diff --git a/src/published-data/published-data.v4.controller.ts b/src/published-data/published-data.v4.controller.ts
index a8ea40d9d..b5df4f5e3 100644
--- a/src/published-data/published-data.v4.controller.ts
+++ b/src/published-data/published-data.v4.controller.ts
@@ -101,6 +101,7 @@ export class PublishedDataV4Controller {
   async create(
     @Body() createPublishedDataDto: CreatePublishedDataV4Dto,
   ): Promise<PublishedData> {
+    await this.validatorService.validate(createPublishedDataDto);
     return this.publishedDataService.create(createPublishedDataDto);
   }
 
@@ -390,6 +391,7 @@ export class PublishedDataV4Controller {
       }
     }
 
+    await this.validatorService.validate(updatePublishedDataDto);
     return this.publishedDataService.update(
       { doi: id },
       updatePublishedDataDto,
@@ -715,6 +717,7 @@ export class PublishedDataV4Controller {
       );
     }
 
+    await this.validatorService.validate(data);
     await this.publishedDataService.update({ doi: id }, data);
 
     return returnValue;
diff --git a/test/PublishedDataV4.js b/test/PublishedDataV4.js
index 12c27d3f6..dbec73f4f 100644
--- a/test/PublishedDataV4.js
+++ b/test/PublishedDataV4.js
@@ -467,4 +467,65 @@ describe("1600: PublishedDataV4: Test of access to published data v4 endpoints",
       .expect(TestData.NotFoundStatusCode)
       .expect("Content-Type", /json/);
   });
+
+  describe("Ajv extensions are executed on create/save", () => {
+    const strippedPublishedData = { ...publishedData, metadata: {} };
+    const expectedPublicationYear = new Date().getFullYear();
+    let id;
+
+    it("should set 'metadata.publicationYear' on create", () => {
+      return request(appUrl)
+        .post("/api/v4/PublishedData")
+        .send(strippedPublishedData)
+        .set("Accept", "application/json")
+        .set({ Authorization: `Bearer ${accessTokenAdminIngestor}` })
+        .expect(TestData.EntryCreatedStatusCode)
+        .expect("Content-Type", /json/)
+        .then((res) => {
+          res.body.should.have.property("metadata");
+          res.body.metadata.should.have
+            .property("publicationYear")
+            .and.equal(expectedPublicationYear);
+          id = encodeURIComponent(res.body.doi);
+        });
+    });
+
+    it("should set 'metadata.publicationYear' on patch", () => {
+      return request(appUrl)
+        .patch(`/api/v4/PublishedData/${id}`)
+        .send(strippedPublishedData)
+        .set("Accept", "application/json")
+        .set({ Authorization: `Bearer ${accessTokenAdminIngestor}` })
+        .expect(TestData.EntryValidStatusCode)
+        .expect("Content-Type", /json/)
+        .then((res) => {
+          res.body.should.have.property("metadata");
+          res.body.metadata.should.have
+            .property("publicationYear")
+            .and.equal(expectedPublicationYear);
+        });
+    });
+
+    it("should set 'metadata.publicationYear' on resync", async () => {
+      await request(appUrl)
+        .post(`/api/v4/PublishedData/${id}/resync`)
+        .send(strippedPublishedData)
+        .set("Accept", "application/json")
+        .set({ Authorization: `Bearer ${accessTokenAdminIngestor}` })
+        .expect(TestData.EntryCreatedStatusCode);
+
+      return request(appUrl)
+        .get(`/api/v4/PublishedData/${id}`)
+        .set("Accept", "application/json")
+        .set({ Authorization: `Bearer ${accessTokenAdminIngestor}` })
+        .expect(TestData.EntryValidStatusCode)
+        .expect("Content-Type", /json/)
+        .then((res) => {
+          res.body.should.have.property("metadata");
+          res.body.metadata.should.have
+            .property("publicationYear")
+            .and.equal(expectedPublicationYear);
+        });
+    });
+  });
 });