diff --git a/libsrc/jsonserver/CMakeLists.txt b/libsrc/jsonserver/CMakeLists.txt
index 80233de4..3fed8c6e 100644
--- a/libsrc/jsonserver/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/libsrc/jsonserver/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,33 +1,42 @@
 
 # Define the current source locations
-SET(CURRENT_HEADER_DIR ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/include/jsonserver)
-SET(CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/libsrc/jsonserver)
+set(CURRENT_HEADER_DIR ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/include/jsonserver)
+set(CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/libsrc/jsonserver)
 
 # Group the headers that go through the MOC compiler
-SET(JsonServer_QT_HEADERS
+set(JsonServer_QT_HEADERS
 		${CURRENT_HEADER_DIR}/JsonServer.h
 		${CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/JsonClientConnection.h
 )
 
-SET(JsonServer_HEADERS
+set(JsonServer_HEADERS
 )
 
-SET(JsonServer_SOURCES
+set(JsonServer_SOURCES
 		${CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/JsonServer.cpp
 		${CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/JsonClientConnection.cpp
 )
 
+set(JsonServer_RESOURCES
+		${CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/resource.qrc
+)
+
 qt4_wrap_cpp(JsonServer_HEADERS_MOC ${JsonServer_QT_HEADERS})
 
+qt4_add_resources(JsonServer_RESOURCES_RCC ${JsonServer_RESOURCES} OPTIONS "-no-compress")
+
 add_library(jsonserver
 		${JsonServer_HEADERS}
 		${JsonServer_QT_HEADERS}
-		${JsonServer_HEADERS_MOC}
 		${JsonServer_SOURCES}
+		${JsonServer_RESOURCES}
+		${JsonServer_HEADERS_MOC}
+		${JsonServer_RESOURCES_RCC}
 )
 
 target_link_libraries(jsonserver
 		hyperion
+		hyperion-utils
 		jsoncpp)
 
 qt4_use_modules(jsonserver
diff --git a/libsrc/jsonserver/JsonClientConnection.cpp b/libsrc/jsonserver/JsonClientConnection.cpp
index ceb4cd3a..f14d9c6d 100644
--- a/libsrc/jsonserver/JsonClientConnection.cpp
+++ b/libsrc/jsonserver/JsonClientConnection.cpp
@@ -1,12 +1,36 @@
+// system includes
+#include <stdexcept>
+#include <cassert>
+
 // stl includes
 #include <iostream>
+#include <sstream>
+#include <iterator>
 
+// Qt includes
+#include <QResource>
+
+// project includes
 #include "JsonClientConnection.h"
 
 JsonClientConnection::JsonClientConnection(QTcpSocket *socket) :
 	QObject(),
-	_socket(socket)
+	_socket(socket),
+	_schemaChecker(),
+	_receiveBuffer()
 {
+	// read the json schema from the resource
+	QResource schemaData(":/schema.json");
+	assert(schemaData.isValid());
+	Json::Reader jsonReader;
+	Json::Value schemaJson;
+	if (!jsonReader.parse(reinterpret_cast<const char *>(schemaData.data()), reinterpret_cast<const char *>(schemaData.data()) + schemaData.size(), schemaJson, false))
+	{
+		throw std::runtime_error("Schema error: " + jsonReader.getFormattedErrorMessages())	;
+	}
+	_schemaChecker.setSchema(schemaJson);
+
+	// connect internal signals and slots
 	connect(_socket, SIGNAL(disconnected()), this, SLOT(socketClosed()));
 	connect(_socket, SIGNAL(readyRead()), this, SLOT(readData()));
 }
@@ -50,6 +74,19 @@ void JsonClientConnection::handleMessage(const std::string &message)
 		return;
 	}
 
+	if (!_schemaChecker.validate(messageRoot))
+	{
+		const std::list<std::string> & errors = _schemaChecker.getMessages();
+		std::stringstream ss;
+		ss << "Error while validating json: {";
+		foreach (const std::string & error, errors) {
+			ss << error << ", ";
+		}
+		ss << "}";
+		sendErrorReply(ss.str());
+		return;
+	}
+
 	handleNotImplemented(messageRoot);
 }
 
diff --git a/libsrc/jsonserver/JsonClientConnection.h b/libsrc/jsonserver/JsonClientConnection.h
index b8c6f9a9..ee46e642 100644
--- a/libsrc/jsonserver/JsonClientConnection.h
+++ b/libsrc/jsonserver/JsonClientConnection.h
@@ -10,6 +10,9 @@
 // jsoncpp includes
 #include <json/json.h>
 
