diff --git a/pkg/config/config.go b/pkg/config/config.go
index 5ee546e385..d658df547c 100644
--- a/pkg/config/config.go
+++ b/pkg/config/config.go
@@ -15,6 +15,10 @@ const (
 	ValidatingWebhookConfigurationDebug = "kyverno-validating-webhook-cfg-debug"
 	ValidatingWebhookName               = "nirmata.kyverno.validating-webhook"
 
+	PolicyValidatingWebhookConfigurationName  = "kyverno-policy-validating-webhook-cfg"
+	PolicyValidatingWebhookConfigurationDebug = "kyverno-policy-validating-webhook-cfg-debug"
+	PolicyValidatingWebhookName               = "nirmata.kyverno.policy-validating-webhook"
+
 	// Due to kubernetes issue, we must use next literal constants instead of deployment TypeMeta fields
 	// Issue: https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/63972
 	// When the issue is closed, we should use TypeMeta struct instead of this constants
@@ -24,9 +28,10 @@ const (
 )
 
 var (
-	MutatingWebhookServicePath   = "/mutate"
-	ValidatingWebhookServicePath = "/validate"
-	KubePolicyAppLabels          = map[string]string{
+	MutatingWebhookServicePath         = "/mutate"
+	ValidatingWebhookServicePath       = "/validate"
+	PolicyValidatingWebhookServicePath = "/policyvalidate"
+	KubePolicyAppLabels                = map[string]string{
 		"app": "kyverno",
 	}
 
diff --git a/pkg/webhooks/registration.go b/pkg/webhooks/registration.go
index e44f238a05..5056f9ee84 100644
--- a/pkg/webhooks/registration.go
+++ b/pkg/webhooks/registration.go
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import (
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"io/ioutil"
+	"strings"
 
 	"github.com/golang/glog"
 	"github.com/nirmata/kyverno/pkg/config"
@@ -67,6 +68,16 @@ func (wrc *WebhookRegistrationClient) Register() error {
 		return err
 	}
 
+	policyValidationWebhookConfig, err := wrc.contructPolicyValidatingWebhookConfig()
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	_, err = wrc.registrationClient.ValidatingWebhookConfigurations().Create(policyValidationWebhookConfig)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
 	return nil
 }
 
@@ -77,11 +88,13 @@ func (wrc *WebhookRegistrationClient) Deregister() {
 	if wrc.serverIP != "" {
 		wrc.registrationClient.MutatingWebhookConfigurations().Delete(config.MutatingWebhookConfigurationDebug, &meta.DeleteOptions{})
 		wrc.registrationClient.ValidatingWebhookConfigurations().Delete(config.ValidatingWebhookConfigurationDebug, &meta.DeleteOptions{})
+		wrc.registrationClient.ValidatingWebhookConfigurations().Delete(config.PolicyValidatingWebhookConfigurationDebug, &meta.DeleteOptions{})
 		return
 	}
 
 	wrc.registrationClient.MutatingWebhookConfigurations().Delete(config.MutatingWebhookConfigurationName, &meta.DeleteOptions{})
 	wrc.registrationClient.ValidatingWebhookConfigurations().Delete(config.ValidatingWebhookConfigurationName, &meta.DeleteOptions{})
+	wrc.registrationClient.ValidatingWebhookConfigurations().Delete(config.PolicyValidatingWebhookConfigurationName, &meta.DeleteOptions{})
 }
 
 func (wrc *WebhookRegistrationClient) constructMutatingWebhookConfig(configuration *rest.Config) (*admregapi.MutatingWebhookConfiguration, error) {
@@ -175,7 +188,7 @@ func (wrc *WebhookRegistrationClient) contructDebugValidatingWebhookConfig(caDat
 
 	return &admregapi.ValidatingWebhookConfiguration{
 		ObjectMeta: meta.ObjectMeta{
-			Name:   config.ValidatingWebhookConfigurationName,
+			Name:   config.ValidatingWebhookConfigurationDebug,
 			Labels: config.KubePolicyAppLabels,
 		},
 		Webhooks: []admregapi.Webhook{
@@ -187,7 +200,63 @@ func (wrc *WebhookRegistrationClient) contructDebugValidatingWebhookConfig(caDat
 	}
 }
 
