diff --git a/src/Metadata/Resource/Factory/OperationDefaultsTrait.php b/src/Metadata/Resource/Factory/OperationDefaultsTrait.php
index 93f90ca03a..82d0535e23 100644
--- a/src/Metadata/Resource/Factory/OperationDefaultsTrait.php
+++ b/src/Metadata/Resource/Factory/OperationDefaultsTrait.php
@@ -225,6 +225,17 @@ private function getOperationWithDefaults(ApiResource $resource, Operation $oper
 
         $operationName = $operation->getName() ?? $this->getDefaultOperationName($operation, $resource->getClass());
 
+        $status = $operation->getStatus();
+        if (null !== $status && ($status < 100 || $status >= 600)) {
+            throw new RuntimeException(\sprintf('The HTTP status code "%s" of operation "%s" of resource "%s" is not valid.', $status, $operationName, $resource->getClass()));
+        }
+
+        foreach ($operation->getExceptionToStatus() ?? [] as $exceptionStatus) {
+            if (!\is_int($exceptionStatus) || $exceptionStatus < 100 || $exceptionStatus >= 600) {
+                throw new RuntimeException(\sprintf('The HTTP status code "%s" of operation "%s" of resource "%s" is not valid.', $exceptionStatus, $operationName, $resource->getClass()));
+            }
+        }
+
         return [
             $operationName,
             $operation,
diff --git a/src/Metadata/Tests/Fixtures/ApiResource/InvalidExceptionToStatusOperation.php b/src/Metadata/Tests/Fixtures/ApiResource/InvalidExceptionToStatusOperation.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c0e3217330
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Metadata/Tests/Fixtures/ApiResource/InvalidExceptionToStatusOperation.php
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+<?php
+
+/*
+ * This file is part of the API Platform project.
+ *
+ * (c) Kévin Dunglas <dunglas@gmail.com>
+ *
+ * For the full copyright and license information, please view the LICENSE
+ * file that was distributed with this source code.
+ */
+
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+namespace ApiPlatform\Metadata\Tests\Fixtures\ApiResource;
+
+use ApiPlatform\Metadata\ApiResource;
+use ApiPlatform\Metadata\Get;
+
+#[ApiResource(operations: [new Get(exceptionToStatus: [\LogicException::class => 999])])]
+class InvalidExceptionToStatusOperation
+{
+    public ?int $id = null;
+}
diff --git a/src/Metadata/Tests/Resource/Factory/AttributesResourceMetadataCollectionFactoryTest.php b/src/Metadata/Tests/Resource/Factory/AttributesResourceMetadataCollectionFactoryTest.php
index 1a995b3736..be5a6a7746 100644
--- a/src/Metadata/Tests/Resource/Factory/AttributesResourceMetadataCollectionFactoryTest.php
+++ b/src/Metadata/Tests/Resource/Factory/AttributesResourceMetadataCollectionFactoryTest.php
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 
 use ApiPlatform\Metadata\ApiResource;
 use ApiPlatform\Metadata\Delete;
+use ApiPlatform\Metadata\Exception\RuntimeException;
 use ApiPlatform\Metadata\Get;
 use ApiPlatform\Metadata\GetCollection;
 use ApiPlatform\Metadata\GraphQl\DeleteMutation;
@@ -37,6 +38,7 @@
 use ApiPlatform\Metadata\Tests\Fixtures\ApiResource\AttributeResource;
 use ApiPlatform\Metadata\Tests\Fixtures\ApiResource\AttributeResources;
 use ApiPlatform\Metadata\Tests\Fixtures\ApiResource\ExtraPropertiesResource;
+use ApiPlatform\Metadata\Tests\Fixtures\ApiResource\InvalidExceptionToStatusOperation;
 use ApiPlatform\Metadata\Tests\Fixtures\ApiResource\MutationDescription;
 use ApiPlatform\Metadata\Tests\Fixtures\ApiResource\PasswordResource;
 use ApiPlatform\Metadata\Tests\Fixtures\ApiResource\ResourceClassPropagation;
@@ -379,6 +381,16 @@ public function testDeduplicateShortNames(): void
         }
     }
 
+    public function testInvalidExceptionToStatusThrows(): void
+    {
+        $factory = new AttributesResourceMetadataCollectionFactory();
+
+        $this->expectException(RuntimeException::class);
+        $this->expectExceptionMessage(\sprintf('The HTTP status code "999" of operation "_api_InvalidExceptionToStatusOperation_get" of resource "%s" is not valid.', InvalidExceptionToStatusOperation::class));
+
+        $factory->create(InvalidExceptionToStatusOperation::class);
+    }
+
     public function testWithParameters(): void
     {
         $attributeResourceMetadataCollectionFactory = new AttributesResourceMetadataCollectionFactory();
@@ -435,7 +447,7 @@ public function testDuplicateOperationNameThrows(): void
     {
         $factory = new AttributesResourceMetadataCollectionFactory();
 
-        $this->expectException(\ApiPlatform\Metadata\Exception\RuntimeException::class);
+        $this->expectException(RuntimeException::class);
         $this->expectExceptionMessageMatches('/_api_\/forms\/\{id\}\/submit\{\._format\}/');
 
         $factory->create(SameNameDifferentMethodOperations::class);