diff --git a/debug_toolbar/panels/alerts.py b/debug_toolbar/panels/alerts.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..27a7119ee
--- /dev/null
+++ b/debug_toolbar/panels/alerts.py
@@ -0,0 +1,148 @@
+from html.parser import HTMLParser
+
+from django.utils.translation import gettext_lazy as _
+
+from debug_toolbar.panels import Panel
+
+
+class FormParser(HTMLParser):
+    """
+    HTML form parser, used to check for invalid configurations of forms that
+    take file inputs.
+    """
+
+    def __init__(self):
+        super().__init__()
+        self.in_form = False
+        self.current_form = {}
+        self.forms = []
+        self.form_ids = []
+        self.referenced_file_inputs = []
+
+    def handle_starttag(self, tag, attrs):
+        attrs = dict(attrs)
+        if tag == "form":
+            self.in_form = True
+            form_id = attrs.get("id")
+            if form_id:
+                self.form_ids.append(form_id)
+            self.current_form = {
+                "file_form": False,
+                "form_attrs": attrs,
+                "submit_element_attrs": [],
+            }
+        elif (
+            self.in_form
+            and tag == "input"
+            and attrs.get("type") == "file"
+            and (not attrs.get("form") or attrs.get("form") == "")
+        ):
+            self.current_form["file_form"] = True
+        elif (
+            self.in_form
+            and (
+                (tag == "input" and attrs.get("type") in {"submit", "image"})
+                or tag == "button"
+            )
+            and (not attrs.get("form") or attrs.get("form") == "")
+        ):
+            self.current_form["submit_element_attrs"].append(attrs)
+        elif tag == "input" and attrs.get("form"):
+            self.referenced_file_inputs.append(attrs)
+
+    def handle_endtag(self, tag):
+        if tag == "form" and self.in_form:
+            self.forms.append(self.current_form)
+            self.in_form = False
+
+
+class AlertsPanel(Panel):
+    """
+    A panel to alert users to issues.
+    """
+
+    messages = {
+        "form_id_missing_enctype": _(
+            'Form with id "{form_id}" contains file input, but does not have the attribute enctype="multipart/form-data".'
+        ),
+        "form_missing_enctype": _(
+            'Form contains file input, but does not have the attribute enctype="multipart/form-data".'
+        ),
+        "input_refs_form_missing_enctype": _(
+            'Input element references form with id "{form_id}", but the form does not have the attribute enctype="multipart/form-data".'
+        ),
+    }
+
+    title = _("Alerts")
+
+    template = "debug_toolbar/panels/alerts.html"
+
+    def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
+        super().__init__(*args, **kwargs)
+        self.alerts = []
+
+    @property
+    def nav_subtitle(self):
+        alerts = self.get_stats()["alerts"]
+        if alerts:
+            alert_text = "alert" if len(alerts) == 1 else "alerts"
+            return f"{len(alerts)} {alert_text}"
+        else:
+            return ""
+
+    def add_alert(self, alert):
+        self.alerts.append(alert)
+
+    def check_invalid_file_form_configuration(self, html_content):
+        """
+        Inspects HTML content for a form that includes a file input but does
+        not have the encoding type set to multipart/form-data, and warns the
+        user if so.
+        """
+        parser = FormParser()
+        parser.feed(html_content)
+
+        # Check for file inputs directly inside a form that do not reference
+        # any form through the form attribute
+        for form in parser.forms:
+            if (
+                form["file_form"]
+                and form["form_attrs"].get("enctype") != "multipart/form-data"
+                and not any(
+                    elem.get("formenctype") == "multipart/form-data"
+                    for elem in form["submit_element_attrs"]
+                )
+            ):
+                if form_id := form["form_attrs"].get("id"):
+                    alert = self.messages["form_id_missing_enctype"].format(
+                        form_id=form_id
+                    )
+                else:
+                    alert = self.messages["form_missing_enctype"]
+                self.add_alert({"alert": alert})
+
+        # Check for file inputs that reference a form
+        form_attrs_by_id = {
+            form["form_attrs"].get("id"): form["form_attrs"] for form in parser.forms
+        }
+
+        for attrs in parser.referenced_file_inputs:
+            form_id = attrs.get("form")
+            if form_id and attrs.get("type") == "file":
+                form_attrs = form_attrs_by_id.get(form_id)
+                if form_attrs and form_attrs.get("enctype") != "multipart/form-data":
+                    alert = self.messages["input_refs_form_missing_enctype"].format(
+                        form_id=form_id
+                    )
+                    self.add_alert({"alert": alert})
+
+        return self.alerts
+
+    def generate_stats(self, request, response):
+        html_content = response.content.decode(response.charset)
+        self.check_invalid_file_form_configuration(html_content)
