diff --git a/freqtrade/configuration/config_validation.py b/freqtrade/configuration/config_validation.py
index d4612d8e0..ab21bc686 100644
--- a/freqtrade/configuration/config_validation.py
+++ b/freqtrade/configuration/config_validation.py
@@ -137,6 +137,10 @@ def _validate_edge(conf: Dict[str, Any]) -> None:
             "Edge and VolumePairList are incompatible, "
             "Edge will override whatever pairs VolumePairlist selects."
         )
+    if not conf.get('ask_strategy', {}).get('use_sell_signal', True):
+        raise OperationalException(
+            "Edge requires `use_sell_signal` to be True, otherwise no sells will happen."
+        )
 
 
 def _validate_whitelist(conf: Dict[str, Any]) -> None:
diff --git a/tests/test_configuration.py b/tests/test_configuration.py
index 7d6c81f74..9594b6413 100644
--- a/tests/test_configuration.py
+++ b/tests/test_configuration.py
@@ -812,6 +812,21 @@ def test_validate_edge(edge_conf):
     validate_config_consistency(edge_conf)
 
 
+def test_validate_edge2(edge_conf):
+    edge_conf.update({"ask_strategy": {
+        "use_sell_signal": True,
+    }})
+    # Passes test
+    validate_config_consistency(edge_conf)
+
+    edge_conf.update({"ask_strategy": {
+        "use_sell_signal": False,
+    }})
+    with pytest.raises(OperationalException, match="Edge requires `use_sell_signal` to be True, "
+                       "otherwise no sells will happen."):
+        validate_config_consistency(edge_conf)
+
+
 def test_validate_whitelist(default_conf):
     default_conf['runmode'] = RunMode.DRY_RUN
     # Test regular case - has whitelist and uses StaticPairlist