diff --git a/source/tools/entity/validate_dae.py b/source/tools/entity/validate_dae.py
index 110e8c1f42..223280bceb 100755
--- a/source/tools/entity/validate_dae.py
+++ b/source/tools/entity/validate_dae.py
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python3
 
 import sys
+from argparse import ArgumentParser
+from concurrent.futures import ProcessPoolExecutor, as_completed
 from logging import INFO, Formatter, StreamHandler, getLogger
 from pathlib import Path
 
@@ -8,36 +10,32 @@ from collada import Collada, DaeBrokenRefError, DaeError, common, controller
 from scriptlib import find_files
 
 
-def validate_vertex(path_dae, log=print):
-    has_weightless = False
-    had_exception = False
-    dae = None
-    try:
-        dae = Collada(path_dae, ignore=[common.DaeUnsupportedError, DaeBrokenRefError])
-    except DaeError as inst:
-        log("Failed to load %s", path_dae)
-        log(type(inst), inst)
-        had_exception = True
+class InvalidControllerError(Exception):
+    """Mesh contains controllers of other types than Skin."""
+
+
+class VertexWithoutWeightError(Exception):
+    """Vertex has no weight."""
+
+    def __init__(self, num_vertices: int, num_vertices_no_weight: int) -> None:
+        self.num_vertices = num_vertices
+        self.num_vertices_no_weight = num_vertices_no_weight
+
+
+def validate_mesh(path_dae: Path) -> None:
+    """Validate a mesh."""
+    dae = Collada(path_dae.as_posix(), ignore=[common.DaeUnsupportedError, DaeBrokenRefError])
     for ctr in dae.controllers:
         if type(ctr) is not controller.Skin:
-            had_exception = True
-            break
+            raise InvalidControllerError
         totalv = len(ctr.vcounts)
         totalv_0 = len(ctr.vcounts[ctr.vcounts == 0])
         if totalv_0 > 0:
-            log(
-                "Mesh %s has %i (out of %i) vertices with no weight"
-                " and no bone assigned. Use P294 to find them in Blender.",
-                path_dae,
-                totalv_0,
-                totalv,
-            )
-            has_weightless = True
-    return (int(has_weightless) << 1) | int(had_exception)
+            raise VertexWithoutWeightError(totalv, totalv_0)
 
 
 class DaeValidator:
-    def __init__(self, vfs_root, mods):
+    def __init__(self, vfs_root: Path, mods: list[str]) -> None:
         self.has_weightless_vtx = []
         self.vfs_root = vfs_root
         self.mods = mods
@@ -49,17 +47,43 @@ class DaeValidator:
         sh.setFormatter(Formatter("%(levelname)s - %(message)s"))
         self.log.addHandler(sh)
 
-    def run(self):
+    def run(self) -> bool:
+        """Run validation for a bunch of meshes."""
         is_ok = True
-        files = find_files(self.vfs_root, self.mods, Path("art/meshes"), ["dae"])
         i = 0
-        for _, dae in files:
-            i += 1
-            status = validate_vertex(dae.as_posix(), self.log.warning)
-            if status >= 1:
-                is_ok = False
-            if status >= 2:
-                self.has_weightless_vtx.append(dae)
+        with ProcessPoolExecutor() as executor:
+            futures = {}
+            for _, dae_path in find_files(self.vfs_root, self.mods, Path("art/meshes"), ["dae"]):
+                future = executor.submit(validate_mesh, dae_path)
+                futures[future] = dae_path
+
+            for future in as_completed(futures):
+                i += 1
+
+                dae_path = futures[future]
+
+                try:
+                    future.result()
+                except InvalidControllerError:
+                    self.log.warning("Mesh %s contains an invalid controller.", dae_path)
+                    is_ok = False
+                    continue
+                except DaeError as exc:
+                    self.log.warning("Failed to load mesh %s: %s", dae_path, exc)
+                    is_ok = False
+                    continue
+                except VertexWithoutWeightError as exc:
+                    self.log.warning(
+                        "Mesh %s has %i (out of %i) vertices with no weight"
+                        " and no bone assigned. Use P294 to find them in Blender.",
+                        dae_path,
+                        exc.num_vertices_no_weight,
+                        exc.num_vertices,
+                    )
+                    self.has_weightless_vtx.append(dae_path)
+                    is_ok = False
+                    continue
+
         self.log.info(
             "%i out of %i files have vertices with no weight or bones.",
             len(self.has_weightless_vtx),
@@ -68,9 +92,30 @@ class DaeValidator:
         return is_ok
 
 
+def main() -> None:
+    parser = ArgumentParser(description="Validate COLLADA meshes.")
+    parser.add_argument(
+        "-m",
+        "--mod-name",
+        dest="mod_names",
+        nargs="*",
+        default=["public"],
+        help="The name of the mod to validate.",
+    )
+    parser.add_argument(
+        "-r",
+        "--root",
+        dest="vfs_root",
+        default=Path(__file__).resolve().parents[3] / "binaries" / "data" / "mods",
+        type=Path,
+        help="The path to mod's root location.",
+    )
+    args = parser.parse_args()
+
+    dv = DaeValidator(args.vfs_root, args.mod_names)
+    if dv.run() > 0:
+        sys.exit(1)
+
+
 if __name__ == "__main__":
-    vfsr = Path(__file__).resolve().parents[3] / "binaries" / "data" / "mods"
-    mods = ["public"]
-    dv = DaeValidator(vfsr, mods)
-    print(f"DaeValidator returns {dv.run()}")
-    print(dv.has_weightless_vtx)
+    main()