diff --git a/api/handler/validate.go b/api/handler/validate.go
index 353fc5f5..50830bb6 100644
--- a/api/handler/validate.go
+++ b/api/handler/validate.go
@@ -23,11 +23,5 @@ func ParseAndValidateBody(apiContext *types.APIContext, create bool) (map[string
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
-	if apiContext.Schema.Validator != nil {
-		if err := apiContext.Schema.Validator(apiContext, data); err != nil {
-			return nil, err
-		}
-	}
-
 	return data, nil
 }
diff --git a/parse/builder/builder.go b/parse/builder/builder.go
index ffeaf2a9..bb76d0d5 100644
--- a/parse/builder/builder.go
+++ b/parse/builder/builder.go
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ var (
 type Operation string
 
 type Builder struct {
+	apiContext   *types.APIContext
 	Version      *types.APIVersion
 	Schemas      *types.Schemas
 	RefValidator types.ReferenceValidator
@@ -27,6 +28,7 @@ type Builder struct {
 
 func NewBuilder(apiRequest *types.APIContext) *Builder {
 	return &Builder{
+		apiContext:   apiRequest,
 		Version:      apiRequest.Version,
 		Schemas:      apiRequest.Schemas,
 		RefValidator: apiRequest.ReferenceValidator,
@@ -34,7 +36,16 @@ func NewBuilder(apiRequest *types.APIContext) *Builder {
 }
 
 func (b *Builder) Construct(schema *types.Schema, input map[string]interface{}, op Operation) (map[string]interface{}, error) {
-	return b.copyFields(schema, input, op)
+	result, err := b.copyFields(schema, input, op)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	if (op == Create || op == Update) && schema.Validator != nil {
+		if err := schema.Validator(b.apiContext, schema, result); err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+	}
+	return result, nil
 }
 
 func (b *Builder) copyInputs(schema *types.Schema, input map[string]interface{}, op Operation, result map[string]interface{}) error {
diff --git a/types/server_types.go b/types/server_types.go
index b10fcbed..0c609f25 100644
--- a/types/server_types.go
+++ b/types/server_types.go
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ type RequestHandler func(request *APIContext) error
 
 type QueryFilter func(opts *QueryOptions, data []map[string]interface{}) []map[string]interface{}
 
-type Validator func(request *APIContext, data map[string]interface{}) error
+type Validator func(request *APIContext, schema *Schema, data map[string]interface{}) error
 
 type Formatter func(request *APIContext, resource *RawResource)