diff --git a/conformity/tests/test_fields.py b/conformity/tests/test_fields.py
index 5284d5d..9a98089 100644
--- a/conformity/tests/test_fields.py
+++ b/conformity/tests/test_fields.py
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ def test_complex(self):
         self.assertEqual(
             schema.errors({"child_ids": [1, 2, "ten"]}),
             [
-                "Key child_ids: Element 2: Not an integer",
+                "Key child_ids: Index 2: Not a integer",
                 "Key address missing",
             ],
         )
@@ -54,7 +54,6 @@ def test_complex(self):
             [],
         )
 
-
     def test_polymorph(self):
 
         card = Dictionary({
diff --git a/conformity/tests/test_validator.py b/conformity/tests/test_validator.py
index 4845fa8..4aa12a4 100644
--- a/conformity/tests/test_validator.py
+++ b/conformity/tests/test_validator.py
@@ -3,7 +3,13 @@
 import unittest
 
 from ..fields import Dictionary, UnicodeString
-from ..validator import validate, validate_call, ValidationError, PositionalError
+from ..validator import (
+    validate,
+    validate_call,
+    validate_method,
+    ValidationError,
+    PositionalError
+)
 
 
 class ValidatorTests(unittest.TestCase):
@@ -27,7 +33,6 @@ def test_validate(self):
         with self.assertRaises(ValidationError):
             validate(schema, {"name": "Andrew", "greeeeeeting": "Ahoy-hoy"})
 
-
     def test_validate_call(self):
 
         schema = Dictionary({
@@ -56,3 +61,34 @@ def greeter(name, greeting="Hello"):
 
         with self.assertRaises(PositionalError):
             greeter("Andrew")
+
+    def test_validate_method(self):
+
+        schema = Dictionary({
+            "name": UnicodeString(max_length=20),
+            "greeting": UnicodeString(),
+        }, optional_keys=["greeting"])
+
+        class Greeter(object):
+            @classmethod
+            @validate_method(schema, UnicodeString())
+            def greeter(cls, name, greeting="Hello"):
+                # Special case to check return value stuff
+                if name == "error":
+                    return 5
+                return "%s, %s!" % (greeting, name)
+
+        self.assertEqual(Greeter.greeter(name="Andrew"), "Hello, Andrew!")
+        self.assertEqual(Greeter.greeter(name="Andrew", greeting="Ahoy"), "Ahoy, Andrew!")
+
+        with self.assertRaises(ValidationError):
+            Greeter.greeter(name="Andrewverylongnameperson")
+
+        with self.assertRaises(ValidationError):
+            Greeter.greeter(name="Andrew", greeeeeeting="Boo")
+
+        with self.assertRaises(ValidationError):
+            Greeter.greeter(name="error")
+
+        with self.assertRaises(PositionalError):
+            Greeter.greeter("Andrew")
diff --git a/conformity/validator.py b/conformity/validator.py
index ea5b8cd..b6d11e8 100644
--- a/conformity/validator.py
+++ b/conformity/validator.py
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+import types
+from functools import partial
+
+
 class ValidationError(ValueError):
     """
     Error raised when a value fails to validate.
@@ -22,7 +26,7 @@ def validate(schema, value, noun="value"):
         raise ValidationError("Invalid %s:\n  - %s" % (noun, "\n  - ".join(errors)))
 
 
-def validate_call(kwargs, returns):
+def validate_call(kwargs, returns, is_method=False):
     """
     Decorator which runs validation on a callable's arguments and its return
     value. Pass a schema for the kwargs and for the return value. Positional
@@ -31,7 +35,14 @@ def validate_call(kwargs, returns):
     def decorator(func):
         def inner(*passed_args, **passed_kwargs):
             # Enforce no positional args
-            if passed_args:
+            # first argument of instance method and class method is always positonal so we need
+            # to make expception for them. Static methods are still validated according to standard rules
+            # this check happens before methods are bound, so instance method is still a regular function
+            max_allowed_passed_args_len = 0
+            if is_method and type(func) in (types.FunctionType, classmethod):
+                max_allowed_passed_args_len = 1
+
+            if len(passed_args) > max_allowed_passed_args_len:
                 raise PositionalError("You cannot call this with positional arguments.")
             # Validate keyword arguments
             validate(kwargs, passed_kwargs, "keyword arguments")
@@ -41,8 +52,12 @@ def inner(*passed_args, **passed_kwargs):
             validate(returns, return_value, "return value")
             return return_value
         inner.__wrapped__ = func
-        # caveat: checking for f.__validated__ will only work if
-        # @validate_call is the outermost decorator
+        # caveat: checking for f.__validated__ will only work if @validate_call
+        # is not masked by other decorators except for @classmethod or @staticmethod
         inner.__validated__ = True
         return inner
     return decorator
+
+# use @validate_method for methods. If it's a class or static method,
+# @classdecorator/@staticmethod should be outmost, while @validate_method second outmost
+validate_method = partial(validate_call, is_method=True)