diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 6b17f8cd9..b5f59cde1 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -324,6 +324,10 @@
                 "command": "aks.aksKaito",
                 "title": "Install KAITO"
             },
+            {
+                "command": "aks.aksDraftValidate",
+                "title": "Run Draft Validate for YAML"
+            },
             {
                 "command": "aks.aksKaitoTest",
                 "title": "Test KAITO models"
@@ -356,6 +360,14 @@
                 {
                     "command": "aks.draftDeployment",
                     "when": "explorerResourceIsFolder"
+                },
+                {
+                    "command": "aks.aksDraftValidate",
+                    "when": "resourceExtname == .yaml || resourceExtname == .yml"
+                },
+                {
+                    "command": "aks.aksDraftValidate",
+                    "when": "explorerResourceIsFolder"
                 }
             ],
             "view/item/context": [
diff --git a/src/commands/draft/draftCommands.ts b/src/commands/draft/draftCommands.ts
index 4a29d49ab..c56d56e68 100644
--- a/src/commands/draft/draftCommands.ts
+++ b/src/commands/draft/draftCommands.ts
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import {
     FileType,
 } from "vscode";
 import { DraftDockerfileDataProvider, DraftDockerfilePanel } from "../../panels/draft/DraftDockerfilePanel";
+import { DraftValidateDataProvider, DraftValidatePanel } from "../../panels/draft/DraftValidatePanel";
 import { getExtension } from "../utils/host";
 import { Errorable, failed, getErrorMessage, succeeded } from "../utils/errorable";
 import { getDraftBinaryPath } from "../utils/helper/draftBinaryDownload";
@@ -169,6 +170,19 @@ export async function draftWorkflow(_context: IActionContext, target: unknown):
     panel.show(dataProvider);
 }
 
+export async function draftValidate(_context: IActionContext, target: unknown): Promise<void> {
+    const params = getDraftDockerfileParams(target);
+    const commonDependencies = await getCommonDraftDependencies(params?.workspaceFolder);
+    if (commonDependencies === null) {
+        return;
+    }
+
+    const { workspaceFolder, extension, draftBinaryPath } = commonDependencies;
+    const panel = new DraftValidatePanel(extension.extensionUri);
+    const dataProvider = new DraftValidateDataProvider(workspaceFolder, draftBinaryPath, params?.initialLocation || "");
+    panel.show(dataProvider);
+}
+
 async function getCommonDraftDependencies(
     suppliedWorkspaceFolder?: WorkspaceFolder,
 ): Promise<DraftDependencies | null> {
diff --git a/src/commands/draft/types.ts b/src/commands/draft/types.ts
index 4c1e54787..10ec25f5b 100644
--- a/src/commands/draft/types.ts
+++ b/src/commands/draft/types.ts
@@ -16,6 +16,10 @@ export type DraftCommandParamsTypes = {
         workspaceFolder?: WorkspaceFolder;
         initialSelection?: WorkflowInitialSelection;
     };
+    "aks.draftValidate": {
+        workspaceFolder?: WorkspaceFolder;
+        initialLocation?: string;
+    };
 };
 
 export type DraftCommandName = keyof DraftCommandParamsTypes;
diff --git a/src/extension.ts b/src/extension.ts
index 4350b6b59..20dee3048 100644
--- a/src/extension.ts
+++ b/src/extension.ts
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ import {
     aksNodeHealth,
     aksStorageDiagnostics,
 } from "./commands/detectors/detectors";
-import { draftDeployment, draftDockerfile, draftWorkflow } from "./commands/draft/draftCommands";
+import { draftValidate, draftDeployment, draftDockerfile, draftWorkflow } from "./commands/draft/draftCommands";
 import periscope from "./commands/periscope/periscope";
 import refreshSubscription from "./commands/refreshSubscriptions";
 import { getKubeconfigYaml, getManagedCluster } from "./commands/utils/clusters";
@@ -72,7 +72,6 @@ export async function activate(context: vscode.ExtensionContext) {
             outputChannel: createAzExtOutputChannel("Azure Identity", ""),
             prefix: "",
         };
-
         context.subscriptions.push(uiExtensionVariables.outputChannel);
 
         registerUIExtensionVariables(uiExtensionVariables);
@@ -118,6 +117,7 @@ export async function activate(context: vscode.ExtensionContext) {
         registerCommandWithTelemetry("aks.aksDeployManifest", aksDeployManifest);
         registerCommandWithTelemetry("aks.aksOpenKubectlPanel", aksOpenKubectlPanel);
         registerCommandWithTelemetry("aks.getAzureKubernetesServicePlugins", getPlugins);
+        registerCommandWithTelemetry("aks.aksDraftValidate", draftValidate);
 
         await registerAzureServiceNodes(context);
 
