diff --git a/ckan/logic/schema.py b/ckan/logic/schema.py
index 148eefe7637..97425021c5a 100644
--- a/ckan/logic/schema.py
+++ b/ckan/logic/schema.py
@@ -195,6 +195,7 @@ def db_to_form_package_schema():
     # TODO: Fix this elsewhere so we don't need to workaround it here.
     schema['resources'].update({
         'created': [ckan.lib.navl.validators.ignore_missing],
+        'position': [not_empty],
         'last_modified': [ckan.lib.navl.validators.ignore_missing],
         'cache_last_updated': [ckan.lib.navl.validators.ignore_missing],
         'webstore_last_updated': [ckan.lib.navl.validators.ignore_missing],