+// util includes
+#include <utils/jsonschema/JsonSchemaChecker.h>
+
 class JsonClientConnection : public QObject
 {
 	Q_OBJECT
@@ -35,5 +38,7 @@ private:
 private:
 	QTcpSocket * _socket;
 
+	JsonSchemaChecker _schemaChecker;
+
 	QByteArray _receiveBuffer;
 };
diff --git a/libsrc/jsonserver/JsonServer.cpp b/libsrc/jsonserver/JsonServer.cpp
index 9155499a..5b3e3c36 100644
--- a/libsrc/jsonserver/JsonServer.cpp
+++ b/libsrc/jsonserver/JsonServer.cpp
@@ -18,6 +18,9 @@ JsonServer::JsonServer(Hyperion *hyperion, uint16_t port) :
 
 	// Set trigger for incoming connections
 	connect(&_server, SIGNAL(newConnection()), this, SLOT(newConnection()));
+
+	// make sure the resources are loaded (they may be left out after static linking
+	Q_INIT_RESOURCE(resource);
 }
 
 JsonServer::~JsonServer()
diff --git a/libsrc/jsonserver/resource.qrc b/libsrc/jsonserver/resource.qrc
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..cb387153
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libsrc/jsonserver/resource.qrc
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+<RCC>
+    <qresource prefix="/">
+        <file>schema.json</file>
+    </qresource>
+</RCC>
diff --git a/libsrc/jsonserver/schema.json b/libsrc/jsonserver/schema.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..3ad665f0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libsrc/jsonserver/schema.json
@@ -0,0 +1,89 @@
+{
+    "type":"object",
+    "required":true,
+    "properties":{
+        "command": {
+            "type" : "string",
+            "required" : true,
+            "enum" : ["color", "image", "serverinfo", "clear", "clearall", "transform"]
+        },
+        "priority": {
+            "type": "integer",
+            "required": false
+        },
+        "duration": {
+            "type": "integer",
+            "required": false
+        },
+        "color": {
+            "type": "array",
+            "required": false,
+            "items" :{
+                "type" : "integer"
+            },
+            "minItems": 3,
+            "maxItems": 3
+        },
+        "imagewidth": {
+            "type" : "integer",
+            "required": false,
+            "minimum": 0
+        },
+        "imageheight": {
+            "type" : "integer",
+            "required": false,
+            "minimum": 0
+        },
+        "imagedata": {
+            "type": "string",
+            "required": false
+        },
+        "transform": {
+            "type": "object",
+            "required": false,
+            "properties": {
+                "threshold": {
+                    "type": "array",
+                    "required": false,
+                    "items" : {
+                        "type": "double",
+                        "minimum": 0.0,
+                        "maximum": 1.0
+                    },
+                    "minItems": 3,
+                    "maxItems": 3
+                },
+                "gamma": {
+                    "type": "array",
+                    "required": false,
+                    "items" : {
+                        "type": "double",
+                        "minimum": 0.0
+                    },
+                    "minItems": 3,
+                    "maxItems": 3
+                },
+                "blacklevel": {
+                    "type": "array",
+                    "required": false,
+                    "items" : {
+                        "type": "double"
+                    },
+                    "minItems": 3,
+                    "maxItems": 3
+                },
+                "whitelevel": {
+                    "type": "array",
+                    "required": false,
+                    "items" : {
+                        "type": "double"
+                    },
+                    "minItems": 3,
+                    "maxItems": 3
+                }
+            },
+            "additionalProperties": false
+        }
+    },
+    "additionalProperties": false
+}
diff --git a/src/hyperion-remote/JsonConnection.cpp b/src/hyperion-remote/JsonConnection.cpp
index 3f4b887d..c1aff4e2 100644
--- a/src/hyperion-remote/JsonConnection.cpp
+++ b/src/hyperion-remote/JsonConnection.cpp
@@ -87,9 +87,9 @@ void JsonConnection::setImage(QImage image, int priority, int duration)
 	Json::Value command;
 	command["command"] = "image";
 	command["priority"] = priority;
-	command["width"] = image.width();
-	command["height"] = image.height();
-	command["data"] = std::string(base64Image.data(), base64Image.size());
+	command["imagewidth"] = image.width();
+	command["imageheight"] = image.height();
+	command["imagedata"] = std::string(base64Image.data(), base64Image.size());
 	if (duration > 0)
 	{
 		command["duration"] = duration;