diff --git a/test/lib/ansible_test/_data/sanity/code-smell/galaxy-metadata.json b/test/lib/ansible_test/_data/sanity/code-smell/galaxy-metadata.json
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+++ b/test/lib/ansible_test/_data/sanity/code-smell/galaxy-metadata.json
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+{
+    "prefixes": "galaxy.yml",
+    "extensions": [
+        ".yml"
+    ],
+    "output": "path-line-column-message"
+}
diff --git a/test/lib/ansible_test/_data/sanity/code-smell/galaxy-metadata.py b/test/lib/ansible_test/_data/sanity/code-smell/galaxy-metadata.py
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+++ b/test/lib/ansible_test/_data/sanity/code-smell/galaxy-metadata.py
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+#!/usr/bin/env python
+"""Schema validation of ansible-core's ansible_builtin_runtime.yml and collection's meta/runtime.yml"""
+from __future__ import (absolute_import, division, print_function)
+__metaclass__ = type
+
+import sys
+import yaml
+
+from voluptuous import All, Any, MultipleInvalid
+from voluptuous import Required, Schema, Optional
+from voluptuous.humanize import humanize_error
+
+from ansible.module_utils.six import string_types
+
+def validate_galaxy_metadata_file(path):
+    """Validate explicit galaxy.yml metadata file"""
+    try:
+        with open(path, 'r') as f_path:
+            routing = yaml.safe_load(f_path)
+    except yaml.error.MarkedYAMLError as ex:
+        print('%s:%d:%d: YAML load failed: %s' % (path, ex.context_mark.line +
+                                                  1, ex.context_mark.column + 1, re.sub(r'\s+', ' ', str(ex))))
+        return
+    except Exception as ex:  # pylint: disable=broad-except
+        print('%s:%d:%d: YAML load failed: %s' %
+              (path, 0, 0, re.sub(r'\s+', ' ', str(ex))))
+        return
+
+    schema = Schema({
+        Required('namespace'): Any(*string_types),
+        Required('name'): Any(*string_types),
+        Required('version'): Any(*string_types),
+        Required('readme'): Any(*string_types),
+        Required('authors'): Any(list),
+        Optional('description'): Any(*string_types),
+        Optional('license'): Any(list),
+        Optional('license_file'): Any(*string_types),
+        Optional('tags'): Any(list),
+        Optional('dependencies'): Any(dict),
+        Optional('repository'): Any(*string_types),
+        Optional('documentation'): Any(*string_types),
+        Optional('homepage'): Any(*string_types),
+        Optional('issues'): Any(*string_types),
+        Optional('build_ignore'): Any(list),
+    }, required=True)
+
+    # Ensure schema is valid
+
+    try:
+        schema(routing)
+    except MultipleInvalid as ex:
+        for error in ex.errors:
+            # No way to get line/column numbers
+            print('%s:%d:%d: %s' % (path, 0, 0, humanize_error(routing, error)))
+
+
+def main():
+    """Validate galaxy.yml metadata"""
+    paths = sys.argv[1:] or sys.stdin.read().splitlines()
+
+    collection_galaxy_file = 'galaxy.yml'
+
+    for path in paths:
+        if path == collection_galaxy_file:
+            validate_galaxy_metadata_file(path)
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    main()