diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index c2a8c66..3388594 100755
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -6,6 +6,10 @@ and optionally translated for clarity or internationalization.
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+## New in Version 3.2
+
+Version 3.2 adds the `validateProvidedData` hook, which can be very useful in validating patch requests.
+
 ## New in Version 3.1
 
 - 🙌 Updated to work with latest `@hapi/joi`.
@@ -16,6 +20,8 @@ and optionally translated for clarity or internationalization.
 
 Since `Joi.validate()` has been removed, all validations now use `schema.validateAsync()`, which means this package now supports asynchronous validations.
 
+If you're using MongoDB, be sure to take a look at [@feathers-plus/validate-joi-mongodb](https://github.com/feathers-plus/validate-joi-mongodb) for some time-saving utilities.
+
 ## Installation
 
 ```
@@ -114,6 +120,44 @@ export.before = {
 };
 ```
 
+## validateProvidedData Hook
+
+The `validateProvidedData` hook is just like `validate.form`, but it only validates the attributes from the schema which are actually present in the request's `data` object.  In short, it allows partial validation of the schema attributes.  Using it as a hook looks like this:
+
+```js
+const validate = require('@featehrs-plus/validate-joi')
+const attrs = require('./faqs.model')
+
+const hooks = {
+  before: {
+    patch: [
+      validate.validateProvidedData(attrs, { abortEarly: false })
+    ]
+  }
+}
+```
+
+The above example supposes that you have an `/faqs` service with a model that looks like the following.  Notice how the `attrs` are defined as a separate object, then they are used in the schema and made available in the export.  The `validateProvidedData` hook uses the individual attrs to validate each individual item in the request's `data` object.
+
+```js
+// src/services/faqs/faqs.model.js
+const Joi = require('@hapi/joi')
+const { objectId } = require('@feathers-plus/validate-joi-mongodb')
+
+const attrs = {
+  _id: objectId(),
+  question: Joi.string().disallow(null).required(),
+  answer: Joi.string().disallow(null).required(),
+  isPublic: Joi.boolean().default(false),
+  createdBy: objectId().disallow(null).required()
+}
+
+module.exports = {
+  attrs,
+  schema: Joi.object(attrs)
+}
+```
+
 ## Motivation
 
 Data must be validated and sanitized before the database is changed.
diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index c3fa7e3..9d7e897 100755
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
 const errors = require('@feathersjs/errors');
 const utils = require('feathers-hooks-common/lib/services');
 const joiErrorsForForms = require('joi-errors-for-forms');
+const Joi = require('@hapi/joi');
+const pick = require('lodash/pick');
 
 // We only directly need the convert option. The others are listed for convenience.
 // See defaults at https://hapi.dev/family/joi/api/?v=17.1.0#anyvalidatevalue-options
@@ -67,7 +69,7 @@ function setupValidateWithJoi(joiSchema, joiOptions, translator, ifTest) {
   };
 }
 
-module.exports = {
+const validators = {
   form: function (joiSchema, joiOptions, translations, ifTest) {
     const translator = joiErrorsForForms.form(translations);
     return setupValidateWithJoi(joiSchema, joiOptions, translator, ifTest);
@@ -77,3 +79,33 @@ module.exports = {
     return setupValidateWithJoi(joiSchema, joiOptions, translator, ifTest);
   }
 };
+
+/**
+ * The validatedProvidedAttrs hook is great for validating patch requests, where a partial
+ * schema needs to be validated.  It only validates the attributes that have matching keys
+ * in `context.data`.
+ * @param {Object} validationsObj - an object containing the raw keys from a service's
+ *    schema object. It cannot be already wrapped in `Joi.object(validationsObject)`.
+ * @param {JoiOptionsObject} joiOptions
+ */
+function setupValidateProvidedData(validationsObj, joiOptions) {
+  if (!validationsObj || typeof validationsObj !== 'object') {
+    throw new Error('The `validationsObj` argument is required.');
+  }
+  return function validatedProvidedData(context) {
+    if (context.type === 'after') {
+      throw new Error('validateProvidedData can only be a before hook');
+    }
+    const patchAttrs = pick(validationsObj, Object.keys(context.data));
+    const patchSchema = Joi.object(patchAttrs);
+
+    const validateHook = validators.form(patchSchema, joiOptions);
+
+    return validateHook(context);
+  };
+}
+
+Object.assign(validators, { validateProvidedData: setupValidateProvidedData });
+
+
+module.exports = validators;
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 80737bb..f6613a4 100755
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -31,7 +31,8 @@
   ],
   "author": "John Szwaronek <johnsz9999@gmail.com>",
   "contributors": [
-    "Luis A. Salas <betinho8901@gmail.com>"
+    "Luis A. Salas <betinho8901@gmail.com>",
+    "Marshall Thompson <marshall@creativeideal.net>"
   ],
   "license": "MIT",
   "bugs": {
@@ -42,7 +43,8 @@
     "@feathersjs/errors": "^4.5.1",
     "@hapi/joi": "^17.1.0",
     "feathers-hooks-common": "^5.0.2",
-    "joi-errors-for-forms": "^0.2.2"
+    "joi-errors-for-forms": "^0.2.2",
+    "lodash": "^4.17.15"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "babel-eslint": "^10.0.3",
@@ -55,7 +57,7 @@
     "eslint-plugin-react": "7.18.3",
     "istanbul": "^0.4.5",
     "mocha": "^7.0.1",
-    "mongodb": "^3.5.3"
+    "mongodb": "^3.5.5"
   },
   "engines": {
     "node": ">4.2.4"
diff --git a/test/valid_spec.js b/test/valid_spec.js
index 57a8bdc..16ff66c 100755
--- a/test/valid_spec.js
+++ b/test/valid_spec.js
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ one-var-declaration-per-line: 0, prefer-arrow-callback: 0 */ /* ES5 code */
 
