diff --git a/src/driver/mpas_subdriver.F b/src/driver/mpas_subdriver.F
index 90217ad80d1c..d404c0934ca0 100644
--- a/src/driver/mpas_subdriver.F
+++ b/src/driver/mpas_subdriver.F
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ module mpas_subdriver
 
    subroutine mpas_init()
 
-      use mpas_stream_manager, only : MPAS_stream_mgr_init, MPAS_build_stream_filename
+      use mpas_stream_manager, only : MPAS_stream_mgr_init, MPAS_build_stream_filename, MPAS_stream_mgr_validate_streams
       use iso_c_binding, only : c_char, c_loc, c_ptr, c_int
       use mpas_c_interfacing, only : mpas_f_to_c_string, mpas_c_to_f_string
       use mpas_timekeeping, only : mpas_get_clock_time, mpas_get_time
@@ -311,6 +311,15 @@ end subroutine xml_stream_get_attributes
          call mpas_dmpar_abort(domain_ptr % dminfo)
       end if
 
+      !
+      ! Validate streams after set-up
+      !
+      call mpas_log_write(' ** Validating streams')
+      call MPAS_stream_mgr_validate_streams(domain_ptr % streamManager, ierr = ierr)
+      if ( ierr /= MPAS_STREAM_MGR_NOERR ) then
+         call mpas_dmpar_global_abort('ERROR: Validation of streams failed for core ' // trim(domain_ptr % core % coreName))
+      end if
+
       !
       ! Finalize the setup of blocks and fields
       !
diff --git a/src/framework/mpas_stream_manager.F b/src/framework/mpas_stream_manager.F
index b77050a9c5d0..2f5716dbfe80 100644
--- a/src/framework/mpas_stream_manager.F
+++ b/src/framework/mpas_stream_manager.F
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ module mpas_stream_manager
     public :: MPAS_stream_mgr_init, &
               MPAS_stream_mgr_finalize, &
               MPAS_stream_mgr_create_stream, &
+              MPAS_stream_mgr_validate_streams, &
               MPAS_stream_mgr_destroy_stream, &
               MPAS_stream_mgr_get_clock, &
               MPAS_stream_mgr_set_property, &
@@ -412,6 +413,112 @@ subroutine MPAS_stream_mgr_create_stream(manager, streamID, direction, filename,
     end subroutine MPAS_stream_mgr_create_stream!}}}
 
