diff --git a/validation/poststart.go b/validation/poststart.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ab5dce048
--- /dev/null
+++ b/validation/poststart.go
@@ -0,0 +1,90 @@
+package main
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"io/ioutil"
+	"os"
+	"os/exec"
+	"path/filepath"
+	"strings"
+
+	tap "github.com/mndrix/tap-go"
+	rspec "github.com/opencontainers/runtime-spec/specs-go"
+	"github.com/opencontainers/runtime-tools/specerror"
+	"github.com/opencontainers/runtime-tools/validation/util"
+	uuid "github.com/satori/go.uuid"
+)
+
+func main() {
+	t := tap.New()
+	t.Header(0)
+
+	g := util.GetDefaultGenerator()
+
+	var output string
+	config := util.LifecycleConfig{
+		Actions: util.LifecycleActionCreate | util.LifecycleActionStart | util.LifecycleActionDelete,
+		PreCreate: func(r *util.Runtime) error {
+			r.SetID(uuid.NewV4().String())
+
+			output = filepath.Join(r.BundleDir, g.Spec().Root.Path, "output")
+			poststart := rspec.Hook{
+				Path: fmt.Sprintf("%s/%s/bin/sh", r.BundleDir, g.Spec().Root.Path),
+				Args: []string{
+					"sh", "-c", fmt.Sprintf("echo 'post-start called' >> %s", output),
+				},
+			}
+
+			g.AddPostStartHook(poststart)
+			g.SetProcessArgs([]string{"sh", "-c", fmt.Sprintf("echo 'process called' >> %s", output)})
+			r.SetConfig(g)
+			return nil
+		},
+		PostCreate: func(r *util.Runtime) error {
+			outputData, err := ioutil.ReadFile(output)
+			if err == nil {
+				if strings.Contains(string(outputData), "post-start called") {
+					return specerror.NewError(specerror.PoststartTiming, fmt.Errorf("The post-start hooks MUST be called before the `start` operation returns"), rspec.Version)
+				} else if strings.Contains(string(outputData), "process called") {
+					return specerror.NewError(specerror.ProcNotRunAtResRequest, fmt.Errorf("The user-specified program (from process) MUST NOT be run at this time"), rspec.Version)
+				}
+				return fmt.Errorf("File %v should not exist", output)
+			}
+			return nil
+		},
+		PreDelete: func(r *util.Runtime) error {
+			outputData, err := ioutil.ReadFile(output)
+			if err != nil {
+				return fmt.Errorf("%v\n%v", specerror.NewError(specerror.PoststartHooksInvoke, fmt.Errorf("The poststart hooks MUST be invoked by the runtime"), rspec.Version), specerror.NewError(specerror.ProcImplement, fmt.Errorf("The runtime MUST run the user-specified program, as specified by `process`"), rspec.Version))
+			}
+			switch string(outputData) {
+			case "post-start called\n":
+				return specerror.NewError(specerror.ProcImplement, fmt.Errorf("The runtime MUST run the user-specified program, as specified by `process`"), rspec.Version)
+			case "process called\n":
+				fmt.Fprintln(os.Stderr, "WARNING: The poststart hook invoke fails")
+				return nil
+			case "post-start called\nprocess called\n":
+				return specerror.NewError(specerror.PoststartTiming, fmt.Errorf("The post-start hooks MUST be called after the user-specified process is executed"), rspec.Version)
+			case "process called\npost-start called\n":
+				return nil
+			default:
+				return fmt.Errorf("Unsupported output information: %v", string(outputData))
+			}
+		},
+	}
+
+	err := util.RuntimeLifecycleValidate(g, config)
+	if err != nil {
+		diagnostic := map[string]string{
+			"error": err.Error(),
+		}
+		if e, ok := err.(*exec.ExitError); ok {
+			if len(e.Stderr) > 0 {
+				diagnostic["stderr"] = string(e.Stderr)
+			}
+		}
+		t.YAML(diagnostic)
+	}
+
+	t.AutoPlan()
+}
diff --git a/validation/poststop.go b/validation/poststop.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..121643478
--- /dev/null
+++ b/validation/poststop.go
@@ -0,0 +1,107 @@
+package main
+
+import (
+	"errors"
+	"fmt"
+	"io/ioutil"
+	"os"
+	"os/exec"
+	"path/filepath"
+	"strings"
+
+	tap "github.com/mndrix/tap-go"
