diff --git a/docs/guide/defining-documents.rst b/docs/guide/defining-documents.rst
index 7b8dcd5b..0caa4227 100644
--- a/docs/guide/defining-documents.rst
+++ b/docs/guide/defining-documents.rst
@@ -220,6 +220,20 @@ either a single field name, or a list or tuple of field names::
         first_name = StringField()
         last_name = StringField(unique_with='first_name')
 
+Skipping Document validation on save
+------------------------------------
+You can also skip the whole document validation process by setting 
+``validate=False`` when caling the :meth:`~mongoengine.document.Document.save` 
+method::
+
+    class Recipient(Document):
+        name = StringField()
+        email = EmailField()
+    
+    recipient = Recipient(name='admin', email='root@localhost')
+    recipient.save()               # will raise a ValidationError while
+    recipient.save(validate=False) # won't
+
 Document collections
 ====================
 Document classes that inherit **directly** from :class:`~mongoengine.Document`
diff --git a/mongoengine/document.py b/mongoengine/document.py
index e5dec145..af2a5e21 100644
--- a/mongoengine/document.py
+++ b/mongoengine/document.py
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ class Document(BaseDocument):
 
     __metaclass__ = TopLevelDocumentMetaclass
 
-    def save(self, safe=True, force_insert=False):
+    def save(self, safe=True, force_insert=False, validate=True):
         """Save the :class:`~mongoengine.Document` to the database. If the
         document already exists, it will be updated, otherwise it will be
         created.
@@ -67,8 +67,10 @@ class Document(BaseDocument):
         :param safe: check if the operation succeeded before returning
         :param force_insert: only try to create a new document, don't allow 
             updates of existing documents
+        :param validate: validates the document; set to ``False`` for skiping
         """
-        self.validate()
+        if validate:
+            self.validate()
         doc = self.to_mongo()
         try:
             collection = self.__class__.objects._collection
diff --git a/tests/document.py b/tests/document.py
index 1160b353..c2e0d6f9 100644
--- a/tests/document.py
+++ b/tests/document.py
@@ -448,6 +448,16 @@ class DocumentTest(unittest.TestCase):
         self.assertEqual(person_obj['name'], 'Test User')
         self.assertEqual(person_obj['age'], 30)
         self.assertEqual(person_obj['_id'], person.id)
+        # Test skipping validation on save
+        class Recipient(Document):
+            email = EmailField(required=True)
+        
+        recipient = Recipient(email='root@localhost')
+        self.assertRaises(ValidationError, recipient.save)
+        try:
+            recipient.save(validate=False)
+        except ValidationError:
+            fail()
 
     def test_delete(self):
         """Ensure that document may be deleted using the delete method.