diff --git a/cadvisor.go b/cadvisor.go
index 7b88ce1b..7626a591 100644
--- a/cadvisor.go
+++ b/cadvisor.go
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/google/cadvisor/manager"
 	"github.com/google/cadvisor/pages"
 	"github.com/google/cadvisor/pages/static"
+	"github.com/google/cadvisor/validate"
 )
 
 var argIp = flag.String("listen_ip", "", "IP to listen on, defaults to all IPs")
@@ -84,6 +85,14 @@ func main() {
 		glog.Fatalf("Failed to register healthz handler: %s", err)
 	}
 
+	// Validation/Debug handler.
+	http.HandleFunc(validate.ValidatePage, func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+		err := validate.HandleRequest(w, containerManager)
+		if err != nil {
+			fmt.Fprintf(w, "%s", err)
+		}
+	})
+
 	// Register API handler.
 	if err := api.RegisterHandlers(containerManager); err != nil {
 		glog.Fatalf("Failed to register API handlers: %s", err)
diff --git a/validate/validate.go b/validate/validate.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..0c36f5ed
--- /dev/null
+++ b/validate/validate.go
@@ -0,0 +1,229 @@
+// Copyright 2014 Google Inc. All Rights Reserved.
+//
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+// You may obtain a copy of the License at
+//
+//     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+//
+// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+// limitations under the License.
+
+// Handler for /validate content.
+// Validates cadvisor dependencies - kernel, os, docker setup.
+
+package validate
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"github.com/google/cadvisor/manager"
+	"io/ioutil"
+	"log"
+	"net/http"
+	"os"
+	"strings"
+
+	"github.com/docker/libcontainer/cgroups"
+	dclient "github.com/fsouza/go-dockerclient"
+	"github.com/google/cadvisor/container/docker"
+)
+
+const ValidatePage = "/validate/"
+const Supported = "[Supported, but not recommended]"
+const Unsupported = "[Unsupported]"
+const Recommended = "[Supported and recommended]"
+const Unknown = "[Unknown]"
+const VersionFormat = "%d.%d.%s"
+const OutputFormat = "%s: %s\n\t%s\n\n"
+
+func getMajorMinor(version string) (int, int, error) {
+	var major, minor int
+	var ign string
+	n, err := fmt.Sscanf(version, VersionFormat, &major, &minor, &ign)
+	if n != 3 || err != nil {
+		log.Printf("Failed to parse version for %s", version)
+		return -1, -1, err
+	}
+	return major, minor, nil
+}
+
+func validateKernelVersion(version string) (string, string) {
+	desc := fmt.Sprintf("Kernel version is %s. Versions >= 2.6 are supported. 3.0+ are recommended.\n", version)
+	major, minor, err := getMajorMinor(version)
+	if err != nil {
+		desc = fmt.Sprintf("Could not parse kernel version. %s", desc)
+		return Unknown, desc
+	}
+
+	if major < 2 {
+		return Unsupported, desc
+	}
+
+	if major == 2 && minor < 6 {
+		return Unsupported, desc
+	}
+
+	if major >= 3 {
+		return Recommended, desc
+	}
+
+	return Supported, desc
+}
+
+func validateDockerVersion(version string) (string, string) {
+	desc := fmt.Sprintf("Docker version is %s. Versions >= 1.0 are supported. 1.2+ are recommended.\n", version)
+	major, minor, err := getMajorMinor(version)
+	if err != nil {
+		desc = fmt.Sprintf("Could not parse docker version. %s\n\t", desc)
+		return Unknown, desc
+	}
+	if major < 1 {
+		return Unsupported, desc
+	}
+
+	if major == 1 && minor < 2 {
+		return Supported, desc
+	}
+
+	return Recommended, desc
+}
+
+func getEnabledCgroups() (map[string]int, error) {
+	out, err := ioutil.ReadFile("/proc/cgroups")
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	cgroups := make(map[string]int)
+	for i, line := range strings.Split(string(out), "\n") {
+		var cgroup string
+		var ign, enabled int
+		if i == 0 || line == "" {
+			continue
+		}
+		n, err := fmt.Sscanf(line, "%s %d %d %d", &cgroup, &ign, &ign, &enabled)
+		if n != 4 || err != nil {
+			if err == nil {
+				err = fmt.Errorf("failed to parse /proc/cgroup entry %s", line)
+			}
+			return nil, err
+		}
+		cgroups[cgroup] = enabled
+	}
+	return cgroups, nil
+}
+
+func areCgroupsPresent(available map[string]int, desired []string) (bool, string) {
+	for _, cgroup := range desired {
+		enabled, ok := available[cgroup]
+		if !ok {
+			reason := fmt.Sprintf("Missing cgroup %s. Available cgroups: %v\n", cgroup, available)
+			return false, reason
+		}
+		if enabled != 1 {
+			reason := fmt.Sprintf("Cgroup %s not enabled. Available cgroups: %v\n", cgroup, available)
+			return false, reason
+		}
+	}
+	return true, ""
+}
+
+func validateCgroups() (string, string) {
+	required_cgroups := []string{"cpu", "cpuacct"}
+	recommended_cgroups := []string{"memory", "blkio", "cpuset", "devices", "freezer"}
+	available_cgroups, err := getEnabledCgroups()
+	desc := fmt.Sprintf("\tFollowing cgroups are required: %v\n\tFollowing other cgroups are recommended: %v\n", required_cgroups, recommended_cgroups)
+	if err != nil {
+		desc = fmt.Sprintf("Could not parse /proc/cgroups.\n%s", desc)
+		return Unknown, desc
+	}
+	ok, out := areCgroupsPresent(available_cgroups, required_cgroups)
+	if !ok {
+		out += desc
+		return Unsupported, out
+	}
+	ok, out = areCgroupsPresent(available_cgroups, recommended_cgroups)
+	if !ok {
+		// supported, but not recommended.