+	rspec "github.com/opencontainers/runtime-spec/specs-go"
+	"github.com/opencontainers/runtime-tools/specerror"
+	"github.com/opencontainers/runtime-tools/validation/util"
+	uuid "github.com/satori/go.uuid"
+)
+
+func main() {
+	t := tap.New()
+	t.Header(0)
+
+	g := util.GetDefaultGenerator()
+
+	var output string
+	config := util.LifecycleConfig{
+		Actions: util.LifecycleActionCreate | util.LifecycleActionStart | util.LifecycleActionDelete,
+		PreCreate: func(r *util.Runtime) error {
+			r.SetID(uuid.NewV4().String())
+
+			output = filepath.Join(r.BundleDir, g.Spec().Root.Path, "output")
+			poststop := rspec.Hook{
+				Path: fmt.Sprintf("%s/%s/bin/sh", r.BundleDir, g.Spec().Root.Path),
+				Args: []string{
+					"sh", "-c", fmt.Sprintf("echo 'post-stop called' >> %s", output),
+				},
+			}
+
+			g.AddPostStopHook(poststop)
+			g.SetProcessArgs([]string{"sh", "-c", fmt.Sprintf("echo 'process called' >> %s", output)})
+			r.SetConfig(g)
+			return nil
+		},
+		PostCreate: func(r *util.Runtime) error {
+			outputData, err := ioutil.ReadFile(output)
+			if err == nil {
+				if strings.Contains(string(outputData), "post-stop called") {
+					return specerror.NewError(specerror.PoststopTiming, fmt.Errorf("The post-stop hooks MUST be called after the container is deleted"), rspec.Version)
+				} else if strings.Contains(string(outputData), "process called") {
+					return specerror.NewError(specerror.ProcNotRunAtResRequest, fmt.Errorf("The user-specified program (from process) MUST NOT be run at this time"), rspec.Version)
+				}
+				return fmt.Errorf("File %v should not exist", output)
+			}
+			return nil
+		},
+		PreDelete: func(r *util.Runtime) error {
+			outputData, err := ioutil.ReadFile(output)
+			if err != nil {
+				return specerror.NewError(specerror.ProcImplement, fmt.Errorf("The runtime MUST run the user-specified program, as specified by `process`"), rspec.Version)
+			}
+			switch string(outputData) {
+			case "post-stop called\n":
+				return fmt.Errorf("%v\n%v", specerror.NewError(specerror.PoststopTiming, fmt.Errorf("The post-stop hooks MUST be called after the container is deleted"), rspec.Version), specerror.NewError(specerror.ProcImplement, fmt.Errorf("The runtime MUST run the user-specified program, as specified by `process`"), rspec.Version))
+			case "process called\n":
+				return nil
+			case "post-stop called\nprocess called\n", "process called\npost-stop called\n":
+				return specerror.NewError(specerror.PoststopTiming, fmt.Errorf("The post-stop hooks MUST be called after the container is deleted"), rspec.Version)
+			default:
+				return fmt.Errorf("Unsupported output information: %v", string(outputData))
+			}
+		},
+		PostDelete: func(r *util.Runtime) error {
+			outputData, err := ioutil.ReadFile(output)
+			if err != nil {
+				return fmt.Errorf("%v\n%v", specerror.NewError(specerror.PoststopHooksInvoke, fmt.Errorf("The poststop hooks MUST be invoked by the runtime"), rspec.Version), specerror.NewError(specerror.ProcImplement, fmt.Errorf("The runtime MUST run the user-specified program, as specified by `process`"), rspec.Version))
+			}
+			switch string(outputData) {
+			case "post-stop called\n":
+				return specerror.NewError(specerror.ProcImplement, fmt.Errorf("The runtime MUST run the user-specified program, as specified by `process`"), rspec.Version)
+			case "process called\n":
+				fmt.Fprintln(os.Stderr, "WARNING: The poststop hook invoke fails")
+				return nil
+			case "post-stop called\nprocess called\n":
+				return errors.New("The Post-stop should called after the user-specified program command is executed")
+			case "process called\npost-stop called\n":
+				return nil
+			default:
+				return fmt.Errorf("Unsupported output information: %v", string(outputData))
+			}
+		},
+	}
+
