diff --git a/cmd/phase/phase.go b/cmd/phase/phase.go
index b8155e1ce..ce7f3918d 100644
--- a/cmd/phase/phase.go
+++ b/cmd/phase/phase.go
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ func NewPhaseCommand(cfgFactory config.Factory) *cobra.Command {
 	phaseRootCmd.AddCommand(NewListCommand(cfgFactory))
 	phaseRootCmd.AddCommand(NewRunCommand(cfgFactory))
 	phaseRootCmd.AddCommand(NewTreeCommand(cfgFactory))
+	phaseRootCmd.AddCommand(NewValidateCommand(cfgFactory))
 
 	return phaseRootCmd
 }
diff --git a/cmd/phase/testdata/TestNewPhaseCommandGoldenOutput/phase-cmd-with-help.golden b/cmd/phase/testdata/TestNewPhaseCommandGoldenOutput/phase-cmd-with-help.golden
index 5b39e34b8..c2bc2804f 100644
--- a/cmd/phase/testdata/TestNewPhaseCommandGoldenOutput/phase-cmd-with-help.golden
+++ b/cmd/phase/testdata/TestNewPhaseCommandGoldenOutput/phase-cmd-with-help.golden
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ Available Commands:
   render      Render phase documents from model
   run         Run phase
   tree        Tree view of kustomize entrypoints of phase
+  validate    Assert that a phase is valid
 
 Flags:
   -h, --help   help for phase
diff --git a/cmd/phase/testdata/TestValidateGoldenOutput/validate-with-help.golden b/cmd/phase/testdata/TestValidateGoldenOutput/validate-with-help.golden
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..9c34e70e9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmd/phase/testdata/TestValidateGoldenOutput/validate-with-help.golden
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+Command which would validate that the phase contains the required documents to run the phase.
+
+Usage:
+  validate PHASE_NAME [flags]
+
+Examples:
+
+# validate initinfra phase
+airshipctl phase validate initinfra
+
+
+Flags:
+  -h, --help   help for validate
diff --git a/cmd/phase/validate.go b/cmd/phase/validate.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1e05b8986
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmd/phase/validate.go
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+/*
+ 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
+
+     https://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.
+*/
+
+package phase
+
+import (
+	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
+
+	"opendev.org/airship/airshipctl/pkg/config"
+	"opendev.org/airship/airshipctl/pkg/phase"
+)
+
+const (
+	validLong = `Command which would validate that the phase contains ` +
+		`the required documents to run the phase.
+`
+
+	validExample = `
+# validate initinfra phase
+airshipctl phase validate initinfra
+`
+)
+
+// NewValidateCommand creates a command to assert that a phase is valid is to actually run the phase.
+func NewValidateCommand(cfgFactory config.Factory) *cobra.Command {
+	p := &phase.ValidateCommand{
+		Options: phase.ValidateFlags{},
+		Factory: cfgFactory,
+	}
+	validCmd := &cobra.Command{
+		Use:     "validate PHASE_NAME",
+		Short:   "Assert that a phase is valid",
+		Long:    validLong,
+		Args:    cobra.ExactArgs(1),
+		Example: validExample,
+		RunE: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
+			p.Options.PhaseID.Name = args[0]
+			return p.RunE()
+		},
+	}
+
+	return validCmd
+}
diff --git a/cmd/phase/validate_test.go b/cmd/phase/validate_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..be8b38721
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmd/phase/validate_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+/*
+ 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
+
+     https://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.
+*/
+
+package phase_test
+
+import (
+	"testing"
+
+	"opendev.org/airship/airshipctl/cmd/phase"
+	"opendev.org/airship/airshipctl/testutil"
+)
+
+func TestValidate(t *testing.T) {
+	tests := []*testutil.CmdTest{
+		{
+			Name:    "validate-with-help",
+			CmdLine: "-h",
+			Cmd:     phase.NewValidateCommand(nil),
+		},
+	}
+	for _, tt := range tests {
+		testutil.RunTest(t, tt)
+	}
+}
diff --git a/docs/source/cli/airshipctl_phase.md b/docs/source/cli/airshipctl_phase.md
index 32a4904a5..635aa3948 100644
--- a/docs/source/cli/airshipctl_phase.md
+++ b/docs/source/cli/airshipctl_phase.md
@@ -28,4 +28,5 @@ such as getting list and applying specific one.
 * [airshipctl phase render](airshipctl_phase_render.md)	 - Render phase documents from model
 * [airshipctl phase run](airshipctl_phase_run.md)	 - Run phase
 * [airshipctl phase tree](airshipctl_phase_tree.md)	 - Tree view of kustomize entrypoints of phase
+* [airshipctl phase validate](airshipctl_phase_validate.md)	 - Validate phase
 
diff --git a/docs/source/cli/airshipctl_phase_validate.md b/docs/source/cli/airshipctl_phase_validate.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..687af7e9e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/source/cli/airshipctl_phase_validate.md
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+## airshipctl phase validate
+
+Assert that a phase is valid
+
+### Synopsis
+
+Command which would validate that the phase contains the required documents to run the phase
+
+```
+airshipctl phase validate PHASE_NAME [flags]
+```
+
+### Examples
+
+```
+
+# validate initinfra phase
+airshipctl phase validate initinfra
+
+```
+
+### Options
+
+```
+  -h, --help                    help for run
+```
+
+### Options inherited from parent commands
+
+```
+      --airshipconf string   Path to file for airshipctl configuration. (default "$HOME/.airship/config")
+      --debug                enable verbose output
+```
+
+### SEE ALSO
+
+* [airshipctl phase](airshipctl_phase.md)	 - Manage phases
+