diff --git a/lib/validation/validation.go b/lib/validation/validation.go
index f8e2076..dbbc611 100644
--- a/lib/validation/validation.go
+++ b/lib/validation/validation.go
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package validation
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
+	"github.com/getevo/evo/v2/lib/db"
 	"github.com/getevo/evo/v2/lib/generic"
 	"reflect"
 )
@@ -36,6 +37,25 @@ func validateField(g *generic.Value, field *reflect.StructField) error {
 	validators := parseValidators(field.Tag.Get("validation"))
 	for _, validator := range validators {
 		var found = false
+		for r, fn := range DBValidators {
+			if match := r.FindStringSubmatch(validator); len(match) > 0 {
+				found = true
+				var stmt = db.Model(g.Input).Statement
+				var err = stmt.Parse(g.Input)
+				if err != nil {
+					return err
+				}
+
+				err = fn(match, &value, stmt, stmt.Schema.FieldsByName[field.Name])
+				tag := field.Tag.Get("json")
+				if tag == "" {
+					tag = field.Name
+				}
+				if err != nil {
+					return fmt.Errorf("%s %s", tag, err)
+				}
+			}
+		}
 		for r, fn := range Validators {
 			if match := r.FindStringSubmatch(validator); len(match) > 0 {
 				found = true
diff --git a/lib/validation/validators.go b/lib/validation/validators.go
index 524b8e3..346eede 100644
--- a/lib/validation/validators.go
+++ b/lib/validation/validators.go
@@ -2,7 +2,10 @@ package validation
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
+	"github.com/getevo/evo/v2/lib/db"
 	"github.com/getevo/evo/v2/lib/generic"
+	"gorm.io/gorm"
+	"gorm.io/gorm/schema"
 	"net/url"
 	"regexp"
 	"strconv"
@@ -10,6 +13,11 @@ import (
 	"unicode"
 )
 
+var DBValidators = map[*regexp.Regexp]func(match []string, value *generic.Value, stmt *gorm.Statement, field *schema.Field) error{
+	regexp.MustCompile("^unique$"): uniqueValidator,
+	regexp.MustCompile("^fk$"):     foreignKeyValidator,
+}
+
 var Validators = map[*regexp.Regexp]func(match []string, value *generic.Value) error{
 	regexp.MustCompile("^text$"):                           textValidator,
 	regexp.MustCompile("^alpha$"):                          alphaValidator,
@@ -29,6 +37,26 @@ var Validators = map[*regexp.Regexp]func(match []string, value *generic.Value) e
 	regexp.MustCompile(`^ip$`):                             ipValidator,
 }
 
+func uniqueValidator(match []string, value *generic.Value, stmt *gorm.Statement, field *schema.Field) error {
+	var c int64
+	db.Where(field.DBName+" = ?", value.Input).Table(stmt.Table).Count(&c)
+	if c > 0 {
+		return fmt.Errorf("duplicate entry")
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+func foreignKeyValidator(match []string, value *generic.Value, stmt *gorm.Statement, field *schema.Field) error {
+	var c int64
+	//field.Tag.Get("")
+	//scm.Find()
+	db.Where(field.DBName+" = ?", value.Input).Table(stmt.Table).Count(&c)
+	if c > 0 {
+		return fmt.Errorf("duplicate entry")
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
 func textValidator(match []string, value *generic.Value) error {
 	var v = value.String()
 	if v == "" {