diff --git a/lib/puppet/functions/validate_absolute_path.rb b/lib/puppet/functions/validate_absolute_path.rb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5ae9d298d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/puppet/functions/validate_absolute_path.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+require 'puppet_x/puppetlabs/stdlib/deprecation_gen'
+PuppetX::Puppetlabs::Stdlib.deprecation_gen("validate_absolute_path", "Stdlib::Compat::Absolute_Path")
+# Puppet::Functions.create_function
diff --git a/lib/puppet/functions/validate_array.rb b/lib/puppet/functions/validate_array.rb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..9155784da
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/puppet/functions/validate_array.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+require 'puppet_x/puppetlabs/stdlib/deprecation_gen'
+PuppetX::Puppetlabs::Stdlib.deprecation_gen("validate_array", "Stdlib::Compat::Array")
+# Puppet::Functions.create_function
diff --git a/lib/puppet/functions/validate_bool.rb b/lib/puppet/functions/validate_bool.rb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..10f6edf8c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/puppet/functions/validate_bool.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+require 'puppet_x/puppetlabs/stdlib/deprecation_gen'
+PuppetX::Puppetlabs::Stdlib.deprecation_gen("validate_bool", "Stdlib::Compat::Bool")
+# Puppet::Functions.create_function
diff --git a/lib/puppet/functions/validate_hash.rb b/lib/puppet/functions/validate_hash.rb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5349664b2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/puppet/functions/validate_hash.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+require 'puppet_x/puppetlabs/stdlib/deprecation_gen'
+PuppetX::Puppetlabs::Stdlib.deprecation_gen("validate_hash", "Stdlib::Compat::Hash")
+# Puppet::Functions.create_function
diff --git a/lib/puppet/functions/validate_integer.rb b/lib/puppet/functions/validate_integer.rb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..2c4645d6f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/puppet/functions/validate_integer.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+require 'puppet_x/puppetlabs/stdlib/deprecation_gen'
+PuppetX::Puppetlabs::Stdlib.deprecation_gen("validate_integer", "Stdlib::Compat::Integer")
+# Puppet::Functions.create_function
diff --git a/lib/puppet/functions/validate_ip_address.rb b/lib/puppet/functions/validate_ip_address.rb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..15a710e73
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/puppet/functions/validate_ip_address.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+require 'puppet_x/puppetlabs/stdlib/deprecation_gen'
+PuppetX::Puppetlabs::Stdlib.deprecation_gen("validate_ip_address", "Stdlib::Compat::Ip_Address")
+# Puppet::Functions.create_function
diff --git a/lib/puppet/functions/validate_ipv4_address.rb b/lib/puppet/functions/validate_ipv4_address.rb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8e1bc5987
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/puppet/functions/validate_ipv4_address.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+require 'puppet_x/puppetlabs/stdlib/deprecation_gen'
+PuppetX::Puppetlabs::Stdlib.deprecation_gen("validate_ipv4_address", "Stdlib::Compat::Ipv4_Address")
+# Puppet::Functions.create_function
diff --git a/lib/puppet/functions/validate_ipv6_address.rb b/lib/puppet/functions/validate_ipv6_address.rb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..865648a34
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/puppet/functions/validate_ipv6_address.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+require 'puppet_x/puppetlabs/stdlib/deprecation_gen'
+PuppetX::Puppetlabs::Stdlib.deprecation_gen("validate_ipv6_address", "Stdlib::Compat::Ipv6_address")
+# Puppet::Functions.create_function
diff --git a/lib/puppet/functions/validate_numeric.rb b/lib/puppet/functions/validate_numeric.rb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0c2e1f20f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/puppet/functions/validate_numeric.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+require 'puppet_x/puppetlabs/stdlib/deprecation_gen'
+PuppetX::Puppetlabs::Stdlib.deprecation_gen("validate_numeric", "Stdlib::Compat::Numeric")
+# Puppet::Functions.create_function
diff --git a/lib/puppet/functions/validate_re.rb b/lib/puppet/functions/validate_re.rb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d63ed42e6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/puppet/functions/validate_re.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+require 'puppet_x/puppetlabs/stdlib/deprecation_gen'
+PuppetX::Puppetlabs::Stdlib.deprecation_gen("validate_re", "Stdlib::Compat::Re")
+# Puppet::Functions.create_function
diff --git a/lib/puppet/functions/validate_string.rb b/lib/puppet/functions/validate_string.rb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a196f43d7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/puppet/functions/validate_string.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+require 'puppet_x/puppetlabs/stdlib/deprecation_gen'
+PuppetX::Puppetlabs::Stdlib.deprecation_gen("validate_string", "Stdlib::Compat::String")
+# Puppet::Functions.create_function
diff --git a/lib/puppet_x/puppetlabs/stdlib/deprecation_gen.rb b/lib/puppet_x/puppetlabs/stdlib/deprecation_gen.rb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a3d830bf2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/puppet_x/puppetlabs/stdlib/deprecation_gen.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+# Creates a Puppet 4 function for the corresponding puppet 3 validate function, who's name will be passed as an argument, alongside the type for deprecation output purposes.
+module PuppetX
+  module Puppetlabs
+    module Stdlib
+      def self.deprecation_gen(funct, type)
+        Puppet::Functions.create_function(funct, Puppet::Functions::InternalFunction) do
+          @@funct = funct
+          @@type = type
+          dispatch :deprecation_gen do
+            scope_param
+            optional_repeated_param 'Any', :args
+          end
+          def deprecation_gen(scope, *args)
+            call_function('deprecation', 'puppet_3_type_check', "This method is deprecated, please use the stdlib validate_legacy function, with #{@@type}. There is further documentation for validate_legacy function in the README.")
+            scope.send("function_#{@@funct}", args)
+          end
+        end
+      end
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/spec/acceptance/validate_array_spec.rb b/spec/acceptance/validate_array_spec.rb
index b53e98c27..a787b53ee 100755
--- a/spec/acceptance/validate_array_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/acceptance/validate_array_spec.rb
@@ -20,14 +20,14 @@
 