+
+        # Further alert checks can go here
+
+        # Write all alerts to record_stats
+        self.record_stats({"alerts": self.alerts})
diff --git a/debug_toolbar/settings.py b/debug_toolbar/settings.py
index ca7036c34..48483cf40 100644
--- a/debug_toolbar/settings.py
+++ b/debug_toolbar/settings.py
@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@ def get_config():
     "debug_toolbar.panels.sql.SQLPanel",
     "debug_toolbar.panels.staticfiles.StaticFilesPanel",
     "debug_toolbar.panels.templates.TemplatesPanel",
+    "debug_toolbar.panels.alerts.AlertsPanel",
     "debug_toolbar.panels.cache.CachePanel",
     "debug_toolbar.panels.signals.SignalsPanel",
     "debug_toolbar.panels.redirects.RedirectsPanel",
diff --git a/debug_toolbar/templates/debug_toolbar/panels/alerts.html b/debug_toolbar/templates/debug_toolbar/panels/alerts.html
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..df208836d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/debug_toolbar/templates/debug_toolbar/panels/alerts.html
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+{% load i18n %}
+
+{% if alerts %}
+  <h4>{% trans "Alerts found" %}</h4>
+  {% for alert in alerts %}
+    <ul>
+      <li>{{ alert.alert }}</li>
+    </ul>
+  {% endfor %}
+{% else %}
+  <h4>{% trans "No alerts found" %}</h4>
+{% endif %}
diff --git a/docs/changes.rst b/docs/changes.rst
index 2eaece240..2a4a52ac9 100644
--- a/docs/changes.rst
+++ b/docs/changes.rst
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ Change log
 Pending
 -------
 
+* Added alert panel with warning when form is using file fields
+  without proper encoding type.
 * Fixed overriding font-family for both light and dark themes.
 * Restored compatibility with ``iptools.IpRangeList``.
 
diff --git a/docs/configuration.rst b/docs/configuration.rst
index 04694aceb..42f90178a 100644
--- a/docs/configuration.rst
+++ b/docs/configuration.rst
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ default value is::
         'debug_toolbar.panels.sql.SQLPanel',
         'debug_toolbar.panels.staticfiles.StaticFilesPanel',
         'debug_toolbar.panels.templates.TemplatesPanel',
+        'debug_toolbar.panels.alerts.AlertsPanel',
         'debug_toolbar.panels.cache.CachePanel',
         'debug_toolbar.panels.signals.SignalsPanel',
         'debug_toolbar.panels.redirects.RedirectsPanel',
diff --git a/docs/panels.rst b/docs/panels.rst
index 33359ea46..c9ea6bbf0 100644
--- a/docs/panels.rst
+++ b/docs/panels.rst
@@ -9,6 +9,17 @@ Default built-in panels
 
 The following panels are enabled by default.
 
+Alerts
+~~~~~~~
+
+.. class:: debug_toolbar.panels.alerts.AlertsPanel
+
+This panel shows alerts for a set of pre-defined cases:
+
+- Alerts when the response has a form without the
+  ``enctype="multipart/form-data"`` attribute and the form contains
+  a file input.
+
 History
 ~~~~~~~
 
diff --git a/example/templates/bad_form.html b/example/templates/bad_form.html
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f50662c6e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/example/templates/bad_form.html
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+{% load cache %}
+<!DOCTYPE html>
+<html>
+  <head>
+    <meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8">
+    <title>Bad form</title>
+  </head>
+  <body>
+    <h1>Bad form test</h1>
+    <form>
+      <input type="file" name="file" />
+    </form>
+  </body>
+</html>
diff --git a/example/templates/index.html b/example/templates/index.html
index ee00d5f05..527f5d2a3 100644
--- a/example/templates/index.html
+++ b/example/templates/index.html
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ <h1>Index of Tests</h1>
         <li><a href="/prototype/">Prototype 1.7.3.0</a></li>
         <li><a href="{% url 'turbo' %}">Hotwire Turbo</a></li>
         <li><a href="{% url 'htmx' %}">htmx</a></li>
+        <li><a href="{% url 'bad_form' %}">Bad form</a></li>
       </ul>
       <p><a href="/admin/">Django Admin</a></p>
     {% endcache %}
diff --git a/example/urls.py b/example/urls.py
index 7569a57f9..535b82109 100644
--- a/example/urls.py
+++ b/example/urls.py
@@ -7,6 +7,11 @@
 
 urlpatterns = [
     path("", TemplateView.as_view(template_name="index.html"), name="home"),
+    path(
+        "bad-form/",
+        TemplateView.as_view(template_name="bad_form.html"),
+        name="bad_form",
+    ),
     path("jquery/", TemplateView.as_view(template_name="jquery/index.html")),
     path("mootools/", TemplateView.as_view(template_name="mootools/index.html")),
     path("prototype/", TemplateView.as_view(template_name="prototype/index.html")),
diff --git a/tests/panels/test_alerts.py b/tests/panels/test_alerts.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e61c8da12
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/panels/test_alerts.py
@@ -0,0 +1,101 @@
+from django.http import HttpResponse
+from django.template import Context, Template
+
+from ..base import BaseTestCase
+
+
+class AlertsPanelTestCase(BaseTestCase):
+    panel_id = "AlertsPanel"
+
+    def test_alert_warning_display(self):
+        """
+        Test that the panel (does not) display[s] an alert when there are
+        (no) problems.
