diff --git a/datavalidation.go b/datavalidation.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..5dae7c9d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/datavalidation.go
@@ -0,0 +1,196 @@
+package excelize
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"strings"
+)
+
+type DataValidationType int
+
+// Data validation types
+const (
+	_DataValidationType = iota
+	typeNone            //inline use
+	DataValidationTypeCustom
+	DataValidationTypeDate
+	DataValidationTypeDecimal
+	typeList //inline use
+	DataValidationTypeTextLeng
+	DataValidationTypeTime
+	// DataValidationTypeWhole Integer
+	DataValidationTypeWhole
+)
+
+const (
+	// dataValidationFormulaStrLen 255 characters+ 2 quotes
+	dataValidationFormulaStrLen = 257
+	// dataValidationFormulaStrLenErr
+	dataValidationFormulaStrLenErr = "data validation must be 0-255 characters"
+)
+
+type DataValidationErrorStyle int
+
+// Data validation error styles
+const (
+	_ DataValidationErrorStyle = iota
+	DataValidationStyleStop
+	DataValidationStyleWarning
+	DataValidationStyleInformation
+)
+
+// Data validation error styles
+const (
+	styleStop        = "stop"
+	styleWarning     = "warning"
+	styleInformation = "information"
+)
+
+// DataValidationOperator operator enum
+type DataValidationOperator int
+
+// Data validation operators
+const (
+	_DataValidationOperator = iota
+	DataValidationOperatorBetween
+	DataValidationOperatorEqual
+	DataValidationOperatorGreaterThan
+	DataValidationOperatorGreaterThanOrEqual
+	DataValidationOperatorLessThan
+	DataValidationOperatorLessThanOrEqual
+	DataValidationOperatorNotBetween
+	DataValidationOperatorNotEqual
+)
+
+// NewDataValidation return data validation struct
+func NewDataValidation(allowBlank bool) *DataValidation {
+	return &DataValidation{
+		AllowBlank:       convBoolToStr(allowBlank),
+		ShowErrorMessage: convBoolToStr(false),
+		ShowInputMessage: convBoolToStr(false),
+	}
+}
+
+// SetError set error notice
+func (dd *DataValidation) SetError(style DataValidationErrorStyle, title, msg *string) {
+	dd.Error = msg
+	dd.ErrorTitle = title
+	strStyle := styleStop
+	switch style {
+	case DataValidationStyleStop:
+		strStyle = styleStop
+	case DataValidationStyleWarning:
+		strStyle = styleWarning
+	case DataValidationStyleInformation:
+		strStyle = styleInformation
+
+	}
+	dd.ShowErrorMessage = convBoolToStr(true)
+	dd.ErrorStyle = &strStyle
+}
+
+// SetInput set prompt notice
+func (dd *DataValidation) SetInput(title, msg *string) {
+	dd.ShowInputMessage = convBoolToStr(true)
+	dd.PromptTitle = title
+	dd.Prompt = msg
+}
+
+// SetDropList data validation list
+func (dd *DataValidation) SetDropList(keys []string) error {
+	dd.Formula1 = "\"" + strings.Join(keys, ",") + "\""
+	dd.Type = convDataValidationType(typeList)
+	return nil
+}
+
+// SetDropList data validation range
+func (dd *DataValidation) SetRange(f1, f2 int, t DataValidationType, o DataValidationOperator) error {
+	formula1 := fmt.Sprintf("%d", f1)
+	formula2 := fmt.Sprintf("%d", f2)
+	if dataValidationFormulaStrLen < len(dd.Formula1) || dataValidationFormulaStrLen < len(dd.Formula2) {
+		return fmt.Errorf(dataValidationFormulaStrLenErr)
+	}
+	switch o {
+	case DataValidationOperatorBetween:
+		if f1 > f2 {
+			tmp := formula1
+			formula1 = formula2
+			formula2 = tmp
+		}
+	case DataValidationOperatorNotBetween:
+		if f1 > f2 {
+			tmp := formula1
+			formula1 = formula2
+			formula2 = tmp
+		}
+	}
+
+	dd.Formula1 = formula1
+	dd.Formula2 = formula2
+	dd.Type = convDataValidationType(t)
+	dd.Operator = convDataValidationOperatior(o)
+	return nil
+}
+
+// SetDropList data validation range
+func (dd *DataValidation) SetSqref(sqref string) {
+	if dd.Sqref == "" {
+		dd.Sqref = sqref
+	} else {
+		dd.Sqref = fmt.Sprintf("%s %s", dd.Sqref, sqref)
+	}
+}
+
+// convBoolToStr  convert boolean to string , false to 0, true to 1