       apply_manifest(pp, :catch_failures => true)
     end
-    it 'validates a non-array' do
-      {
-        %{validate_array({'a' => 'hash' })} => "Hash",
-        %{validate_array('string')}         => "String",
-        %{validate_array(false)}            => "FalseClass",
-        %{validate_array(undef)}            => "String"
-      }.each do |pp,type|
-        expect(apply_manifest(pp, :expect_failures => true).stderr).to match(/a #{type}/)
+    [
+      %{validate_array({'a' => 'hash' })},
+      %{validate_array('string')},
+      %{validate_array(false)},
+      %{validate_array(undef)}
+    ].each do |pp|
+      it "rejects #{pp.inspect}" do
+        expect(apply_manifest(pp, :expect_failures => true).stderr).to match(/is not a Array\.  It looks to be a/)
       end
     end
   end
diff --git a/spec/acceptance/validate_bool_spec.rb b/spec/acceptance/validate_bool_spec.rb
index c837f089f..5c52d0f75 100755
--- a/spec/acceptance/validate_bool_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/acceptance/validate_bool_spec.rb
@@ -20,14 +20,14 @@
 
       apply_manifest(pp, :catch_failures => true)
     end
-    it 'validates a non-bool' do
-      {
-        %{validate_bool('true')}  => "String",
-        %{validate_bool('false')} => "String",
-        %{validate_bool([true])}  => "Array",
-        %{validate_bool(undef)}   => "String",
-      }.each do |pp,type|
-        expect(apply_manifest(pp, :expect_failures => true).stderr).to match(/a #{type}/)
+    [
+      %{validate_bool('true')},
+      %{validate_bool('false')},
+      %{validate_bool([true])},
+      %{validate_bool(undef)}
+    ].each do |pp|
+      it "rejects #{pp.inspect}" do
+        expect(apply_manifest(pp, :expect_failures => true).stderr).to match(/is not a boolean\.  It looks to be a/)
       end
     end
   end
diff --git a/spec/acceptance/validate_hash_spec.rb b/spec/acceptance/validate_hash_spec.rb
index 52fb615bd..637df0ae3 100755
--- a/spec/acceptance/validate_hash_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/acceptance/validate_hash_spec.rb
@@ -20,14 +20,14 @@
 
       apply_manifest(pp, :catch_failures => true)
     end
-    it 'validates a non-hash' do
-      {
-        %{validate_hash('{ "not" => "hash" }')} => "String",
-        %{validate_hash('string')}              => "String",
-        %{validate_hash(["array"])}             => "Array",
-        %{validate_hash(undef)}                 => "String",
-      }.each do |pp,type|
-        expect(apply_manifest(pp, :expect_failures => true).stderr).to match(/a #{type}/)
+    [
+      %{validate_hash('{ "not" => "hash" }')},
+      %{validate_hash('string')},
+      %{validate_hash(["array"])},
+      %{validate_hash(undef)}
+    ].each do |pp|
+      it "rejects #{pp.inspect}" do
+        expect(apply_manifest(pp, :expect_failures => true).stderr).to match(//)
       end
     end
   end