diff --git a/completion/_balena b/completion/_balena
index 6ca48659..a8792f51 100644
--- a/completion/_balena
+++ b/completion/_balena
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ _balena() {
   key_cmds=( add rm )
   local_cmds=( configure flash )
   os_cmds=( build-config configure download initialize versions )
-  release_cmds=( finalize )
+  release_cmds=( finalize invalidate validate )
   tag_cmds=( rm set )
 
 
diff --git a/completion/balena-completion.bash b/completion/balena-completion.bash
index f4a62f30..592f75cd 100644
--- a/completion/balena-completion.bash
+++ b/completion/balena-completion.bash
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ _balena_complete()
   key_cmds="add rm"
   local_cmds="configure flash"
   os_cmds="build-config configure download initialize versions"
-  release_cmds="finalize"
+  release_cmds="finalize invalidate validate"
   tag_cmds="rm set"
 
 
diff --git a/lib/commands/release/validate.ts b/lib/commands/release/validate.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..dc0334ab
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/commands/release/validate.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,80 @@
+/**
+ * @license
+ * Copyright 2016-2020 Balena Ltd.
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+import { flags } from '@oclif/command';
+import Command from '../../command';
+import * as cf from '../../utils/common-flags';
+import { getBalenaSdk, stripIndent } from '../../utils/lazy';
+import { tryAsInteger } from '../../utils/validation';
+
+interface FlagsDef {
+	help: void;
+}
+
+interface ArgsDef {
+	commitOrId: string | number;
+}
+
+export default class ReleaseValidateCmd extends Command {
+	public static description = stripIndent`
+		Validate a release.
+
+		Validate a release.
+
+		Valid releases are automatically deployed to devices tracking the latest
+		release if they are finalized.
+`;
+	public static examples = [
+		'$ balena release validate a777f7345fe3d655c1c981aa642e5555',
+		'$ balena release validate 1234567',
+	];
+
+	public static usage = 'release validate <commitOrId>';
+
+	public static flags: flags.Input<FlagsDef> = {
+		help: cf.help,
+	};
+
+	public static args = [
+		{
+			name: 'commitOrId',
+			description: 'the commit or ID of the release to validate',
+			required: true,
+			parse: (commitOrId: string) => tryAsInteger(commitOrId),
+		},
+	];
+
+	public static authenticated = true;
+
+	public async run() {
+		const { args: params } = this.parse<FlagsDef, ArgsDef>(ReleaseValidateCmd);
+
+		const balena = getBalenaSdk();
+
+		const release = await balena.models.release.get(params.commitOrId, {
+			$select: ['id', 'is_invalidated'],
+		});
+
+		if (!release.is_invalidated) {
+			console.log(`Release ${params.commitOrId} is already validated!`);
+			return;
+		}
+
+		await balena.models.release.setIsInvalidated(release.id, false);
+		console.log(`Release ${params.commitOrId} validated`);
+	}
+}