+        """
+        self.panel.record_stats({"alerts": []})
+        self.assertNotIn("alerts", self.panel.nav_subtitle)
+
+        self.panel.record_stats({"alerts": ["Alert 1", "Alert 2"]})
+        self.assertIn("2 alerts", self.panel.nav_subtitle)
+
+    def test_file_form_without_enctype_multipart_form_data(self):
+        """
+        Test that the panel displays a form invalid message when there is
+        a file input but encoding not set to multipart/form-data.
+        """
+        test_form = '<form id="test-form"><input type="file"></form>'
+        result = self.panel.check_invalid_file_form_configuration(test_form)
+        expected_error = (
+            'Form with id "test-form" contains file input, '
+            'but does not have the attribute enctype="multipart/form-data".'
+        )
+        self.assertEqual(result[0]["alert"], expected_error)
+        self.assertEqual(len(result), 1)
+
+    def test_file_form_no_id_without_enctype_multipart_form_data(self):
+        """
+        Test that the panel displays a form invalid message when there is
+        a file input but encoding not set to multipart/form-data.
+
+        This should use the message when the form has no id.
+        """
+        test_form = '<form><input type="file"></form>'
+        result = self.panel.check_invalid_file_form_configuration(test_form)
+        expected_error = (
+            "Form contains file input, but does not have "
+            'the attribute enctype="multipart/form-data".'
+        )
+        self.assertEqual(result[0]["alert"], expected_error)
+        self.assertEqual(len(result), 1)
+
+    def test_file_form_with_enctype_multipart_form_data(self):
+        test_form = """<form id="test-form" enctype="multipart/form-data">
+        <input type="file">
+        </form>"""
+        result = self.panel.check_invalid_file_form_configuration(test_form)
+
+        self.assertEqual(len(result), 0)
+
+    def test_file_form_with_enctype_multipart_form_data_in_button(self):
+        test_form = """<form id="test-form">
+        <input type="file">
+        <input type="submit" formenctype="multipart/form-data">
+        </form>"""
+        result = self.panel.check_invalid_file_form_configuration(test_form)
+
+        self.assertEqual(len(result), 0)
+
+    def test_referenced_file_input_without_enctype_multipart_form_data(self):
+        test_file_input = """<form id="test-form"></form>
+        <input type="file" form = "test-form">"""
+        result = self.panel.check_invalid_file_form_configuration(test_file_input)
+
+        expected_error = (
+            'Input element references form with id "test-form", '
+            'but the form does not have the attribute enctype="multipart/form-data".'
+        )
+        self.assertEqual(result[0]["alert"], expected_error)
+        self.assertEqual(len(result), 1)
+
+    def test_referenced_file_input_with_enctype_multipart_form_data(self):
+        test_file_input = """<form id="test-form" enctype="multipart/form-data">
+        </form>
+        <input type="file" form = "test-form">"""
+        result = self.panel.check_invalid_file_form_configuration(test_file_input)
+
+        self.assertEqual(len(result), 0)
+
+    def test_integration_file_form_without_enctype_multipart_form_data(self):
+        t = Template('<form id="test-form"><input type="file"></form>')
+        c = Context({})
+        rendered_template = t.render(c)
+        response = HttpResponse(content=rendered_template)
+
+        self.panel.generate_stats(self.request, response)
+
+        self.assertIn("1 alert", self.panel.nav_subtitle)
+        self.assertIn(
+            "Form with id &quot;test-form&quot; contains file input, "
+            "but does not have the attribute enctype=&quot;multipart/form-data&quot;.",
+            self.panel.content,
+        )
diff --git a/tests/panels/test_history.py b/tests/panels/test_history.py
index 2e0aa2179..4c5244934 100644
--- a/tests/panels/test_history.py
+++ b/tests/panels/test_history.py
@@ -75,6 +75,7 @@ class HistoryViewsTestCase(IntegrationTestCase):
         "SQLPanel",
         "StaticFilesPanel",
         "TemplatesPanel",
+        "AlertsPanel",
         "CachePanel",
         "SignalsPanel",
         "ProfilingPanel",