diff --git a/lib/waffle/definition/validation.ex b/lib/waffle/definition/validation.ex
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9ee91c5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/waffle/definition/validation.ex
@@ -0,0 +1,78 @@
+defmodule Waffle.Definition.Validation do
+  @moduledoc """
+  File validation by MIME types
+
+      Validation.validate("mix.exs", ["text/x-ruby"])
+      => :ok
+
+  Validation process:
+
+  1. We get content type of a file by the `file` utility
+
+  2. We check that `MIME` library recognizes such content type
+
+  3. Next, we check that returnted content type matches expected
+     extensions list for that particular content type
+
+  4. Finally, we check if this content type is allowed
+
+  """
+
+  def validate(filepath, :all), do: :ok
+
+  def validate(filepath, valid_content_types) do
+    with {:ok, content_type} <- content_type(filepath),
+         :ok <- mime_is_valid(content_type),
+         :ok <- extension_matches_mime(filepath, content_type),
+         :ok <- mime_is_allowed(valid_content_types, content_type) do
+      :ok
+    else
+      {:error, message} -> {:error, message}
+    end
+  end
+
+  def mime_is_valid(content_type) do
+    if MIME.valid?(content_type) do
+      :ok
+    else
+      {:error, ["content type is invalid"]}
+    end
+  end
+
+  def extension_matches_mime(filepath, content_type) do
+    # TODO add custom extensions
+    if MIME.extensions(content_type)
+       |> Enum.member?(filepath |> Path.extname() |> String.downcase()) do
+      :ok
+    else
+      {:error, ["content type and extension doesn't match"]}
+    end
+  end
+
+  def mime_is_allowed(valid_content_types, content_type) do
+    if Enum.member?(valid_content_types, content_type) do
+      :ok
+    else
+      {:error, ["invalid file format"]}
+    end
+  end
+
+  def content_type(filepath) do
+    with true <- File.exists?(filepath),
+         {file_utility_output, 0} <- System.cmd("file", ["--mime", "--brief", filepath]) do
+      content_type =
+        Regex.named_captures(
+          ~r/^(?<content_type>.+);/,
+          file_utility_output
+        )["content_type"]
+
+      {:ok, content_type}
+    else
+      {error, 1} ->
+        {:error, error}
+
+      false ->
+        "inode/x-empty"
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/mix.exs b/mix.exs
index 796f26e..07cb7fd 100644
--- a/mix.exs
+++ b/mix.exs
@@ -54,6 +54,9 @@ defmodule Waffle.Mixfile do
     [
       {:hackney, "~> 1.9"},
 
+      # file validation
+      {:mime, "~> 1.2"},
+
       # If using Amazon S3
       {:ex_aws, "~> 2.1.2", optional: true},
       {:ex_aws_s3, "~> 2.0", optional: true},
diff --git a/mix.lock b/mix.lock
index 93c8717..dd1d086 100644
--- a/mix.lock
+++ b/mix.lock
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
   "makeup_elixir": {:hex, :makeup_elixir, "0.14.1", "4f0e96847c63c17841d42c08107405a005a2680eb9c7ccadfd757bd31dabccfb", [:mix], [{:makeup, "~> 1.0", [hex: :makeup, repo: "hexpm", optional: false]}], "hexpm"},
   "meck": {:hex, :meck, "0.8.13", "ffedb39f99b0b99703b8601c6f17c7f76313ee12de6b646e671e3188401f7866", [:rebar3], [], "hexpm"},
   "metrics": {:hex, :metrics, "1.0.1", "25f094dea2cda98213cecc3aeff09e940299d950904393b2a29d191c346a8486", [:rebar3], [], "hexpm"},
+  "mime": {:hex, :mime, "1.4.0", "5066f14944b470286146047d2f73518cf5cca82f8e4815cf35d196b58cf07c47", [:mix], [], "hexpm"},
   "mimerl": {:hex, :mimerl, "1.2.0", "67e2d3f571088d5cfd3e550c383094b47159f3eee8ffa08e64106cdf5e981be3", [:rebar3], [], "hexpm"},
   "mock": {:hex, :mock, "0.3.5", "feb81f52b8dcf0a0d65001d2fec459f6b6a8c22562d94a965862f6cc066b5431", [:mix], [{:meck, "~> 0.8.13", [hex: :meck, repo: "hexpm", optional: false]}], "hexpm"},
   "nimble_parsec": {:hex, :nimble_parsec, "0.6.0", "32111b3bf39137144abd7ba1cce0914533b2d16ef35e8abc5ec8be6122944263", [:mix], [], "hexpm"},