diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 0b99ca0..a65c157 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -58,7 +58,9 @@
         "webpack-bundle-analyzer": "^4.10.2",
         "webpack-cli": "^6.0.1",
         "webpack-dev-server": "^5.2.2",
-        "webpack-node-externals": "^3.0.0"
+        "webpack-node-externals": "^3.0.0",
+        "xmldom": "^0.6.0",
+        "xpath": "^0.0.34"
       }
     },
     "node_modules/@ampproject/remapping": {
@@ -12747,6 +12749,16 @@
       "dev": true,
       "license": "MIT"
     },
+    "node_modules/xmldom": {
+      "version": "0.6.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/xmldom/-/xmldom-0.6.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-iAcin401y58LckRZ0TkI4k0VSM1Qg0KGSc3i8rU+xrxe19A/BN1zHyVSJY7uoutVlaTSzYyk/v5AmkewAP7jtg==",
+      "dev": true,
+      "license": "MIT",
+      "engines": {
+        "node": ">=10.0.0"
+      }
+    },
     "node_modules/xmlhttprequest-ssl": {
       "version": "2.1.2",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/xmlhttprequest-ssl/-/xmlhttprequest-ssl-2.1.2.tgz",
@@ -12755,6 +12767,16 @@
         "node": ">=0.4.0"
       }
     },
+    "node_modules/xpath": {
+      "version": "0.0.34",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/xpath/-/xpath-0.0.34.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-FxF6+rkr1rNSQrhUNYrAFJpRXNzlDoMxeXN5qI84939ylEv3qqPFKa85Oxr6tDaJKqwW6KKyo2v26TSv3k6LeA==",
+      "dev": true,
+      "license": "MIT",
+      "engines": {
+        "node": ">=0.6.0"
+      }
+    },
     "node_modules/xtend": {
       "version": "2.1.2",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/xtend/-/xtend-2.1.2.tgz",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 4c07c15..7b07040 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -17,7 +17,8 @@
     "translate": "node translate-i18n.js",
     "translate:english": "node translate-i18n.js --only-english",
     "translate:skip-english": "node translate-i18n.js --skip-english",
-    "translate:others": "node translate-i18n.js --skip-english"
+    "translate:others": "node translate-i18n.js --skip-english",
+    "validate:products": "node scripts/validate-products-xml.cjs"
   },
   "keywords": [],
   "author": "",
@@ -73,6 +74,8 @@
     "webpack-bundle-analyzer": "^4.10.2",
     "webpack-cli": "^6.0.1",
     "webpack-dev-server": "^5.2.2",
-    "webpack-node-externals": "^3.0.0"
+    "webpack-node-externals": "^3.0.0",
+    "xmldom": "^0.6.0",
+    "xpath": "^0.0.34"
   }
 }
diff --git a/prerender.cjs b/prerender.cjs
index 99d5929..72e21d2 100644
--- a/prerender.cjs
+++ b/prerender.cjs
@@ -699,6 +699,26 @@ const renderApp = async (categoryData, socket) => {
         console.log(`   - File verification: ⚠️ ${verifyError.message}`);
       }
       
+      // Validate XML against Google Shopping schema
+      try {
+        const ProductsXmlValidator = require('./scripts/validate-products-xml.cjs');
+        const validator = new ProductsXmlValidator(productsXmlPath);
+        const validationResults = await validator.validate();
+        
+        if (validationResults.valid) {
+          console.log(`   - Schema validation: ✅ Valid Google Shopping RSS 2.0`);
+        } else {
+          console.log(`   - Schema validation: ⚠️ ${validationResults.summary.errorCount} errors, ${validationResults.summary.warningCount} warnings`);
+          
+          // Show first few errors for quick debugging
+          if (validationResults.errors.length > 0) {
+            console.log(`   - First error: ${validationResults.errors[0].message}`);
+          }
+        }
+      } catch (validationError) {
+        console.log(`   - Schema validation: ⚠️ Validation failed: ${validationError.message}`);
+      }
+      
     } catch (error) {
       console.error(`❌ Error generating products.xml: ${error.message}`);
