diff --git a/src/global_properties.rs b/src/global_properties.rs
index af36149d..a41453ba 100644
--- a/src/global_properties.rs
+++ b/src/global_properties.rs
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ where
         Arc::new(
             |context: &mut Context, name, value| -> Result<(), IxaError> {
                 let val: T::Value = serde_json::from_value(value)?;
+                T::validate(&val)?;
                 if context.get_global_property_value(T::new()).is_some() {
                     return Err(IxaError::IxaError(format!("Duplicate property {name}")));
                 }
@@ -59,9 +60,10 @@ fn get_global_property(name: &String) -> Option<Arc<PropertySetterFn>> {
 /// Defines a global property with the following parameters:
 /// * `$global_property`: Name for the identifier type of the global property
 /// * `$value`: The type of the property's value
+/// * `$validate`: A function (or closure) that checks the validity of the property (optional)
 #[macro_export]
 macro_rules! define_global_property {
-    ($global_property:ident, $value:ty) => {
+    ($global_property:ident, $value:ty, $validate: expr) => {
         #[derive(Copy, Clone)]
         pub struct $global_property;
 
@@ -71,6 +73,10 @@ macro_rules! define_global_property {
             fn new() -> Self {
                 $global_property
             }
+
+            fn validate(val: &$value) -> Result<(), IxaError> {
+                $validate(val)
+            }
         }
 
         paste::paste! {
@@ -84,6 +90,10 @@ macro_rules! define_global_property {
             }
         }
     };
+
+    ($global_property: ident, $value: ty) => {
+        define_global_property!($global_property, $value, |_| { Ok(()) });
+    };
 }
 
 /// Global properties are not mutable and represent variables that are required
@@ -92,6 +102,8 @@ pub trait GlobalProperty: Any {
     type Value: Any;
 
     fn new() -> Self;
+    #[allow(clippy::missing_errors_doc)]
+    fn validate(value: &Self::Value) -> Result<(), IxaError>;
 }
 
 pub use define_global_property;
@@ -329,7 +341,7 @@ mod test {
             .join("tests/data/global_properties_missing.json");
         match context.load_global_properties(&path) {
             Err(IxaError::IxaError(msg)) => {
-                assert_eq!(msg, "No global property: ixa.Property3");
+                assert_eq!(msg, "No global property: ixa.PropertyUnknown");
             }
             _ => panic!("Unexpected error type"),
         }
@@ -360,4 +372,36 @@ mod test {
             _ => panic!("Unexpected error type"),
         }
     }
+
+    #[derive(Deserialize)]
+    pub struct Property3Type {
+        field_int: u32,
+    }
+    define_global_property!(Property3, Property3Type, |v: &Property3Type| {
+        match v.field_int {
+            0 => Ok(()),
+            _ => Err(IxaError::IxaError(format!(
+                "Illegal value for `field_int`: {}",
+                v.field_int
+            ))),
+        }
+    });
+    #[test]
+    fn validate_property_success() {
+        let mut context = Context::new();
+        let path = std::path::Path::new(env!("CARGO_MANIFEST_DIR"))
+            .join("tests/data/global_properties_valid.json");
+        context.load_global_properties(&path).unwrap();
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn validate_property_failure() {
+        let mut context = Context::new();
+        let path = std::path::Path::new(env!("CARGO_MANIFEST_DIR"))
+            .join("tests/data/global_properties_invalid.json");
+        assert!(matches!(
+            context.load_global_properties(&path),
+            Err(IxaError::IxaError(_))
+        ));
+    }
 }
diff --git a/tests/data/global_properties_invalid.json b/tests/data/global_properties_invalid.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..280c7dc0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/data/global_properties_invalid.json
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+{
+  "ixa.Property3": {
+    "field_int": 42
+  }
+}
diff --git a/tests/data/global_properties_missing.json b/tests/data/global_properties_missing.json
index 2b4344de..ed85d233 100644
--- a/tests/data/global_properties_missing.json
+++ b/tests/data/global_properties_missing.json
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 {
-  "ixa.Property3": {
+  "ixa.PropertyUnknown": {
     "field_int": 1,
     "field_str": "test"
   }
diff --git a/tests/data/global_properties_valid.json b/tests/data/global_properties_valid.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..66aff725
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/data/global_properties_valid.json
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+{
+  "ixa.Property3": {
+    "field_int": 0
+  }
+}