+func convBoolToStr(bl bool) string {
+	if bl {
+		return "1"
+	}
+	return "0"
+}
+
+// convDataValidationType get excel data validation type
+func convDataValidationType(t DataValidationType) string {
+	typeMap := map[DataValidationType]string{
+		typeNone:                   "none",
+		DataValidationTypeCustom:   "custom",
+		DataValidationTypeDate:     "date",
+		DataValidationTypeDecimal:  "decimal",
+		typeList:                   "list",
+		DataValidationTypeTextLeng: "textLength",
+		DataValidationTypeTime:     "time",
+		DataValidationTypeWhole:    "whole",
+	}
+
+	return typeMap[t]
+
+}
+
+// convDataValidationOperatior get excel data validation operator
+func convDataValidationOperatior(o DataValidationOperator) string {
+	typeMap := map[DataValidationOperator]string{
+		DataValidationOperatorBetween:            "between",
+		DataValidationOperatorEqual:              "equal",
+		DataValidationOperatorGreaterThan:        "greaterThan",
+		DataValidationOperatorGreaterThanOrEqual: "greaterThanOrEqual",
+		DataValidationOperatorLessThan:           "lessThan",
+		DataValidationOperatorLessThanOrEqual:    "lessThanOrEqual",
+		DataValidationOperatorNotBetween:         "notBetween",
+		DataValidationOperatorNotEqual:           "notEqual",
+	}
+
+	return typeMap[o]
+
+}
+
+func (f *File) AddDataValidation(sheet string, dv *DataValidation) {
+	xlsx := f.workSheetReader(sheet)
+	if nil == xlsx.DataValidations {
+		xlsx.DataValidations = new(xlsxDataValidations)
+	}
+	xlsx.DataValidations.DataValidation = append(xlsx.DataValidations.DataValidation, dv)
+	xlsx.DataValidations.Count = len(xlsx.DataValidations.DataValidation)
+}
+
+func (f *File) GetDataValidation(sheet, sqref string) {
+
+}
diff --git a/xmlWorksheet.go b/xmlWorksheet.go
index 87d66a1c..f2ac9fb5 100644
--- a/xmlWorksheet.go
+++ b/xmlWorksheet.go
@@ -294,11 +294,27 @@ type xlsxMergeCells struct {
 // xlsxDataValidations expresses all data validation information for cells in a
 // sheet which have data validation features applied.
 type xlsxDataValidations struct {
-	Count          int    `xml:"count,attr,omitempty"`
-	DisablePrompts bool   `xml:"disablePrompts,attr,omitempty"`
-	XWindow        int    `xml:"xWindow,attr,omitempty"`
-	YWindow        int    `xml:"yWindow,attr,omitempty"`
-	DataValidation string `xml:",innerxml"`
+	Count          int               `xml:"count,attr,omitempty"`
+	DisablePrompts bool              `xml:"disablePrompts,attr,omitempty"`
+	XWindow        int               `xml:"xWindow,attr,omitempty"`
+	YWindow        int               `xml:"yWindow,attr,omitempty"`
+	DataValidation []*DataValidation `xml:"dataValidation,innerxml"`
+}
+
+type DataValidation struct {
+	AllowBlank       string  `xml:"allowBlank,attr"`       // allow empty
+	ShowInputMessage string  `xml:"showInputMessage,attr"` // 1, true,0,false,  select cell,  Whether the input message is displayed
+	ShowErrorMessage string  `xml:"showErrorMessage,attr"` // 1, true,0,false,  input error value, Whether the error message is displayed
+	ErrorStyle       *string `xml:"errorStyle,attr"`       //error icon style, warning, infomation,stop
+	ErrorTitle       *string `xml:"errorTitle,attr"`       // error title
+	Operator         string  `xml:"operator,attr"`         //
+	Error            *string `xml:"error,attr"`            // input error value,  notice message
+	PromptTitle      *string `xml:"promptTitle"`
+	Prompt           *string `xml:"prompt,attr"`
+	Type             string  `xml:"type,attr"`  //data type, none,custom,date,decimal,list, textLength,time,whole
+	Sqref            string  `xml:"sqref,attr"` //Validity of data validation rules, cell and range, eg: A1 OR A1:A20
+	Formula1         string  `xml:"formula1"`   // data validation role
+	Formula2         string  `xml:"formula2"`   //data validation role
 }
 
 // xlsxC directly maps the c element in the namespace