diff --git a/validate.lic b/validate.lic
index 0274fceaa0..d3201494cf 100644
--- a/validate.lic
+++ b/validate.lic
@@ -187,6 +187,16 @@ class DRYamlValidator
             .each { |skill| error("Skill in research_skills could not be found in crossing_training. '#{skill}'") }
   end
 
+  def assert_that_all_research_skills_are_valid(settings)
+    return unless settings.use_research
+    return unless settings.crossing_training
+    return unless settings.research_skills
+
+    settings.research_skills
+            .reject { |skill| @valid_research_skills.include?(skill) }
+            .each { |skill| error("Skill in research_skills was not a valid research skill. '#{skill}'") }
+  end
+
   def assert_that_crossing_training_skills_are_valid(settings)
     return unless settings.crossing_training
 
@@ -350,6 +360,7 @@ class DRYamlValidator
     @valid_melee_skills = ['Offhand Weapon', 'Brawling', 'Polearms', 'Large Blunt', 'Twohanded Blunt', 'Staves', 'Small Blunt', 'Small Edged', 'Large Edged', 'Twohanded Edged']
     @valid_weapon_skills = @valid_ranged_skills + @valid_melee_skills
     @valid_summon_skills = @valid_thrown_skills + @valid_melee_skills - ['Offhand Weapon', 'Brawling']
+    @valid_research_skills = ['Arcana', 'Life Magic', 'Holy Magic', 'Lunar Magic', 'Elemental Magic', 'Arcane Magic', 'Attunement', 'Warding', 'Augmentation', 'Utility']
 
     @all_skills = ['Scouting', 'Evasion', 'Athletics', 'Stealth', 'Perception', 'Locksmithing', 'First Aid', 'Skinning',
                    'Outdoorsmanship', 'Thievery', 'Backstab', 'Thanatology', 'Forging', 'Outfitting', 'Engineering',