diff --git a/Example1-ValidateDataAnnotations/src/Example1Api/Extensions/IServiceCollectionExtensions.cs b/Example1-ValidateDataAnnotations/src/Example1Api/Extensions/IServiceCollectionExtensions.cs
index 6a4ea21..85e4684 100644
--- a/Example1-ValidateDataAnnotations/src/Example1Api/Extensions/IServiceCollectionExtensions.cs
+++ b/Example1-ValidateDataAnnotations/src/Example1Api/Extensions/IServiceCollectionExtensions.cs
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ IConfiguration configuration
             
             services.AddOptions<T>()
                 .Bind(configurationSection)
-                .ValidateDataAnnotations()
+                .RecursivelyValidateDataAnnotations()
                 ;
             
             return configurationSection.Get<T>();
diff --git a/Example1-ValidateDataAnnotations/src/Example1Api/Extensions/ObjectExtensions.cs b/Example1-ValidateDataAnnotations/src/Example1Api/Extensions/ObjectExtensions.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d211122
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Example1-ValidateDataAnnotations/src/Example1Api/Extensions/ObjectExtensions.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+namespace Example1Api.Extensions
+{
+    public static class ObjectExtensions
+    {
+        public static object GetPropertyValue(this object o, string propertyName)
+        {
+            object objValue = string.Empty;
+
+            var propertyInfo = o.GetType().GetProperty(propertyName);
+            if (propertyInfo != null)
+                objValue = propertyInfo.GetValue(o, null);
+
+            return objValue;
+        }
+    }
+}
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diff --git a/Example1-ValidateDataAnnotations/src/Example1Api/Extensions/OptionsBuilderDataAnnotationsExtensions.cs b/Example1-ValidateDataAnnotations/src/Example1Api/Extensions/OptionsBuilderDataAnnotationsExtensions.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c383d24
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Example1-ValidateDataAnnotations/src/Example1Api/Extensions/OptionsBuilderDataAnnotationsExtensions.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+using Example1Api.OptionsValidators;
+using Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyInjection;
+using Microsoft.Extensions.Options;
+
+namespace Example1Api.Extensions
+{
+    public static class OptionsBuilderDataAnnotationsExtensions
+    {
+        public static OptionsBuilder<TOptions> RecursivelyValidateDataAnnotations<TOptions>(
+            this OptionsBuilder<TOptions> optionsBuilder
+            ) where TOptions : class
+        {
+            optionsBuilder.Services.AddSingleton<IValidateOptions<TOptions>>(
+                new RecursiveDataAnnotationValidateOptions<TOptions>(optionsBuilder.Name
+                ));
+            return optionsBuilder;
+        }
+    }
+}
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diff --git a/Example1-ValidateDataAnnotations/src/Example1Api/OptionsValidators/RecursiveDataAnnotationValidateOptions.cs b/Example1-ValidateDataAnnotations/src/Example1Api/OptionsValidators/RecursiveDataAnnotationValidateOptions.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e227053
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Example1-ValidateDataAnnotations/src/Example1Api/OptionsValidators/RecursiveDataAnnotationValidateOptions.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.ComponentModel.DataAnnotations;
+using System.Linq;
+using Microsoft.Extensions.Options;
+
+namespace Example1Api.OptionsValidators
+{
+    public class RecursiveDataAnnotationValidateOptions<TOptions> 
+        : IValidateOptions<TOptions>
+        where TOptions : class
+    {
+        public RecursiveDataAnnotationValidateOptions(string optionsBuilderName)
+        {
+            Name = optionsBuilderName;
+        }
+
+        public ValidateOptionsResult Validate(string name, TOptions options)
+        {
+            if (Name != null && name != Name) return ValidateOptionsResult.Skip;
+            
+            var validationResults = new List<ValidationResult>();
+            if (RecursiveDataAnnotationValidator.TryValidateObjectRecursive(
+                options,
+                new ValidationContext(options, serviceProvider: null, items: null),
+                validationResults
+                ))
+            {
+                return ValidateOptionsResult.Success;
+            }
+
+            var errors = validationResults
+                .Select(r => 
+                    $"Validation failed for members: '{string.Join(",", r.MemberNames)}' with the error: '{r.ErrorMessage}'."
