diff --git a/source/exponential-backoff.ts b/source/exponential-backoff.ts
index 94ff838..32b4355 100644
--- a/source/exponential-backoff.ts
+++ b/source/exponential-backoff.ts
@@ -33,6 +33,8 @@ export class ExponentialBackoff {
             jitter: 0.1,
             ...options,
         };
+
+        ExponentialBackoff.validateOptions(this.#options);
     }
 
     /**
@@ -95,6 +97,60 @@ export class ExponentialBackoff {
         return cappedDelay - jitter;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Validate the options for the exponential backoff
+     *
+     * @param options - The options to validate
+     *
+     * @throws An error if the options are invalid
+     */
+    public static validateOptions(options: ExponentialBackoffOptions): void {
+        // Validate the max delay is a finite number not less than 0
+        if (!Number.isFinite(options.maxDelay)) {
+            throw new Error('maxDelay must be a finite number');
+        }
+
+        if (options.maxDelay < 0) {
+            throw new Error('maxDelay must be not less than 0');
+        }
+
+        // Validate the max attempts is a finite number not less than 0
+        if (!Number.isFinite(options.maxAttempts)) {
+            throw new Error('maxAttempts must be a finite number');
+        }
+
+        if (options.maxAttempts < 0) {
+            throw new Error('maxAttempts must be not less than 0');
+        }
+
+        // Validate the base delay is a finite number not less than 0
+        if (!Number.isFinite(options.baseDelay)) {
+            throw new Error('baseDelay must be a finite number');
+        }
+
+        if (options.baseDelay < 0) {
+            throw new Error('baseDelay must be not less than 0');
+        }
+
+        // Validate the growth rate is a finite number not less than 0
+        if (!Number.isFinite(options.growthRate)) {
+            throw new Error('growthRate must be a finite number');
+        }
+
+        if (options.growthRate < 0) {
+            throw new Error('growthRate must be not less than 0');
+        }
+
+        // Validate the jitter is a finite number not less than 0 or greater than 1
+        if (!Number.isFinite(options.jitter)) {
+            throw new Error('jitter must be a finite number');
+        }
+
+        if (options.jitter < 0 || options.jitter > 1) {
+            throw new Error('jitter must be not less than 0 or greater than 1');
+        }
+    }
+
     /**
      * Run the function with exponential backoff
      *
diff --git a/test/exponential-backoff.test.ts b/test/exponential-backoff.test.ts
index 75e781c..4e073e8 100644
--- a/test/exponential-backoff.test.ts
+++ b/test/exponential-backoff.test.ts
@@ -2,6 +2,17 @@ import { expect, test, vi } from 'vitest';
 import { ExponentialBackoff } from '../source/exponential-backoff.ts';
 import { ExponentialBackoffMaxRetriesHitError } from '../source/errors.ts';
 
+/**
+ * A valid options object that satisfies {@link ExponentialBackoff.validateOptions}.
+ */
+const validExponentialBackoffOptions = {
+    maxDelay: 10_000,
+    maxAttempts: 10,
+    baseDelay: 1_000,
+    growthRate: 2,
+    jitter: 0.1,
+};
+
 /**
  * Tests that the static {@link ExponentialBackoff.run} helper creates a throwaway instance
  * with library defaults (including the default 1000ms base delay) when no options are passed.
@@ -98,9 +109,11 @@ const testExponentialBackoffSucceedsOnFirstAttempt = async (): Promise<void> =>
  */
 const testExponentialBackoffRetriesUntilSuccess = async (): Promise<void> => {
     // Three invocations: two rejections then a success on the third call.
-    const tripleRejectFn = vi.fn().mockRejectedValueOnce(new Error('attempt 1'))
-.mockRejectedValueOnce(new Error('attempt 2'))
-.mockResolvedValueOnce('success');
+    const tripleRejectFn = vi
+        .fn()
+        .mockRejectedValueOnce(new Error('attempt 1'))
+        .mockRejectedValueOnce(new Error('attempt 2'))
+        .mockResolvedValueOnce('success');
 
     // maxAttempts: 5 is high enough that we stop because fn succeeded, not because we hit the cap.
     const result = await ExponentialBackoff.run(tripleRejectFn, () => {}, {
@@ -351,6 +364,116 @@ const testExponentialBackoffAppliesJitter = async (): Promise<void> => {
     }
 };
 