       console.log("\n⚠️  Skipping products.xml generation due to errors");
diff --git a/scripts/validate-products-xml.cjs b/scripts/validate-products-xml.cjs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..848941a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/validate-products-xml.cjs
@@ -0,0 +1,344 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env node
+
+const fs = require('fs');
+const path = require('path');
+const { DOMParser } = require('xmldom');
+
+/**
+ * Validates products.xml against Google Shopping RSS 2.0 requirements
+ */
+class ProductsXmlValidator {
+  constructor(xmlFilePath) {
+    this.xmlFilePath = xmlFilePath;
+    this.errors = [];
+    this.warnings = [];
+    this.stats = {
+      totalItems: 0,
+      validItems: 0,
+      invalidItems: 0
+    };
+  }
+
+  addError(message, itemId = null) {
+    this.errors.push({ message, itemId, type: 'error' });
+  }
+
+  addWarning(message, itemId = null) {
+    this.warnings.push({ message, itemId, type: 'warning' });
+  }
+
+  validateXmlStructure(xmlContent) {
+    try {
+      const parser = new DOMParser({
+        errorHandler: {
+          warning: (msg) => this.addWarning(`XML Warning: ${msg}`),
+          error: (msg) => this.addError(`XML Error: ${msg}`),
+          fatalError: (msg) => this.addError(`XML Fatal Error: ${msg}`)
+        }
+      });
+      
+      const doc = parser.parseFromString(xmlContent, 'text/xml');
+      
+      // Check for parsing errors
+      const parserErrors = doc.getElementsByTagName('parsererror');
+      if (parserErrors.length > 0) {
+        this.addError('XML parsing failed - invalid XML structure');
+        return null;
+      }
+
+      return doc;
+    } catch (error) {
+      this.addError(`Failed to parse XML: ${error.message}`);
+      return null;
+    }
+  }
+
+  validateRootStructure(doc) {
+    // Check RSS root element
+    const rssElement = doc.getElementsByTagName('rss')[0];
+    if (!rssElement) {
+      this.addError('Missing required <rss> root element');
+      return false;
+    }
+
+    // Check RSS version
+    const version = rssElement.getAttribute('version');
+    if (version !== '2.0') {
+      this.addError(`Invalid RSS version: expected "2.0", got "${version}"`);
+    }
+
+    // Check Google namespace
+    const googleNamespace = rssElement.getAttribute('xmlns:g');
+    if (googleNamespace !== 'http://base.google.com/ns/1.0') {
+      this.addError(`Missing or invalid Google namespace: expected "http://base.google.com/ns/1.0", got "${googleNamespace}"`);
+    }
+
+    // Check channel element
+    const channelElement = doc.getElementsByTagName('channel')[0];
+    if (!channelElement) {
+      this.addError('Missing required <channel> element');
+      return false;
+    }
+
+    return true;
+  }
+
+  validateChannelInfo(doc) {
+    const channel = doc.getElementsByTagName('channel')[0];
+    const requiredChannelElements = ['title', 'link', 'description'];
+    
+    requiredChannelElements.forEach(elementName => {
+      const element = channel.getElementsByTagName(elementName)[0];
+      if (!element || !element.textContent.trim()) {
+        this.addError(`Missing or empty required channel element: <${elementName}>`);
+      }
+    });
+
+    // Check language
+    const language = channel.getElementsByTagName('language')[0];
+    if (!language || !language.textContent.trim()) {
+      this.addWarning('Missing <language> element in channel');
+    } else if (!language.textContent.match(/^[a-z]{2}(-[A-Z]{2})?$/)) {
+      this.addWarning(`Invalid language format: ${language.textContent} (should be like "de-DE")`);
+    }
+  }
+
+  validateItem(item, index) {
+    const itemId = this.getItemId(item, index);
+    this.stats.totalItems++;
+
+    // Required Google Shopping attributes
+    const requiredAttributes = [
+      'g:id',
+      'g:title', 
+      'g:description',
+      'g:link',
