diff --git a/infrared_plugin/roles/tobiko-ir-deploy/tasks/main.yaml b/infrared_plugin/roles/tobiko-ir-deploy/tasks/main.yaml
index 5556715fb..28f26e85c 100644
--- a/infrared_plugin/roles/tobiko-ir-deploy/tasks/main.yaml
+++ b/infrared_plugin/roles/tobiko-ir-deploy/tasks/main.yaml
@@ -59,3 +59,10 @@
 
 - name: "show last change details"
   debug: var=get_git_log.stdout_lines
+
+#we need also the master here so we are on the latest branch of validations
+- name: "get validation-framework master checks"
+  git:
+    repo: https://github.com/openstack/tripleo-validations.git
+    dest: "{{ ansible_env.HOME }}/tripleo-validations"
+    version: master
diff --git a/tobiko/tests/faults/ha/test_cloud_recovery.py b/tobiko/tests/faults/ha/test_cloud_recovery.py
index a8c901a94..e29e341e9 100644
--- a/tobiko/tests/faults/ha/test_cloud_recovery.py
+++ b/tobiko/tests/faults/ha/test_cloud_recovery.py
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ from tobiko.tripleo import containers
 from tobiko.tripleo import nova
 from tobiko.tripleo import neutron
 from tobiko.tripleo import undercloud
+from tobiko.tripleo import validations
 
 
 def overcloud_health_checks(passive_checks_only=False):
@@ -23,6 +24,7 @@ def overcloud_health_checks(passive_checks_only=False):
     containers.list_node_containers.cache_clear()
     containers.assert_all_tripleo_containers_running()
     containers.assert_equal_containers_state()
+    validations.run_post_deployment_validations()
 
 
 # check vm create with ssh and ping checks
diff --git a/tobiko/tripleo/validations.py b/tobiko/tripleo/validations.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..75ece15d9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tobiko/tripleo/validations.py
@@ -0,0 +1,58 @@
+from __future__ import absolute_import
+
+from oslo_log import log
+
+from validations_libs import validation_actions
+from validations_libs import constants as v_consts
+
+from tobiko.tripleo import overcloud
+from tobiko.openstack import topology
+from tobiko.shell import sh
+
+
+LOG = log.getLogger(__name__)
+
+v_consts.DEFAULT_VALIDATIONS_BASEDIR = '/home/stack/tripleo-validations'
+
+
+def prepare_ansible_hosts_inventory():
+    """create a hosts.yaml with ansible connections'
+    specifications for overcloud nodes"""
+    sshcu = topology.list_openstack_nodes(group='undercloud')[0].ssh_client
+    sh.execute('if [ ! -f /home/stack/hosts.yaml ]; then '
+               'source /home/stack/stackrc;tripleo-ansible-inventory '
+               '--ansible_ssh_user heat-admin --static-yaml-inventory '
+               'hosts.yaml;fi', ssh_client=sshcu, stdout=True)
+
+
+def run_post_deployment_validations():
+    """run validtion framework post-deploument validations
+    only if we're in a tripleo env"""
+
+    if overcloud.has_overcloud():
+        prepare_ansible_hosts_inventory()
+        failures = []
+        validates_object = validation_actions.ValidationActions(
+            validation_path='/home/stack/tripleo-validations/playbooks')
+        validations_result = validates_object.run_validations(
+                                         group='post-deployment',
+                                         quiet=False,
+                                         inventory='/home/stack/hosts.yaml')
+        for validation in validations_result:
+            if validation['Status'] == 'FAILED':
+                failures.append(
+                    'failed validation: {}\n\n'.format(validation))
+        if failures:
+            LOG.info('Failed tripleo validations:\n {}'.format(failures))
+            # We should not fail over validations in the beginning we have to
+            # test run them, and handle false negatives.
+
+            # tobiko.fail(
+            #         'nova agents are unhealthy:\n{!s}', '\n'.join(failures))
+
+    # to list possible validations:
+    # validates_object.list_validations()
+
+    # single validation example
+    # validates_object.run_validations(
+    # validation_name='healthcheck-service-status',quiet=False,inventory='/home/stack/hosts.yaml')