diff --git a/src/directiveClassSuffixRule.ts b/src/directiveClassSuffixRule.ts
index 25f92c466..6d15a1f8e 100644
--- a/src/directiveClassSuffixRule.ts
+++ b/src/directiveClassSuffixRule.ts
@@ -5,6 +5,18 @@ import { NgWalker } from './angular/ngWalker';
 
 import { DirectiveMetadata } from './angular/metadata';
 
+const getInterfaceName = (t: any): string => {
+  if (!t.expression) {
+    return '';
+  }
+  if (t.expression.name) {
+    return t.expression.name.text;
+  }
+  return t.expression.text;
+};
+
+const ValidatorSuffix = 'Validator';
+
 export class Rule extends Lint.Rules.AbstractRule {
 
   public static metadata: Lint.IRuleMetadata = {
@@ -29,8 +41,8 @@ export class Rule extends Lint.Rules.AbstractRule {
 
   static FAILURE: string = 'The name of the class %s should end with the suffix %s (https://angular.io/styleguide#style-02-03)';
 
-  static validate(className: string, suffix: string): boolean {
-    return className.endsWith(suffix);
+  static validate(className: string, suffixes: string[]): boolean {
+    return suffixes.some(s => className.endsWith(s));
   }
 
   public apply(sourceFile: ts.SourceFile): Lint.RuleFailure[] {
@@ -44,13 +56,24 @@ export class ClassMetadataWalker extends NgWalker {
   visitNgDirective(meta: DirectiveMetadata) {
     let name = meta.controller.name;
     let className: string = name.text;
-    const suffix = this.getOptions()[0] || 'Directive';
-    if (!Rule.validate(className, suffix)) {
+    const options = this.getOptions();
+    const suffixes: string[] = options.length ? options : ['Directive'];
+    const heritageClauses = meta.controller.heritageClauses;
+    if (heritageClauses) {
+      const i = heritageClauses.filter(h => h.token === ts.SyntaxKind.ImplementsKeyword);
+      if (i.length !== 0 &&
+          i[0].types.map(getInterfaceName)
+            .filter(name => !!name)
+            .some(name => name.endsWith(ValidatorSuffix))) {
+        suffixes.push(ValidatorSuffix);
+      }
+    }
+    if (!Rule.validate(className, suffixes)) {
       this.addFailure(
         this.createFailure(
           name.getStart(),
           name.getWidth(),
-          sprintf.apply(this, [Rule.FAILURE, className, suffix])));
+          sprintf.apply(this, [Rule.FAILURE, className, suffixes.join(', ')])));
     }
   }
 }
diff --git a/test/directiveClassSuffix.spec.ts b/test/directiveClassSuffix.spec.ts
index da953e7e8..3424ad6b4 100644
--- a/test/directiveClassSuffix.spec.ts
+++ b/test/directiveClassSuffix.spec.ts
@@ -1,122 +1,157 @@
 import { assertAnnotated, assertSuccess } from './testHelper';
 
 describe('directive-class-suffix', () => {
-    describe('invalid directive class suffix', () => {
-        it('should fail when directive class is with the wrong suffix', () => {
-            let source = `
+  describe('invalid directive class suffix', () => {
+    it('should fail when directive class is with the wrong suffix', () => {
+      let source = `
               @Directive({
                 selector: 'sgBarFoo'
               })
               class Test {}
                     ~~~~
             `;
-            assertAnnotated({
-                ruleName: 'directive-class-suffix',
-                message: 'The name of the class Test should end with the suffix Directive (https://angular.io/styleguide#style-02-03)',
-                source
-            });
-        });
+      assertAnnotated({
+        ruleName: 'directive-class-suffix',
+        message: 'The name of the class Test should end with the suffix Directive (https://angular.io/styleguide#style-02-03)',
+        source
+      });
     });
 
