    Scenario: Trying to add a currency with an non-existent code
+        When I want to add a new currency
+        And I set code to "B0B"
+        And I try to add it
+        Then I should be notified that the code is invalid
diff --git a/src/Sylius/Behat/Context/Api/Admin/ManagingCurrenciesContext.php b/src/Sylius/Behat/Context/Api/Admin/ManagingCurrenciesContext.php
index f69fc42efc..c8d4d721b1 100644
--- a/src/Sylius/Behat/Context/Api/Admin/ManagingCurrenciesContext.php
+++ b/src/Sylius/Behat/Context/Api/Admin/ManagingCurrenciesContext.php
@@ -45,8 +45,10 @@ final class ManagingCurrenciesContext implements Context
 
     /**
      * @When I choose :currencyCode
+     * @When I set code to :code
+     * @When I do not choose a code
      */
-    public function iChoose(string $currencyCode): void
+    public function iChoose(string $currencyCode = ''): void
     {
         $this->client->addRequestData('code', $currencyCode);
     }
@@ -107,6 +109,32 @@ final class ManagingCurrenciesContext implements Context
         Assert::same($this->responseChecker->getError($response), 'code: Currency code must be unique.');
     }
 
+    /**
+     * @Then I should be notified that a code is required
+     */
+    public function iShouldBeNotifiedThatACodeIsRequired(): void
+    {
+        $response = $this->client->getLastResponse();
+        Assert::false(
+            $this->responseChecker->isCreationSuccessful($response),
+            'Currency has been created successfully, but it should not',
+        );
+        Assert::same($this->responseChecker->getError($response), 'code: Please choose currency code.');
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @Then I should be notified that the code is invalid
+     */
+    public function iShouldBeNotifiedThatTheCodeIsInvalid(): void
+    {
+        $response = $this->client->getLastResponse();
+        Assert::false(
+            $this->responseChecker->isCreationSuccessful($response),
+            'Currency has been created successfully, but it should not',
+        );
+        Assert::same($this->responseChecker->getError($response), 'code: This value is not a valid currency code.');
+    }
+
     /**
      * @Then I should be notified that it has been successfully created
      */
diff --git a/tests/Api/Admin/CurrenciesTest.php b/tests/Api/Admin/CurrenciesTest.php
index 7507107fc5..42e60f3778 100644
--- a/tests/Api/Admin/CurrenciesTest.php
+++ b/tests/Api/Admin/CurrenciesTest.php
@@ -59,6 +59,30 @@ final class CurrenciesTest extends JsonApiTestCase
         );
     }
 
+    /** @test */
+    public function it_does_not_allow_creating_a_currency_with_invalid_code(): void
+    {
+        $this->loadFixturesFromFiles(['channel.yaml', 'authentication/api_administrator.yaml']);
+        $header = array_merge($this->logInAdminUser('api@example.com'), self::CONTENT_TYPE_HEADER);
+
+        $this->client->request(
+            'POST',
+            '/api/v2/admin/currencies',
+            [],
+            [],
+            $header,
+            json_encode([
+                'code' => 'lol',
+            ], \JSON_THROW_ON_ERROR),
+        );
+
+        $this->assertResponse(
+            $this->client->getResponse(),
+            'admin/currency/post_currency_with_invalid_code_response',
+            Response::HTTP_UNPROCESSABLE_ENTITY,
+        );
+    }
+
     /** @test */
     public function it_creates_a_currency(): void
     {
diff --git a/tests/Api/Responses/admin/currency/post_currency_with_invalid_code_response.json b/tests/Api/Responses/admin/currency/post_currency_with_invalid_code_response.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..1e206c9de7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/Api/Responses/admin/currency/post_currency_with_invalid_code_response.json
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+{
+    "@context": "\/api\/v2\/contexts\/ConstraintViolationList",
+    "@type": "ConstraintViolationList",
+    "hydra:title": "An error occurred",
+    "hydra:description": "code: This value is not a valid currency code.",
+    "violations": [
+        {
+            "propertyPath": "code",
+            "message": "This value is not a valid currency code.",
+            "code": @string@
+        }
+    ]
+}