diff --git a/src/Services/Ordering/Ordering.API/Application/Decorators/ValidatorDecorator.cs b/src/Services/Ordering/Ordering.API/Application/Decorators/ValidatorDecorator.cs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5bdff8330
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Services/Ordering/Ordering.API/Application/Decorators/ValidatorDecorator.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+using FluentValidation;
+using MediatR;
+using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Linq;
+using System.Threading.Tasks;
+
+namespace Ordering.API.Application.Decorators
+{
+    public class ValidatorDecorator<TRequest, TResponse>
+        : IAsyncRequestHandler<TRequest, TResponse>
+         where TRequest : IAsyncRequest<TResponse>
+    {
+        private readonly IAsyncRequestHandler<TRequest, TResponse> _inner;
+        private readonly IValidator<TRequest>[] _validators;
+
+
+        public ValidatorDecorator(
+            IAsyncRequestHandler<TRequest, TResponse> inner,
+            IValidator<TRequest>[] validators)
+        {
+            _inner = inner;
+            _validators = validators;
+        }
+
+        public async Task<TResponse> Handle(TRequest message)
+        {
+            var failures = _validators
+                .Select(v => v.Validate(message))
+                .SelectMany(result => result.Errors)
+                .Where(error => error != null)
+                .ToList();
+
+            if (failures.Any())
+            {
+                throw new ValidationException(
+                    $"Command Validation Errors for type {typeof(TRequest).Name}", failures);
+            }
+            
+            var response = await _inner.Handle(message);
+
+            return response;
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/Services/Ordering/Ordering.API/Application/Validations/CreateOrderCommandValidator.cs b/src/Services/Ordering/Ordering.API/Application/Validations/CreateOrderCommandValidator.cs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..449f95df5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Services/Ordering/Ordering.API/Application/Validations/CreateOrderCommandValidator.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+using FluentValidation;
+using MediatR;
+using Microsoft.eShopOnContainers.Services.Ordering.API.Application.Commands;
+using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Linq;
+using System.Threading.Tasks;
+using static Microsoft.eShopOnContainers.Services.Ordering.API.Application.Commands.CreateOrderCommand;
+
+namespace Ordering.API.Application.Validations
+{
+    public class CreateOrderCommandValidator : AbstractValidator<CreateOrderCommand>
+    {
+        public CreateOrderCommandValidator()
+        {
+            RuleFor(order => order.City).NotEmpty();
+            RuleFor(order => order.Street).NotEmpty();
+            RuleFor(order => order.State).NotEmpty();
+            RuleFor(order => order.Country).NotEmpty();
+            RuleFor(order => order.ZipCode).NotEmpty();
+            RuleFor(order => order.CardNumber).NotEmpty().Length(12, 19); 
+            RuleFor(order => order.CardHolderName).NotEmpty();
+            RuleFor(order => order.CardExpiration).NotEmpty().Must(BeValidExpirationDate).WithMessage("Please specify a valid card expiration date"); 
+            RuleFor(order => order.CardSecurityNumber).NotEmpty().Length(3); 
+            RuleFor(order => order.CardTypeId).NotEmpty();
+            RuleFor(order => order.OrderItems).Must(ContainOrderItems).WithMessage("No order items found"); 
+        }
+
+        private bool BeValidExpirationDate(DateTime dateTime)
+        {
+            return dateTime >= DateTime.UtcNow;
+        }
+
+        private bool ContainOrderItems(IEnumerable<OrderItemDTO> orderItems)
+        {
+            return orderItems.Any();
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/Services/Ordering/Ordering.API/Application/Validations/IdentifierCommandValidator.cs b/src/Services/Ordering/Ordering.API/Application/Validations/IdentifierCommandValidator.cs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..44b374ee6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Services/Ordering/Ordering.API/Application/Validations/IdentifierCommandValidator.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+using FluentValidation;
+using Microsoft.eShopOnContainers.Services.Ordering.API.Application.Commands;
+using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Linq;
+using System.Threading.Tasks;
+
+namespace Ordering.API.Application.Validations
+{
+    public class IdentifierCommandValidator : AbstractValidator<IdentifiedCommand<CreateOrderCommand,bool>>
+    {
+        public IdentifierCommandValidator()
+        {
+            RuleFor(customer => customer.Id).NotEmpty();           
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/Services/Ordering/Ordering.API/Infrastructure/AutofacModules/MediatorModule.cs b/src/Services/Ordering/Ordering.API/Infrastructure/AutofacModules/MediatorModule.cs
index a6864e0ef..e741644f3 100644
--- a/src/Services/Ordering/Ordering.API/Infrastructure/AutofacModules/MediatorModule.cs
+++ b/src/Services/Ordering/Ordering.API/Infrastructure/AutofacModules/MediatorModule.cs
@@ -1,9 +1,12 @@
 using Autofac;
 using Autofac.Core;
+using FluentValidation;
 using MediatR;
 using Microsoft.eShopOnContainers.Services.Ordering.API.Application.Commands;
 using Microsoft.eShopOnContainers.Services.Ordering.API.Application.Decorators;
+using Ordering.API.Application.Decorators;
 using Ordering.API.Application.DomainEventHandlers.OrderStartedEvent;
+using Ordering.API.Application.Validations;
 using Ordering.Domain.Events;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.Linq;
@@ -24,11 +27,17 @@ namespace Microsoft.eShopOnContainers.Services.Ordering.API.Infrastructure.Autof
                     .Where(i => i.IsClosedTypeOf(typeof(IAsyncRequestHandler<,>)))
                     .Select(i => new KeyedService("IAsyncRequestHandler", i)));
 
