diff --git a/pkg/apis/servicecatalog/validation/serviceclass.go b/pkg/apis/servicecatalog/validation/serviceclass.go
index fba26e1a51dc..f62004623f94 100644
--- a/pkg/apis/servicecatalog/validation/serviceclass.go
+++ b/pkg/apis/servicecatalog/validation/serviceclass.go
@@ -81,6 +81,10 @@ func ValidateServiceClass(serviceclass *sc.ServiceClass) field.ErrorList {
 		allErrs = append(allErrs, field.Invalid(field.NewPath("externalID"), serviceclass.ExternalID, msg))
 	}
 
+	if len(serviceclass.Plans) < 1 {
+		allErrs = append(allErrs, field.Invalid(field.NewPath("plans"), serviceclass.Plans, "at least one plan is required"))
+	}
+
 	planNames := sets.NewString()
 	for i, plan := range serviceclass.Plans {
 		planPath := field.NewPath("plans").Index(i)
diff --git a/pkg/apis/servicecatalog/validation/serviceclass_test.go b/pkg/apis/servicecatalog/validation/serviceclass_test.go
index 6113fc91ba83..5cfb13343afc 100644
--- a/pkg/apis/servicecatalog/validation/serviceclass_test.go
+++ b/pkg/apis/servicecatalog/validation/serviceclass_test.go
@@ -144,6 +144,15 @@ func TestValidateServiceClass(t *testing.T) {
 			}(),
 			valid: false,
 		},
+		{
+			name: "invalid serviceClass - no plans",
+			serviceClass: func() *servicecatalog.ServiceClass {
+				s := validServiceClass()
+				s.Plans = nil
+				return s
+			}(),
+			valid: false,
+		},
 	}
 
 	for _, tc := range cases {
diff --git a/test/integration/clientset_test.go b/test/integration/clientset_test.go
index 2e6e12e549df..2adfa3a78a84 100644
--- a/test/integration/clientset_test.go
+++ b/test/integration/clientset_test.go
@@ -340,6 +340,13 @@ func testServiceClassClient(sType server.StorageType, client servicecatalogclien
 		Bindable:    true,
 		ExternalID:  "b8269ab4-7d2d-456d-8c8b-5aab63b321d1",
 		Description: "test description",
+		Plans: []v1alpha1.ServicePlan{
+			{
+				Name:        "test-service-plan",
+				ExternalID:  "test-service-plan-external-id",
+				Description: "test-description",
+			},
+		},
 	}
 
 	// start from scratch