diff --git a/app/code/Magento/Cms/Controller/Adminhtml/Page/PostDataProcessor.php b/app/code/Magento/Cms/Controller/Adminhtml/Page/PostDataProcessor.php
index 6150991be15f5..687a2b558a08a 100644
--- a/app/code/Magento/Cms/Controller/Adminhtml/Page/PostDataProcessor.php
+++ b/app/code/Magento/Cms/Controller/Adminhtml/Page/PostDataProcessor.php
@@ -6,6 +6,14 @@
  */
 namespace Magento\Cms\Controller\Adminhtml\Page;
 
+use Magento\Cms\Model\Page\DomValidationState;
+use Magento\Framework\App\ObjectManager;
+use Magento\Framework\Config\Dom\ValidationException;
+
+/**
+ * Class PostDataProcessor
+ * @package Magento\Cms\Controller\Adminhtml\Page
+ */
 class PostDataProcessor
 {
     /**
@@ -23,19 +31,28 @@ class PostDataProcessor
      */
     protected $messageManager;
 
+    /**
+     * @var DomValidationState
+     */
+    private $validationState;
+
     /**
      * @param \Magento\Framework\Stdlib\DateTime\Filter\Date $dateFilter
      * @param \Magento\Framework\Message\ManagerInterface $messageManager
      * @param \Magento\Framework\View\Model\Layout\Update\ValidatorFactory $validatorFactory
+     * @param DomValidationState $validationState
      */
     public function __construct(
         \Magento\Framework\Stdlib\DateTime\Filter\Date $dateFilter,
         \Magento\Framework\Message\ManagerInterface $messageManager,
-        \Magento\Framework\View\Model\Layout\Update\ValidatorFactory $validatorFactory
+        \Magento\Framework\View\Model\Layout\Update\ValidatorFactory $validatorFactory,
+        DomValidationState $validationState = null
     ) {
         $this->dateFilter = $dateFilter;
         $this->messageManager = $messageManager;
         $this->validatorFactory = $validatorFactory;
+        $this->validationState = $validationState
+            ?: ObjectManager::getInstance()->get(DomValidationState::class);
     }
 
     /**
@@ -61,27 +78,27 @@ public function filter($data)
      * Validate post data
      *
      * @param array $data
-     * @return bool     Return FALSE if someone item is invalid
+     * @return bool     Return FALSE if some item is invalid
      */
     public function validate($data)
     {
-        $errorNo = true;
         if (!empty($data['layout_update_xml']) || !empty($data['custom_layout_update_xml'])) {
-            /** @var $validatorCustomLayout \Magento\Framework\View\Model\Layout\Update\Validator */
-            $validatorCustomLayout = $this->validatorFactory->create();
-            if (!empty($data['layout_update_xml']) && !$validatorCustomLayout->isValid($data['layout_update_xml'])) {
-                $errorNo = false;
-            }
-            if (!empty($data['custom_layout_update_xml'])
-                && !$validatorCustomLayout->isValid($data['custom_layout_update_xml'])
-            ) {
-                $errorNo = false;
-            }
-            foreach ($validatorCustomLayout->getMessages() as $message) {
-                $this->messageManager->addError($message);
+            /** @var $layoutXmlValidator \Magento\Framework\View\Model\Layout\Update\Validator */
+            $layoutXmlValidator = $this->validatorFactory->create(
+                [
+                    'validationState' => $this->validationState,
+                ]
+            );
+
+            if (!$this->validateData($data, $layoutXmlValidator)) {
+                $validatorMessages = $layoutXmlValidator->getMessages();
+                foreach ($validatorMessages as $message) {
+                    $this->messageManager->addErrorMessage($message);
+                }
+                return false;
             }
         }
-        return $errorNo;
+        return true;
     }
 
