diff --git a/image/docker/schema1.py b/image/docker/schema1.py
index d93cdc62b..d6d2c673e 100644
--- a/image/docker/schema1.py
+++ b/image/docker/schema1.py
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@ import logging
 from collections import namedtuple, OrderedDict
 from datetime import datetime
 
+from jsonschema import validate as validate_schema, ValidationError
+
 from jwkest.jws import SIGNER_ALGS, keyrep
 from jwt.utils import base64url_encode, base64url_decode
 
@@ -84,6 +86,73 @@ class Schema1V1Metadata(namedtuple('Schema1V1Metadata', ['image_id', 'parent_ima
 
 
 class DockerSchema1Manifest(object):
+  METASCHEMA = {
+    'type': 'object',
+    'properties': {
+      DOCKER_SCHEMA1_SIGNATURES_KEY: {
+        'type': 'array',
+        'items': {
+          'type': 'object',
+          'properties': {
+            DOCKER_SCHEMA1_PROTECTED_KEY: {
+              'type': 'string',
+            },
+            DOCKER_SCHEMA1_HEADER_KEY: {
+              'type': 'object',
+              'properties': {
+                'alg': {
+                  'type': 'string',
+                },
+                'jwk': {
+                  'type': 'object',
+                },
+              },
+              'required': ['alg', 'jwk'],
+            },
+            DOCKER_SCHEMA1_SIGNATURE_KEY: {
+              'type': 'string',
+            },
+          },
+          'required': [DOCKER_SCHEMA1_PROTECTED_KEY, DOCKER_SCHEMA1_HEADER_KEY,
+                      DOCKER_SCHEMA1_SIGNATURE_KEY],
+        },
+      },
+      DOCKER_SCHEMA1_REPO_TAG_KEY: {
+        'type': 'string',
+      },
+      DOCKER_SCHEMA1_REPO_NAME_KEY: {
+        'type': 'string',
+      },
+      DOCKER_SCHEMA1_HISTORY_KEY: {
+        'type': 'array',
+        'items': {
+          'type': 'object',
+          'properties': {
+            DOCKER_SCHEMA1_V1_COMPAT_KEY: {
+              'type': 'string',
+            },
+          },
+          'required': [DOCKER_SCHEMA1_V1_COMPAT_KEY],
+        },
+      },
+      DOCKER_SCHEMA1_FS_LAYERS_KEY: {
+        'type': 'array',
+        'items': {
+          'type': 'object',
+          'properties': {
+            DOCKER_SCHEMA1_BLOB_SUM_KEY: {
+              'type': 'string',
+            },
+          },
+          'required': [DOCKER_SCHEMA1_BLOB_SUM_KEY],
+        },
+      },
+    },
+    'required': [DOCKER_SCHEMA1_SIGNATURES_KEY, DOCKER_SCHEMA1_REPO_TAG_KEY,
+                 DOCKER_SCHEMA1_REPO_NAME_KEY, DOCKER_SCHEMA1_FS_LAYERS_KEY,
+                 DOCKER_SCHEMA1_HISTORY_KEY],
+  }
+
   def __init__(self, manifest_bytes, validate=True):
     self._layers = None
     self._bytes = manifest_bytes
@@ -93,6 +162,11 @@ class DockerSchema1Manifest(object):
     except ValueError as ve:
       raise MalformedSchema1Manifest('malformed manifest data: %s' % ve)
 
+    try:
+      validate_schema(self._parsed, DockerSchema1Manifest.METASCHEMA)
+    except ValidationError as ve:
+      raise MalformedSchema1Manifest('malformed manifest data: %s' % ve)
+
     self._signatures = self._parsed[DOCKER_SCHEMA1_SIGNATURES_KEY]
     self._tag = self._parsed[DOCKER_SCHEMA1_REPO_TAG_KEY]
 
diff --git a/test/registry_tests.py b/test/registry_tests.py
index 933062a6d..c7eabc76a 100644
--- a/test/registry_tests.py
+++ b/test/registry_tests.py
@@ -1371,8 +1371,8 @@ class V1RegistryTests(V1RegistryPullMixin, V1RegistryPushMixin, RegistryTestsMix
     # Try some logins.
     self.conduct('POST', '/v1/users', json_data={'username': 'freshuser'}, expected_code=400)
     resp = self.conduct('POST', '/v1/users',
-                         json_data={'username': 'devtable', 'password': 'password'},
-                         expected_code=400)
+                        json_data={'username': 'devtable', 'password': 'password'},
+                        expected_code=400)
 
     # Because Docker
     self.assertEquals('"Username or email already exists"', resp.text)
@@ -1623,6 +1623,20 @@ class V2RegistryTests(V2RegistryPullMixin, V2RegistryPushMixin, RegistryTestsMix
                  headers={'Content-Type': 'application/vnd.docker.distribution.manifest.v2+json'},
                  auth='jwt')
 
+  def test_invalid_manifest(self):
+    namespace = 'devtable'
+    repository = 'somerepo'
+    tag_name = 'sometag'
+
+    repo_name = _get_repo_name(namespace, repository)
+
+    self.v2_ping()
+    self.do_auth('devtable', 'password', namespace, repository, scopes=['push', 'pull'])
+
+    self.conduct('PUT', '/v2/%s/manifests/%s' % (repo_name, tag_name),
+                 data='{}', expected_code=400,
+                 auth='jwt')
+
   def test_oci_manifest_type(self):
     namespace = 'devtable'
     repository = 'somerepo'