diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 92ad764..36f46d7 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
     "test:integration:free": "bash test/integration/test-free-tier.sh",
     "test:integration:free:bchn": "bash test/integration/test-free-tier-bchn.sh",
     "test:integration:free:testnet": "bash test/integration/testnet/test-free-tier.sh",
-    "test:temp": "mocha --timeout 30000 -g '#hydrateUtxos' test/integration/slp.js",
+    "test:temp": "mocha --timeout 30000 -g '#validateTxid2' test/unit/slp-utils.js",
     "test:integration:api": "RESTURL=https://api.fullstack.cash/v3/ mocha --timeout 30000 test/integration",
     "coverage": "nyc report --reporter=text-lcov | coveralls",
     "coverage:report": "nyc --reporter=html mocha --timeout 25000 test/unit/",
diff --git a/src/slp/utils.js b/src/slp/utils.js
index 58580d0..a18fc60 100644
--- a/src/slp/utils.js
+++ b/src/slp/utils.js
@@ -455,6 +455,66 @@ class Utils {
     }
   }
 
+  /**
+   * @api SLP.Utils.validateTxid2() validateTxid2()
+   * @apiName validateTxid2
+   * @apiGroup SLP Utils
+   * @apiDescription Validate that txid is an SLP transaction.
+   *
+   * This second validatoin version uses the slp-validate slp library. It is
+   * much slower and less efficient than SLPDB and is prone to time-outs for
+   * tokens with large DAGs. However, it operates independently of SLPDB and
+   * is a great second validation option, particularly when SLPDB returns 'null'
+   * values.
+   *
+   * Due to the inefficiency of this call, only a single TXID can be input at a
+   * time. This call will throw an error if the input is an array.
+   *
+   * @apiExample Example usage:
+   *
+   * // validate single SLP txid
+   * (async () => {
+   *  try {
+   *    let validated = await bchjs.SLP.Utils.validateTxid(
+   *      "df808a41672a0a0ae6475b44f272a107bc9961b90f29dc918d71301f24fe92fb"
+   *    );
+   *    console.log(validated);
+   *  } catch (error) {
+   *    console.error(error);
+   *  }
+   * })();
+   *
+   * // returns
+   * [ { txid:
+   * 'df808a41672a0a0ae6475b44f272a107bc9961b90f29dc918d71301f24fe92fb',
+   * valid: true } ]
+   */
+  async validateTxid2(txid) {
+    try {
+      // console.log(`txid: ${JSON.stringify(txid, null, 2)}`)
+
+      if (
+        !txid ||
+        txid === "" ||
+        typeof txid !== "string" ||
+        txid.length !== 64
+      )
+        throw new Error(`txid must be 64 character string.`)
+
+      const path = `${this.restURL}slp/validateTxid2/${txid}`
+
+      const response = await axios.get(path, _this.axiosOptions)
+      return response.data
+    } catch (error) {
+      if (error.response && error.response.data) throw error.response.data
+
+      if (error.error && error.error.indexOf("Network error") > -1)
+        throw new Error("slp-validate timed out")
+
+      throw error
+    }
+  }
+
   /**
    * @api SLP.Utils.tokenStats() tokenStats()
    * @apiName tokenStats
diff --git a/test/integration/slp.js b/test/integration/slp.js
index 32c75ae..119807f 100644
--- a/test/integration/slp.js
+++ b/test/integration/slp.js
@@ -607,6 +607,36 @@ describe(`#SLP`, () => {
         }
       })
     })
+
+    describe("#validateTxid2", () => {
+      it("should invalidate a known invalid TXID", async () => {
+        const txid =
+          "f7e5199ef6669ad4d078093b3ad56e355b6ab84567e59ad0f08a5ad0244f783a"
+
+        const result = await bchjs.SLP.Utils.validateTxid2(txid)
+        // console.log(`result: ${JSON.stringify(result, null, 2)}`)
+
+        assert.property(result, "txid")
+        assert.equal(result.txid, txid)
+
+        assert.property(result, "isValid")
+        assert.equal(result.isValid, false)
+      })
+
+      it("should validate a known valid TXID", async () => {