+                    )
+                .ToList();
+            return ValidateOptionsResult.Fail(errors);
+        }
+
+        public string Name { get; set; }
+    }
+}
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diff --git a/Example1-ValidateDataAnnotations/src/Example1Api/OptionsValidators/RecursiveDataAnnotationValidator.cs b/Example1-ValidateDataAnnotations/src/Example1Api/OptionsValidators/RecursiveDataAnnotationValidator.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2c067ae
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Example1-ValidateDataAnnotations/src/Example1Api/OptionsValidators/RecursiveDataAnnotationValidator.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,127 @@
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.ComponentModel.DataAnnotations;
+using System.Linq;
+using System.Collections;
+using Example1Api.Extensions;
+
+namespace Example1Api.OptionsValidators
+{
+    /* References:
+     * - https://github.com/ovation22/DataAnnotationsValidatorRecursive/blob/master/DataAnnotationsValidator/DataAnnotationsValidator/DataAnnotationsValidator.cs
+     * - https://www.nuget.org/packages/DataAnnotationsValidator/
+     */    
+    
+    public static class RecursiveDataAnnotationValidator
+    {
+        private static bool TryValidateObject(
+            object obj, 
+            ICollection<ValidationResult> validationResults, 
+            IDictionary<object, object> validationContextItems = null
+            )
+        {
+            return Validator.TryValidateObject(
+                obj, 
+                new ValidationContext(
+                    obj, 
+                    null,
+                    validationContextItems
+                    ), 
+                validationResults, 
+                true
+                );
+        }
+
+        public static bool TryValidateObjectRecursive<T>(
+            T obj, 
+            ValidationContext validationContext, 
+            List<ValidationResult> validationResults
+            ) where T : class
+        {
+            return TryValidateObjectRecursive(
+                obj, 
+                validationResults,
+                validationContext.Items
+                );
+        }
+
+        private static bool TryValidateObjectRecursive<T>(
+            T obj, 
+            List<ValidationResult> validationResults, 
+            IDictionary<object, object> validationContextItems = null
+            )
+        {
+            return TryValidateObjectRecursive(
+                obj, 
+                validationResults, 
+                new HashSet<object>(), 
+                validationContextItems
+                );
+        }
+
+        private static bool TryValidateObjectRecursive<T>(
+            T obj, 
+            ICollection<ValidationResult> validationResults, 
+            ISet<object> validatedObjects, 
+            IDictionary<object, object> validationContextItems = null
+            )
+        {
+            //short-circuit to avoid infinite loops on cyclical object graphs
+            if (validatedObjects.Contains(obj))
+            {
+                return true;
+            }
+
+            validatedObjects.Add(obj);
+            var result = TryValidateObject(obj, validationResults, validationContextItems);
+
+            var properties = obj.GetType().GetProperties().Where(prop => prop.CanRead
+                //TODO: && !prop.GetCustomAttributes(typeof(SkipRecursiveValidation), false).Any()
+                && prop.GetIndexParameters().Length == 0).ToList();
+
+            foreach (var property in properties)
+            {
+                if (property.PropertyType == typeof(string) || property.PropertyType.IsValueType) continue;
+
+                var value = obj.GetPropertyValue(property.Name);
+
+                List<ValidationResult> nestedResults;
+                switch (value)
+                {
+                    case null:
+                        continue;
+                    case IEnumerable asEnumerable:
+                        foreach (var enumObj in asEnumerable)
+                        {
+                            if (enumObj == null) continue;
+                            nestedResults = new List<ValidationResult>();
+                            if (!TryValidateObjectRecursive(enumObj, nestedResults, validatedObjects, validationContextItems))
+                            {
+                                result = false;
+                                foreach (var validationResult in nestedResults)
+                                {
+                                    var property1 = property;
+                                    validationResults.Add(new ValidationResult(validationResult.ErrorMessage, validationResult.MemberNames.Select(x => property1.Name + '.' + x)));
+                                }
+                            }
+                        }
+
+                        break;
+                    default:
+                        nestedResults = new List<ValidationResult>();
+                        if (!TryValidateObjectRecursive(value, nestedResults, validatedObjects, validationContextItems))
+                        {
+                            result = false;
+                            foreach (var validationResult in nestedResults)
+                            {
+                                var property1 = property;
+                                validationResults.Add(new ValidationResult(validationResult.ErrorMessage, validationResult.MemberNames.Select(x => property1.Name + '.' + x)));
+                            }
+                        }
+                        break;
+                }
+            }
+
+            return result;
+        }
+    }
+}
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