diff --git a/changes/8215.feature b/changes/8215.feature
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..fd34ea398c1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changes/8215.feature
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+Add ``ckan.logic.schema.validator_args`` and ``ckan.logic.validate`` decorators
+to toolkit.
diff --git a/ckan/logic/__init__.py b/ckan/logic/__init__.py
index 5aa91d7244c..0faa6747b9e 100644
--- a/ckan/logic/__init__.py
+++ b/ckan/logic/__init__.py
@@ -665,8 +665,23 @@ def get_or_bust(
 
 def validate(schema_func: Callable[[], Schema],
              can_skip_validator: bool = False) -> Callable[[Action], Action]:
-    ''' A decorator that validates an action function against a given schema
-    '''
+    """A decorator that validates an action function against a given schema.
+
+    Example::
+
+        def schema_func():
+            return {
+                "a": [get_validator("int_validator")],
+                "__extras": [get_validator("ignore")]
+            }
+
+        @validate_action_data(schema_function)
+        def my_action(context, data_dict):
+            return data_dict
+
+        data = {"a": "1", "b": "2"}
+        assert my_action({}, data) == {"a": 1}
+    """
     def action_decorator(action: Action) -> Action:
         @functools.wraps(action)
         def wrapper(context: Context, data_dict: DataDict):
diff --git a/ckan/logic/schema.py b/ckan/logic/schema.py
index acf61448d96..7ea45dfea26 100644
--- a/ckan/logic/schema.py
+++ b/ckan/logic/schema.py
@@ -13,8 +13,19 @@
 
 
 def validator_args(fn: ComplexSchemaFunc) -> PlainSchemaFunc:
-    u'''collect validator names from argument names
-    and pass them to wrapped function'''
+    """Collect validator names from argument names and pass them to wrapped
+    function.
+
+    Example::
+
+        @validator_args
+        def schema_function(not_empty, ignore):
+            return not_empty, ignore
+
+        ne, ig = schema_function()
+        assert ne is get_validator("not_empty")
+        assert ig is get_validator("ignore")
+    """
 
     args = inspect.signature(fn).parameters
 
diff --git a/ckan/plugins/toolkit.py b/ckan/plugins/toolkit.py
index 66215ce9c19..b93f3753948 100644
--- a/ckan/plugins/toolkit.py
+++ b/ckan/plugins/toolkit.py
@@ -33,6 +33,8 @@
     auth_allow_anonymous_access,
     auth_disallow_anonymous_access,
     fresh_context,
+    validate,
+    schema,
 )
 
 import ckan.plugins.blanket as blanket
@@ -82,30 +84,73 @@
 from ckan.model.base import BaseModel
 
 __all__ = [
-    "ckan", "base", "render", "abort",
-    "get_action", "check_access",
-    "get_validator", "get_converter",
-    "chained_auth_function", "chained_action",
-    "ObjectNotFound", "NotAuthorized", "ValidationError", "UnknownValidator",
-    "get_or_bust",
-    "side_effect_free", "auth_sysadmins_check",
-    "auth_allow_anonymous_access", "auth_disallow_anonymous_access",
-    "blanket", "signals", "enqueue_job",
-    "Invalid", "navl_validate", "missing", "StopOnError",
-    "h", "literal", "chained_helper", "redirect_to", "url_for",
-    "CkanVersionException", "HelperError",
-    "config", "_", "ungettext", "g", "c", "request",
-    "asbool", "asint", "aslist", "login_user", "logout_user", "current_user",
-    "DefaultDatasetForm", "DefaultGroupForm", "DefaultOrganizationForm",
-    "error_shout",
-    "mail_recipient", "mail_user",
-    "render_snippet", "add_template_directory", "add_public_directory",
+    "BaseModel",
+    "CkanVersionException",
+    "DefaultDatasetForm",
+    "DefaultGroupForm",
+    "DefaultOrganizationForm",
+    "HelperError",
+    "Invalid",
+    "NotAuthorized",
+    "ObjectNotFound",
+    "StopOnError",
+    "UnknownValidator",
+    "ValidationError",
+    "_",
+    "abort",
+    "add_public_directory",
     "add_resource",
-    "check_ckan_version", "requires_ckan_version", "get_endpoint",
-    "fresh_context", "BaseModel",
+    "add_template_directory",
+    "asbool",
+    "asint",
+    "aslist",
+    "auth_allow_anonymous_access",
+    "auth_disallow_anonymous_access",
+    "auth_sysadmins_check",
+    "base",
+    "blanket",
+    "c",
+    "chained_action",
+    "chained_auth_function",
+    "chained_helper",
+    "check_access",
+    "check_ckan_version",
+    "ckan",
+    "config",
+    "current_user",
+    "enqueue_job",
+    "error_shout",
+    "fresh_context",
+    "g",
+    "get_action",
+    "get_converter",
+    "get_endpoint",
+    "get_or_bust",
+    "get_validator",
+    "h",
+    "literal",
+    "login_user",
+    "logout_user",
+    "mail_recipient",
+    "mail_user",
+    "missing",
+    "navl_validate",
+    "redirect_to",
+    "render",
+    "render_snippet",
+    "request",
+    "requires_ckan_version",
+    "side_effect_free",
+    "signals",
+    "ungettext",
+    "url_for",
+    "validate_action_data",
+    "validator_args",
 ]
 
 get_converter = get_validator
+validate_action_data = validate
+validator_args = schema.validator_args
 
 
 # Wrapper for the render_snippet function as it uses keywords rather than