diff --git a/dmp-backend/web/src/main/java/eu/eudat/controllers/Datasets.java b/dmp-backend/web/src/main/java/eu/eudat/controllers/Datasets.java
index 908f3476f..d79ec0a64 100644
--- a/dmp-backend/web/src/main/java/eu/eudat/controllers/Datasets.java
+++ b/dmp-backend/web/src/main/java/eu/eudat/controllers/Datasets.java
@@ -280,6 +280,18 @@ public class Datasets extends BaseController {
         }
     }
 
+    @RequestMapping(method = RequestMethod.GET, value = {"/{id}/validate"}, produces = "application/json")
+    public @ResponseBody
+    ResponseEntity<ResponseItem<Boolean>> validate(@PathVariable(value = "id") UUID id, Principal principal) throws Exception {
+        try {
+            Dataset dataset = datasetManager.getEntitySingle(id);
+            datasetManager.checkDatasetValidation(dataset);
+            return ResponseEntity.status(HttpStatus.OK).body(new ResponseItem<Boolean>().status(ApiMessageCode.SUCCESS_MESSAGE).message("Valid"));
+        } catch (Exception datasetWizardCannotUnlockException) {
+            return ResponseEntity.status(HttpStatus.BAD_REQUEST).body(new ResponseItem<Boolean>().status(ApiMessageCode.ERROR_MESSAGE).message(datasetWizardCannotUnlockException.getMessage()));
+        }
+    }
+
     /*
     * Data Import
     * */
diff --git a/dmp-backend/web/src/main/java/eu/eudat/logic/managers/DatasetManager.java b/dmp-backend/web/src/main/java/eu/eudat/logic/managers/DatasetManager.java
index 867f688f1..e164b9092 100644
--- a/dmp-backend/web/src/main/java/eu/eudat/logic/managers/DatasetManager.java
+++ b/dmp-backend/web/src/main/java/eu/eudat/logic/managers/DatasetManager.java
@@ -351,6 +351,10 @@ public class DatasetManager {
         return dataset;
     }
 
+    public Dataset getEntitySingle(UUID id) {
+        return databaseRepository.getDatasetDao().find(id);
+    }
+
     public PagedDatasetProfile getPagedProfile(DatasetWizardModel dataset, eu.eudat.data.entities.Dataset datasetEntity) {
         eu.eudat.models.data.user.composite.DatasetProfile datasetprofile = userManager.generateDatasetProfileModel(datasetEntity.getProfile());
         datasetprofile.setStatus(dataset.getStatus());
@@ -653,7 +657,7 @@ public class DatasetManager {
 
     }
 
-    private void checkDatasetValidation(Dataset dataset) throws Exception {
+    public void checkDatasetValidation(Dataset dataset) throws Exception {
         List<String> datasetProfileValidators = new LinkedList<>();
         DatasetProfile profile = apiContext.getOperationsContext().getDatabaseRepository().getDatasetProfileDao().find(dataset.getProfile().getId());
         DocumentBuilderFactory builderFactory = DocumentBuilderFactory.newInstance();