diff --git a/v3/api.go b/v3/api.go
index e9ce979ea..cbdb31b28 100644
--- a/v3/api.go
+++ b/v3/api.go
@@ -127,8 +127,31 @@ func Ptr[T any](v T) *T {
 }
 
 // Validate any struct from schema or request
-func Validate(r any) error {
-	return validator.New().Struct(r)
+func (c Client) Validate(s any) error {
+	err := c.validate.Struct(s)
+	if err == nil {
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	// Print better error messages
+	validationErrors := err.(validator.ValidationErrors)
+
+	if len(validationErrors) > 0 {
+		e := validationErrors[0]
+		errorString := fmt.Sprintf(
+			"Request validation error: '%s' = '%v' does not validate ",
+			e.StructNamespace(),
+			e.Value(),
+		)
+		if e.Param() == "" {
+			errorString += fmt.Sprintf("'%s'", e.ActualTag())
+		} else {
+			errorString += fmt.Sprintf("'%s=%v'", e.ActualTag(), e.Param())
+		}
+		return fmt.Errorf(errorString)
+	}
+
+	return err
 }
 
 func prepareJSONBody(body any) (*bytes.Reader, error) {
diff --git a/v3/client.go b/v3/client.go
index c1134ba2c..c81261414 100755
--- a/v3/client.go
+++ b/v3/client.go
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import (
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/exoscale/egoscale/version"
+	"github.com/go-playground/validator/v10"
 )
 
 // URL represents a zoned url endpoint.
@@ -57,6 +58,7 @@ type Client struct {
 	httpClient      *http.Client
 	timeout         time.Duration
 	pollingInterval time.Duration
+	validate        *validator.Validate
 	trace           bool
 
 	// A list of callbacks for modifying requests which are generated before sending over
@@ -99,6 +101,14 @@ func ClientOptWithTrace() ClientOpt {
 	}
 }
 
+// ClientOptWithValidator returns a ClientOpt with a given validator.
+func ClientOptWithValidator(validate *validator.Validate) ClientOpt {
+	return func(c *Client) error {
+		c.validate = validate
+		return nil
+	}
+}
+
 // ClientOptWithURL returns a ClientOpt With a given zone URL.
 func ClientOptWithURL(url URL) ClientOpt {
 	return func(c *Client) error {
@@ -141,6 +151,7 @@ func NewClient(apiKey, apiSecret string, opts ...ClientOpt) (*Client, error) {
 		serverURL:       string(CHGva2),
 		httpClient:      http.DefaultClient,
 		pollingInterval: pollingInterval,
+		validate:        validator.New(),
 	}
 
 	for _, opt := range opts {
@@ -161,6 +172,7 @@ func (c *Client) WithURL(url URL) *Client {
 		httpClient:          c.httpClient,
 		requestInterceptors: c.requestInterceptors,
 		pollingInterval:     c.pollingInterval,
+		validate:            c.validate,
 	}
 }
 
@@ -174,6 +186,7 @@ func (c *Client) WithTrace() *Client {
 		requestInterceptors: c.requestInterceptors,
 		pollingInterval:     c.pollingInterval,
 		trace:               true,
+		validate:            c.validate,
 	}
 }
 
@@ -186,6 +199,7 @@ func (c *Client) WithHttpClient(client *http.Client) *Client {
 		httpClient:          client,
 		requestInterceptors: c.requestInterceptors,
 		pollingInterval:     c.pollingInterval,
+		validate:            c.validate,
 	}
 }
 
@@ -198,6 +212,7 @@ func (c *Client) WithRequestInterceptor(f ...RequestInterceptorFn) *Client {
 		httpClient:          c.httpClient,
 		requestInterceptors: append(c.requestInterceptors, f...),
 		pollingInterval:     c.pollingInterval,
+		validate:            c.validate,
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/v3/generator/client/client.go b/v3/generator/client/client.go
index 9d1b2838a..24b497bd4 100644
--- a/v3/generator/client/client.go
+++ b/v3/generator/client/client.go
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ func Generate(doc libopenapi.Document, path, packageName string) error {
 		"errors"
 
 		"github.com/exoscale/egoscale/version"
+		"github.com/go-playground/validator/v10"
 	)
 	`, packageName))
 
diff --git a/v3/generator/client/client.tmpl b/v3/generator/client/client.tmpl
index 7dda67974..521f2ca36 100644
--- a/v3/generator/client/client.tmpl
+++ b/v3/generator/client/client.tmpl
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ type Client struct {
 	httpClient      *http.Client
 	timeout         time.Duration
 	pollingInterval time.Duration
+	validate        *validator.Validate
 	trace           bool
 
