diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 670d7e1e5..009fc81b5 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
   - [Package Managers](#package-managers)
 - [Examples](#examples)
   - [JSON as first-class data type](#json-as-first-class-data-type)
+  - [Validation](#validation)
   - [Serialization / Deserialization](#serialization--deserialization)
   - [STL-like access](#stl-like-access)
   - [Conversion from STL containers](#conversion-from-stl-containers)
@@ -257,6 +258,17 @@ json empty_object_explicit = json::object();
 json array_not_object = json::array({ {"currency", "USD"}, {"value", 42.99} });
 ```
 
+### Validation
+
+You can validate a json string using the accept() method:
+
+```cpp
+bool success = json::accept("Invalid json string");
+// success is false
+```
+
+It is highly recommended to call accept() before parse() when receiving json strings from an untrusted source (a web server for example) as parse() can cause fatal errors when passed malformed json.
+
 ### Serialization / Deserialization
 
 #### To/from strings