diff --git a/pkg/graphql/input_validation.go b/pkg/graphql/input_validation.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f9c8d8f1b0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/graphql/input_validation.go
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+package graphql
+
+import (
+	"github.com/TykTechnologies/graphql-go-tools/pkg/operationreport"
+	"github.com/TykTechnologies/graphql-go-tools/pkg/variablevalidator"
+)
+
+type InputValidationResult struct {
+	Valid  bool
+	Errors Errors
+}
+
+func inputValidationResultFromReport(report operationreport.Report) (InputValidationResult, error) {
+	result := InputValidationResult{
+		Valid:  false,
+		Errors: nil,
+	}
+
+	if !report.HasErrors() {
+		result.Valid = true
+		return result, nil
+	}
+
+	result.Errors = RequestErrorsFromOperationReport(report)
+
+	var err error
+	if len(report.InternalErrors) > 0 {
+		err = report.InternalErrors[0]
+	}
+
+	return result, err
+}
+
+func (r *Request) ValidateInput(schema *Schema) (InputValidationResult, error) {
+	validator := variablevalidator.NewVariableValidator()
+
+	report := r.parseQueryOnce()
+	if report.HasErrors() {
+		return inputValidationResultFromReport(report)
+	}
+	validator.Validate(&r.document, &schema.document, []byte(r.OperationName), r.Variables, &report)
+
+	return inputValidationResultFromReport(report)
+}
diff --git a/pkg/graphql/input_validation_test.go b/pkg/graphql/input_validation_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..2bfcb62787
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/graphql/input_validation_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+package graphql
+
+import (
+	"github.com/TykTechnologies/graphql-go-tools/pkg/starwars"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
+	"testing"
+)
+
+func TestRequest_ValidateInput(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Run("Should pass input validation", func(t *testing.T) {
+		schema := starwarsSchema(t)
+		request := requestForQuery(t, starwars.FileDroidWithArgAndVarQuery)
+		request.Variables = []byte(`{"droidID":"testID"}`)
+
+		result, err := request.ValidateInput(schema)
+		assert.NoError(t, err)
+		assert.True(t, result.Valid)
+		assert.Nil(t, result.Errors)
+	})
+
+	t.Run("Should fail input validation", func(t *testing.T) {
+		schema := starwarsSchema(t)
+		request := requestForQuery(t, starwars.FileDroidWithArgAndVarQuery)
+
+		result, err := request.ValidateInput(schema)
+		assert.NoError(t, err)
+		assert.False(t, result.Valid)
+		assert.Equal(t, `Required variable "$droidID" was not provided, locations: [{Line:1 Column:13}], path: [query]`, result.Errors.Error())
+	})
+}
diff --git a/pkg/operationreport/externalerror.go b/pkg/operationreport/externalerror.go
index 5f8e871172..d43c267b8e 100644
--- a/pkg/operationreport/externalerror.go
+++ b/pkg/operationreport/externalerror.go
@@ -27,6 +27,8 @@ const (
 	UnknownFieldOfInputObjectErrMsg         = `Field "%s" is not defined by type "%s".`
 	DuplicatedFieldInputObjectErrMsg        = `There can be only one input field named "%s".`
 	ValueIsNotAnInputObjectTypeErrMsg       = `Expected value of type "%s", found %s.`
+	VariableNotProvidedErrMsg               = `Required variable "$%s" was not provided`
+	VariableValidationFailedErrMsg          = `Validation for variable "%s" failed: %s`
 )
 
 type ExternalError struct {
@@ -242,6 +244,19 @@ func ErrValueIsNotAnInputObjectType(value, inputType ast.ByteSlice, position pos
 	return err
 }
 
+func ErrVariableNotProvided(name ast.ByteSlice, position position.Position) (err ExternalError) {
+	err.Message = fmt.Sprintf(VariableNotProvidedErrMsg, name)
+	err.Locations = LocationsFromPosition(position)
+
+	return err
+}
+
+func ErrVariableValidationFailed(name ast.ByteSlice, message string, position position.Position) (err ExternalError) {
+	err.Message = fmt.Sprintf(VariableValidationFailedErrMsg, name, message)
+	err.Locations = LocationsFromPosition(position)
+	return err
+}
+
 func ErrValueDoesntSatisfyString(value, inputType ast.ByteSlice, position position.Position) (err ExternalError) {
 	err.Message = fmt.Sprintf(NotStringErrMsg, inputType, value)
 	err.Locations = LocationsFromPosition(position)
