diff --git a/freqtrade/constants.py b/freqtrade/constants.py
index 1ca732b2c..8423d04f4 100644
--- a/freqtrade/constants.py
+++ b/freqtrade/constants.py
@@ -533,6 +533,7 @@ CONF_SCHEMA = {
                 "imbalance_volume": {"type": "number", "minimum": 0},
                 "imbalance_ratio": {"type": "number", "minimum": 0.0},
             },
+            "required": ["scale", "stacked_imbalance_range", "imbalance_volume", "imbalance_ratio"],
         },
     },
     "definitions": {
diff --git a/tests/test_configuration.py b/tests/test_configuration.py
index cad7e4722..96d07a42e 100644
--- a/tests/test_configuration.py
+++ b/tests/test_configuration.py
@@ -1087,6 +1087,9 @@ def test__validate_orderflow(default_conf) -> None:
         {
             "orderflow": {
                 "scale": 0.5,
+                "stacked_imbalance_range": 3,
+                "imbalance_volume": 100,
+                "imbalance_ratio": 3,
             }
         }
     )