diff --git a/src/panels/draft/DraftValidatePanel.ts b/src/panels/draft/DraftValidatePanel.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c5bcb0fa6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/panels/draft/DraftValidatePanel.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,73 @@
+import { Uri, WorkspaceFolder, window } from "vscode";
+import path from "path";
+import { BasePanel, PanelDataProvider } from "../BasePanel";
+import {
+    InitialState,
+    ToVsCodeMsgDef,
+    ToWebViewMsgDef,
+} from "../../webview-contract/webviewDefinitions/draft/draftValidate";
+import { TelemetryDefinition } from "../../webview-contract/webviewTypes";
+import { MessageHandler, MessageSink } from "../../webview-contract/messaging";
+import { ShellOptions, exec } from "../../commands/utils/shell";
+import { failed } from "../../commands/utils/errorable";
+
+export class DraftValidatePanel extends BasePanel<"draftValidate"> {
+    constructor(extensionUri: Uri) {
+        super(extensionUri, "draftValidate", {
+            validationResult: undefined,
+        });
+    }
+}
+
+export class DraftValidateDataProvider implements PanelDataProvider<"draftValidate"> {
+    readonly draftDirectory: string;
+    constructor(
+        readonly workspaceFolder: WorkspaceFolder,
+        readonly draftBinaryPath: string,
+        readonly initialLocation: string,
+    ) {
+        this.draftDirectory = path.dirname(draftBinaryPath);
+    }
+
+    getTitle(): string {
+        return `Draft Validate in ${this.workspaceFolder.name}`;
+    }
+
+    getInitialState(): InitialState {
+        return {
+            validationResults: "Initializing validation...",
+        };
+    }
+
+    getTelemetryDefinition(): TelemetryDefinition<"draftValidate"> {
+        return {
+            createDraftValidateRequest: true,
+        };
+    }
+
+    //Messages from Webview to Vscode
+    getMessageHandler(webview: MessageSink<ToWebViewMsgDef>): MessageHandler<ToVsCodeMsgDef> {
+        return {
+            createDraftValidateRequest: () => this.handleDraftValidateRequest(webview),
+        };
+    }
+
+    private async handleDraftValidateRequest(webview: MessageSink<ToWebViewMsgDef>) {
+        const command = `draft validate --manifest .${path.sep}${this.initialLocation}`;
+
+        const execOptions: ShellOptions = {
+            workingDir: this.workspaceFolder.uri.fsPath,
+            envPaths: [this.draftDirectory],
+        };
+
+        const draftResult = await exec(command, execOptions);
+        if (failed(draftResult)) {
+            window.showErrorMessage(draftResult.error);
+            return;
+        }
+
+        const validationResults = draftResult.result.stdout;
+
+        webview.postValidationResult({ result: validationResults });
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/webview-contract/webviewDefinitions/draft/draftValidate.ts b/src/webview-contract/webviewDefinitions/draft/draftValidate.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..86e8225c5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/webview-contract/webviewDefinitions/draft/draftValidate.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+import { WebviewDefinition } from "../../webviewTypes";
+
+export interface InitialState {
+    validationResults: string;
+}
+
+export type ExistingFiles = string[];
+
+export type ToVsCodeMsgDef = {
+    createDraftValidateRequest: string;
+};
+
+export type ToWebViewMsgDef = {
+    validationResult: { result: string };
+};
+
+export type DraftValidateDefinition = WebviewDefinition<InitialState, ToVsCodeMsgDef, ToWebViewMsgDef>;
diff --git a/src/webview-contract/webviewTypes.ts b/src/webview-contract/webviewTypes.ts
index a515af8ac..86e789f2c 100644
--- a/src/webview-contract/webviewTypes.ts
+++ b/src/webview-contract/webviewTypes.ts
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import { DetectorDefinition } from "./webviewDefinitions/detector";
 import { DraftDeploymentDefinition } from "./webviewDefinitions/draft/draftDeployment";
 import { DraftDockerfileDefinition } from "./webviewDefinitions/draft/draftDockerfile";
 import { DraftWorkflowDefinition } from "./webviewDefinitions/draft/draftWorkflow";
+import { DraftValidateDefinition } from "./webviewDefinitions/draft/draftValidate";
 import { InspektorGadgetDefinition } from "./webviewDefinitions/inspektorGadget";
 import { KaitoDefinition } from "./webviewDefinitions/kaito";
 import { KaitoModelsDefinition } from "./webviewDefinitions/kaitoModels";
@@ -45,6 +46,7 @@ type AllWebviewDefinitions = {
     draftDeployment: DraftDeploymentDefinition;
     draftDockerfile: DraftDockerfileDefinition;
     draftWorkflow: DraftWorkflowDefinition;
+    draftValidate: DraftValidateDefinition;
     gadget: InspektorGadgetDefinition;
     kubectl: KubectlDefinition;
     aso: ASODefinition;
diff --git a/webview-ui/src/Draft/DraftValidate/DraftValidate.tsx b/webview-ui/src/Draft/DraftValidate/DraftValidate.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5c8f8f391
--- /dev/null
+++ b/webview-ui/src/Draft/DraftValidate/DraftValidate.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+import { InitialState } from "../../../../src/webview-contract/webviewDefinitions/draft/draftValidate";
+import { useStateManagement } from "../../utilities/state";
+import { stateUpdater, vscode } from "./state";
+import { useEffect } from "react";
+
+export function DraftValidate(initialState: InitialState) {
+    const { state } = useStateManagement(stateUpdater, initialState, vscode);
+
+    //Request the validation results from the backend once when the component is mounted.
+    useEffect(() => {
+        vscode.postCreateDraftValidateRequest("");
+    }, []);
+
+    return (
+        <>
+            <h2>Draft Validate</h2>
+            <pre>{state.validationResults}</pre>
+        </>
+    );
+}
diff --git a/webview-ui/src/Draft/DraftValidate/state.ts b/webview-ui/src/Draft/DraftValidate/state.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..368fd88d6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/webview-ui/src/Draft/DraftValidate/state.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+import { WebviewStateUpdater } from "../../utilities/state";
+import { getWebviewMessageContext } from "../../utilities/vscode";
+
+export type EventDef = {
+    //Defines the events that can originate from the webview and be sent to the backend (ToVsCodeMsgDef).
+    draftValidateRequest: string;
+};
+
+export type DraftValidateState = {
+    validationResults: string;
+};
+
+export const stateUpdater: WebviewStateUpdater<"draftValidate", EventDef, DraftValidateState> = {
+    createState: (initialState) => ({
+        validationResults: initialState.validationResults,
+    }),
+    vscodeMessageHandler: {
+        // This handler updates the state when a message from the extension
+        validationResult: (state, response) => ({
+            ...state,
+            validationResults: response.result,
+        }),
+    },
+    eventHandler: {
+        draftValidateRequest: (state) => ({
+            ...state,
+        }),
+    },
+};
+
+export const vscode = getWebviewMessageContext<"draftValidate">({
+    createDraftValidateRequest: null,
+});
diff --git a/webview-ui/src/Draft/index.ts b/webview-ui/src/Draft/index.ts
index fe22093a4..a45c3e02a 100644
--- a/webview-ui/src/Draft/index.ts
+++ b/webview-ui/src/Draft/index.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import { DraftDockerfile } from "./DraftDockerfile/DraftDockerfile";
 import { DraftDeployment } from "./DraftDeployment/DraftDeployment";
 import { DraftWorkflow } from "./DraftWorkflow/DraftWorkflow";
+import { DraftValidate } from "./DraftValidate/DraftValidate";
 
