diff --git a/packages/cli/src/commands/config/validate.ts b/packages/cli/src/commands/config/validate.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..229f9e07e9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/cli/src/commands/config/validate.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2020 Spotify AB
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+import { Command } from 'commander';
+import { loadCliConfig } from '../../lib/config';
+
+export default async (cmd: Command) => {
+  await loadCliConfig(cmd.config);
+};
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/commands/index.ts b/packages/cli/src/commands/index.ts
index bcbde20d84..304b5bae8f 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/commands/index.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/commands/index.ts
@@ -146,6 +146,14 @@ export function registerCommands(program: CommanderStatic) {
     .description('Print the app configuration for the current package')
     .action(lazy(() => import('./config/print').then(m => m.default)));
 
+  program
+    .command('config:validate')
+    .option(...configOption)
+    .description(
+      'Validate that the given configuration loads and matches schema',
+    )
+    .action(lazy(() => import('./config/validate').then(m => m.default)));
+
   program
     .command('prepack')
     .description('Prepares a package for packaging before publishing')