diff --git a/pdf/plugin.jelly b/pdf/plugin.jelly
index 40d7aef8..5d0780c9 100644
--- a/pdf/plugin.jelly
+++ b/pdf/plugin.jelly
@@ -16,7 +16,13 @@
  * limitations under the License.
  */
  -->
-<project xmlns:j="jelly:core" xmlns:u="jelly:util" xmlns:ant="jelly:ant" xmlns:maven="jelly:maven" xmlns:doc="doc">
+<project
+    xmlns:j="jelly:core"
+    xmlns:u="jelly:util"
+    xmlns:ant="jelly:ant"
+    xmlns:maven="jelly:maven"
+    xmlns:doc="doc"
+    xmlns:plugin="plugin">
 
   <goal name="maven-pdf-plugin:register" description="Register the pdf generation during site goal.">
     <doc:registerReport name="PDF" pluginName="maven-pdf-plugin" target="_blank" description="Documentation in PDF format."/>
@@ -276,4 +282,31 @@ plugin.currentVersion           = [${plugin.currentVersion}]
     <copy todir="${maven.xdoc.dest}" file="${internal_pdf_workingDir}/${maven.pdf.pdfName}"/>
   </goal>
 
+  <goal name="pdf:navigation-validate"
+    description="Validates the pdf navigation file"
+    prereqs="pdf:init">
+
+    <available
+        file="${maven.pdf.navigationFilePath}/${maven.pdf.navigationFile}"
+        property="navigationFile.available"/>
+
+    <j:if test="${navigationFile.available}">
+        <maven:get plugin="maven-xdoc-plugin" property="plugin" var="installedPlugin" />
+        <maven:get plugin="maven-xdoc-plugin" property="plugin.resources" var="plugin.resources" />
+        <!-- Remove SNAPSHOT -->
+        <j:choose>
+          <j:when test="${installedPlugin.currentVersion.endsWith('-SNAPSHOT')}">
+            <j:set var="currentRelease" value="${installedPlugin.currentVersion.substring(0,installedPlugin.currentVersion.length()-9)}"/>
+          </j:when>
+          <j:otherwise>
+            <j:set var="currentRelease" value="${installedPlugin.currentVersion}"/>
+          </j:otherwise>
+        </j:choose>
+        <plugin:validate-xml
+            schema="${plugin.resources}/xsd/maven-navigation-${currentRelease}.xsd"
+            file="${maven.pdf.navigationFilePath}/${maven.pdf.navigationFile}"/>
+    </j:if>
+
+  </goal>
+
 </project>
diff --git a/pdf/xdocs/changes.xml b/pdf/xdocs/changes.xml
index 6333910c..a5bdf2f6 100644
--- a/pdf/xdocs/changes.xml
+++ b/pdf/xdocs/changes.xml
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
   </properties>
   <body>
     <release version="2.5-SNAPSHOT" date="in SVN">
+      <action dev="ltheussl" type="add" issue="MPPDF-48">New goal <code>pdf:navigation-validate</code> to validate the pdf navigation file.</action>
       <action dev="ltheussl" type="fix" issue="MPPDF-50">Fix <code>maven.pdf.cover.projectCompany</code>.</action>
       <action dev="ltheussl" type="add">Make cover header- and footer-height configurable.</action>
       <action dev="ltheussl" type="fix" issue="MPPDF-40">Use optional id tag for sub/section anchors to avoid problems with identical names.</action>
diff --git a/pdf/xdocs/goals.xml b/pdf/xdocs/goals.xml
index 3f587982..fac4ac76 100644
--- a/pdf/xdocs/goals.xml
+++ b/pdf/xdocs/goals.xml
@@ -45,6 +45,10 @@
           <td>pdf:pdf</td>
           <td>Generates a PDF document containing all project documentation. The PDF is generated from the .fo file generated in the <code>fo:fo</code> goal.</td>
         </tr>
+        <tr>
+          <td>pdf:navigation-validate</td>
+          <td>Validates <code>${maven.pdf.navigationFile}</code>.</td>
+        </tr>
         <tr>
           <td>maven-pdf-plugin:register</td>
           <td>Register the pdf generation after the site goal.</td>