+        const txid =
+          "3a4b628cbcc183ab376d44ce5252325f042268307ffa4a53443e92b6d24fb488"
+
+        const result = await bchjs.SLP.Utils.validateTxid2(txid)
+        // console.log(`result: ${JSON.stringify(result, null, 2)}`)
+
+        assert.property(result, "txid")
+        assert.equal(result.txid, txid)
+
+        assert.property(result, "isValid")
+        assert.equal(result.isValid, true)
+      })
+    })
   })
 
   describe("#tokentype1", () => {
diff --git a/test/unit/slp-utils.js b/test/unit/slp-utils.js
index ed1175e..4480e5e 100644
--- a/test/unit/slp-utils.js
+++ b/test/unit/slp-utils.js
@@ -1815,4 +1815,103 @@ describe("#SLP Utils", () => {
       }
     })
   })
+
+  describe("#validateTxid2", () => {
+    it("should throw an error if the input is an array", async () => {
+      try {
+        const txid = [
+          "f7e5199ef6669ad4d078093b3ad56e355b6ab84567e59ad0f08a5ad0244f783a"
+        ]
+
+        await slp.Utils.validateTxid2(txid)
+
+        assert2.equal(true, false, "Unexpected result")
+      } catch (err) {
+        // console.log("err: ", err)
+        assert2.include(err.message, "txid must be 64 character string")
+      }
+    })
+
+    it("should throw an error for a malformed txid", async () => {
+      try {
+        const txid =
+          "f7e5199ef6669ad4d078093b3ad56e355b6ab84567e59ad0f08a5ad0244f783"
+
+        await slp.Utils.validateTxid2(txid)
+
+        assert2.equal(true, false, "Unexpected result")
+      } catch (err) {
+        // console.log("err: ", err)
+        assert2.include(err.message, "txid must be 64 character string")
+      }
+    })
+
+    it("should invalidate a known invalid TXID", async () => {
+      const txid =
+        "f7e5199ef6669ad4d078093b3ad56e355b6ab84567e59ad0f08a5ad0244f783a"
+
+      // Mock live network calls.
+      sandbox.stub(axios, "get").resolves({
+        data: {
+          txid: txid,
+          isValid: false,
+          msg: ""
+        }
+      })
+
+      const result = await slp.Utils.validateTxid2(txid)
+      // console.log(`result: ${JSON.stringify(result, null, 2)}`)
+
+      assert2.property(result, "txid")
+      assert2.equal(result.txid, txid)
+
+      assert2.property(result, "isValid")
+      assert2.equal(result.isValid, false)
+    })
+
+    it("should validate a known valid TXID", async () => {
+      const txid =
+        "3a4b628cbcc183ab376d44ce5252325f042268307ffa4a53443e92b6d24fb488"
+
+      // Mock live network calls.
+      sandbox.stub(axios, "get").resolves({
+        data: {
+          txid: txid,
+          isValid: true,
+          msg: ""
+        }
+      })
+
+      const result = await slp.Utils.validateTxid2(txid)
+      // console.log(`result: ${JSON.stringify(result, null, 2)}`)
+
+      assert2.property(result, "txid")
+      assert2.equal(result.txid, txid)
+
+      assert2.property(result, "isValid")
+      assert2.equal(result.isValid, true)
+    })
+
+    // slp-validate can take a long time. bch-api cuts it off if it fails to
+    // return is less than 10 seconds. This test case handle this situation.
+    it("should handle timeout errors", async () => {
+      try {
+        const txid =
+          "eacb1085dfa296fef6d4ae2c0f4529a1bef096dd2325bdcc6dcb5241b3bdb579"
+
+        // Mock live network calls.
+        sandbox.stub(axios, "get").rejects({
+          error:
+            "Network error: Could not communicate with full node or other external service."
+        })
+
+        await slp.Utils.validateTxid2(txid)
+
+        assert2.equal(true, false, "Unexpected result")
+      } catch (err) {
+        // console.log("err: ", err)
+        assert2.include(err.message, "slp-validate timed out")
+      }
+    })
+  })
 })