diff --git a/pkg/validation/validate/object_validator.go b/pkg/validation/validate/object_validator.go
index f0417beb0..0f73ace8c 100644
--- a/pkg/validation/validate/object_validator.go
+++ b/pkg/validation/validate/object_validator.go
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ func (o *objectValidator) Validate(data interface{}) *Result {
 				// Cases: properties which are not regular properties and have not been matched by the PatternProperties validator
 				if o.AdditionalProperties != nil && o.AdditionalProperties.Schema != nil {
 					// AdditionalProperties as Schema
-					res.Merge(NewSchemaValidator(o.AdditionalProperties.Schema, o.Root, o.Path+"."+key, o.KnownFormats, o.Options.Options()...).Validate(value))
+					res.Merge(o.Options.NewValidatorForField(key, o.AdditionalProperties.Schema, o.Root, o.Path+"."+key, o.KnownFormats, o.Options.Options()...).Validate(value))
 				} else if regularProperty && !(matched || succeededOnce) {
 					// TODO: this is dead code since regularProperty=false here
 					res.AddErrors(errors.FailedAllPatternProperties(o.Path, o.In, key))
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ func (o *objectValidator) Validate(data interface{}) *Result {
 
 		// Recursively validates each property against its schema
 		if v, ok := val[pName]; ok {
-			r := NewSchemaValidator(&pSchema, o.Root, rName, o.KnownFormats, o.Options.Options()...).Validate(v)
+			r := o.Options.NewValidatorForField(pName, &pSchema, o.Root, rName, o.KnownFormats, o.Options.Options()...).Validate(v)
 			res.Merge(r)
 		}
 	}
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ func (o *objectValidator) Validate(data interface{}) *Result {
 		if !regularProperty && (matched /*|| succeededOnce*/) {
 			for _, pName := range patterns {
 				if v, ok := o.PatternProperties[pName]; ok {
-					res.Merge(NewSchemaValidator(&v, o.Root, o.Path+"."+key, o.KnownFormats, o.Options.Options()...).Validate(value))
+					res.Merge(o.Options.NewValidatorForField(key, &v, o.Root, o.Path+"."+key, o.KnownFormats, o.Options.Options()...).Validate(value))
 				}
 			}
 		}
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ func (o *objectValidator) validatePatternProperty(key string, value interface{},
 		if match, _ := regexp.MatchString(k, key); match {
 			patterns = append(patterns, k)
 			matched = true
-			validator := NewSchemaValidator(&sch, o.Root, o.Path+"."+key, o.KnownFormats, o.Options.Options()...)
+			validator := o.Options.NewValidatorForField(key, &sch, o.Root, o.Path+"."+key, o.KnownFormats, o.Options.Options()...)
 
 			res := validator.Validate(value)
 			result.Merge(res)
diff --git a/pkg/validation/validate/object_validator_test.go b/pkg/validation/validate/object_validator_test.go
index 4d344b9ba..2657bc6f7 100644
--- a/pkg/validation/validate/object_validator_test.go
+++ b/pkg/validation/validate/object_validator_test.go
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ func itemsFixture() map[string]interface{} {
 	}
 }
 
-func expectAllValid(t *testing.T, ov valueValidator, dataValid, dataInvalid map[string]interface{}) {
+func expectAllValid(t *testing.T, ov ValueValidator, dataValid, dataInvalid map[string]interface{}) {
 	res := ov.Validate(dataValid)
 	assert.Equal(t, 0, len(res.Errors))
 
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ func expectAllValid(t *testing.T, ov valueValidator, dataValid, dataInvalid map[
 	assert.Equal(t, 0, len(res.Errors))
 }
 
-func expectOnlyInvalid(t *testing.T, ov valueValidator, dataValid, dataInvalid map[string]interface{}) {
+func expectOnlyInvalid(t *testing.T, ov ValueValidator, dataValid, dataInvalid map[string]interface{}) {
 	res := ov.Validate(dataValid)
 	assert.Equal(t, 0, len(res.Errors))
 
