diff --git a/app/services/files/multi_service.rb b/app/services/files/multi_service.rb
index bfacc462847..eb2773733b1 100644
--- a/app/services/files/multi_service.rb
+++ b/app/services/files/multi_service.rb
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ module Files
 
       params[:actions].each do |action|
         validate_action!(action)
+        validate_file_status(action)
       end
     end
 
@@ -28,5 +29,16 @@ module Files
         raise_error("Unknown action '#{action[:action]}'")
       end
     end
+
+    def validate_file_status(action)
+      return unless action[:last_commit_id]
+
+      current_commit = Gitlab::Git::Commit.last_for_path(
+        @start_project.repository, @start_branch, action[:file_path])
+
+      if current_commit.sha != action[:last_commit_id]
+        raise_error("The file has changed since you started editing it: #{action[:file_path]}")
+      end
+    end
   end
 end
diff --git a/changelogs/unreleased/15922-validate-file-status-when-commiting-multiple-files.yml b/changelogs/unreleased/15922-validate-file-status-when-commiting-multiple-files.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..db2bd6e692b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelogs/unreleased/15922-validate-file-status-when-commiting-multiple-files.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+title: 'Validate file status when commiting multiple files'
+merge_request: 15922
+author:
+type: added
diff --git a/doc/api/commits.md b/doc/api/commits.md
index 5a4a8d888b3..7de08d230dd 100644
--- a/doc/api/commits.md
+++ b/doc/api/commits.md
@@ -84,6 +84,7 @@ POST /projects/:id/repository/commits
 | `previous_path` | string | no | Original full path to the file being moved. Ex. `lib/class1.rb` |
 | `content` | string | no | File content, required for all except `delete`. Optional for `move` |
 | `encoding` | string | no | `text` or `base64`. `text` is default. |
+| `last_commit_id` | string | no | Last known file commit id |
 
 ```bash
 PAYLOAD=$(cat << 'JSON'
diff --git a/spec/services/files/multi_service_spec.rb b/spec/services/files/multi_service_spec.rb
index 34457ee796a..6e11f126f14 100644
--- a/spec/services/files/multi_service_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/services/files/multi_service_spec.rb
@@ -6,14 +6,20 @@ describe Files::MultiService do
   let(:project) { create(:project, :repository) }
   let(:user) { create(:user) }
   let(:branch_name) { project.default_branch }
+  let(:file_path) { 'files/ruby/popen.rb' }
   let(:action) { 'update' }
 
+  let!(:original_commit_id) do
+    Gitlab::Git::Commit.last_for_path(project.repository, branch_name, file_path).sha
+  end
+
   let(:actions) do
     [
       {
         action: action,
-        file_path: 'files/ruby/popen.rb',
-        content: 'New content'
+        file_path: file_path,
+        content: 'New content',
+        last_commit_id: original_commit_id
       }
     ]
   end
@@ -50,5 +56,40 @@ describe Files::MultiService do
         expect(results[:message]).to match(/Unknown action/)
       end
     end
+
+    describe 'Updating files' do
+      context 'when the file has been previously updated' do
+        before do
+          update_file(file_path)
+        end
+
+        it 'rejects the commit' do
+          results = subject.execute
+
+          expect(results[:status]).to eq(:error)
+          expect(results[:message]).to match(file_path)
+        end
+      end
+
+      context 'when the file have not been modified' do
+        it 'accepts the commit' do
+          results = subject.execute
+
+          expect(results[:status]).to eq(:success)
+        end
+      end
+    end
+  end
+
+  def update_file(path)
+    params = {
+      file_path: path,
+      start_branch: branch_name,
+      branch_name: branch_name,
+      commit_message: 'Update file',
+      file_content: 'New content'
+    }
+
+    Files::UpdateService.new(project, user, params).execute
   end
 end