-export { DraftDockerfile, DraftDeployment, DraftWorkflow };
+export { DraftDockerfile, DraftDeployment, DraftWorkflow, DraftValidate };
diff --git a/webview-ui/src/main.tsx b/webview-ui/src/main.tsx
index 1a4e8df17..677a53d3f 100644
--- a/webview-ui/src/main.tsx
+++ b/webview-ui/src/main.tsx
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ import { AzureServiceOperator } from "./AzureServiceOperator/AzureServiceOperato
 import { ClusterProperties } from "./ClusterProperties/ClusterProperties";
 import { CreateCluster } from "./CreateCluster/CreateCluster";
 import { Detector } from "./Detector/Detector";
-import { DraftDeployment, DraftDockerfile, DraftWorkflow } from "./Draft";
+import { DraftDeployment, DraftDockerfile, DraftWorkflow, DraftValidate } from "./Draft";
 import { InspektorGadget } from "./InspektorGadget/InspektorGadget";
 import { Kaito } from "./Kaito/Kaito";
 import { KaitoModels } from "./KaitoModels/KaitoModels";
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ function getVsCodeContent(): JSX.Element {
         draftDeployment: () => <DraftDeployment {...getInitialState()} />,
         draftDockerfile: () => <DraftDockerfile {...getInitialState()} />,
         draftWorkflow: () => <DraftWorkflow {...getInitialState()} />,
+        draftValidate: () => <DraftValidate {...getInitialState()} />,
         gadget: () => <InspektorGadget {...getInitialState()} />,
         kubectl: () => <Kubectl {...getInitialState()} />,
         aso: () => <AzureServiceOperator {...getInitialState()} />,
diff --git a/webview-ui/src/manualTest/main.tsx b/webview-ui/src/manualTest/main.tsx
index 1712ccbe8..91f4648cb 100644
--- a/webview-ui/src/manualTest/main.tsx
+++ b/webview-ui/src/manualTest/main.tsx
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ const contentTestScenarios: Record<ContentId, Scenario[]> = {
     draftDeployment: getDraftDeploymentScenarios(),
     draftDockerfile: getDraftDockerfileScenarios(),
     draftWorkflow: getDraftWorkflowScenarios(),
+    draftValidate: [],
     gadget: getInspektorGadgetScenarios(),
     kubectl: getKubectlScenarios(),
     aso: getASOScenarios(),