diff --git a/core/src/main/java/org/apache/struts2/interceptor/FileUploadInterceptor.java b/core/src/main/java/org/apache/struts2/interceptor/FileUploadInterceptor.java
index b9f5cb6f5a..aa7fe01d10 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/org/apache/struts2/interceptor/FileUploadInterceptor.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/org/apache/struts2/interceptor/FileUploadInterceptor.java
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@
 import com.opensymphony.xwork2.inject.Inject;
 import com.opensymphony.xwork2.interceptor.AbstractInterceptor;
 import com.opensymphony.xwork2.interceptor.ValidationAware;
-import com.opensymphony.xwork2.util.LocalizedTextUtil;
 import com.opensymphony.xwork2.util.TextParseUtil;
 import org.apache.logging.log4j.LogManager;
 import org.apache.logging.log4j.Logger;
@@ -38,7 +37,6 @@
 import org.apache.struts2.util.ContentTypeMatcher;
 
 import javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest;
-import java.io.File;
 import java.text.NumberFormat;
 import java.util.*;
 
@@ -258,11 +256,16 @@ public String intercept(ActionInvocation invocation) throws Exception {
 
         MultiPartRequestWrapper multiWrapper = (MultiPartRequestWrapper) request;
 
-        if (multiWrapper.hasErrors()) {
+        if (multiWrapper.hasErrors() && validation != null) {
+            TextProvider textProvider = getTextProvider(action);
             for (LocalizedMessage error : multiWrapper.getErrors()) {
-                if (validation != null) {
-                    validation.addActionError(LocalizedTextUtil.findText(error.getClazz(), error.getTextKey(), ActionContext.getContext().getLocale(), error.getDefaultMessage(), error.getArgs()));
+                String errorMessage;
+                if (textProvider.hasKey(error.getTextKey())) {
+                    errorMessage = textProvider.getText(error.getTextKey(), Arrays.asList(error.getArgs()));
+                } else {
+                    errorMessage = textProvider.getText("struts.messages.error.uploading", error.getDefaultMessage());
                 }
+                validation.addActionError(errorMessage);
             }
         }
 
diff --git a/core/src/test/java/org/apache/struts2/interceptor/FileUploadInterceptorTest.java b/core/src/test/java/org/apache/struts2/interceptor/FileUploadInterceptorTest.java
index 0224f6873c..8e68cefa6a 100644
--- a/core/src/test/java/org/apache/struts2/interceptor/FileUploadInterceptorTest.java
+++ b/core/src/test/java/org/apache/struts2/interceptor/FileUploadInterceptorTest.java
@@ -231,7 +231,7 @@ public void testInvalidContentTypeMultipartRequest() throws Exception {
         req.setContentType("text/xml"); // not a multipart contentype
         req.addHeader("Content-type", "multipart/form-data");
 
-        MyFileupAction action = new MyFileupAction();
+        MyFileupAction action = container.inject(MyFileupAction.class);
         MockActionInvocation mai = new MockActionInvocation();
         mai.setAction(action);
         mai.setResultCode("success");
@@ -252,7 +252,7 @@ public void testNoContentMultipartRequest() throws Exception {
         req.addHeader("Content-type", "multipart/form-data");
         req.setContent(null); // there is no content
 
-        MyFileupAction action = new MyFileupAction();
+        MyFileupAction action = container.inject(MyFileupAction.class);
         MockActionInvocation mai = new MockActionInvocation();
         mai.setAction(action);
         mai.setResultCode("success");
@@ -386,7 +386,7 @@ public void testMultipartRequestLocalizedError() throws Exception {
                 "-----1234--\r\n");
         req.setContent(content.getBytes("US-ASCII"));
 
-        MyFileupAction action = new MyFileupAction();
+        MyFileupAction action = container.inject(MyFileupAction.class);
 
         MockActionInvocation mai = new MockActionInvocation();
         mai.setAction(action);
@@ -453,7 +453,7 @@ protected void tearDown() throws Exception {
         super.tearDown();
     }
 
-    private class MyFileupAction extends ActionSupport {
+    public static class MyFileupAction extends ActionSupport {
 
         private static final long serialVersionUID = 6255238895447968889L;