+      'g:image_link',
+      'g:condition',
+      'g:availability',
+      'g:price'
+    ];
+
+    let hasErrors = false;
+
+    requiredAttributes.forEach(attr => {
+      const element = item.getElementsByTagName(attr)[0];
+      if (!element || !element.textContent.trim()) {
+        this.addError(`Missing required attribute: <${attr}>`, itemId);
+        hasErrors = true;
+      }
+    });
+
+    // Validate specific attribute formats
+    this.validatePrice(item, itemId);
+    this.validateCondition(item, itemId);
+    this.validateAvailability(item, itemId);
+    this.validateUrls(item, itemId);
+    this.validateGtin(item, itemId);
+    this.validateShippingWeight(item, itemId);
+
+    if (hasErrors) {
+      this.stats.invalidItems++;
+    } else {
+      this.stats.validItems++;
+    }
+  }
+
+  getItemId(item, index) {
+    const idElement = item.getElementsByTagName('g:id')[0];
+    return idElement ? idElement.textContent.trim() : `item-${index + 1}`;
+  }
+
+  validatePrice(item, itemId) {
+    const priceElement = item.getElementsByTagName('g:price')[0];
+    if (priceElement) {
+      const priceText = priceElement.textContent.trim();
+      // Price should be in format "XX.XX EUR" or similar
+      if (!priceText.match(/^\d+(\.\d{2})?\s+[A-Z]{3}$/)) {
+        this.addError(`Invalid price format: "${priceText}" (should be "XX.XX EUR")`, itemId);
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
+  validateCondition(item, itemId) {
+    const conditionElement = item.getElementsByTagName('g:condition')[0];
+    if (conditionElement) {
+      const condition = conditionElement.textContent.trim();
+      const validConditions = ['new', 'refurbished', 'used'];
+      if (!validConditions.includes(condition)) {
+        this.addError(`Invalid condition: "${condition}" (must be: ${validConditions.join(', ')})`, itemId);
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
+  validateAvailability(item, itemId) {
+    const availabilityElement = item.getElementsByTagName('g:availability')[0];
+    if (availabilityElement) {
+      const availability = availabilityElement.textContent.trim();
+      const validAvailability = ['in stock', 'out of stock', 'preorder', 'backorder'];
+      if (!validAvailability.includes(availability)) {
+        this.addError(`Invalid availability: "${availability}" (must be: ${validAvailability.join(', ')})`, itemId);
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
+  validateUrls(item, itemId) {
+    const urlElements = ['g:link', 'g:image_link'];
+    urlElements.forEach(elementName => {
+      const element = item.getElementsByTagName(elementName)[0];
+      if (element) {
+        const url = element.textContent.trim();
+        try {
+          new URL(url);
+          if (!url.startsWith('https://')) {
+            this.addWarning(`URL should use HTTPS: ${url}`, itemId);
+          }
+        } catch (error) {
+          this.addError(`Invalid URL in <${elementName}>: ${url}`, itemId);
+        }
+      }
+    });
+  }
+
+  validateGtin(item, itemId) {
+    const gtinElement = item.getElementsByTagName('g:gtin')[0];
+    if (gtinElement) {
+      const gtin = gtinElement.textContent.trim();
+      // GTIN should be 8, 12, 13, or 14 digits
+      if (!gtin.match(/^\d{8}$|^\d{12,14}$/)) {
+        this.addError(`Invalid GTIN format: "${gtin}" (should be 8, 12, 13, or 14 digits)`, itemId);
+      }
+    } else {
+      this.addWarning(`Missing GTIN - recommended for better product matching`, itemId);
+    }
+  }
+
+  validateShippingWeight(item, itemId) {
+    const weightElement = item.getElementsByTagName('g:shipping_weight')[0];
+    if (weightElement) {
+      const weight = weightElement.textContent.trim();
+      // Weight should be in format "XX.XX g" or similar
+      if (!weight.match(/^\d+(\.\d+)?\s+[a-zA-Z]+$/)) {
+        this.addError(`Invalid shipping weight format: "${weight}" (should be "XX.XX g")`, itemId);