+	err := util.RuntimeLifecycleValidate(g, config)
+	if err != nil {
+		diagnostic := map[string]string{
+			"error": err.Error(),
+		}
+		if e, ok := err.(*exec.ExitError); ok {
+			if len(e.Stderr) > 0 {
+				diagnostic["stderr"] = string(e.Stderr)
+			}
+		}
+		t.YAML(diagnostic)
+	}
+
+	t.AutoPlan()
+}
diff --git a/validation/prestart.go b/validation/prestart.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5f0592952
--- /dev/null
+++ b/validation/prestart.go
@@ -0,0 +1,89 @@
+package main
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"io/ioutil"
+	"os/exec"
+	"path/filepath"
+	"strings"
+
+	tap "github.com/mndrix/tap-go"
+	rspec "github.com/opencontainers/runtime-spec/specs-go"
+	"github.com/opencontainers/runtime-tools/specerror"
+	"github.com/opencontainers/runtime-tools/validation/util"
+	uuid "github.com/satori/go.uuid"
+)
+
+func main() {
+	t := tap.New()
+	t.Header(0)
+
+	g := util.GetDefaultGenerator()
+
+	var output string
+	config := util.LifecycleConfig{
+		Actions: util.LifecycleActionCreate | util.LifecycleActionStart | util.LifecycleActionDelete,
+		PreCreate: func(r *util.Runtime) error {
+			r.SetID(uuid.NewV4().String())
+
+			output = filepath.Join(r.BundleDir, g.Spec().Root.Path, "output")
+			prestart := rspec.Hook{
+				Path: fmt.Sprintf("%s/%s/bin/sh", r.BundleDir, g.Spec().Root.Path),
+				Args: []string{
+					"sh", "-c", fmt.Sprintf("echo 'pre-start called' >> %s", output),
+				},
+			}
+
+			g.AddPreStartHook(prestart)
+			g.SetProcessArgs([]string{"sh", "-c", fmt.Sprintf("echo 'process called' >> %s", output)})
+			r.SetConfig(g)
+			return nil
+		},
+		PostCreate: func(r *util.Runtime) error {
+			outputData, err := ioutil.ReadFile(output)
+			if err == nil {
+				if strings.Contains(string(outputData), "pre-start called") {
+					return specerror.NewError(specerror.PrestartTiming, fmt.Errorf("Pre-start hooks MUST be called after the `start` operation is called"), rspec.Version)
+				} else if strings.Contains(string(outputData), "process called") {
+					return specerror.NewError(specerror.ProcNotRunAtResRequest, fmt.Errorf("The user-specified program (from process) MUST NOT be run at this time"), rspec.Version)
+				}
+
+				return fmt.Errorf("File %v should not exist", output)
+			}
+			return nil
+		},
+		PreDelete: func(r *util.Runtime) error {
+			outputData, err := ioutil.ReadFile(output)
+			if err != nil {
+				return fmt.Errorf("%v\n%v", specerror.NewError(specerror.PrestartHooksInvoke, fmt.Errorf("The prestart hooks MUST be invoked by the runtime"), rspec.Version), specerror.NewError(specerror.ProcImplement, fmt.Errorf("The runtime MUST run the user-specified program, as specified by `process`"), rspec.Version))
+			}
+			switch string(outputData) {
+			case "pre-start called\n":
+				return specerror.NewError(specerror.ProcImplement, fmt.Errorf("The runtime MUST run the user-specified program, as specified by `process`"), rspec.Version)
+			case "process called\n":
+				return specerror.NewError(specerror.PrestartHooksInvoke, fmt.Errorf("The prestart hooks MUST be invoked by the runtime"), rspec.Version)
+			case "pre-start called\nprocess called\n":
+				return nil
+			case "process called\npre-start called\n":
+				return specerror.NewError(specerror.PrestartTiming, fmt.Errorf("Pre-start hooks MUST be called before the user-specified program command is executed"), rspec.Version)
+			default:
+				return fmt.Errorf("Unsupported output information: %v", string(outputData))
+			}
+		},
+	}
+
+	err := util.RuntimeLifecycleValidate(g, config)
+	if err != nil {
+		diagnostic := map[string]string{
+			"error": err.Error(),
+		}
+		if e, ok := err.(*exec.ExitError); ok {
+			if len(e.Stderr) > 0 {
+				diagnostic["stderr"] = string(e.Stderr)
+			}
+		}
+		t.YAML(diagnostic)
+	}
+
+	t.AutoPlan()
+}