diff --git a/duration/duration.go b/duration/duration.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..80b400e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/duration/duration.go
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+package duration
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"reflect"
+	"time"
+)
+
+// ValidateString validates that input is a valid duration
+func ValidateString(input string) (bool, error) {
+	_, err := time.ParseDuration(input)
+	if err != nil {
+		return false, err
+	}
+
+	return true, nil
+}
+
+// ValidateStructField validates a struct field holds a valid duration
+func ValidateStructField(value reflect.Value, tag string) (bool, error) {
+	if value.Kind() != reflect.String {
+		return false, fmt.Errorf("only strings can be Duration validated")
+	}
+
+	return ValidateString(value.String())
+}
diff --git a/duration/duration_test.go b/duration/duration_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3bffedd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/duration/duration_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+package duration
+
+import (
+	"reflect"
+	"testing"
+
+	. "github.com/onsi/ginkgo"
+	. "github.com/onsi/gomega"
+)
+
+func TestFileContent(t *testing.T) {
+	RegisterFailHandler(Fail)
+	RunSpecs(t, "Validator/Duration")
+}
+
+var _ = Describe("ValidateString", func() {
+	It("Should match durations correctly", func() {
+		ok, err := ValidateString("1s")
+		Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
+		Expect(ok).To(BeTrue())
+
+		ok, err = ValidateString("1h")
+		Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
+		Expect(ok).To(BeTrue())
+
+		ok, err = ValidateString("1w")
+		Expect(err).To(MatchError("time: unknown unit w in duration 1w"))
+		Expect(ok).To(BeFalse())
+	})
+})
+
+var _ = Describe("ValidateStructField", func() {
+	type t struct {
+		Interval string `validate:"duration"`
+	}
+
+	It("Should validate the struct correctly", func() {
+		st := t{"1h"}
+
+		val := reflect.ValueOf(st)
+		valueField := val.FieldByName("Interval")
+		typeField, _ := val.Type().FieldByName("Interval")
+
+		ok, err := ValidateStructField(valueField, typeField.Tag.Get("validate"))
+		Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
+		Expect(ok).To(BeTrue())
+
+		st.Interval = "foo"
+		valueField = reflect.ValueOf(st).FieldByName("Interval")
+		ok, err = ValidateStructField(valueField, typeField.Tag.Get("validate"))
+		Expect(err).To(MatchError("time: invalid duration foo"))
+		Expect(ok).To(BeFalse())
+	})
+})
diff --git a/validator.go b/validator.go
index b8f7989..b18a69f 100644
--- a/validator.go
+++ b/validator.go
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import (
 	"reflect"
 	"strings"
 
+	"github.com/choria-io/go-validator/duration"
 	"github.com/choria-io/go-validator/enum"
 	"github.com/choria-io/go-validator/ipaddress"
 	"github.com/choria-io/go-validator/ipv4"
@@ -116,6 +117,11 @@ func validateStructField(valueField reflect.Value, typeField reflect.StructField
 		if ok, err := enum.ValidateStructField(valueField, validation); !ok {
 			return fmt.Errorf("%s enum validation failed: %s", typeField.Name, err)
 		}
+
+	} else if strings.HasPrefix(validation, "duration") {
+		if ok, err := duration.ValidateStructField(valueField, validation); !ok {
+			return fmt.Errorf("%s duration validation failed: %s", typeField.Name, err)
+		}
 	}
 
 	return nil
diff --git a/validator_test.go b/validator_test.go
index 8ecc765..ba0e488 100644
--- a/validator_test.go
+++ b/validator_test.go
@@ -19,13 +19,14 @@ type nest struct {
 }
 
 type vdata struct {
-	SS   string   `validate:"shellsafe"`
-	ML   string   `validate:"maxlength=3"`
-	Enum []string `validate:"enum=one,two"`
-	IPv4 string   `validate:"ipv4"`
-	IPv6 string   `validate:"ipv6"`
-	IP   string   `validate:"ipaddress"`
-	RE   string   `validate:"regex=world$"`
+	SS       string   `validate:"shellsafe"`
+	ML       string   `validate:"maxlength=3"`
+	Enum     []string `validate:"enum=one,two"`
+	IPv4     string   `validate:"ipv4"`
+	IPv6     string   `validate:"ipv6"`
+	IP       string   `validate:"ipaddress"`
+	RE       string   `validate:"regex=world$"`
+	Duration string   `validate:"duration"`
 	nest
 }
 
@@ -34,10 +35,11 @@ var s vdata
 var _ = Describe("ValidateStructField", func() {
 	BeforeEach(func() {
 		s = vdata{
-			IPv4: "1.2.3.4",
-			IPv6: "2a00:1450:4003:807::200e",
-			IP:   "1.2.3.4",
-			RE:   "hello world",
+			IPv4:     "1.2.3.4",
+			IPv6:     "2a00:1450:4003:807::200e",
+			IP:       "1.2.3.4",
+			RE:       "hello world",
+			Duration: "1h",
 		}
 	})
 
@@ -58,10 +60,11 @@ var _ = Describe("ValidateStructField", func() {
 var _ = Describe("ValidateStruct", func() {
 	BeforeEach(func() {
 		s = vdata{
-			IPv4: "1.2.3.4",
-			IPv6: "2a00:1450:4003:807::200e",
-			IP:   "1.2.3.4",
-			RE:   "hello world",
+			IPv4:     "1.2.3.4",
+			IPv6:     "2a00:1450:4003:807::200e",
+			IP:       "1.2.3.4",
+			RE:       "hello world",
+			Duration: "1h",
 		}
 	})
 
@@ -130,4 +133,12 @@ var _ = Describe("ValidateStruct", func() {
 		Expect(err).To(MatchError("RE regular expression validation failed: input does not match 'world$'"))
 		Expect(ok).To(BeFalse())
 	})
+
+	It("Should support regex", func() {
+		s.Duration = "1w"
+		ok, err := validator.ValidateStruct(s)
+
+		Expect(err).To(MatchError("Duration duration validation failed: time: unknown unit w in duration 1w"))
+		Expect(ok).To(BeFalse())
+	})
 })