+      }
+    } else {
+      this.addWarning(`Missing shipping weight`, itemId);
+    }
+  }
+
+  validateGoogleProductCategory(item, itemId) {
+    const categoryElement = item.getElementsByTagName('g:google_product_category')[0];
+    if (categoryElement) {
+      const category = categoryElement.textContent.trim();
+      // Should be a numeric category ID
+      if (!category.match(/^\d+$/)) {
+        this.addError(`Invalid Google product category: "${category}" (should be numeric)`, itemId);
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
+  async validate() {
+    console.log(`🔍 Validating products.xml: ${this.xmlFilePath}`);
+    
+    // Check if file exists
+    if (!fs.existsSync(this.xmlFilePath)) {
+      this.addError(`File not found: ${this.xmlFilePath}`);
+      return this.getResults();
+    }
+
+    // Read and parse XML
+    const xmlContent = fs.readFileSync(this.xmlFilePath, 'utf8');
+    const doc = this.validateXmlStructure(xmlContent);
+    
+    if (!doc) {
+      return this.getResults();
+    }
+
+    // Validate root structure
+    if (!this.validateRootStructure(doc)) {
+      return this.getResults();
+    }
+
+    // Validate channel information
+    this.validateChannelInfo(doc);
+
+    // Validate all items
+    const items = doc.getElementsByTagName('item');
+    console.log(`📦 Found ${items.length} product items to validate`);
+
+    for (let i = 0; i < items.length; i++) {
+      this.validateItem(items[i], i);
+    }
+
+    return this.getResults();
+  }
+
+  getResults() {
+    const hasErrors = this.errors.length > 0;
+    const hasWarnings = this.warnings.length > 0;
+
+    return {
+      valid: !hasErrors,
+      stats: this.stats,
+      errors: this.errors,
+      warnings: this.warnings,
+      summary: {
+        totalIssues: this.errors.length + this.warnings.length,
+        errorCount: this.errors.length,
+        warningCount: this.warnings.length,
+        validationPassed: !hasErrors
+      }
+    };
+  }
+
+  printResults(results) {
+    console.log('\n📊 Validation Results:');
+    console.log(`   - Total items: ${results.stats.totalItems}`);
+    console.log(`   - Valid items: ${results.stats.validItems}`);
+    console.log(`   - Invalid items: ${results.stats.invalidItems}`);
+    
+    if (results.errors.length > 0) {
+      console.log(`\n❌ Errors (${results.errors.length}):`);
+      results.errors.forEach((error, index) => {
+        const itemInfo = error.itemId ? ` [${error.itemId}]` : '';
+        console.log(`   ${index + 1}. ${error.message}${itemInfo}`);
+      });
+    }
+
+    if (results.warnings.length > 0) {
+      console.log(`\n⚠️  Warnings (${results.warnings.length}):`);
+      results.warnings.slice(0, 10).forEach((warning, index) => {
+        const itemInfo = warning.itemId ? ` [${warning.itemId}]` : '';
+        console.log(`   ${index + 1}. ${warning.message}${itemInfo}`);
+      });
+      
+      if (results.warnings.length > 10) {
+        console.log(`   ... and ${results.warnings.length - 10} more warnings`);
+      }
+    }
+
+    if (results.valid) {
+      console.log('\n✅ Validation passed! products.xml is valid for Google Shopping.');
+    } else {
+      console.log('\n❌ Validation failed! Please fix the errors above.');
+    }
+
+    return results.valid;
+  }
+}
+
+// CLI usage
+if (require.main === module) {
+  const xmlFilePath = process.argv[2] || path.join(__dirname, '../dist/products.xml');
+  
+  const validator = new ProductsXmlValidator(xmlFilePath);
+  validator.validate().then(results => {
+    const isValid = validator.printResults(results);
+    process.exit(isValid ? 0 : 1);
+  }).catch(error => {
+    console.error('❌ Validation failed:', error.message);
+    process.exit(1);
+  });
+}
+
+module.exports = ProductsXmlValidator; 
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