     /**
@@ -108,4 +125,32 @@ public function validateRequireEntry(array $data)
         }
         return $errorNo;
     }
+
+    /**
+     * Validate data, avoid cyclomatic complexity
+     *
+     * @param array $data
+     * @param \Magento\Framework\View\Model\Layout\Update\Validator $layoutXmlValidator
+     * @return bool
+     */
+    private function validateData($data, $layoutXmlValidator)
+    {
+        try {
+            if (!empty($data['layout_update_xml']) && !$layoutXmlValidator->isValid($data['layout_update_xml'])) {
+                return false;
+            }
+            if (!empty($data['custom_layout_update_xml']) &&
+                !$layoutXmlValidator->isValid($data['custom_layout_update_xml'])
+            ) {
+                return false;
+            }
+        } catch (ValidationException $e) {
+            return false;
+        } catch (\Exception $e) {
+            $this->messageManager->addExceptionMessage($e, $e->getMessage());
+            return false;
+        }
+
+        return true;
+    }
 }
diff --git a/app/code/Magento/Cms/Model/Page/DomValidationState.php b/app/code/Magento/Cms/Model/Page/DomValidationState.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..2dc75b62fbbda
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/code/Magento/Cms/Model/Page/DomValidationState.php
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+<?php
+/**
+ * Application config file resolver
+ *
+ * Copyright © 2013-2017 Magento, Inc. All rights reserved.
+ * See COPYING.txt for license details.
+ */
+namespace Magento\Cms\Model\Page;
+
+/**
+ * Class DomValidationState
+ * @package Magento\Cms\Model\Page
+ */
+class DomValidationState implements \Magento\Framework\Config\ValidationStateInterface
+{
+    /**
+     * Retrieve validation state
+     * Used in cms page post processor to force validate layout update xml
+     *
+     * @return boolean
+     */
+    public function isValidationRequired()
+    {
+        return true;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/lib/internal/Magento/Framework/View/Model/Layout/Update/Validator.php b/lib/internal/Magento/Framework/View/Model/Layout/Update/Validator.php
index 143473cbf0e38..fd7218a2159a5 100644
--- a/lib/internal/Magento/Framework/View/Model/Layout/Update/Validator.php
+++ b/lib/internal/Magento/Framework/View/Model/Layout/Update/Validator.php
@@ -5,7 +5,10 @@
  */
 namespace Magento\Framework\View\Model\Layout\Update;
 
+use Magento\Framework\App\ObjectManager;
 use Magento\Framework\Config\Dom\UrnResolver;
+use Magento\Framework\Config\DomFactory;
+use Magento\Framework\Config\ValidationStateInterface;
 
 /**
  * Validator for custom layout update
@@ -51,17 +54,24 @@ class Validator extends \Zend_Validate_Abstract
     protected $_xsdSchemas;
 
     /**
-     * @var \Magento\Framework\Config\DomFactory
+     * @var DomFactory
      */
     protected $_domConfigFactory;
 
     /**
-     * @param \Magento\Framework\Config\DomFactory $domConfigFactory
+     * @var ValidationStateInterface
+     */
+    private $validationState;
+
+    /**
+     * @param DomFactory $domConfigFactory
      * @param \Magento\Framework\Config\Dom\UrnResolver $urnResolver
+     * @param ValidationStateInterface $validationState
      */
     public function __construct(
-        \Magento\Framework\Config\DomFactory $domConfigFactory,
-        UrnResolver $urnResolver
+        DomFactory $domConfigFactory,
+        UrnResolver $urnResolver,
+        ValidationStateInterface $validationState = null
     ) {
         $this->_domConfigFactory = $domConfigFactory;
         $this->_initMessageTemplates();
@@ -73,6 +83,8 @@ public function __construct(
                 'urn:magento:framework:View/Layout/etc/layout_merged.xsd'
             ),
         ];
+        $this->validationState = $validationState
+            ?: ObjectManager::getInstance()->get(ValidationStateInterface::class);
     }
 