diff --git a/pkg/variablevalidator/variablevalidator.go b/pkg/variablevalidator/variablevalidator.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c760a91703
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/variablevalidator/variablevalidator.go
@@ -0,0 +1,107 @@
+package variablevalidator
+
+import (
+	"bytes"
+	"context"
+	"errors"
+	"fmt"
+	"github.com/TykTechnologies/graphql-go-tools/pkg/ast"
+	"github.com/TykTechnologies/graphql-go-tools/pkg/astvisitor"
+	"github.com/TykTechnologies/graphql-go-tools/pkg/graphqljsonschema"
+	"github.com/TykTechnologies/graphql-go-tools/pkg/operationreport"
+	"github.com/buger/jsonparser"
+)
+
+type VariableValidator struct {
+	walker  *astvisitor.Walker
+	visitor *validatorVisitor
+}
+
+func NewVariableValidator() *VariableValidator {
+	walker := astvisitor.Walker{}
+	validator := VariableValidator{
+		walker: &walker,
+		visitor: &validatorVisitor{
+			Walker:           &walker,
+			currentOperation: ast.InvalidRef,
+		},
+	}
+
+	validator.walker.RegisterEnterDocumentVisitor(validator.visitor)
+	validator.walker.RegisterEnterOperationVisitor(validator.visitor)
+	validator.walker.RegisterLeaveOperationVisitor(validator.visitor)
+	validator.walker.RegisterEnterVariableDefinitionVisitor(validator.visitor)
+
+	return &validator
+}
+
+type validatorVisitor struct {
+	*astvisitor.Walker
+
+	operationName, variables []byte
+	currentOperation         int
+	operation, definition    *ast.Document
+}
+
+func (v *validatorVisitor) EnterDocument(operation, definition *ast.Document) {
+	v.operation, v.definition = operation, definition
+}
+
+func (v *validatorVisitor) EnterVariableDefinition(ref int) {
+	if v.currentOperation == ast.InvalidRef {
+		return
+	}
+	typeRef := v.operation.VariableDefinitions[ref].Type
+
+	variableName := v.operation.VariableDefinitionNameBytes(ref)
+	variable, t, _, err := jsonparser.Get(v.variables, string(variableName))
+	if t == jsonparser.NotExist && v.operation.TypeIsNonNull(typeRef) {
+		v.StopWithExternalErr(operationreport.ErrVariableNotProvided(variableName, v.operation.VariableDefinitions[ref].VariableValue.Position))
+		return
+	}
+	if err != nil {
+		v.StopWithInternalErr(errors.New("error parsing variables"))
+		return
+	}
+
+	if t == jsonparser.String {
+		variable = []byte(fmt.Sprintf(`"%s"`, string(variable)))
+	}
+
+	jsonSchema := graphqljsonschema.FromTypeRef(v.operation, v.definition, typeRef)
+	schemaValidator, err := graphqljsonschema.NewValidatorFromSchema(jsonSchema)
+	if err != nil {
+		v.StopWithInternalErr(err)
+		return
+	}
+	if err := schemaValidator.Validate(context.Background(), variable); err != nil {
+		v.StopWithExternalErr(operationreport.ErrVariableValidationFailed(variableName, err.Error(), v.operation.VariableDefinitions[ref].VariableValue.Position))
+		return
+	}
+}
+
+func (v *validatorVisitor) EnterOperationDefinition(ref int) {
+	if len(v.operationName) == 0 {
+		v.currentOperation = ref
+		return
+	}
+
+	if bytes.Equal(v.operationName, v.operation.OperationDefinitionNameBytes(ref)) {
+		v.currentOperation = ref
+	}
+}
+
+func (v *validatorVisitor) LeaveOperationDefinition(ref int) {
+	if v.currentOperation == ref {
+		v.Stop()
+	}
+}
+
+func (v *VariableValidator) Validate(operation, definition *ast.Document, operationName, variables []byte, report *operationreport.Report) {
+	if v.visitor != nil {
+		v.visitor.operationName = operationName
+		v.visitor.variables = variables
+	}
+
+	v.walker.Walk(operation, definition, report)
+}
diff --git a/pkg/variablevalidator/variablevalidator_test.go b/pkg/variablevalidator/variablevalidator_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..dc17fd0dcb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/variablevalidator/variablevalidator_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,123 @@
+package variablevalidator
+
+import (
+	"github.com/TykTechnologies/graphql-go-tools/internal/pkg/unsafeparser"
+	"github.com/TykTechnologies/graphql-go-tools/pkg/asttransform"
+	"github.com/TykTechnologies/graphql-go-tools/pkg/operationreport"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
+	"testing"
+)
+
+const testDefinition = `
+input CustomInput {
+    requiredField: String!
