diff --git a/modules/media_internet/media_internet.pages.inc b/modules/media_internet/media_internet.pages.inc
index 45af0b9..3398acc 100644
--- a/modules/media_internet/media_internet.pages.inc
+++ b/modules/media_internet/media_internet.pages.inc
@@ -21,6 +21,79 @@ function media_internet_add($form, &$form_state = array(), $options = array()) {
   }
 }
 
+/**
+ * Allow stream wrappers to have their chance at validation.
+ *
+ * Any module that implements hook_media_parse will have an
+ * opportunity to validate this.
+ *
+ * @see media_parse_to_uri()
+ */
+function media_internet_add_validate($form, &$form_state) {
+  // We only want to validate the embed code after the first step.
+  if ($form['#step'] != 1) {
+    return;
+  }
+
+  // Supporting providers can now claim this input. It might be a URL, but it
+  // might be an embed code as well.
+  $embed_code = $form_state['values']['embed_code'];
+
+  try {
+    $provider = media_internet_get_provider($embed_code);
+    $provider->validate();
+  }
+  catch (MediaInternetNoHandlerException $e) {
+    form_set_error('embed_code', $e->getMessage());
+    return;
+  }
+  catch (MediaInternetValidationException $e) {
+    form_set_error('embed_code', $e->getMessage());
+    return;
+  }
+
+  $validators = $form['#validators'];
+  $file = $provider->getFileObject();
+
+  if ($validators) {
+    try {
+      $file = $provider->getFileObject();
+    }
+    catch (Exception $e) {
+      form_set_error('embed_code', $e->getMessage());
+      return;
+    }
+
+    // Check for errors. @see media_add_upload_validate calls file_save_upload().
+    // this code is ripped from file_save_upload because we just want the validation part.
+    // Call the validation functions specified by this function's caller.
+    $errors = file_validate($file, $validators);
+
+    if (!empty($errors)) {
+      $message = t('%url could not be added.', array('%url' => $embed_code));
+      if (count($errors) > 1) {
+        $message .= theme('item_list', array('items' => $errors));
+      }
+      else {
+        $message .= ' ' . array_pop($errors);
+      }
+      form_set_error('embed_code', $message);
+      return FALSE;
+    }
+  }
+
+  // @TODO: Validate that if we have no $uri that this is a valid file to
+  // save. For instance, we may only be interested in images, and it would
+  // be helpful to let the user know they passed the HTML page containing
+  // the image accidentally. That would also save us from saving the file
+  // in the submit step.
+
+  // This is kinda a hack of the same.
+
+  // This should use the file_validate routines that the upload form users.
+  // We need to fix the media_parse_to_file routine to allow for a validation.
+}
+
 function media_internet_add_upload_step_upload($form, &$form_state, array $options = array()) {
   $form['embed_code'] = array(
     '#type' => 'textfield',