diff --git a/docs/configuration.md b/docs/configuration.md
index 823b4bc20..20b26ec13 100644
--- a/docs/configuration.md
+++ b/docs/configuration.md
@@ -40,8 +40,8 @@ Mandatory parameters are marked as **Required**, which means that they are requi
 |  Parameter | Description |
 |------------|-------------|
 | `max_open_trades` | **Required.** Number of open trades your bot is allowed to have. Only one open trade per pair is possible, so the length of your pairlist is another limitation which can apply. If -1 then it is ignored (i.e. potentially unlimited open trades, limited by the pairlist). [More information below](#configuring-amount-per-trade).<br> **Datatype:** Positive integer or -1.
-| `stake_currency` | **Required.** Crypto-currency used for trading. [Strategy Override](#parameters-in-the-strategy). <br> **Datatype:** String
-| `stake_amount` | **Required.** Amount of crypto-currency your bot will use for each trade. Set it to `"unlimited"` to allow the bot to use all available balance. [More information below](#configuring-amount-per-trade). [Strategy Override](#parameters-in-the-strategy). <br> **Datatype:** Positive float or `"unlimited"`.
+| `stake_currency` | **Required.** Crypto-currency used for trading. <br> **Datatype:** String
+| `stake_amount` | **Required.** Amount of crypto-currency your bot will use for each trade. Set it to `"unlimited"` to allow the bot to use all available balance. [More information below](#configuring-amount-per-trade). <br> **Datatype:** Positive float or `"unlimited"`.
 | `tradable_balance_ratio` | Ratio of the total account balance the bot is allowed to trade. [More information below](#configuring-amount-per-trade). <br>*Defaults to `0.99` 99%).*<br> **Datatype:** Positive float between `0.1` and `1.0`.
 | `amend_last_stake_amount` | Use reduced last stake amount if necessary. [More information below](#configuring-amount-per-trade). <br>*Defaults to `false`.* <br> **Datatype:** Boolean
 | `last_stake_amount_min_ratio` | Defines minimum stake amount that has to be left and executed. Applies only to the last stake amount when it's amended to a reduced value (i.e. if `amend_last_stake_amount` is set to `true`). [More information below](#configuring-amount-per-trade). <br>*Defaults to `0.5`.* <br> **Datatype:** Float (as ratio)
@@ -142,8 +142,6 @@ Values set in the configuration file always overwrite values set in the strategy
 * `process_only_new_candles`
 * `order_types`
 * `order_time_in_force`
-* `stake_currency`
-* `stake_amount`
 * `unfilledtimeout`
 * `disable_dataframe_checks`
 * `protections`
diff --git a/freqtrade/configuration/config_validation.py b/freqtrade/configuration/config_validation.py
index 187b2e3c7..df9f16f3e 100644
--- a/freqtrade/configuration/config_validation.py
+++ b/freqtrade/configuration/config_validation.py
@@ -47,6 +47,8 @@ def validate_config_schema(conf: Dict[str, Any]) -> Dict[str, Any]:
     conf_schema = deepcopy(constants.CONF_SCHEMA)
     if conf.get('runmode', RunMode.OTHER) in (RunMode.DRY_RUN, RunMode.LIVE):
         conf_schema['required'] = constants.SCHEMA_TRADE_REQUIRED
+    elif conf.get('runmode', RunMode.OTHER) in (RunMode.BACKTEST, RunMode.HYPEROPT):
+        conf_schema['required'] = constants.SCHEMA_BACKTEST_REQUIRED
     else:
         conf_schema['required'] = constants.SCHEMA_MINIMAL_REQUIRED
     try:
diff --git a/freqtrade/constants.py b/freqtrade/constants.py
index 06eaad4f9..f25f6653d 100644
--- a/freqtrade/constants.py
+++ b/freqtrade/constants.py
@@ -378,6 +378,16 @@ SCHEMA_TRADE_REQUIRED = [
     'dataformat_trades',
 ]
 
+SCHEMA_BACKTEST_REQUIRED = [
+    'exchange',
+    'max_open_trades',
+    'stake_currency',
+    'stake_amount',
+    'dry_run_wallet',
+    'dataformat_ohlcv',
+    'dataformat_trades',
+]
+
 SCHEMA_MINIMAL_REQUIRED = [
     'exchange',
     'dry_run',