diff --git a/types/json-schema/index.d.ts b/types/json-schema/index.d.ts
index 3c07271523..2844d6e6b6 100644
--- a/types/json-schema/index.d.ts
+++ b/types/json-schema/index.d.ts
@@ -522,7 +522,7 @@ export type JSONSchema7Type = JSONSchema7Array[] | boolean | number | null | obj
 
 // Workaround for infinite type recursion
 // https://github.com/Microsoft/TypeScript/issues/3496#issuecomment-128553540
-export interface JSONSchema7Array extends Array<JSONSchema7Type> {}
+export interface JSONSchema7Array extends Array<JSONSchema7Type> { }
 
 /**
  * Meta schema
@@ -642,3 +642,33 @@ export interface JSONSchema7 {
     writeOnly?: boolean;
     examples?: JSONSchema7Type;
 }
+
+export interface ValidationResult {
+    valid: boolean;
+    errors: ValidationError[];
+}
+
+export interface ValidationError {
+    property: string;
+    message: string;
+}
+
+/**
+ * To use the validator call JSONSchema.validate with an instance object and an optional schema object.
+ * If a schema is provided, it will be used to validate. If the instance object refers to a schema (self-validating),
+ * that schema will be used to validate and the schema parameter is not necessary (if both exist,
+ * both validations will occur).
+ */
+export function validate(instance: {}, schema: JSONSchema4 | JSONSchema6 | JSONSchema7): ValidationResult;
+
+/**
+ * The checkPropertyChange method will check to see if an value can legally be in property with the given schema
+ * This is slightly different than the validate method in that it will fail if the schema is readonly and it will
+ * not check for self-validation, it is assumed that the passed in value is already internally valid.
+ */
+export function checkPropertyChange(value: any, schema: JSONSchema4 | JSONSchema6 | JSONSchema7, property: string): ValidationResult;
+
+/**
+ * This checks to ensure that the result is valid and will throw an appropriate error message if it is not.
+ */
+export function mustBeValid(result: ValidationResult): void;
diff --git a/types/json-schema/json-schema-tests.ts b/types/json-schema/json-schema-tests.ts
index ae750271b5..37684630c5 100644
--- a/types/json-schema/json-schema-tests.ts
+++ b/types/json-schema/json-schema-tests.ts
@@ -10,76 +10,79 @@ import {
     JSONSchema7Type,
     JSONSchema7TypeName,
     JSONSchema6Definition,
-    JSONSchema7Definition
+    JSONSchema7Definition,
+    validate,
+    mustBeValid,
+    checkPropertyChange
 } from 'json-schema'
 
 /* JSON Schema 4 */
 
 // SimpleType
 () => {
-  const a: JSONSchema4TypeName = 'string'
-  const b: JSONSchema4TypeName = 'null'
-  const c: JSONSchema4TypeName = 'any'
+    const a: JSONSchema4TypeName = 'string'
+    const b: JSONSchema4TypeName = 'null'
+    const c: JSONSchema4TypeName = 'any'
 }
 
 // Type
 () => {
-  const a: JSONSchema4Type = 'foo'
-  const b: JSONSchema4Type = null
-  const c: JSONSchema4Type = [1, 2]
+    const a: JSONSchema4Type = 'foo'
+    const b: JSONSchema4Type = null
+    const c: JSONSchema4Type = [1, 2]
 }
 
 // JSONSchema4
 () => {
-  const a: JSONSchema4 = {}
-  const b: JSONSchema4 = {
-    id: 'foo',
-    $ref: 'foo/bar',
-    $schema: 'http://json-schema.org/schema#',
-    title: 'foo',
-    description: 'bar',
-    default: 42,
-    multipleOf: 3,
-    maximum: 4,
-    exclusiveMaximum: true,
-    minimum: 5,
-    exclusiveMinimum: false,
-    maxLength: 6,
-    minLength: 7,
-    pattern: 'baz',
-    additionalItems: true,
-    items: [
-      { items: [{ minLength: 4 }] }
-    ],
-    maxItems: 4,
-    minItems: 5,
-    uniqueItems: true,
-    maxProperties: 10,
-    minProperties: 11,
-    required: ['foo', 'bar'],
-    additionalProperties: false,
-    definitions: {
-      foo: { type: 'string' }
-    },
-    properties: {
-      bar: { type: 'boolean' }
-    },
-    patternProperties: {
-      foo: { type: 'integer' }
-    },
-    dependencies: {
-      baz: { type: 'integer' }
-    },
-    enum: ['foo', 42],
-    type: 'string',
-    allOf: [{}],
-    anyOf: [{}],
-    oneOf: [{}],
-    not: {},
-    extends: 'foo',
-    bar: 4,
-    format: 'date-time'
-  }
+    const a: JSONSchema4 = {}
+    const b: JSONSchema4 = {
+        id: 'foo',
+        $ref: 'foo/bar',
+        $schema: 'http://json-schema.org/schema#',
+        title: 'foo',
+        description: 'bar',
+        default: 42,
+        multipleOf: 3,
+        maximum: 4,
+        exclusiveMaximum: true,
+        minimum: 5,
+        exclusiveMinimum: false,
+        maxLength: 6,
+        minLength: 7,
+        pattern: 'baz',
+        additionalItems: true,
+        items: [
+            { items: [{ minLength: 4 }] }
+        ],
+        maxItems: 4,
+        minItems: 5,
+        uniqueItems: true,
+        maxProperties: 10,
+        minProperties: 11,
+        required: ['foo', 'bar'],
+        additionalProperties: false,
+        definitions: {
+            foo: { type: 'string' }
+        },
+        properties: {
+            bar: { type: 'boolean' }
+        },
+        patternProperties: {
+            foo: { type: 'integer' }
+        },
+        dependencies: {
+            baz: { type: 'integer' }
+        },
+        enum: ['foo', 42],
+        type: 'string',
+        allOf: [{}],
+        anyOf: [{}],
+        oneOf: [{}],
+        not: {},
+        extends: 'foo',
+        bar: 4,
+        format: 'date-time'
+    }
 }
 