-    describe('valid directive class name', () => {
-        it('should succeed when the directive class name ends with Directive', () => {
-            let source = `
+    it('should fail when directive class is with the wrong suffix', () => {
+      let source = `
+              @Directive({
+                selector: 'sgBarFoo'
+              })
+              class Test {}
+                    ~~~~
+            `;
+      assertAnnotated({
+        ruleName: 'directive-class-suffix',
+        message: 'The name of the class Test should end with the suffix ' +
+          'Directive, Page, Validator (https://angular.io/styleguide#style-02-03)',
+        source,
+        options: ['Directive', 'Page', 'Validator']
+      });
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe('valid directive class name', () => {
+    it('should succeed when the directive class name ends with Directive', () => {
+      let source = `
             @Directive({
                 selector: 'sgBarFoo'
             })
             class TestDirective {}`;
-            assertSuccess('directive-class-suffix', source);
-        });
+      assertSuccess('directive-class-suffix', source);
+    });
+
+    it('should succeed when the directive class name ends with Validator and implements Validator', () => {
+      const source = `
+        @Directive({
+          selector: 'sgBarFoo'
+        })
+        class TestValidator implements Validator {}`;
+      assertSuccess('directive-class-suffix', source);
     });
 
-    describe('not called decorator', () => {
-        it('should not fail when @Directive is not called', () => {
-            let source = `
+    it('should succeed when the directive class name ends with Validator and implements AsyncValidator', () => {
+      const source = `
+        @Directive({
+          selector: 'sgBarFoo'
+        })
+        class TestValidator implements AsyncValidator {}`;
+      assertSuccess('directive-class-suffix', source);
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe('not called decorator', () => {
+    it('should not fail when @Directive is not called', () => {
+      let source = `
             @Directive
             class TestDirective {}`;
-            assertSuccess('directive-class-suffix', source);
-        });
+      assertSuccess('directive-class-suffix', source);
     });
+  });
 
-    describe('valid directive class', () => {
-        it('should succeed when is used @Component decorator', () => {
-            let source = `
+  describe('valid directive class', () => {
+    it('should succeed when is used @Component decorator', () => {
+      let source = `
             @Component({
                 selector: 'sg-foo-bar'
             })
             class TestComponent {}`;
-            assertSuccess('directive-class-suffix', source);
-        });
+      assertSuccess('directive-class-suffix', source);
     });
+  });
 
-    describe('valid pipe class', () => {
-        it('should succeed when is used @Pipe decorator', () => {
-            let source = `
+  describe('valid pipe class', () => {
+    it('should succeed when is used @Pipe decorator', () => {
+      let source = `
             @Pipe({
                 selector: 'sg-test-pipe'
             })
             class TestPipe {}`;
-            assertSuccess('directive-class-suffix', source);
-        });
+      assertSuccess('directive-class-suffix', source);
     });
+  });
 
-    describe('valid service class', () => {
-        it('should succeed when is used @Injectable decorator', () => {
-            let source = `
+  describe('valid service class', () => {
+    it('should succeed when is used @Injectable decorator', () => {
+      let source = `
             @Injectable()
             class TestService {}`;
-            assertSuccess('directive-class-suffix', source);
-        });
+      assertSuccess('directive-class-suffix', source);
     });
+  });
 
-    describe('valid empty class', () => {
-        it('should succeed when the class is empty', () => {
-            let source = `
+  describe('valid empty class', () => {
+    it('should succeed when the class is empty', () => {
+      let source = `
             class TestEmpty {}`;
-            assertSuccess('directive-class-suffix', source);
-        });
+      assertSuccess('directive-class-suffix', source);
     });
+  });
 
-    describe('changed suffix', () => {
-        it('should suceed when different sufix is set', () => {
-            let source = `
+  describe('changed suffix', () => {
+    it('should suceed when different sufix is set', () => {
+      let source = `
             @Directive({
                 selector: 'sgBarFoo'
             })
             class TestPage {}`;
-            assertSuccess('directive-class-suffix', source, ['Page']);
-        });
+      assertSuccess('directive-class-suffix', source, ['Page']);
+    });
 
-        it('should fail when different sufix is set and doesnt match', () => {
-            let source = `
+    it('should fail when different sufix is set and doesnt match', () => {
+      let source = `
             @Directive({
                 selector: 'sgBarFoo'
             })
             class TestPage {}
                   ~~~~~~~~
             `;
-            assertAnnotated({
-                ruleName: 'directive-class-suffix',
-                message: 'The name of the class TestPage should end with the suffix Directive (https://angular.io/styleguide#style-02-03)',
-                source,
-                options: ['Directive']
-            });
-        });
+      assertAnnotated({
+        ruleName: 'directive-class-suffix',
+        message: 'The name of the class TestPage should end with the suffix Directive (https://angular.io/styleguide#style-02-03)',
+        source,
+        options: ['Directive']
+      });
+    });
 
-        it('should fail when different sufix is set and doesnt match', () => {
-            let source = `
+    it('should fail when different sufix is set and doesnt match', () => {
+      let source = `
             @Directive({
                 selector: 'sgBarFoo'
             })
             class TestDirective {}
                   ~~~~~~~~~~~~~
             `;
-            assertAnnotated({
-                ruleName: 'directive-class-suffix',
-                message: 'The name of the class TestDirective should end with the suffix Page (https://angular.io/styleguide#style-02-03)',
-                source,
-                options: ['Page']
-            });
-        });
+      assertAnnotated({
+        ruleName: 'directive-class-suffix',
+        message: 'The name of the class TestDirective should end with the suffix Page (https://angular.io/styleguide#style-02-03)',
+        source,
+        options: ['Page']
+      });
     });
+  });
 });