+		out += desc
+		return Supported, out
+	}
+	out = fmt.Sprintf("Available cgroups: %v\n", available_cgroups)
+	out += desc
+	return Recommended, out
+}
+
+func validateDockerInfo() (string, string) {
+	client, err := dclient.NewClient(*docker.ArgDockerEndpoint)
+	if err == nil {
+		info, err := client.Info()
+		if err == nil {
+			execDriver := info.Get("ExecutionDriver")
+			storageDriver := info.Get("Driver")
+			desc := fmt.Sprintf("Docker exec driver is %s. Storage driver is %s.\n", execDriver, storageDriver)
+			if strings.Contains(execDriver, "native") {
+				return Recommended, desc
+			} else if strings.Contains(execDriver, "lxc") {
+				return Supported, desc
+			}
+			return Unknown, desc
+		}
+	}
+	return Unknown, "Docker remote API not reachable\n\t"
+}
+
+func validateCgroupMounts() (string, string) {
+	const recommendedMount = "/sys/fs/cgroup"
+	desc := fmt.Sprintf("\tAny cgroup mount point that is detectible and accessible is supported. %s is recommended as a standard location.\n", recommendedMount)
+	mnt, err := cgroups.FindCgroupMountpoint("cpu")
+	if err != nil {
+		out := "Could not locate cgroup mount point.\n"
+		out += desc
+		return Unknown, out
+	}
+	mnt = strings.TrimSuffix(mnt, "/cpu")
+	if _, err := os.Stat(mnt); err != nil {
+		out := fmt.Sprintf("Cgroup mount directory %s inaccessible.\n", mnt)
+		out += desc
+		return Unsupported, out
+	}
+	out := fmt.Sprintf("Cgroups are mounted at %s.\n", mnt)
+	out += desc
+	if mnt == recommendedMount {
+		return Recommended, out
+	}
+	return Supported, out
+}
+
+func HandleRequest(w http.ResponseWriter, containerManager manager.Manager) error {
+	// Get cAdvisor version Info.
+	versionInfo, err := containerManager.GetVersionInfo()
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	out := fmt.Sprintf("cAdvisor version: %s\n\n", versionInfo.CadvisorVersion)
+
+	// No OS is preferred or unsupported as of now.
+	out += fmt.Sprintf("OS version: %s\n\n", versionInfo.ContainerOsVersion)
+
+	kernelValidation, desc := validateKernelVersion(versionInfo.KernelVersion)
+	out += fmt.Sprintf(OutputFormat, "Kernel version", kernelValidation, desc)
+
+	cgroupValidation, desc := validateCgroups()
+	out += fmt.Sprintf(OutputFormat, "Cgroup setup", cgroupValidation, desc)
+
+	mountsValidation, desc := validateCgroupMounts()
+	out += fmt.Sprintf(OutputFormat, "Cgroup mount setup", mountsValidation, desc)
+
+	dockerValidation, desc := validateDockerVersion(versionInfo.DockerVersion)
+	out += fmt.Sprintf(OutputFormat, "Docker version", dockerValidation, desc)
+
+	dockerInfoValidation, desc := validateDockerInfo()
+	out += fmt.Sprintf(OutputFormat, "Docker driver setup", dockerInfoValidation, desc)
+
+	_, err = w.Write([]byte(out))
+	return err
+}