diff --git a/ansible_testing/modules.py b/ansible_testing/modules.py
index ee9a83f1ac..ecece1ef13 100644
--- a/ansible_testing/modules.py
+++ b/ansible_testing/modules.py
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@ from ansible.module_utils import basic as module_utils_basic
 from ansible.plugins import module_loader
 from ansible.utils.module_docs import BLACKLIST_MODULES, get_docstring
 
+from schema import doc_schema, option_schema
+
 from utils import CaptureStd, find_globals
 
 import yaml
@@ -345,6 +347,26 @@ class ModuleValidator(Validator):
 
         return docs
 
+    def _validate_docs_schema(self, doc):
+        errors = []
+        try:
+            doc_schema(doc)
+        except Exception as e:
+            errors.extend(e.errors)
+
+        for key, option in doc.get('options', {}).iteritems():
+            try:
+                option_schema(option)
+            except Exception as e:
+                for error in e.errors:
+                    error.path[:0] = ['options', key]
+                errors.extend(e.errors)
+
+        for error in errors:
+            path = [str(p) for p in error.path]
+            self.errors.append('DOCUMENTATION.%s: %s' %
+                               ('.'.join(path), error.error_message))
+
     def _validate_docs(self):
         doc_info = self._get_docs()
         try:
@@ -378,6 +400,7 @@ class ModuleValidator(Validator):
                     self.errors.append('Unknown DOCUMENTATION error, see '
                                        'TRACE')
 
+            self._validate_docs_schema(doc)
             self._check_version_added(doc)
             self._check_for_new_args(doc)
 
@@ -451,7 +474,6 @@ class ModuleValidator(Validator):
                                    'TRACE')
                 return
 
-
         try:
             mod_version_added = StrictVersion(
                 str(existing_doc.get('version_added', '0.0'))
diff --git a/ansible_testing/schema.py b/ansible_testing/schema.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..76d0df7fdf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ansible_testing/schema.py
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+from voluptuous import ALLOW_EXTRA, Any, Required, Schema
+
+option_schema = Schema(
+    {
+        Required('description'): Any(basestring, [basestring]),
+        'required': bool,
+        'choices': Any(list, basestring),
+        'aliases': list,
+        'version_added': Any(basestring, float)
+    },
+    extra=ALLOW_EXTRA
+)
+
+doc_schema = Schema(
+    {
+        Required('module'): basestring,
+        'short_description': Any(basestring, [basestring]),
+        'description': Any(basestring, [basestring]),
+        'version_added': Any(basestring, float),
+        'author': Any(None, basestring, [basestring]),
+        'notes': Any(None, [basestring]),
+        'requirements': [basestring],
+        'options': Any(None, dict),
+        'extends_documentation_fragment': Any(basestring, [basestring])
+    },
+    extra=ALLOW_EXTRA
+)