diff --git a/internal/provider/burn_alert_resource_test.go b/internal/provider/burn_alert_resource_test.go
index 92421d33..354cb621 100644
--- a/internal/provider/burn_alert_resource_test.go
+++ b/internal/provider/burn_alert_resource_test.go
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package provider
 import (
 	"context"
 	"fmt"
+	"regexp"
 	"testing"
 
 	"github.com/hashicorp/terraform-plugin-testing/helper/acctest"
@@ -188,6 +189,101 @@ func TestAcc_BurnAlertResourceUpgradeFromVersion015(t *testing.T) {
 	})
 }
 
+func TestAcc_BurnAlertResource_validateDefault(t *testing.T) {
+	dataset, sloID := burnAlertAccTestSetup(t)
+
+	resource.Test(t, resource.TestCase{
+		PreCheck:                 testAccPreCheck(t),
+		ProtoV5ProviderFactories: testAccProtoV5MuxServerFactory,
+		CheckDestroy:             testAccEnsureBurnAlertDestroyed(t),
+		Steps: []resource.TestStep{
+			{
+				Config:      testAccConfigBurnAlertDefault_basic(-1, dataset, sloID, "info"),
+				ExpectError: regexp.MustCompile(`exhaustion_minutes value must be at least`),
+			},
+			{
+				Config:      testAccConfigBurnAlertDefault_validateAttributesWhenAlertTypeIsExhaustionTime(dataset, sloID),
+				ExpectError: regexp.MustCompile(`argument "exhaustion_minutes" is required`),
+			},
+			{
+				Config:      testAccConfigBurnAlertDefault_validateAttributesWhenAlertTypeIsExhaustionTime(dataset, sloID),
+				ExpectError: regexp.MustCompile(`"budget_rate_window_minutes": must not be configured when "alert_type"`),
+			},
+			{
+				Config:      testAccConfigBurnAlertDefault_validateAttributesWhenAlertTypeIsExhaustionTime(dataset, sloID),
+				ExpectError: regexp.MustCompile(`"budget_rate_decrease_threshold_per_million": must not be configured when`),
+			},
+		},
+	})
+}
+
+func TestAcc_BurnAlertResource_validateExhaustionTime(t *testing.T) {
+	dataset, sloID := burnAlertAccTestSetup(t)
+
+	resource.Test(t, resource.TestCase{
+		PreCheck:                 testAccPreCheck(t),
+		ProtoV5ProviderFactories: testAccProtoV5MuxServerFactory,
+		CheckDestroy:             testAccEnsureBurnAlertDestroyed(t),
+		Steps: []resource.TestStep{
+			{
+				Config:      testAccConfigBurnAlertExhaustionTime_basic(-1, dataset, sloID, "info"),
+				ExpectError: regexp.MustCompile(`exhaustion_minutes value must be at least`),
+			},
+			{
+				Config:      testAccConfigBurnAlertExhaustionTime_validateAttributesWhenAlertTypeIsExhaustionTime(dataset, sloID),
+				ExpectError: regexp.MustCompile(`argument "exhaustion_minutes" is required`),
+			},
+			{
+				Config:      testAccConfigBurnAlertExhaustionTime_validateAttributesWhenAlertTypeIsExhaustionTime(dataset, sloID),
+				ExpectError: regexp.MustCompile(`"budget_rate_window_minutes": must not be configured when "alert_type"`),
+			},
+			{
+				Config:      testAccConfigBurnAlertExhaustionTime_validateAttributesWhenAlertTypeIsExhaustionTime(dataset, sloID),
+				ExpectError: regexp.MustCompile(`"budget_rate_decrease_threshold_per_million": must not be configured when`),
+			},
+		},
+	})
+}
+
+func TestAcc_BurnAlertResource_validateBudgetRate(t *testing.T) {
+	dataset, sloID := burnAlertAccTestSetup(t)
+
+	budgetRateWindowMinutes := 60
+	budgetRateDecreaseThresholdPerMillion := 10000
+
+	resource.Test(t, resource.TestCase{
+		PreCheck:                 testAccPreCheck(t),
+		ProtoV5ProviderFactories: testAccProtoV5MuxServerFactory,
+		CheckDestroy:             testAccEnsureBurnAlertDestroyed(t),
+		Steps: []resource.TestStep{
+			{
+				Config:      testAccConfigBurnAlertBudgetRate_basic(0, budgetRateDecreaseThresholdPerMillion, dataset, sloID, "info"),
+				ExpectError: regexp.MustCompile(`budget_rate_window_minutes value must be at least`),
+			},
+			{
+				Config:      testAccConfigBurnAlertBudgetRate_basic(budgetRateWindowMinutes, 0, dataset, sloID, "info"),
+				ExpectError: regexp.MustCompile(`budget_rate_decrease_threshold_per_million value must be at least`),
+			},
+			{
+				Config:      testAccConfigBurnAlertBudgetRate_basic(budgetRateWindowMinutes, 2000000, dataset, sloID, "info"),
+				ExpectError: regexp.MustCompile(`budget_rate_decrease_threshold_per_million value must be at most`),
+			},
+			{
+				Config:      testAccConfigBurnAlertBudgetRate_validateAttributesWhenAlertTypeIsBudgetRate(dataset, sloID),
+				ExpectError: regexp.MustCompile(`argument "budget_rate_decrease_threshold_per_million" is required`),
+			},
+			{
+				Config:      testAccConfigBurnAlertBudgetRate_validateAttributesWhenAlertTypeIsBudgetRate(dataset, sloID),
+				ExpectError: regexp.MustCompile(`argument "budget_rate_window_minutes" is required`),
+			},
+			{
+				Config:      testAccConfigBurnAlertBudgetRate_validateAttributesWhenAlertTypeIsBudgetRate(dataset, sloID),
+				ExpectError: regexp.MustCompile(`"exhaustion_minutes": must not be configured when "alert_type"`),
+			},
+		},
+	})
+}
+
 // Checks that the exhaustion time burn alert exists, has the correct attributes, and has the correct state
 func testAccEnsureSuccessExhaustionTimeAlert(t *testing.T, burnAlert *client.BurnAlert, exhaustionMinutes int, pagerdutySeverity, sloID string) resource.TestCheckFunc {
 	return resource.ComposeAggregateTestCheckFunc(
@@ -380,6 +476,22 @@ resource "honeycombio_burn_alert" "test" {
 }`, exhaustionMinutes, dataset, sloID, pdseverity)
 }
 
