diff --git a/modules/validation/validatable.go b/modules/validation/validatable.go
index fc38ad2524..94b5cc135c 100644
--- a/modules/validation/validatable.go
+++ b/modules/validation/validatable.go
@@ -6,20 +6,37 @@ package validation
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
+	"reflect"
 	"strings"
 	"unicode/utf8"
 
 	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/timeutil"
 )
 
+// ErrNotValid represents an validation error
+type ErrNotValid struct {
+	Message string
+}
+
+func (err ErrNotValid) Error() string {
+	return fmt.Sprintf("Validation Error: %v", err.Message)
+}
+
+// IsErrNotValid checks if an error is a ErrNotValid.
+func IsErrNotValid(err error) bool {
+	_, ok := err.(ErrNotValid)
+	return ok
+}
+
 type Validateable interface {
 	Validate() []string
 }
 
 func IsValid(v Validateable) (bool, error) {
 	if err := v.Validate(); len(err) > 0 {
+		typeof := reflect.TypeOf(v)
 		errString := strings.Join(err, "\n")
-		return false, fmt.Errorf(errString)
+		return false, ErrNotValid{fmt.Sprint(typeof, ": ", errString)}
 	}
 
 	return true, nil
diff --git a/modules/validation/validatable_test.go b/modules/validation/validatable_test.go
index fdc21f3223..919f5a3183 100644
--- a/modules/validation/validatable_test.go
+++ b/modules/validation/validatable_test.go
@@ -26,9 +26,13 @@ func Test_IsValid(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Errorf("sut expected to be valid: %v\n", sut.Validate())
 	}
 	sut = Sut{valid: false}
-	if res, _ := IsValid(sut); res {
+	res, err := IsValid(sut)
+	if res {
 		t.Errorf("sut expected to be invalid: %v\n", sut.Validate())
 	}
+	if err == nil || !IsErrNotValid(err) || err.Error() != "Validation Error: validation.Sut: invalid" {
+		t.Errorf("validation error expected, but was %v", err)
+	}
 }
 
 func Test_ValidateNotEmpty_ForString(t *testing.T) {