diff --git a/src/Item/Item.router.spec.ts b/src/Item/Item.router.spec.ts
index a062f3b4..eac5ae15 100644
--- a/src/Item/Item.router.spec.ts
+++ b/src/Item/Item.router.spec.ts
@@ -429,27 +429,6 @@ describe('Item router (old)', () => {
       })
     })
 
-    describe('when payload schema is invalid', () => {
-      it('should fail with invalid schema', async () => {
-        await testError(
-          {
-            query: {
-              id: 'id',
-            },
-            body: {
-              item: {
-                id: 'id',
-              },
-            },
-            auth: {
-              ethAddress: testItem.eth_address,
-            },
-          },
-          'Invalid schema'
-        )
-      })
-    })
-
     describe('when is_approved is sent in the payload', () => {
       it('should fail with cant set is_approved message', async () => {
         await testError(
diff --git a/src/Item/Item.router.ts b/src/Item/Item.router.ts
index 1ad7686f..ef0b4b09 100644
--- a/src/Item/Item.router.ts
+++ b/src/Item/Item.router.ts
@@ -7,13 +7,13 @@ import { HTTPError, STATUS_CODES } from '../common/HTTPError'
 import { collectionAPI } from '../ethereum/api/collection'
 import { Bridge } from '../ethereum/api/Bridge'
 import { peerAPI } from '../ethereum/api/peer'
-import { getValidator } from '../utils/validator'
 import {
   withModelAuthorization,
   withAuthentication,
   withModelExists,
   AuthRequest,
   withLowercasedParams,
+  withSchemaValidation,
 } from '../middleware'
 import { Ownable } from '../Ownable'
 import { S3Item, getFileUploader, ACL, S3Content } from '../S3'
@@ -27,13 +27,11 @@ import { hasAccess as hasCollectionAccess } from '../Collection/access'
 import { isCommitteeMember } from '../Committee'
 import { Item } from './Item.model'
 import { ItemAttributes } from './Item.types'
-import { itemSchema } from './Item.schema'
+import { upsertItemSchema } from './Item.schema'
 import { FullItem } from './Item.types'
 import { hasAccess } from './access'
 import { getDecentralandItemURN, toDBItem } from './utils'
 
-const validator = getValidator()
-
 export class ItemRouter extends Router {
   itemFilesRequestHandler:
     | ((req: Request, res: Response) => Promise<boolean>) // Promisified RequestHandler
@@ -93,6 +91,7 @@ export class ItemRouter extends Router {
     this.router.put(
       '/items/:id',
       withAuthentication,
+      withSchemaValidation(upsertItemSchema),
       server.handleRequest(this.upsertItem)
     )
 
@@ -315,14 +314,6 @@ export class ItemRouter extends Router {
       )
     }
 
-    const validate = validator.compile(itemSchema)
-
-    validate(itemJSON)
-
-    if (validate.errors) {
-      throw new HTTPError('Invalid schema', validate.errors)
-    }
-
     const canUpsert = await new Ownable(Item).canUpsert(id, eth_address)
 
     if (!canUpsert) {
diff --git a/src/Item/Item.schema.ts b/src/Item/Item.schema.ts
index 16d2f8e6..bedd7d74 100644
--- a/src/Item/Item.schema.ts
+++ b/src/Item/Item.schema.ts
@@ -48,3 +48,12 @@ export const itemSchema = Object.freeze({
     'updated_at',
   ],
 })
+
+export const upsertItemSchema = Object.freeze({
+  type: 'object',
+  properties: {
+    item: itemSchema,
+  },
+  additionalProperties: false,
+  required: ['item'],
+})
diff --git a/src/middleware/index.ts b/src/middleware/index.ts
index a9ef2af6..deef8a0d 100644
--- a/src/middleware/index.ts
+++ b/src/middleware/index.ts
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ export * from './asMiddleware'
 export * from './authentication-legacy'
 export * from './authentication'
 export * from './authorization'
+export * from './schemaValidator'
 export * from './logger'
 export * from './model'
 export * from './url'
diff --git a/src/middleware/schemaValidator.spec.ts b/src/middleware/schemaValidator.spec.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c39cb05d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/middleware/schemaValidator.spec.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,90 @@
+import supertest from 'supertest'
+import express from 'express'
+import { Schema } from 'ajv'
+import { buildURL } from '../../spec/utils'
+import { app } from '../server'
+import { withSchemaValidation } from './schemaValidator'
+
+const schema: Schema = Object.freeze({
+  type: 'object',
+  properties: {
+    id: { type: 'string' },
+  },
+  additionalProperties: false,
+  required: ['id'],
+})
+
+const simpleResponseHandler = (_: express.Request, res: express.Response) => {
+  res.status(200).end()
+}
+
+app
+  .getRouter()
+  .post('/test', withSchemaValidation(schema), simpleResponseHandler)
+const server = supertest(app.getApp())
+
+let data: any
+describe('when posting invalid data', () => {
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    data = { id: 234 }
+  })
+
+  it('should respond with a 400 and a detailed description of the validation errors', () => {
+    return server
+      .post(buildURL('/test'))
+      .send(data)
+      .expect(400)
+      .then((response) => {
+        expect(response.body).toEqual({
+          error: 'Invalid request body',
+          data: [
+            {
+              dataPath: '/id',
+              keyword: 'type',
+              message: 'should be string',
+              params: { type: 'string' },
+              schemaPath: '#/properties/id/type',
+            },
+          ],
+          ok: false,
+        })
+      })
+  })
+})
+
+describe('when posting no data', () => {
+  it('should respond with a 400 and a detailed description of the validation errors', () => {
+    return server
+      .post(buildURL('/test'))
+      .expect(400)
+      .then((response) => {
+        expect(response.body).toEqual({
+          error: 'Invalid request body',
+          data: [
+            {
+              dataPath: '',
+              keyword: 'required',
+              message: "should have required property 'id'",
+              params: { missingProperty: 'id' },
+              schemaPath: '#/required',
+            },
+          ],
+          ok: false,
+        })
+      })
+  })
+})
+
+describe('when posting the correct data', () => {
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    data = { id: 'anId' }
+  })
+
+  it("should respond with the handler's response", () => {
+    return server
+      .post(buildURL('/test'))
+      .send(data)
+      .expect(200)
+      .then(() => undefined)
+  })
+})
diff --git a/src/middleware/schemaValidator.ts b/src/middleware/schemaValidator.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..4d9aba5d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/middleware/schemaValidator.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+import { Schema } from 'ajv'
+import express from 'express'
+import { HTTPError, STATUS_CODES } from '../common/HTTPError'
+import { getValidator } from '../utils/validator'
+
+const validator = getValidator()
+
+export const withSchemaValidation = (schema: Schema) => (
+  req: express.Request,
+  _: express.Response,
+  next: express.NextFunction
+) => {
+  const validate = validator.compile(schema)
+  const valid = validate(req.body)
+
+  if (!valid) {
+    next(
+      new HTTPError(
+        'Invalid request body',
+        validate.errors,
+        STATUS_CODES.badRequest
+      )
+    )
+  }
+  next()
+}