     /**
@@ -115,7 +127,13 @@ public function isValid($value, $schema = self::LAYOUT_SCHEMA_PAGE_HANDLE, $isSe
         try {
             //wrap XML value in the "layout" and "handle" tags to make it validatable
             $value = '<layout xmlns:xsi="' . self::XML_NAMESPACE_XSI . '">' . $value . '</layout>';
-            $this->_domConfigFactory->createDom(['xml' => $value, 'schemaFile' => $this->_xsdSchemas[$schema]]);
+            $this->_domConfigFactory->createDom(
+                [
+                    'xml' => $value,
+                    'schemaFile' => $this->_xsdSchemas[$schema],
+                    'validationState' => $this->validationState,
+                ]
+            );
 
             if ($isSecurityCheck) {
                 $value = new \Magento\Framework\Simplexml\Element($value);
diff --git a/lib/internal/Magento/Framework/View/Test/Unit/Model/Layout/Update/ValidatorTest.php b/lib/internal/Magento/Framework/View/Test/Unit/Model/Layout/Update/ValidatorTest.php
index 771bace3fe6ee..7269a51a3ba67 100644
--- a/lib/internal/Magento/Framework/View/Test/Unit/Model/Layout/Update/ValidatorTest.php
+++ b/lib/internal/Magento/Framework/View/Test/Unit/Model/Layout/Update/ValidatorTest.php
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
  */
 namespace Magento\Framework\View\Test\Unit\Model\Layout\Update;
 
-use \Magento\Framework\View\Model\Layout\Update\Validator;
+use Magento\Framework\View\Model\Layout\Update\Validator;
 
 class ValidatorTest extends \PHPUnit_Framework_TestCase
 {
@@ -14,6 +14,11 @@ class ValidatorTest extends \PHPUnit_Framework_TestCase
      */
     protected $_objectHelper;
 
+    /**
+     * @var \Magento\Framework\Config\ValidationStateInterface|\PHPUnit_Framework_MockObject_MockObject
+     */
+    private $validationState;
+
     protected function setUp()
     {
         $this->_objectHelper = new \Magento\Framework\TestFramework\Unit\Helper\ObjectManager($this);
@@ -27,7 +32,10 @@ protected function setUp()
     protected function _createValidator($layoutUpdate, $isSchemaValid = true)
     {
         $domConfigFactory = $this->getMockBuilder(
-            'Magento\Framework\Config\DomFactory'
+            \Magento\Framework\Config\DomFactory::class
+        )->disableOriginalConstructor()->getMock();
+        $this->validationState = $this->getMockBuilder(
+            \Magento\Framework\Config\ValidationStateInterface::class
         )->disableOriginalConstructor()->getMock();
 
         $urnResolver = new \Magento\Framework\Config\Dom\UrnResolver();
@@ -35,6 +43,7 @@ protected function _createValidator($layoutUpdate, $isSchemaValid = true)
             'xml' => '<layout xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance">' .
                 trim($layoutUpdate) . '</layout>',
             'schemaFile' => $urnResolver->getRealPath('urn:magento:framework:View/Layout/etc/page_layout.xsd'),
+            'validationState' => $this->validationState,
         ];
 
         $exceptionMessage = 'validation exception';
@@ -49,10 +58,14 @@ protected function _createValidator($layoutUpdate, $isSchemaValid = true)
                 new \Magento\Framework\Config\Dom\ValidationException($exceptionMessage)
             )
         );
-        $urnResolver = $this->_objectHelper->getObject('Magento\Framework\Config\Dom\UrnResolver');
+        $urnResolver = $this->_objectHelper->getObject(\Magento\Framework\Config\Dom\UrnResolver::class);
         $model = $this->_objectHelper->getObject(
-            'Magento\Framework\View\Model\Layout\Update\Validator',
-            ['domConfigFactory' => $domConfigFactory, 'urnResolver' => $urnResolver]
+            \Magento\Framework\View\Model\Layout\Update\Validator::class,
+            [
+                'domConfigFactory' => $domConfigFactory,
+                'urnResolver' => $urnResolver,
+                'validationState' => $this->validationState,
+            ]
         );
 
         return $model;