diff --git a/MangoPay/ApiCards.php b/MangoPay/ApiCards.php
index 21e294f7..e4894783 100644
--- a/MangoPay/ApiCards.php
+++ b/MangoPay/ApiCards.php
@@ -66,4 +66,14 @@ public function GetTransactions($cardId, & $pagination = null, $filter = null, $
     {
         return $this->GetList('transactions_get_for_card', $pagination, '\MangoPay\Transaction', $cardId, $filter, $sorting);
     }
+
+    /**
+     * Validate a card
+     * @param $cardId
+     * @return \MangoPay\Card
+     * @throws Libraries\Exception
+     */
+    public function ValidateCard($cardId){
+        return $this->GetObject('card_validate', '\MangoPay\Card', $cardId);
+    }
 }
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diff --git a/MangoPay/Libraries/ApiBase.php b/MangoPay/Libraries/ApiBase.php
index 5c3b4bea..5c037339 100644
--- a/MangoPay/Libraries/ApiBase.php
+++ b/MangoPay/Libraries/ApiBase.php
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ protected function getLogger()
         'card_get' => array('/cards/%s', RequestType::GET),
         'cards_get_by_fingerprint' => array('/cards/fingerprints/%s', RequestType::GET),
         'card_save' => array('/cards/%s', RequestType::PUT),
+        'card_validate' => array('/cards/%s/validate', RequestType::POST),
 
         // pay ins URLs
         'payins_card-web_create' => array( '/payins/card/web/', RequestType::POST ),
diff --git a/tests/cases/CardsTest.php b/tests/cases/CardsTest.php
index 5a6462ef..fe2f7756 100644
--- a/tests/cases/CardsTest.php
+++ b/tests/cases/CardsTest.php
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 namespace MangoPay\Tests\Cases;
 
+use MangoPay\Libraries\Exception;
 use MangoPay\SortDirection;
 use MangoPay\Sorting;
 
@@ -53,4 +54,20 @@ function test_Card_GetTransactions()
         $this->assertNotNull($transactions);
         $this->assertInternalType('array', $transactions);
     }
+
+    function test_Card_Validate()
+    {
+        $new_api = $this->buildNewMangoPayApi();
+
+        $john = $this->getNewJohn();
+        $payIn = $this->getNewPayInCardDirect($john->Id);
+        $card = $new_api->Cards->Get($payIn->PaymentDetails->CardId);
+
+        try {
+            $validatedCard = $new_api->Cards->ValidateCard($card->Id);
+            $this->assertNotNull($validatedCard);
+        } catch (Exception $e) {
+            print_r("can't test due to client issues");
+        }
+    }
 }
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