diff --git a/Wabbajack.CLI/OptionsDefinition.cs b/Wabbajack.CLI/OptionsDefinition.cs
index 131927bc..5cf11f0d 100644
--- a/Wabbajack.CLI/OptionsDefinition.cs
+++ b/Wabbajack.CLI/OptionsDefinition.cs
@@ -5,9 +5,8 @@ namespace Wabbajack.CLI
 {
     public class OptionsDefinition
     {
-        public static Type[] AllOptions = new[]
-        {
-            typeof(OptionsDefinition), typeof(Encrypt), typeof(Decrypt)
+        public static Type[] AllOptions = {
+            typeof(OptionsDefinition), typeof(Encrypt), typeof(Decrypt), typeof(Validate)
         };
     }
 }
diff --git a/Wabbajack.CLI/Program.cs b/Wabbajack.CLI/Program.cs
index 97f0c1d8..9d0c3236 100644
--- a/Wabbajack.CLI/Program.cs
+++ b/Wabbajack.CLI/Program.cs
@@ -1,17 +1,17 @@
-using System;
-using CommandLine;
+using CommandLine;
 using Wabbajack.CLI.Verbs;
 
 namespace Wabbajack.CLI
 {
-    class Program
+    public class Program
     {
-        static int Main(string[] args)
+        private static int Main(string[] args)
         {
-            return CommandLine.Parser.Default.ParseArguments(args, OptionsDefinition.AllOptions)
+            return Parser.Default.ParseArguments(args, OptionsDefinition.AllOptions)
                 .MapResult(
                     (Encrypt opts) => Encrypt.Run(opts),
                     (Decrypt opts) => Decrypt.Run(opts),
+                    (Validate opts) => Validate.Run(opts),
                     errs => 1);
         }
     }
diff --git a/Wabbajack.CLI/Verbs/Validate.cs b/Wabbajack.CLI/Verbs/Validate.cs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..8d61debb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Wabbajack.CLI/Verbs/Validate.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,78 @@
+using System;
+using System.Reactive.Linq;
+using CommandLine;
+using Wabbajack.Common;
+using Wabbajack.Lib;
+using Wabbajack.Lib.Validation;
+using File = Alphaleonis.Win32.Filesystem.File;
+
+namespace Wabbajack.CLI.Verbs
+{
+    [Verb("validate", HelpText = @"Validates a Modlist")]
+    public class Validate
+    {
+        [Option('i', "input", Required = true, HelpText = @"Modlist file")]
+        public string Input { get; set; }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Runs the Validation of a Modlist
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="opts"></param>
+        /// <returns>
+        /// <para>
+        /// <c>-1</c> bad Input
+        /// <c>0</c> valid modlist
+        /// <c>1</c> broken modlist
+        /// </para>
+        /// </returns>
+        public static int Run(Validate opts)
+        {
+            if (!File.Exists(opts.Input))
+            {
+                Console.WriteLine($"The file {opts.Input} does not exist!");
+                return -1;
+            }
+
+
+            if (!opts.Input.EndsWith(Consts.ModListExtension))
+            {
+                Console.WriteLine($"The file {opts.Input} does not end with {Consts.ModListExtension}!");
+                return -1;
+            }
+            
+            ModList modlist;
+
+            try
+            {
+                modlist = AInstaller.LoadFromFile(opts.Input);
+            }
+            catch (Exception e)
+            {
+                Console.WriteLine($"Error while loading the Modlist!\n{e}");
+                return 1;
+            }
+
+            if (modlist == null)
+            {
+                Console.WriteLine($"The Modlist could not be loaded!");
+                return 1;
+            }
+                
+
+            var queue = new WorkQueue();
+
+            try
+            {
+                ValidateModlist.RunValidation(queue, modlist).RunSynchronously();
+            }
+            catch (Exception e)
+            {
+                Console.WriteLine($"Error during Validation!\n{e}");
+                return 1;
+            }
+
+            Console.WriteLine("The Modlist passed the Validation");
+            return 0;
+        }
+    }
+}