+func (wrc *WebhookRegistrationClient) contructPolicyValidatingWebhookConfig() (*admregapi.ValidatingWebhookConfiguration, error) {
+	// Check if ca is defined in the secret tls-ca
+	// assume the key and signed cert have been defined in secret tls.kyverno
+	caData := wrc.client.ReadRootCASecret()
+	if len(caData) == 0 {
+		// load the CA from kubeconfig
+		caData = extractCA(wrc.clientConfig)
+	}
+	if len(caData) == 0 {
+		return nil, errors.New("Unable to extract CA data from configuration")
+	}
+
+	if wrc.serverIP != "" {
+		return wrc.contructDebugPolicyValidatingWebhookConfig(caData), nil
+	}
+
+	return &admregapi.ValidatingWebhookConfiguration{
+		ObjectMeta: meta.ObjectMeta{
+			Name:   config.PolicyValidatingWebhookConfigurationName,
+			Labels: config.KubePolicyAppLabels,
+			OwnerReferences: []meta.OwnerReference{
+				wrc.constructOwner(),
+			},
+		},
+		Webhooks: []admregapi.Webhook{
+			constructWebhook(
+				config.PolicyValidatingWebhookName,
+				config.PolicyValidatingWebhookServicePath,
+				caData),
+		},
+	}, nil
+}
+
+func (wrc *WebhookRegistrationClient) contructDebugPolicyValidatingWebhookConfig(caData []byte) *admregapi.ValidatingWebhookConfiguration {
+	url := fmt.Sprintf("https://%s%s", wrc.serverIP, config.PolicyValidatingWebhookServicePath)
+	glog.V(3).Infof("Debug PolicyValidatingWebhookConfig is registered with url %s\n", url)
+
+	return &admregapi.ValidatingWebhookConfiguration{
+		ObjectMeta: meta.ObjectMeta{
+			Name:   config.PolicyValidatingWebhookConfigurationDebug,
+			Labels: config.KubePolicyAppLabels,
+		},
+		Webhooks: []admregapi.Webhook{
+			constructDebugWebhook(
+				config.PolicyValidatingWebhookName,
+				url,
+				caData),
+		},
+	}
+}
+
 func constructWebhook(name, servicePath string, caData []byte) admregapi.Webhook {
+	resource := "*/*"
+	if servicePath == config.PolicyValidatingWebhookServicePath {
+		resource = "policies/*"
+	}
+
 	return admregapi.Webhook{
 		Name: name,
 		ClientConfig: admregapi.WebhookClientConfig{
@@ -212,7 +281,7 @@ func constructWebhook(name, servicePath string, caData []byte) admregapi.Webhook
 						"*",
 					},
 					Resources: []string{
-						"*/*",
+						resource,
 					},
 				},
 			},
@@ -221,6 +290,11 @@ func constructWebhook(name, servicePath string, caData []byte) admregapi.Webhook
 }
 
 func constructDebugWebhook(name, url string, caData []byte) admregapi.Webhook {
+	resource := "*/*"
+	if strings.Contains(url, config.PolicyValidatingWebhookServicePath) {
+		resource = "policies/*"
+	}
+
 	return admregapi.Webhook{
 		Name: name,
 		ClientConfig: admregapi.WebhookClientConfig{
@@ -241,7 +315,7 @@ func constructDebugWebhook(name, url string, caData []byte) admregapi.Webhook {
 						"*",
 					},
 					Resources: []string{
-						"*/*",
+						resource,
 					},
 				},
 			},
diff --git a/pkg/webhooks/server.go b/pkg/webhooks/server.go
index 4ce8508d0f..4a09a3f111 100644
--- a/pkg/webhooks/server.go
+++ b/pkg/webhooks/server.go
@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@ func NewWebhookServer(
 	mux := http.NewServeMux()
 	mux.HandleFunc(config.MutatingWebhookServicePath, ws.serve)
 	mux.HandleFunc(config.ValidatingWebhookServicePath, ws.serve)
+	mux.HandleFunc(config.PolicyValidatingWebhookServicePath, ws.serve)
 
 	ws.server = http.Server{
 		Addr:         ":443", // Listen on port for HTTPS requests
@@ -98,15 +99,11 @@ func (ws *WebhookServer) serve(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 			admissionReview.Response = ws.HandleMutation(admissionReview.Request)
 		case config.ValidatingWebhookServicePath:
 			admissionReview.Response = ws.HandleValidation(admissionReview.Request)
+		case config.PolicyValidatingWebhookServicePath:
+			admissionReview.Response = ws.HandlePolicyValidation(admissionReview.Request)
 		}
 	}
 
-	// validateUniqueRuleName MUST be called after admission webhook
-	// otherwise admissionReview.Response will be overwritten
-	if admissionReview.Request.Kind.Kind == policyKind {
-		admissionReview.Response = ws.validateUniqueRuleName(admissionReview.Request.Object.Raw)
-	}
-
 	admissionReview.Response.UID = admissionReview.Request.UID
 
 	responseJSON, err := json.Marshal(admissionReview)
@@ -391,6 +388,10 @@ func (ws *WebhookServer) bodyToAdmissionReview(request *http.Request, writer htt
 	return admissionReview
 }
 
+func (ws *WebhookServer) HandlePolicyValidation(request *v1beta1.AdmissionRequest) *v1beta1.AdmissionResponse {
+	return ws.validateUniqueRuleName(request.Object.Raw)
+}
+
 func (ws *WebhookServer) validateUniqueRuleName(rawPolicy []byte) *v1beta1.AdmissionResponse {
 	var policy *policyv1.Policy
 	var ruleNames []string
@@ -413,6 +414,7 @@ func (ws *WebhookServer) validateUniqueRuleName(rawPolicy []byte) *v1beta1.Admis
 		}
 	}
 
+	glog.V(3).Infof("Policy validation passed.")
 	return &v1beta1.AdmissionResponse{
 		Allowed: true,
 	}