diff --git a/wim/validate/validate.go b/wim/validate/validate.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e15ea70
--- /dev/null
+++ b/wim/validate/validate.go
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+package main
+
+import (
+	"flag"
+	"fmt"
+	"os"
+
+	"github.com/Microsoft/go-winio/wim"
+)
+
+func main() {
+	flag.Parse()
+	f, err := os.Open(flag.Arg(0))
+	if err != nil {
+		panic(err)
+	}
+
+	w, err := wim.NewReader(f)
+	if err != nil {
+		panic(err)
+
+	}
+	dir, err := w.Image[0].Open()
+	if err != nil {
+		panic(err)
+	}
+
+	err = recur(dir)
+	if err != nil {
+		panic(err)
+	}
+}
+
+func recur(d *wim.File) error {
+	files, err := d.Readdir()
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("%s: %s", d.Name, err)
+	}
+	for _, f := range files {
+		if f.IsDir() {
+			err = recur(f)
+			if err != nil {
+				return fmt.Errorf("%s: %s", f.Name, err)
+			}
+		}
+	}
+	return nil
+}