diff --git a/features/fedramp_extensions.feature b/features/fedramp_extensions.feature
index 6ffa56cfa..3f47aa976 100644
--- a/features/fedramp_extensions.feature
+++ b/features/fedramp_extensions.feature
@@ -101,6 +101,8 @@ Examples:
   | has-network-architecture-diagram-link-rel-allowed-value-PASS.yaml |
   | has-rules-of-behavior-FAIL.yaml |
   | has-rules-of-behavior-PASS.yaml |
+  | has-security-sensitivity-level-FAIL.yaml |
+  | has-security-sensitivity-level-PASS.yaml |
   | has-separation-of-duties-matrix-FAIL.yaml |
   | has-separation-of-duties-matrix-PASS.yaml |
   | has-user-guide-FAIL.yaml |
@@ -197,6 +199,7 @@ Examples:
   | has-network-architecture-diagram-link-rel |
   | has-network-architecture-diagram-link-rel-allowed-value |
   | has-rules-of-behavior |
+  | has-security-sensitivity-level |
   | has-separation-of-duties-matrix |
   | has-user-guide |
   | information-type-system |
diff --git a/src/validations/constraints/content/ssp-has-security-sensitivity-level-INVALID.xml b/src/validations/constraints/content/ssp-has-security-sensitivity-level-INVALID.xml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..25cbe3dbe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/validations/constraints/content/ssp-has-security-sensitivity-level-INVALID.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<system-security-plan xmlns="http://csrc.nist.gov/ns/oscal/1.0"
+                      xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
+                      xsi:schemaLocation="http://csrc.nist.gov/ns/oscal/1.0 https://github.com/usnistgov/OSCAL/releases/download/v1.1.2/oscal_ssp_schema.xsd"
+                      uuid="12345678-1234-4321-8765-123456789012">
+  <system-characteristics>
+  </system-characteristics>
+</system-security-plan>
diff --git a/src/validations/constraints/fedramp-external-constraints.xml b/src/validations/constraints/fedramp-external-constraints.xml
index 881e99a33..ad7180ca1 100644
--- a/src/validations/constraints/fedramp-external-constraints.xml
+++ b/src/validations/constraints/fedramp-external-constraints.xml
@@ -137,6 +137,9 @@
             <expect id="has-data-flow-diagram-link-rel-allowed-value" target="system-characteristics/data-flow/diagram/link" test="@rel eq 'diagram'" level="ERROR">
                 <message>Each FedRAMP SSP data flow diagram must have a link rel attribute with the value "diagram".</message>
             </expect>
+            <expect id="has-security-sensitivity-level"  target="system-characteristics" test="security-sensitivity-level" level='CRITICAL'>
+                <message>A FedRAMP SSP Must have a security sensitivity level.</message>
+            </expect>    
         </constraints>
     </context>
     <context>
diff --git a/src/validations/constraints/unit-tests/has-security-sensitivity-level-FAIL.yaml b/src/validations/constraints/unit-tests/has-security-sensitivity-level-FAIL.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0aa9e2dd7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/validations/constraints/unit-tests/has-security-sensitivity-level-FAIL.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+test-case:
+  name: Negative Test for has-security-sensitivity-level
+  description: >-
+    This test case validates the behavior of constraint
+    has-security-sensitivity-level
+  content: ../content/ssp-has-security-sensitivity-level-INVALID.xml
+  expectations:
+    - constraint-id: has-security-sensitivity-level
+      result: fail
diff --git a/src/validations/constraints/unit-tests/has-security-sensitivity-level-PASS.yaml b/src/validations/constraints/unit-tests/has-security-sensitivity-level-PASS.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..be4216b92
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/validations/constraints/unit-tests/has-security-sensitivity-level-PASS.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+test-case:
+  name: Positive Test for has-security-sensitivity-level
+  description: >-
+    This test case validates the behavior of constraint
+    has-security-sensitivity-level
+  content: ../content/ssp-all-VALID.xml
+  expectations:
+    - constraint-id: has-security-sensitivity-level
+      result: pass