diff --git a/pkg/validation/validate/schema.go b/pkg/validation/validate/schema.go
index 778c01948..511eee1d0 100644
--- a/pkg/validation/validate/schema.go
+++ b/pkg/validation/validate/schema.go
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ type SchemaValidator struct {
 	Path         string
 	in           string
 	Schema       *spec.Schema
-	validators   []valueValidator
+	validators   []ValueValidator
 	Root         interface{}
 	KnownFormats strfmt.Registry
 	Options      SchemaValidatorOptions
@@ -78,7 +78,15 @@ func NewSchemaValidator(schema *spec.Schema, rootSchema interface{}, root string
 	for _, o := range options {
 		o(&s.Options)
 	}
-	s.validators = []valueValidator{
+
+	if s.Options.NewValidatorForIndex == nil {
+		s.Options.NewValidatorForIndex = s.NewValidatorForIndex
+	}
+	if s.Options.NewValidatorForField == nil {
+		s.Options.NewValidatorForField = s.NewValidatorForField
+	}
+
+	s.validators = []ValueValidator{
 		s.typeValidator(),
 		s.schemaPropsValidator(),
 		s.stringValidator(),
@@ -91,6 +99,14 @@ func NewSchemaValidator(schema *spec.Schema, rootSchema interface{}, root string
 	return &s
 }
 
+func (s *SchemaValidator) NewValidatorForField(field string, schema *spec.Schema, rootSchema interface{}, root string, formats strfmt.Registry, opts ...Option) ValueValidator {
+	return NewSchemaValidator(schema, rootSchema, root, formats, opts...)
+}
+
+func (s *SchemaValidator) NewValidatorForIndex(index int, schema *spec.Schema, rootSchema interface{}, root string, formats strfmt.Registry, opts ...Option) ValueValidator {
+	return NewSchemaValidator(schema, rootSchema, root, formats, opts...)
+}
+
 // SetPath sets the path for this schema validator
 func (s *SchemaValidator) SetPath(path string) {
 	s.Path = path
@@ -174,11 +190,11 @@ func (s *SchemaValidator) Validate(data interface{}) *Result {
 	return result
 }
 
-func (s *SchemaValidator) typeValidator() valueValidator {
+func (s *SchemaValidator) typeValidator() ValueValidator {
 	return &typeValidator{Type: s.Schema.Type, Nullable: s.Schema.Nullable, Format: s.Schema.Format, In: s.in, Path: s.Path}
 }
 
-func (s *SchemaValidator) commonValidator() valueValidator {
+func (s *SchemaValidator) commonValidator() ValueValidator {
 	return &basicCommonValidator{
 		Path: s.Path,
 		In:   s.in,
@@ -186,7 +202,7 @@ func (s *SchemaValidator) commonValidator() valueValidator {
 	}
 }
 
-func (s *SchemaValidator) sliceValidator() valueValidator {
+func (s *SchemaValidator) sliceValidator() ValueValidator {
 	return &schemaSliceValidator{
 		Path:            s.Path,
 		In:              s.in,
@@ -201,7 +217,7 @@ func (s *SchemaValidator) sliceValidator() valueValidator {
 	}
 }
 
-func (s *SchemaValidator) numberValidator() valueValidator {
+func (s *SchemaValidator) numberValidator() ValueValidator {
 	return &numberValidator{
 		Path:             s.Path,
 		In:               s.in,
@@ -214,7 +230,7 @@ func (s *SchemaValidator) numberValidator() valueValidator {
 	}
 }
 
-func (s *SchemaValidator) stringValidator() valueValidator {
+func (s *SchemaValidator) stringValidator() ValueValidator {
 	return &stringValidator{
 		Path:      s.Path,
 		In:        s.in,
@@ -224,7 +240,7 @@ func (s *SchemaValidator) stringValidator() valueValidator {
 	}
 }
 
-func (s *SchemaValidator) formatValidator() valueValidator {
+func (s *SchemaValidator) formatValidator() ValueValidator {
 	return &formatValidator{
 		Path:         s.Path,
 		In:           s.in,
@@ -233,12 +249,12 @@ func (s *SchemaValidator) formatValidator() valueValidator {
 	}
 }
 
-func (s *SchemaValidator) schemaPropsValidator() valueValidator {
+func (s *SchemaValidator) schemaPropsValidator() ValueValidator {
 	sch := s.Schema
 	return newSchemaPropsValidator(s.Path, s.in, sch.AllOf, sch.OneOf, sch.AnyOf, sch.Not, sch.Dependencies, s.Root, s.KnownFormats, s.Options.Options()...)
 }
 