 
+    !-----------------------------------------------------------------------
+    !  routine MPAS_stream_mgr_validate_streams
+    !
+    !> \brief Validate all streams or one stream, if optional argument streamID is present.
+    !> \author Dom Heinzeller
+    !> \date   12 September 2017
+    !> \details
+    !>  Validates all streams of a stream manager, or one stream if optional argument
+    !>  streamID is specified. A low-level validation of streams happens within
+    !>  xml_stream_parser in xml_stream_parser.c (e.g. immutable streams must not be
+    !>  specified as mutable streams etc.). MPAS_stream_mgr_validate_streams performs
+    !>  higher-level checks that should stay separate from the low-level checks and
+    !>  that may require additional logic or settings not necessarily present when
+    !>  calling xml_stream_parser.
+    !
+    !-----------------------------------------------------------------------
+    subroutine MPAS_stream_mgr_validate_streams(manager, streamID, ierr)!{{{
+
+        implicit none
+
+        type (MPAS_streamManager_type), intent(inout) :: manager
+        character (len=*), intent(in), optional :: streamID
+        integer, intent(out), optional :: ierr
+
+        character(len=StrKIND) :: stream_name
+        character(len=StrKIND) :: filename_interval
+        integer :: direction, io_type
+        character (len=StrKIND) :: message
+        integer :: err_local
+
+        ! For future validation of SIONlib data - need to check that there is only one timestamp per file
+        type (MPAS_TimeInterval_type) :: time_interval_zero, time_interval_file, time_interval_input, time_interval_output
+
+        if (present(streamID)) then
+           STREAM_DEBUG_WRITE('-- Called MPAS_stream_mgr_validate_streams() for '//trim(streamID))
+        else
+           STREAM_DEBUG_WRITE('-- Called MPAS_stream_mgr_validate_streams() for all streams')
+        end if
+
+        if (present(ierr)) ierr = MPAS_STREAM_MGR_NOERR
+        call mpas_set_timeInterval(time_interval_zero, dt = 0.0)
+
+        if (present(streamID)) then
+           call MPAS_stream_mgr_begin_iteration(manager, streamID, ierr=err_local)
+           if (err_local .eq. MPAS_STREAM_MGR_ERROR) then
+              if (present(ierr)) ierr = MPAS_STREAM_MGR_ERROR
+              return
+           end if
+        end if
+
+        call MPAS_stream_mgr_begin_iteration(manager)
+        do while (MPAS_stream_mgr_get_next_stream(manager, streamID = stream_name, directionProperty = direction, &
+                                                  filenameIntervalProperty = filename_interval))
+           if (present(streamID)) then
+              if (trim(streamID) .ne. trim(stream_name)) cycle
+           end if
+           STREAM_DEBUG_WRITE('-- Validating stream '//trim(stream_name))
+           call MPAS_stream_mgr_get_property(manager, stream_name, MPAS_STREAM_PROPERTY_IOTYPE, io_type)
+
+#if 0
+           ! Placeholder for testing additional consistency checks for future SIONlib implementation,
+           ! and demo of how to use MPAS_stream_mgr_get_stream_interval for directions input/output.
+           if (io_type == MPAS_IO_SIONLIB) then
+
+               if (trim(filename_interval) /= 'none') then
+                  call mpas_set_timeInterval(time_interval_file, timeString=filename_interval)
+               else
+                  call mpas_set_timeInterval(time_interval_file, dt = 0.0)
+               end if
+
+               if (direction == MPAS_STREAM_INPUT .or. direction == MPAS_STREAM_INPUT_OUTPUT) then
+                  time_interval_input = MPAS_stream_mgr_get_stream_interval(manager, stream_name, MPAS_STREAM_INPUT, err_local)
+                  if (err_local /= MPAS_STREAM_MGR_NOERR) then
+                     if (present(ierr)) ierr = MPAS_STREAM_MGR_ERROR
+                     return
+                  end if
+                  if (time_interval_input .gt. time_interval_zero) then
+                     if ( (time_interval_file .eq. time_interval_zero) .or. (time_interval_file .gt. time_interval_input) ) then
+                        message = 'Filename interval is larger than input interval for SIONlib stream ''' // trim(stream_name) //''' (only one time stamp per file allowed).'
+                        call mpas_log_write(message, MPAS_LOG_CRIT)
+                     end if
+                  end if
+               end if
+
+               if (direction == MPAS_STREAM_OUTPUT .or. direction == MPAS_STREAM_INPUT_OUTPUT) then
+                  time_interval_output = MPAS_stream_mgr_get_stream_interval(manager, stream_name, MPAS_STREAM_OUTPUT, err_local)
+                  if (err_local /= MPAS_STREAM_MGR_NOERR) then
+                     if (present(ierr)) ierr = MPAS_STREAM_MGR_ERROR
+                     return
+                  end if
+                  if (time_interval_output .gt. time_interval_zero) then
+                     if ( (time_interval_file .eq. time_interval_zero) .or. (time_interval_file .gt. time_interval_output) ) then
+                        message = 'Filename interval is larger than output interval for SIONlib stream ''' // trim(stream_name) //''' (only one time stamp per file allowed).'
+                        call mpas_log_write(message, MPAS_LOG_CRIT)
+                     end if
+                  end if
+               end if
+
+           end if
+#endif
+
+        end do
+
+    end subroutine MPAS_stream_mgr_validate_streams!}}}
+
+
     !-----------------------------------------------------------------------
     !  routine MPAS_stream_mgr_destroy_stream
     !