diff --git a/examples/validator/README.md b/examples/validator/README.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..82845a0e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/validator/README.md
@@ -0,0 +1,68 @@
+By providing `validator` prop you can specify custom validation for files.
+
+The value must be a function that accepts File object and returns null if file should be accepted or error object/array of error objects if file should me rejected.
+
+```jsx harmony
+import React from 'react';
+import {useDropzone} from 'react-dropzone';
+
+const maxLength = 20;
+
+function nameLengthValidator(file) {
+  if (file.name.length > maxLength) {
+    return {
+      code: "name-too-large",
+      message: `Name is larger than ${maxLength} characters`
+    };
+  }
+
+  return null
+}
+
+function CustomValidation(props) {
+  const {
+    acceptedFiles,
+    fileRejections,
+    getRootProps,
+    getInputProps
+  } = useDropzone({
+    validator: nameLengthValidator
+  });
+
+  const acceptedFileItems = acceptedFiles.map(file => (
+    <li key={file.path}>
+      {file.path} - {file.size} bytes
+    </li>
+  ));
+
+  const fileRejectionItems = fileRejections.map(({ file, errors }) => (
+    <li key={file.path}>
+      {file.path} - {file.size} bytes
+      <ul>
+        {errors.map(e => (
+          <li key={e.code}>{e.message}</li>
+        ))}
+      </ul>
+    </li>
+  ));
+
+  return (
+    <section className="container">
+      <div {...getRootProps({ className: 'dropzone' })}>
+        <input {...getInputProps()} />
+        <p>Drag 'n' drop some files here, or click to select files</p>
+        <em>(Only files with name less than 20 characters will be accepted)</em>
+      </div>
+      <aside>
+        <h4>Accepted files</h4>
+        <ul>{acceptedFileItems}</ul>
+        <h4>Rejected files</h4>
+        <ul>{fileRejectionItems}</ul>
+      </aside>
+    </section>
+  );
+}
+
+<CustomValidation />
+```
+
diff --git a/src/index.js b/src/index.js
index 9d8ee83e..f6308703 100755
--- a/src/index.js
+++ b/src/index.js
@@ -60,7 +60,8 @@ const defaultProps = {
   noClick: false,
   noKeyboard: false,
   noDrag: false,
-  noDragEventsBubbling: false
+  noDragEventsBubbling: false,
+  validator: null
 }
 
 Dropzone.defaultProps = defaultProps
@@ -226,7 +227,14 @@ Dropzone.propTypes = {
    * @param {FileRejection[]} fileRejections
    * @param {(DragEvent|Event)} event
    */
-  onDropRejected: PropTypes.func
+  onDropRejected: PropTypes.func,
+
+  /**
+   * Custom validation function 
+   * @param {File} file
+   * @returns {FileError|FileError[]}
+   */
+  validator: PropTypes.func
 }
 
 export default Dropzone
@@ -398,7 +406,8 @@ export function useDropzone(options = {}) {
     noClick,
     noKeyboard,
     noDrag,
-    noDragEventsBubbling
+    noDragEventsBubbling,
+    validator
   } = {
     ...defaultProps,
     ...options
@@ -615,11 +624,18 @@ export function useDropzone(options = {}) {
           files.forEach(file => {
             const [accepted, acceptError] = fileAccepted(file, accept)
             const [sizeMatch, sizeError] = fileMatchSize(file, minSize, maxSize)
-            if (accepted && sizeMatch) {
+            const customErrors = validator ? validator(file) : null;
+
+            if (accepted && sizeMatch && !customErrors) {
               acceptedFiles.push(file)
             } else {
-              const errors = [acceptError, sizeError].filter(e => e)
-              fileRejections.push({ file, errors })
+              let errors = [acceptError, sizeError];
+              
+              if (customErrors) {
+                errors = errors.concat(customErrors);
+              }
+
+              fileRejections.push({ file, errors: errors.filter(e => e) })
             }
           })
 
diff --git a/src/index.spec.js b/src/index.spec.js
index bff9bc74..74e7ded4 100644
--- a/src/index.spec.js
+++ b/src/index.spec.js
@@ -2719,6 +2719,47 @@ describe('useDropzone() hook', () => {
       expect(fn).not.toThrow()
     })
   })
+
+  describe('validator', () => {
+    it('rejects with custom error', async () => {
+      const validator = file => {
+        if (/dogs/i.test(file.name))
+          return { code: 'dogs-not-allowed', message: 'Dogs not allowed' };
+
+        return null;
+      }
+      
+      const onDropSpy = jest.fn()
+
+      const ui = (
+        <Dropzone validator={validator} onDrop={onDropSpy} multiple={true}>
+          {({ getRootProps, getInputProps }) => (
+            <div {...getRootProps()}>
+              <input {...getInputProps()} />
+            </div>
+          )}
+        </Dropzone>
+      )
+
+      const { container, rerender } = render(ui)
+      const dropzone = container.querySelector('div')
+
+      fireDrop(dropzone, createDtWithFiles(images))
+      await flushPromises(rerender, ui)
+
+      expect(onDropSpy).toHaveBeenCalledWith([images[0]], [
+        {
+          file: images[1],
+          errors: [
+            {
+              code: 'dogs-not-allowed',
+              message: 'Dogs not allowed',
+            }
+          ]
+        }
+      ], expect.anything())
+    })
+  })
 })
 
 async function flushPromises(rerender, ui) {
diff --git a/styleguide.config.js b/styleguide.config.js
index 96d54a4e..0f37ef2d 100644
--- a/styleguide.config.js
+++ b/styleguide.config.js
@@ -59,6 +59,10 @@ module.exports = {
           name: 'Accepting specific number of files',
           content: 'examples/maxFiles/README.md'
         },
+        {
+          name: 'Custom validation',
+          content: 'examples/validator/README.md'
+        },
         {
           name: 'Opening File Dialog Programmatically',
           content: 'examples/file-dialog/README.md'
diff --git a/typings/react-dropzone.d.ts b/typings/react-dropzone.d.ts
index f038ce7a..4284f353 100644
--- a/typings/react-dropzone.d.ts
+++ b/typings/react-dropzone.d.ts
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ export interface DropzoneProps extends DropzoneOptions {
 
 export interface FileError {
   message: string;
-  code: "file-too-large" | "file-too-small"|"too-many-files"|"file-invalid-type";
+  code: "file-too-large" | "file-too-small" | "too-many-files" | "file-invalid-type" | string;
 }
 
 export interface FileRejection {
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ export type DropzoneOptions = Pick<React.HTMLProps<HTMLElement>, PropTypes> & {
   onDropRejected?: (fileRejections: FileRejection[], event: DropEvent) => void;
   getFilesFromEvent?: (event: DropEvent) => Promise<Array<File | DataTransferItem>>;
   onFileDialogCancel?: () => void;
+  validator?: <T extends File>(file: T) => FileError | FileError[]; 
 };
 
 export type DropEvent = React.DragEvent<HTMLElement> | React.ChangeEvent<HTMLInputElement> | DragEvent | Event;