diff --git a/app/code/Magento/Customer/Model/Customer.php b/app/code/Magento/Customer/Model/Customer.php
index d6792e7d47c2a..41ed8ce84a103 100644
--- a/app/code/Magento/Customer/Model/Customer.php
+++ b/app/code/Magento/Customer/Model/Customer.php
@@ -1034,6 +1034,12 @@ public function validate()
             $errors[] = __('Gender is required.');
         }
 
+        $transport = new \Magento\Framework\Object(
+            ['errors' => $errors]
+        );
+        $this->_eventManager->dispatch('customer_validate' , ['customer' => $this, 'transport' => $transport]);
+        $errors = $transport->getErrors();
+
         if (empty($errors)) {
             return true;
         }