 const { assert } = require('chai');
 const Joi = require('@hapi/joi');
+const { ObjectID } = require('mongodb');
 const validate = require('../index');
 
 const name = Joi.string().trim().regex(/^[\sa-zA-Z0-9]{5,30}$/).required();
@@ -14,7 +15,6 @@ const schema = Joi.object().keys({
   confirmPassword: password.label('Confirm password'),
 });
 
-const { ObjectID } = require('mongodb');
 /**
  * Custom objectId validator
  */
diff --git a/test/validate-provided-data.test.js b/test/validate-provided-data.test.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0d49641
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/validate-provided-data.test.js
@@ -0,0 +1,76 @@
+const assert = require('assert');
+const Joi = require('@hapi/joi');
+const { validateProvidedData: setupValidate } = require('../index');
+
+describe('validate-provided-data hook', () => {
+  it('throws an error if no valdationAttrs are provided', async () => {
+    try {
+      setupValidate();
+    } catch (error) {
+      assert.equal(error.message, 'The `validationsObj` argument is required.');
+    }
+  });
+
+  it('throws an error if used as an after hook', async () => {
+    const attrs = {
+      name: Joi.string().required(),
+      email: Joi.string().required(),
+    };
+    const context = {
+      type: 'after',
+    };
+
+    try {
+      const validate = setupValidate(attrs);
+      const responseContext = await validate(context);
+      assert(!responseContext, 'should have failed when used as an after hook');
+    } catch (error) {
+      assert.equal(error.message, 'validateProvidedData can only be a before hook',
+        'should have been able to validate');
+    }
+  });
+
+  it('validates only the attributes in context.data', async () => {
+    const attrs = {
+      name: Joi.string().required(),
+      email: Joi.string().required(),
+    };
+    const context = {
+      type: 'before',
+      data: {
+        name: 'Marshall',
+      },
+    };
+
+    try {
+      const validate = setupValidate(attrs);
+      const responseContext = await validate(context);
+      assert(responseContext);
+    } catch (error) {
+      assert(!error, 'should have been able to validate');
+    }
+  });
+
+  it('can fail if validations do not match', async () => {
+    const attrs = {
+      name: Joi.string().required(),
+      email: Joi.string().required(),
+    };
+    const context = {
+      type: 'before',
+      data: {
+        name: 'Marshall',
+        email: 200, // this should fail
+      },
+    };
+
+    try {
+      const validate = setupValidate(attrs);
+      const options = { convert: true, abortEarly: false, stripUnknown: true };
+      const responseContext = await validate(context, options);
+      assert(!responseContext, 'should have failed email validation');
+    } catch ({ errors }) {
+      assert.equal(errors.email, '"email" must be a string', 'validation should have failed for bad email');
+    }
+  });
+});
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index fb09e7f..aa64992 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -1592,10 +1592,10 @@ mocha@^7.0.1:
     yargs-parser "13.1.1"
     yargs-unparser "1.6.0"
 
-mongodb@^3.5.3:
-  version "3.5.3"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/mongodb/-/mongodb-3.5.3.tgz#f2c7ce9b5fc9a13da116ff1b6e816f6256010a86"
-  integrity sha512-II7P7A3XUdPiXRgcN96qIoRa1oesM6qLNZkzfPluNZjVkgQk3jnQwOT6/uDk4USRDTTLjNFw2vwfmbRGTA7msg==
+mongodb@^3.5.5:
+  version "3.5.5"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/mongodb/-/mongodb-3.5.5.tgz#1334c3e5a384469ac7ef0dea69d59acc829a496a"
+  integrity sha512-GCjDxR3UOltDq00Zcpzql6dQo1sVry60OXJY3TDmFc2SWFY6c8Gn1Ardidc5jDirvJrx2GC3knGOImKphbSL3A==
   dependencies:
     bl "^2.2.0"
     bson "^1.1.1"