-func (s *SchemaValidator) objectValidator() valueValidator {
+func (s *SchemaValidator) objectValidator() ValueValidator {
 	return &objectValidator{
 		Path:                 s.Path,
 		In:                   s.in,
diff --git a/pkg/validation/validate/schema_option.go b/pkg/validation/validate/schema_option.go
index 34991102b..f3637bcfd 100644
--- a/pkg/validation/validate/schema_option.go
+++ b/pkg/validation/validate/schema_option.go
@@ -14,9 +14,16 @@
 
 package validate
 
+import (
+	"k8s.io/kube-openapi/pkg/validation/spec"
+	"k8s.io/kube-openapi/pkg/validation/strfmt"
+)
+
 // SchemaValidatorOptions defines optional rules for schema validation
 type SchemaValidatorOptions struct {
 	validationRulesEnabled bool
+	NewValidatorForIndex   func(index int, schema *spec.Schema, rootSchema interface{}, root string, formats strfmt.Registry, opts ...Option) ValueValidator
+	NewValidatorForField   func(field string, schema *spec.Schema, rootSchema interface{}, root string, formats strfmt.Registry, opts ...Option) ValueValidator
 }
 
 // Option sets optional rules for schema validation
diff --git a/pkg/validation/validate/slice_validator.go b/pkg/validation/validate/slice_validator.go
index 3d1fc7218..38083f7ca 100644
--- a/pkg/validation/validate/slice_validator.go
+++ b/pkg/validation/validate/slice_validator.go
@@ -54,9 +54,8 @@ func (s *schemaSliceValidator) Validate(data interface{}) *Result {
 	size := val.Len()
 
 	if s.Items != nil && s.Items.Schema != nil {
-		validator := NewSchemaValidator(s.Items.Schema, s.Root, s.Path, s.KnownFormats, s.Options.Options()...)
 		for i := 0; i < size; i++ {
-			validator.SetPath(fmt.Sprintf("%s[%d]", s.Path, i))
+			validator := s.Options.NewValidatorForIndex(i, s.Items.Schema, s.Root, fmt.Sprintf("%s[%d]", s.Path, i), s.KnownFormats, s.Options.Options()...)
 			value := val.Index(i)
 			result.Merge(validator.Validate(value.Interface()))
 		}
@@ -66,7 +65,7 @@ func (s *schemaSliceValidator) Validate(data interface{}) *Result {
 	if s.Items != nil && len(s.Items.Schemas) > 0 {
 		itemsSize = len(s.Items.Schemas)
 		for i := 0; i < itemsSize; i++ {
-			validator := NewSchemaValidator(&s.Items.Schemas[i], s.Root, fmt.Sprintf("%s[%d]", s.Path, i), s.KnownFormats, s.Options.Options()...)
+			validator := s.Options.NewValidatorForIndex(i, &s.Items.Schemas[i], s.Root, fmt.Sprintf("%s[%d]", s.Path, i), s.KnownFormats, s.Options.Options()...)
 			if val.Len() <= i {
 				break
 			}
@@ -79,7 +78,7 @@ func (s *schemaSliceValidator) Validate(data interface{}) *Result {
 		}
 		if s.AdditionalItems.Schema != nil {
 			for i := itemsSize; i < size-itemsSize+1; i++ {
-				validator := NewSchemaValidator(s.AdditionalItems.Schema, s.Root, fmt.Sprintf("%s[%d]", s.Path, i), s.KnownFormats, s.Options.Options()...)
+				validator := s.Options.NewValidatorForIndex(i, s.AdditionalItems.Schema, s.Root, fmt.Sprintf("%s[%d]", s.Path, i), s.KnownFormats, s.Options.Options()...)
 				result.Merge(validator.Validate(val.Index(i).Interface()))
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/pkg/validation/validate/validator.go b/pkg/validation/validate/validator.go
index 38a6b31c3..abfc30f6b 100644
--- a/pkg/validation/validate/validator.go
+++ b/pkg/validation/validate/validator.go
@@ -21,8 +21,8 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/kube-openapi/pkg/validation/spec"
 )
 
-// valueValidator validates the values it applies to.
-type valueValidator interface {
+// ValueValidator validates the values it applies to.
+type ValueValidator interface {
 	// SetPath sets the exact path of the validator prior to calling Validate.
 	// The exact path contains the map keys and array indices to locate the
 	// value to be validated from the root data element.