diff --git a/common/capabilities/application.go b/common/capabilities/application.go
index 1e9135e2e27..9c31da3130a 100644
--- a/common/capabilities/application.go
+++ b/common/capabilities/application.go
@@ -57,3 +57,9 @@ func (ap *ApplicationProvider) ForbidDuplicateTXIdInBlock() bool {
 func (ap *ApplicationProvider) PrivateChannelData() bool {
 	return ap.v11PvtDataExperimental
 }
+
+// V1_1Validation returns true is this channel is configured to perform stricter validation
+// of transactions (as introduced in v1.1).
+func (ap *ApplicationProvider) V1_1Validation() bool {
+	return ap.v11
+}
diff --git a/common/capabilities/application_test.go b/common/capabilities/application_test.go
index 89dbcf78533..850951bfaf5 100644
--- a/common/capabilities/application_test.go
+++ b/common/capabilities/application_test.go
@@ -26,6 +26,8 @@ func TestApplicationV11(t *testing.T) {
 	})
 	assert.NoError(t, op.Supported())
 	assert.True(t, op.LifecycleViaConfig())
+	assert.True(t, op.ForbidDuplicateTXIdInBlock())
+	assert.True(t, op.V1_1Validation())
 }
 
 func TestApplicationPvtDataExperimental(t *testing.T) {
diff --git a/common/channelconfig/api.go b/common/channelconfig/api.go
index c9709530d22..bb42bef8c12 100644
--- a/common/channelconfig/api.go
+++ b/common/channelconfig/api.go
@@ -126,6 +126,10 @@ type ApplicationCapabilities interface {
 
 	// PrivateChannelData returns true if support for private channel data (a.k.a. collections) is enabled.
 	PrivateChannelData() bool
+
+	// V1_1Validation returns true is this channel is configured to perform stricter validation
+	// of transactions (as introduced in v1.1).
+	V1_1Validation() bool
 }
 
 // OrdererCapabilities defines the capabilities for the orderer portion of a channel
diff --git a/common/mocks/config/application.go b/common/mocks/config/application.go
index f5fc7e2d1e0..b2c77451d61 100644
--- a/common/mocks/config/application.go
+++ b/common/mocks/config/application.go
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ type MockApplicationCapabilities struct {
 	ForbidDuplicateTXIdInBlockRv bool
 	LifecycleViaConfigRv         bool
 	PrivateChannelDataRv         bool
+	V1_1ValidationRv             bool
 }
 
 func (mac *MockApplicationCapabilities) Supported() error {
@@ -42,3 +43,7 @@ func (mac *MockApplicationCapabilities) LifecycleViaConfig() bool {
 func (mac *MockApplicationCapabilities) PrivateChannelData() bool {
 	return mac.PrivateChannelDataRv
 }
+
+func (mac *MockApplicationCapabilities) V1_1Validation() bool {
+	return mac.V1_1ValidationRv
+}