+    optionalField: String
+}
+
+type Query{
+    simpleQuery(code: ID): String
+    inputOfInt(code: Int!): String
+}
+
+type Mutation {
+    customInputNonNull(in: CustomInput!): String
+}`
+
+const (
+	testQuery = `
+query testQuery($code: ID!){
+  simpleQuery(code: $code)
+}
+`
+	testQueryInt = `
+query testQuery($code: Int!){
+  inputOfInt(code: $code)
+}
+`
+
+	customInputMutation = `
+mutation testMutation($in: CustomInput!){
+	customInputNonNull(in: $in)
+}`
+
+	customMultipleOperation = `
+query testQuery($code: ID!){
+  simpleQuery(code: $code)
+}
+
+mutation testMutation($in: CustomInput!){
+	customInputNonNull(in: $in)
+}
+`
+)
+
+func TestVariableValidator(t *testing.T) {
+	testCases := []struct {
+		name          string
+		operation     string
+		operationName string
+		variables     string
+		expectedError string
+	}{
+		{
+			name:      "basic variable query",
+			operation: testQuery,
+			variables: `{"code":"NG"}`,
+		},
+		{
+			name:      "basic variable query of int",
+			operation: testQueryInt,
+			variables: `{"code":1}`,
+		},
+		{
+			name:          "missing variable",
+			operation:     testQuery,
+			variables:     `{"codes":"NG"}`,
+			expectedError: `Required variable "$code" was not provided`,
+		},
+		{
+			name:          "no variable passed",
+			operation:     testQuery,
+			variables:     "",
+			expectedError: `Required variable "$code" was not provided`,
+		},
+		{
+			name:          "nested input variable",
+			operation:     customInputMutation,
+			variables:     `{"in":{"optionalField":"test"}}`,
+			expectedError: `Validation for variable "in" failed: validation failed: /: {"optionalField":"te... "requiredField" value is required`,
+		},
+		{
+			name:      "multiple operation should validate first operation",
+			operation: customMultipleOperation,
+			variables: `{"code":"NG"}`,
+		},
+		{
+			name:          "multiple operation should validate operation name",
+			operation:     customMultipleOperation,
+			operationName: "testMutation",
+			variables:     `{"in":{"requiredField":"test"}}`,
+		},
+	}
+	for _, c := range testCases {
+		t.Run(c.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			definitionDocument := unsafeparser.ParseGraphqlDocumentString(testDefinition)
+			require.NoError(t, asttransform.MergeDefinitionWithBaseSchema(&definitionDocument))
+
+			operationDocument := unsafeparser.ParseGraphqlDocumentString(c.operation)
+
+			report := operationreport.Report{}
+			validator := NewVariableValidator()
+			validator.Validate(&operationDocument, &definitionDocument, []byte(c.operationName), []byte(c.variables), &report)
+
+			if c.expectedError == "" && report.HasErrors() {
+				t.Fatalf("expected no error, instead got %s", report.Error())
+			}
+			if c.expectedError != "" {
+				require.Equal(t, 1, len(report.ExternalErrors))
+				assert.Equal(t, c.expectedError, report.ExternalErrors[0].Message)
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}