 	// A list of callbacks for modifying requests which are generated before sending over
@@ -71,6 +72,14 @@ func ClientOptWithTrace() ClientOpt {
 	}
 }
 
+// ClientOptWithValidator returns a ClientOpt with a given validator.
+func ClientOptWithValidator(validate *validator.Validate) ClientOpt {
+	return func(c *Client) error {
+		c.validate = validate
+		return nil
+	}
+}
+
 // ClientOptWithURL returns a ClientOpt With a given zone URL.
 func ClientOptWithURL(url URL) ClientOpt {
 	return func(c *Client) error {
@@ -108,11 +117,12 @@ func NewClient(apiKey, apiSecret string, opts ...ClientOpt) (*Client, error) {
 	}
 
   client := &Client{
-	apiKey:				apiKey,
-	apiSecret:			apiSecret,
-	serverURL:			string({{ .ServerURL }}),
-	httpClient:			http.DefaultClient,
-	pollingInterval:	pollingInterval,
+	apiKey:           apiKey,
+	apiSecret:        apiSecret,
+	serverURL:        string({{ .ServerURL }}),
+	httpClient:       http.DefaultClient,
+	pollingInterval:  pollingInterval,
+	validate:         validator.New(),
   }
 
 	for _, opt := range opts {
@@ -127,49 +137,53 @@ func NewClient(apiKey, apiSecret string, opts ...ClientOpt) (*Client, error) {
 // WithURL returns a copy of Client with new zone URL.
 func (c *Client) WithURL(url URL) *Client {
 	return &Client{
-		apiKey:          c.apiKey,
-		apiSecret:       c.apiSecret,
-		serverURL:       string(url),
-		httpClient:      c.httpClient,
+		apiKey:               c.apiKey,
+		apiSecret:            c.apiSecret,
+		serverURL:            string(url),
+		httpClient:           c.httpClient,
 		requestInterceptors:  c.requestInterceptors,
-		pollingInterval: c.pollingInterval,
+		pollingInterval:      c.pollingInterval,
+		validate:             c.validate,
 	}
 }
 
 // WithTrace returns a copy of Client with tracing enabled.
 func (c *Client) WithTrace() *Client {
 	return &Client{
-		apiKey:          c.apiKey,
-		apiSecret:       c.apiSecret,
-		serverURL:       c.serverURL,
-		httpClient:      c.httpClient,
+		apiKey:               c.apiKey,
+		apiSecret:            c.apiSecret,
+		serverURL:            c.serverURL,
+		httpClient:           c.httpClient,
 		requestInterceptors:  c.requestInterceptors,
-		pollingInterval: c.pollingInterval,
-		trace:           true,
+		pollingInterval:      c.pollingInterval,
+		trace:                true,
+		validate:             c.validate,
 	}
 }
 
 // WithHttpClient returns a copy of Client with new http.Client.
 func (c *Client) WithHttpClient(client *http.Client) *Client {
 	return &Client{
-		apiKey:          c.apiKey,
-		apiSecret:       c.apiSecret,
-		serverURL:       c.serverURL,
-		httpClient:      client,
+		apiKey:               c.apiKey,
+		apiSecret:            c.apiSecret,
+		serverURL:            c.serverURL,
+		httpClient:           client,
 		requestInterceptors:  c.requestInterceptors,
-		pollingInterval: c.pollingInterval,
+		pollingInterval:      c.pollingInterval,
+		validate:             c.validate,
 	}
 }
 
 // WithRequestInterceptor returns a copy of Client with new RequestInterceptors.
 func (c *Client) WithRequestInterceptor(f ...RequestInterceptorFn) *Client {
 	return &Client{
-		apiKey:          c.apiKey,
-		apiSecret:       c.apiSecret,
-		serverURL:       c.serverURL,
-		httpClient:      c.httpClient,
+		apiKey:               c.apiKey,
+		apiSecret:            c.apiSecret,
+		serverURL:            c.serverURL,
+		httpClient:           c.httpClient,
 		requestInterceptors:  append(c.requestInterceptors, f...),
-		pollingInterval: c.pollingInterval,
+		pollingInterval:      c.pollingInterval,
+		validate:             c.validate,
 	}
 }