diff --git a/packages/cli/src/validate.ts b/packages/cli/src/validate.ts
index 5301623f1..27f2d7b20 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/validate.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/validate.ts
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@ interface ValidatorMessage {
 	severity: number;
 }
 
+const HEADER = ['code', 'message', 'severity', 'pointer'];
+
 export async function validate(input: string, options: ValidateOptions, logger: ILogger): Promise<void> {
 	const [buffer, validator] = await Promise.all([fs.readFile(input), import('gltf-validator')]);
 	return validator
@@ -32,14 +34,30 @@ export async function validate(input: string, options: ValidateOptions, logger:
 			},
 		})
 		.then(async (report: ValidatorReport) => {
-			await printIssueSection('error', 0, report, logger, options.format);
-			await printIssueSection('warning', 1, report, logger, options.format);
-			await printIssueSection('info', 2, report, logger, options.format);
-			await printIssueSection('hint', 3, report, logger, options.format);
+			if (options.format === TableFormat.CSV) {
+				await printCSV(report);
+			} else {
+				await printTable('error', 0, report, logger, options.format);
+				await printTable('warning', 1, report, logger, options.format);
+				await printTable('info', 2, report, logger, options.format);
+				await printTable('hint', 3, report, logger, options.format);
+			}
+			return report;
+		})
+		.then((report: ValidatorReport) => {
+			if (report.issues.messages.some((message) => message.severity === 0)) {
+				throw new Error('Validation detected errors.');
+			}
 		});
 }
 
-async function printIssueSection(
+async function printCSV(report: ValidatorReport): Promise<void> {
+	const messages = report.issues.messages;
+	console.log(await formatTable(TableFormat.CSV, HEADER, messages.map(Object.values)));
+	return;
+}
+
+async function printTable(
 	header: string,
 	severity: number,
 	report: ValidatorReport,
@@ -49,13 +67,7 @@ async function printIssueSection(
 	console.log(formatHeader(header));
 	const messages = report.issues.messages.filter((msg) => msg.severity === severity);
 	if (messages.length) {
-		console.log(
-			(await formatTable(
-				format,
-				['code', 'message', 'severity', 'pointer'],
-				messages.map((m) => Object.values(m)),
-			)) + '\n\n',
-		);
+		console.log(await formatTable(format, HEADER, messages.map(Object.values)));
 	} else {
 		logger.info(`No ${header}s found.`);
 	}