 // Class
@@ -90,72 +93,72 @@ class Schema4 implements JSONSchema4 {
 
 // SimpleType
 () => {
-  const a: JSONSchema6TypeName = 'string'
-  const b: JSONSchema6TypeName = 'null'
-  const c: JSONSchema6TypeName = 'any'
+    const a: JSONSchema6TypeName = 'string'
+    const b: JSONSchema6TypeName = 'null'
+    const c: JSONSchema6TypeName = 'any'
 }
 
 // Type
 () => {
-  const a: JSONSchema6Type = 'foo'
-  const b: JSONSchema6Type = null
-  const c: JSONSchema6Type = [1, 2]
+    const a: JSONSchema6Type = 'foo'
+    const b: JSONSchema6Type = null
+    const c: JSONSchema6Type = [1, 2]
 }
 
 // JSONSchema6Definition
 () => {
-  const a: JSONSchema6Definition = {}
-  const b: JSONSchema6Definition = {
-    $id: 'foo',
-    $ref: 'foo/bar',
-    $schema: 'http://json-schema.org/schema#',
-    title: 'foo',
-    description: 'bar',
-    default: 42,
-    multipleOf: 3,
-    maximum: 4,
-    exclusiveMaximum: 4,
-    minimum: 5,
-    exclusiveMinimum: 5,
-    maxLength: 6,
-    minLength: 7,
-    pattern: 'baz',
-    additionalItems: true,
-    items: [
-      { items: [{ minLength: 4 }] }
-    ],
-    maxItems: 4,
-    minItems: 5,
-    uniqueItems: true,
-    maxProperties: 10,
-    minProperties: 11,
-    required: ['foo', 'bar'],
-    additionalProperties: false,
-    definitions: {
-      foo: { type: 'string' }
-    },
-    properties: {
-      bar: { type: 'boolean' }
-    },
-    patternProperties: {
-      foo: { type: 'integer' }
-    },
-    dependencies: {
-      baz: { type: 'integer' }
-    },
-    enum: ['foo', 42],
-    type: 'string',
-    allOf: [{}],
-    anyOf: [{}],
-    oneOf: [{}],
-    not: {},
-    const: 'foo',
-    contains: {},
-    examples: [{}],
-    propertyNames: {},
-    format: 'date-time'
-  }
-  const c: JSONSchema6Definition = false;
+    const a: JSONSchema6Definition = {}
+    const b: JSONSchema6Definition = {
+        $id: 'foo',
+        $ref: 'foo/bar',
+        $schema: 'http://json-schema.org/schema#',
+        title: 'foo',
+        description: 'bar',
+        default: 42,
+        multipleOf: 3,
+        maximum: 4,
+        exclusiveMaximum: 4,
+        minimum: 5,
+        exclusiveMinimum: 5,
+        maxLength: 6,
+        minLength: 7,
+        pattern: 'baz',
+        additionalItems: true,
+        items: [
+            { items: [{ minLength: 4 }] }
+        ],
+        maxItems: 4,
+        minItems: 5,
+        uniqueItems: true,
+        maxProperties: 10,
+        minProperties: 11,
+        required: ['foo', 'bar'],
+        additionalProperties: false,
+        definitions: {
+            foo: { type: 'string' }
+        },
+        properties: {
+            bar: { type: 'boolean' }
+        },
+        patternProperties: {
+            foo: { type: 'integer' }
+        },
+        dependencies: {
+            baz: { type: 'integer' }
+        },
+        enum: ['foo', 42],
+        type: 'string',
+        allOf: [{}],
+        anyOf: [{}],
+        oneOf: [{}],
+        not: {},
+        const: 'foo',
+        contains: {},
+        examples: [{}],
+        propertyNames: {},
+        format: 'date-time'
+    }
+    const c: JSONSchema6Definition = false;
 }
 
 // Class
@@ -199,7 +202,7 @@ class Schema6 implements JSONSchema6 {
         pattern: 'baz',
         additionalItems: {},
         items: [
-            {items: [{minLength: 4}]}
+            { items: [{ minLength: 4 }] }
         ],
         maxItems: 4,
         minItems: 5,
@@ -209,16 +212,16 @@ class Schema6 implements JSONSchema6 {
         required: ['foo', 'bar'],
         additionalProperties: {},
         definitions: {
-            foo: {type: 'string'}
+            foo: { type: 'string' }
         },
         properties: {
-            bar: {type: 'boolean'}
+            bar: { type: 'boolean' }
         },
         patternProperties: {
-            foo: {type: 'integer'}
+            foo: { type: 'integer' }
         },
         dependencies: {
-            baz: {type: 'integer'}
+            baz: { type: 'integer' }
         },
         enum: ['foo', 42],
         type: 'string',
@@ -245,3 +248,8 @@ class Schema6 implements JSONSchema6 {
 // Class
 class Schema7 implements JSONSchema7 {
 }
+
+let result = validate({}, { $id: 'schema-id' });
+mustBeValid(result);
+
+result = checkPropertyChange({ foo: 'bar' }, { $id: 'schema-id' }, 'foo');