diff --git a/src/ce_dubproject.pas b/src/ce_dubproject.pas
index d6cddd2b..bb6d7858 100644
--- a/src/ce_dubproject.pas
+++ b/src/ce_dubproject.pas
@@ -56,9 +56,12 @@ type
     property json: TJSONObject read fJson;
   end;
 
-  // these 9 built types alway exist
+  // these 9 built types always exist
   TDubBuildType = (plain, debug, release, unittest, docs, ddox, profile, cov, unittestcov);
 
+  // returns true iffilename is a valid dub project. Only json format is supported.
+  function isValidDubProject(const filename: string): boolean;
+
 const
 
   DubBuiltTypeName: array[TDubBuildType] of string = ('plain', 'debug', 'release',
@@ -320,5 +323,30 @@ begin
   result := false;
 end;
 
+function isValidDubProject(const filename: string): boolean;
+var
+  maybe: TCEDubProject;
+begin
+  result := true;
+  // avoid the project to notify the observers, current project is not replaced
+  EntitiesConnector.beginUpdate;
+  maybe := TCEDubProject.create(nil);
+  EntitiesConnector.removeSubject(maybe);
+  try
+    try
+      maybe.loadFromFile(filename);
+      if maybe.json = nil then
+        result := false
+      else if maybe.json.Find('name') = nil then
+        result := false;
+    except
+      result := false;
+    end;
+  finally
+    maybe.Free;
+    EntitiesConnector.endUpdate;
+  end;
+end;
+
 end.