+/**
+ * Tests that {@link ExponentialBackoff.validateOptions} accepts valid options, including boundary values of 0 and 1.
+ */
+const testExponentialBackoffValidateOptionsAcceptsValidOptions = (): void => {
+    const validCases = [
+        validExponentialBackoffOptions,
+        {
+            ...validExponentialBackoffOptions,
+            maxDelay: 0,
+            maxAttempts: 0,
+            baseDelay: 0,
+            growthRate: 0,
+            jitter: 0,
+        },
+        {
+            ...validExponentialBackoffOptions,
+            jitter: 1,
+        },
+    ] as const;
+
+    for (const options of validCases) {
+        expect(() => ExponentialBackoff.validateOptions(options)).not.toThrow();
+    }
+};
+
+/**
+ * Tests that {@link ExponentialBackoff.validateOptions} rejects negative numeric options.
+ */
+const testExponentialBackoffValidateOptionsRejectsNegativeValues = (): void => {
+    // Define our test cases with each value being less than 0
+    const negativeCases = [
+        { field: 'maxDelay', value: -1 },
+        { field: 'maxAttempts', value: -1 },
+        { field: 'baseDelay', value: -1 },
+        { field: 'growthRate', value: -1 },
+    ] as const;
+
+    // Iterate through the test cases and expect an error to be thrown
+    for (const { field, value } of negativeCases) {
+        expect(() =>
+            ExponentialBackoff.validateOptions({
+                ...validExponentialBackoffOptions,
+                [field]: value,
+            })).toThrow(`${field} must be not less than 0`);
+    }
+};
+
+/**
+ * Tests that {@link ExponentialBackoff.validateOptions} rejects jitter below 0 or above 1.
+ */
+const testExponentialBackoffValidateOptionsRejectsInvalidJitter = (): void => {
+    // Define our test cases with each value being less than 0 or greater than 1
+    const invalidJitterCases: Array<{ value: number }> = [{ value: -0.1 }, { value: 1.1 }];
+
+    // Iterate through the test cases and expect an error to be thrown
+    for (const { value } of invalidJitterCases) {
+        expect(() =>
+            ExponentialBackoff.validateOptions({
+                ...validExponentialBackoffOptions,
+                jitter: value,
+            })).toThrow('jitter must be not less than 0 or greater than 1');
+    }
+};
+
+/**
+ * Tests that {@link ExponentialBackoff.validateOptions} rejects non-finite values such as Infinity.
+ */
+const testExponentialBackoffValidateOptionsRejectsNonFiniteValues = (): void => {
+    // Define our test cases with each value being Infinity
+    const nonFiniteCases = [
+        { field: 'maxDelay', value: Infinity },
+        { field: 'maxAttempts', value: Infinity },
+        { field: 'baseDelay', value: Infinity },
+        { field: 'growthRate', value: Infinity },
+        { field: 'jitter', value: Infinity },
+    ] as const;
+
+    // Iterate through the test cases and expect an error to be thrown
+    for (const { field, value } of nonFiniteCases) {
+        expect(() =>
+            ExponentialBackoff.validateOptions({
+                ...validExponentialBackoffOptions,
+                [field]: value,
+            })).toThrow(`${field} must be a finite number`);
+    }
+};
+
+/**
+ * Tests that {@link ExponentialBackoff.validateOptions} rejects NaN, which is also non-finite.
+ */
+const testExponentialBackoffValidateOptionsRejectsNaN = (): void => {
+    // Define our test cases with each value being NaN
+    const nanCases = [
+        { field: 'maxDelay', value: Number.NaN },
+        { field: 'maxAttempts', value: Number.NaN },
+        { field: 'baseDelay', value: Number.NaN },
+        { field: 'growthRate', value: Number.NaN },
+        { field: 'jitter', value: Number.NaN },
+    ] as const;
+
+    // Iterate through the test cases and expect an error to be thrown
+    for (const { field, value } of nanCases) {
+        expect(() =>
+            ExponentialBackoff.validateOptions({
+                ...validExponentialBackoffOptions,
+                [field]: value,
+            })).toThrow(`${field} must be a finite number`);
+    }
+};
+
 const runTests = async (): Promise<void> => {
     test('ExponentialBackoff.run: delegates to a new instance using default options', testExponentialBackoffRunUsesDefaultOptions);
     test('ExponentialBackoff.run: retries and succeeds with partial options', testExponentialBackoffRunWithPartialOptions);
@@ -368,6 +491,11 @@ const runTests = async (): Promise<void> => {
     test('ExponentialBackoff: increases delay exponentially between attempts', testExponentialBackoffIncreasesDelayExponentially);
     test('ExponentialBackoff: caps delay at maxDelay', testExponentialBackoffCapsDelayAtMaxDelay);
     test('ExponentialBackoff: subtracts jitter from the capped delay', testExponentialBackoffAppliesJitter);
+    test('ExponentialBackoff.validateOptions: accepts valid options', testExponentialBackoffValidateOptionsAcceptsValidOptions);
+    test('ExponentialBackoff.validateOptions: rejects negative values', testExponentialBackoffValidateOptionsRejectsNegativeValues);
+    test('ExponentialBackoff.validateOptions: rejects invalid jitter', testExponentialBackoffValidateOptionsRejectsInvalidJitter);
+    test('ExponentialBackoff.validateOptions: rejects Infinity', testExponentialBackoffValidateOptionsRejectsNonFiniteValues);
+    test('ExponentialBackoff.validateOptions: rejects NaN', testExponentialBackoffValidateOptionsRejectsNaN);
 };
 
 await runTests();