-            // Register all the Domain Event Handler classes (they implement IAsyncNotificationHandler<>) in assembly holding the Domain Events
+            // Register all the event classes (they implement IAsyncNotificationHandler) in assembly holding the Commands
+            builder.RegisterAssemblyTypes(typeof(ValidateOrAddBuyerAggregateWhenOrderStartedDomainEventHandler).GetTypeInfo().Assembly)
+                .As(o => o.GetInterfaces()
+                    .Where(i => i.IsClosedTypeOf(typeof(IAsyncNotificationHandler<>)))
+                    .Select(i => new KeyedService("IAsyncNotificationHandler", i)));
+
             builder
-                .RegisterAssemblyTypes(typeof(ValidateOrAddBuyerAggregateWhenOrderStartedDomainEventHandler).GetTypeInfo().Assembly)
-                .Where(t => t.IsClosedTypeOf(typeof(IAsyncNotificationHandler<>)))
-                .AsImplementedInterfaces();           
+                .RegisterAssemblyTypes(typeof(CreateOrderCommandValidator).GetTypeInfo().Assembly)
+                .Where(t => t.IsClosedTypeOf(typeof(IValidator<>)))
+                .AsImplementedInterfaces();
+
 
             builder.Register<SingleInstanceFactory>(context =>
             {
@@ -44,9 +53,16 @@ namespace Microsoft.eShopOnContainers.Services.Ordering.API.Infrastructure.Autof
                 return t => (IEnumerable<object>)componentContext.Resolve(typeof(IEnumerable<>).MakeGenericType(t));
             });
 
+            
+
             builder.RegisterGenericDecorator(typeof(LogDecorator<,>),
                     typeof(IAsyncRequestHandler<,>),
-                    "IAsyncRequestHandler");            
+                    "IAsyncRequestHandler")
+                    .Keyed("handlerDecorator", typeof(IAsyncRequestHandler<,>));
+
+            builder.RegisterGenericDecorator(typeof(ValidatorDecorator<,>),
+                    typeof(IAsyncRequestHandler<,>),
+                    fromKey: "handlerDecorator");
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/Services/Ordering/Ordering.API/Ordering.API.csproj b/src/Services/Ordering/Ordering.API/Ordering.API.csproj
index d0102c19f..d7dd2bc1a 100644
--- a/src/Services/Ordering/Ordering.API/Ordering.API.csproj
+++ b/src/Services/Ordering/Ordering.API/Ordering.API.csproj
@@ -28,6 +28,8 @@
   </ItemGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup>
+    <PackageReference Include="FluentValidation.AspNetCore" Version="6.4.0" />
+    <PackageReference Include="FluentValidation.MVC6" Version="6.4.0" />
     <PackageReference Include="MediatR.Extensions.Microsoft.DependencyInjection" Version="1.1.0" />
     <PackageReference Include="Autofac.Extensions.DependencyInjection" Version="4.0.0" />
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc" Version="1.1.0" />