+func testAccConfigBurnAlertDefault_validateAttributesWhenAlertTypeIsExhaustionTime(dataset, sloID string) string {
+	return fmt.Sprintf(`
+resource "honeycombio_burn_alert" "test" {
+  budget_rate_window_minutes                 = 60
+  budget_rate_decrease_threshold_per_million = 10000
+
+  dataset = "%[1]s"
+  slo_id  = "%[2]s"
+
+  recipient {
+    type   = "email"
+    target = "test@example.com"
+  }
+}`, dataset, sloID)
+}
+
 func testAccConfigBurnAlertExhaustionTime_basic(exhaustionMinutes int, dataset, sloID, pdseverity string) string {
 	return fmt.Sprintf(`
 resource "honeycombio_pagerduty_recipient" "test" {
@@ -404,6 +516,23 @@ resource "honeycombio_burn_alert" "test" {
 }`, exhaustionMinutes, dataset, sloID, pdseverity)
 }
 
+func testAccConfigBurnAlertExhaustionTime_validateAttributesWhenAlertTypeIsExhaustionTime(dataset, sloID string) string {
+	return fmt.Sprintf(`
+resource "honeycombio_burn_alert" "test" {
+  alert_type                                 = "exhaustion_time"
+  budget_rate_window_minutes                 = 60
+  budget_rate_decrease_threshold_per_million = 10000
+
+  dataset = "%[1]s"
+  slo_id  = "%[2]s"
+
+  recipient {
+    type   = "email"
+    target = "test@example.com"
+  }
+}`, dataset, sloID)
+}
+
 func testAccConfigBurnAlertBudgetRate_basic(budgetRateWindowMinutes, budgetRateDecreaseThresholdPerMillion int, dataset, sloID, pdseverity string) string {
 	return fmt.Sprintf(`
 resource "honeycombio_pagerduty_recipient" "test" {
@@ -428,3 +557,19 @@ resource "honeycombio_burn_alert" "test" {
   }
 }`, budgetRateWindowMinutes, budgetRateDecreaseThresholdPerMillion, dataset, sloID, pdseverity)
 }
+
+func testAccConfigBurnAlertBudgetRate_validateAttributesWhenAlertTypeIsBudgetRate(dataset, sloID string) string {
+	return fmt.Sprintf(`
+resource "honeycombio_burn_alert" "test" {
+  alert_type         = "budget_rate"
+  exhaustion_minutes = 60
+
+  dataset = "%[1]s"
+  slo_id  = "%[2]s"
+
+  recipient {
+    type   = "email"
+    target = "test@example.com"
+  }
+}`, dataset, sloID)
+}