diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index ac73fdf4..9156c793 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -10,3 +10,4 @@ extensions/fablabchemnitz/path2flex/DebugPath2Flex.txt
 extensions/fablabchemnitz/elliptical_cone_box/DebugEllConicBox.txt
 extensions/.pydevproject
 extensions/.settings/org.eclipse.core.resources.prefs
+extensions/000_Inkscape_Gallery
diff --git a/extensions/fablabchemnitz/validate.sh b/extensions/fablabchemnitz/validate.sh
index e57394e7..eba8d2b6 100755
--- a/extensions/fablabchemnitz/validate.sh
+++ b/extensions/fablabchemnitz/validate.sh
@@ -1,13 +1,55 @@
 #!/bin/bash
-
 echo "Validating inx files with xmllint. Only errors are printed to console"
 for folder in */ ; do xmllint --noout --relaxng ./inkscape.extension.rng $folder*.inx > /dev/null 2>> 000_xmllint.out; done; grep -v "validates\|warning: failed to load external entity" 000_xmllint.out; rm 000_xmllint.out
 
+
 echo "Count of inx files:"
 find ./ -type f -name "*.inx" | wc -l
 
+
 echo "Count of extension folders:"
 ls -d */ | wc -l
 
+
 echo "Removing unrequired pyc cache files"
 find . -type d -name "__pycache__" -exec rm -rf {} \;
+
+
+echo "Building Inkscape gallery extension zip files"
+TARGETDIR="../000_Inkscape_Gallery"
+mkdir -p $TARGETDIR > /dev/null
+
+#list of extensions which are uploaded at Inkscape gallery by us at the moment
+for EXTENSION in                            \
+	"animate_order"                         \
+	"cleanup_styles"                        \
+	"contour_scanner_and_trimmer"           \
+	"convert_to_polylines"                  \
+	"create_links"                          \
+	"dxf2papercraft"                        \
+	"dxf_dwg_importer"                      \
+	"imagetracerjs"                         \
+	"inventory_sticker"                     \
+	"move_path_node"                        \
+	"remove_empty_groups"                   \
+    "offset_paths"                          \
+	"papercraft_unfold"                     \
+	"paperfold"                             \
+	"primitive"                             \
+	"slic3r_stl_input"                      \
+	"split_and_break_bezier_at_t"           \
+	"styles_to_layers"                      \
+	"ungrouper_and_element_migrator_filter" \
+	"unwind_paths"                          \
+	"vpypetools"
+do
+	EXTRA=""
+	if [[ $EXTENSION == "styles_to_layers" ]] || [[  $EXTENSION == "ungrouper_and_element_migrator_filter" ]]; then
+		EXTRA="${EXTRA} apply_transformations/"
+	elif [[ $EXTENSION == "styles_to_layers" ]] || [[  $EXTENSION == "ungrouper_and_element_migrator_filter" ]]; then
+		EXTRA="${EXTRA} remove_empty_groups/"
+	fi
+    ZIPFILE=$TARGETDIR/$EXTENSION.zip
+	rm $ZIPFILE > /dev/null
+	zip -r  $ZIPFILE $EXTENSION/ 000_about_fablabchemnitz.svg $EXTRA
+done