diff --git a/keystone/catalog/controllers.py b/keystone/catalog/controllers.py
index 40b6fc7a7d..76abd86a97 100644
--- a/keystone/catalog/controllers.py
+++ b/keystone/catalog/controllers.py
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ class Service(controller.V2Controller):
 
     @controller.v2_deprecated
     def create_service(self, request, OS_KSADM_service):
+        validation.lazy_validate(schema.service_create_v2, OS_KSADM_service)
         self.assert_admin(request)
         service_id = uuid.uuid4().hex
         service_ref = OS_KSADM_service.copy()
diff --git a/keystone/catalog/schema.py b/keystone/catalog/schema.py
index b9643131e5..a9965327e9 100644
--- a/keystone/catalog/schema.py
+++ b/keystone/catalog/schema.py
@@ -13,6 +13,11 @@
 from keystone.common import validation
 from keystone.common.validation import parameter_types
 
+_service_properties_type = {
+    'type': 'string',
+    'minLength': 1,
+    'maxLength': 255
+}
 
 _region_properties = {
     'description': {
@@ -42,21 +47,37 @@ region_update = {
     'additionalProperties': True
 }
 
+# Schema for Service v2
+
+_service_properties_v2 = {
+    'enabled': parameter_types.boolean,
+    'description': {
+        'type': ['string', 'null']
+    },
+    'name': parameter_types.name,
+    'type': _service_properties_type
+}
+
+service_create_v2 = {
+    'type': 'object',
+    'properties': _service_properties_v2,
+    'required': ['type'],
+    'additionalProperties': True
+}
+
+# Schema for Service v3
+
 _service_properties = {
     'enabled': parameter_types.boolean,
     'name': parameter_types.name,
-    'type': {
-        'type': 'string',
-        'minLength': 1,
-        'maxLength': 255
-    }
+    'type': _service_properties_type
 }
 
 service_create = {
     'type': 'object',
     'properties': _service_properties,
     'required': ['type'],
-    'additionalProperties': True,
+    'additionalProperties': True
 }
 
 service_update = {
diff --git a/keystone/tests/unit/test_v2_validation.py b/keystone/tests/unit/test_v2_validation.py
index c89d1f93b9..00ceb7d5f0 100644
--- a/keystone/tests/unit/test_v2_validation.py
+++ b/keystone/tests/unit/test_v2_validation.py
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 import uuid
 
 from keystone.assignment import schema as assignment_schema
+from keystone.catalog import schema as catalog_schema
 from keystone.common.validation import validators
 from keystone import exception
 from keystone.resource import schema as resource_schema
@@ -229,3 +230,75 @@ class TenantValidationTestCase(unit.BaseTestCase):
             self.assertRaises(exception.SchemaValidationError,
                               self.update_validator.validate,
                               request)
+
+
+class ServiceValidationTestCase(unit.BaseTestCase):
+    """Test for V2 Service API Validation."""
+
+    def setUp(self):
+        super(ServiceValidationTestCase, self).setUp()
+
+        schema_create = catalog_schema.service_create
+        self.create_validator = validators.SchemaValidator(schema_create)
+
+    def test_validate_service_create_succeeds(self):
+        request = {
+            'name': uuid.uuid4().hex,
+            'type': uuid.uuid4().hex,
+            'description': uuid.uuid4().hex
+        }
+        self.create_validator.validate(request)
+
+    def test_validate_service_create_fails_with_invalid_params(self):
+        request = {
+            'bogus': uuid.uuid4().hex
+        }
+        self.assertRaises(exception.SchemaValidationError,
+                          self.create_validator.validate,
+                          request)
+
+    def test_validate_service_create_fails_with_invalid_name(self):
+        for invalid_name in _INVALID_NAMES:
+            request = {
+                'type': uuid.uuid4().hex,
+                'name': invalid_name
+            }
+            self.assertRaises(exception.SchemaValidationError,
+                              self.create_validator.validate,
+                              request)
+
+    def test_validate_service_create_with_enabled(self):
+        """Validate `enabled` as boolean-like values."""
+        for valid_enabled in _VALID_ENABLED_FORMATS:
+            request = {
+                'type': uuid.uuid4().hex,
+                'enabled': valid_enabled
+            }
+            self.create_validator.validate(request)
+
+    def test_validate_service_create_with_invalid_enabled_fails(self):
+        """Exception is raised when `enabled` isn't a boolean-like value."""
+        for invalid_enabled in _INVALID_ENABLED_FORMATS:
+            request = {
+                'type': uuid.uuid4().hex,
+                'enabled': invalid_enabled
+            }
+            self.assertRaises(exception.SchemaValidationError,
+                              self.create_validator.validate,
+                              request)
+
+    def test_validate_service_create_with_invalid_type(self):
+        request = {
+            'type': -42
+        }
+        self.assertRaises(exception.SchemaValidationError,
+                          self.create_validator.validate,
+                          request)
+
+    def test_validate_service_create_with_type_too_large(self):
+        request = {
+            'type': 'a' * 256
+        }
+        self.assertRaises(exception.SchemaValidationError,
+                          self.create_validator.validate,
+                          request)