diff --git a/lib/internal/validators.js b/lib/internal/validators.js
index 556bfb2dc08f5f..aabe71ef33979a 100644
--- a/lib/internal/validators.js
+++ b/lib/internal/validators.js
@@ -13,7 +13,21 @@ function isUint32(value) {
   return value === (value >>> 0);
 }
 
-function validateInt32(value, name) {
+function validateInteger(value, name) {
+  let err;
+
+  if (typeof value !== 'number')
+    err = new ERR_INVALID_ARG_TYPE(name, 'number', value);
+  else if (!Number.isSafeInteger(value))
+    err = new ERR_OUT_OF_RANGE(name, 'an integer', value);
+
+  if (err) {
+    Error.captureStackTrace(err, validateInteger);
+    throw err;
+  }
+}
+
+function validateInt32(value, name, min = -2147483648, max = 2147483647) {
   if (!isInt32(value)) {
     let err;
     if (typeof value !== 'number') {
@@ -53,6 +67,7 @@ function validateUint32(value, name, positive) {
 module.exports = {
   isInt32,
   isUint32,
+  validateInteger,
   validateInt32,
   validateUint32
 };