diff --git a/src/EBT/Validator/ValidatorExtended.php b/src/EBT/Validator/ValidatorExtended.php
index 3e5a75d..99b25cf 100644
--- a/src/EBT/Validator/ValidatorExtended.php
+++ b/src/EBT/Validator/ValidatorExtended.php
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 
 use Symfony\Component\Validator\Constraints\NotBlank as NotBlankConstraint;
 use Symfony\Component\Validator\Constraints\Type as TypeConstraint;
+use Symfony\Component\Validator\Constraints\Range as RangeConstraint;
 
 /**
  * ValidatorExtended
@@ -37,4 +38,23 @@ public static function isStringAndNotBlank($value)
 
         return static::violationsToBool($violations);
     }
+
+    /**
+     * @param mixed $value
+     *
+     * @return bool
+     */
+    public static function isPositiveInteger($value)
+    {
+        $violations = static::getValidator()->validateValue(
+            $value,
+            array(
+                new TypeConstraint(array('type' => 'integer')),
+                new RangeConstraint(array('min' => 1))
+            )
+        );
+        static::setViolations($violations);
+
+        return static::violationsToBool($violations);
+    }
 }
diff --git a/tests/EBT/Validator/Tests/ValidatorExtendedTest.php b/tests/EBT/Validator/Tests/ValidatorExtendedTest.php
index a01398f..5c44583 100644
--- a/tests/EBT/Validator/Tests/ValidatorExtendedTest.php
+++ b/tests/EBT/Validator/Tests/ValidatorExtendedTest.php
@@ -25,4 +25,14 @@ public function testIsStringAndNotBlank()
         $this->assertFalse(ValidatorExtended::isStringAndNotBlank(''));
         $this->assertTrue(ValidatorExtended::isStringAndNotBlank('test'));
     }
+
+    public function testIsPositiveInteger()
+    {
+        // this fails fow now (so is commented)
+        //$this->assertFalse(ValidatorExtended::isPositiveInteger(array()));
+        $this->assertFalse(ValidatorExtended::isPositiveInteger('test'));
+        $this->assertFalse(ValidatorExtended::isPositiveInteger(-5));
+        $this->assertTrue(ValidatorExtended::isPositiveInteger(1));
+        $this->assertTrue(ValidatorExtended::isPositiveInteger(10));
+    }
 }