diff --git a/hyperglass/plugins/_builtin/bgp_community.py b/hyperglass/plugins/_builtin/bgp_community.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2a99d91
--- /dev/null
+++ b/hyperglass/plugins/_builtin/bgp_community.py
@@ -0,0 +1,109 @@
+"""Remove anything before the command if found in output."""
+
+# Standard Library
+import typing as t
+from ipaddress import ip_address
+
+# Third Party
+from pydantic import PrivateAttr
+
+# Project
+from hyperglass.state.hooks import use_state
+
+# Local
+from .._input import InputPlugin, InputPluginReturn
+
+if t.TYPE_CHECKING:
+    # Project
+    from hyperglass.models.api.query import Query
+
+_32BIT = 0xFFFFFFFF
+_16BIT = 0xFFFF
+EXTENDED_TYPES = ("target", "origin")
+
+
+def check_decimal(value: str, size: int) -> bool:
+    """Verify the value is a 32 bit number."""
+    try:
+        return abs(int(value)) <= size
+    except Exception:
+        return False
+
+
+def check_string(value: str) -> bool:
+    """Verify part of a community is an IPv4 address, per RFC4360."""
+    try:
+        addr = ip_address(value)
+        return addr.version == 4
+    except ValueError:
+        return False
+
+
+def validate_decimal(value: str) -> bool:
+    """Verify a community is a 32 bit decimal number."""
+    return check_decimal(value, _32BIT)
+
+
+def validate_new_format(value: str) -> bool:
+    """Verify a community matches "new" format, standard or extended."""
+    if ":" in value:
+        parts = [p for p in value.split(":") if p]
+        if len(parts) == 3:
+            if parts[0].lower() not in EXTENDED_TYPES:
+                # Handle extended community format with `target:` or `origin:` prefix.
+                return False
+            # Remove type from parts list after it's been validated.
+            parts = parts[1:]
+        if len(parts) != 2:
+            # Only allow two sections in new format, e.g. 65000:1
+            return False
+
+        one, two = parts
+
+        if all((check_decimal(one, _16BIT), check_decimal(two, _16BIT))):
+            # Handle standard format, e.g. `65000:1`
+            return True
+        elif all((check_decimal(one, _16BIT), check_decimal(two, _32BIT))):
+            # Handle extended format, e.g. `65000:4294967295`
+            return True
+        elif all((check_string(one), check_decimal(two, _16BIT))):
+            # Handle IP address format, e.g. `192.0.2.1:65000`
+            return True
+
+    return False
+
+
+def validate_large_community(value: str) -> bool:
+    """Verify a community matches "large" format. E.g., `65000:65001:65002`."""
+    if ":" in value:
+        parts = [p for p in value.split(":") if p]
+        if len(parts) != 3:
+            return False
+        for part in parts:
+            if not check_decimal(part, _32BIT):
+                # Each member must be a 32 bit number.
+                return False
+        return True
+    return False
+
+
+class ValidateBGPCommunity(InputPlugin):
+    """Validate a BGP community string."""
+
+    __hyperglass_builtin__: bool = PrivateAttr(True)
+
+    def validate(self, query: "Query") -> InputPluginReturn:
+        """Ensure an input query target is a valid BGP community."""
+
+        params = use_state("params")
+
+        if not isinstance(query.query_target, str):
+            return None
+
+        for validator in (validate_decimal, validate_new_format, validate_large_community):
+            result = validator(query.query_target)
+            if result is True:
+                return True
+
+        self.failure_reason = params.messages.invalid_input
+        return False
diff --git a/hyperglass/plugins/_input.py b/hyperglass/plugins/_input.py
index 532aaf1..05bdd60 100644
--- a/hyperglass/plugins/_input.py
+++ b/hyperglass/plugins/_input.py
@@ -1,21 +1,23 @@
 """Input validation plugins."""
 
 # Standard Library
-from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, Union
+import typing as t
 
 # Local
 from ._base import DirectivePlugin
 
-if TYPE_CHECKING:
+if t.TYPE_CHECKING:
     # Project
     from hyperglass.models.api.query import Query
 
-InputPluginReturn = Union[None, bool]
+InputPluginReturn = t.Union[None, bool]
 
 
 class InputPlugin(DirectivePlugin):
     """Plugin to validate user input prior to running commands."""
 
+    failure_reason: t.Optional[str] = None
+
     def validate(self, query: "Query") -> InputPluginReturn:
         """Validate input from hyperglass UI/API."""
         return None
diff --git a/hyperglass/plugins/tests/test_bgp_community.py b/hyperglass/plugins/tests/test_bgp_community.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4404fa7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/hyperglass/plugins/tests/test_bgp_community.py
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+"""Test BGP Community validation."""
+
+# Local
+from .._builtin.bgp_community import ValidateBGPCommunity
+
+CHECKS = (
+    ("32768", True),
+    ("65000:1", True),
+    ("65000:4294967296", False),
+    ("4294967295:65000", False),
+    ("192.0.2.1:65000", True),
+    ("65000:192.0.2.1", False),
+    ("target:65000:1", True),
+    ("origin:65001:1", True),
+    ("wrong:65000:1", False),
+    ("65000:65001:65002", True),
+    ("4294967295:4294967294:4294967293", True),
+    ("65000:4294967295:1", True),
+    ("65000:192.0.2.1:1", False),
+    ("gibberish", False),
+    ("192.0.2.1", False),
+    (True, None),
+    (type("FakeClass", (), {}), None),
+)
+
+
+def test_bgp_community():
+    plugin = ValidateBGPCommunity()
+
+    for value, expected in CHECKS:
+        query = type("Query", (), {"query_target": value})
+        result = plugin.validate(query)
+        assert result == expected, f"Invalid value {value!r}"