diff --git a/modules/common/service/types.go b/modules/common/service/types.go
index 34125baf..67b6751c 100644
--- a/modules/common/service/types.go
+++ b/modules/common/service/types.go
@@ -19,9 +19,13 @@ limitations under the License.
 package service
 
 import (
+	"fmt"
 	"time"
 
+	"golang.org/x/exp/slices"
+
 	corev1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
+	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/validation/field"
 )
 
 // Endpoint - typedef to enumerate Endpoint verbs
@@ -60,6 +64,30 @@ func (e *Endpoint) String() string {
 	return string(*e)
 }
 
+// Validate - validates if the endpoint is an allowed one.
+func (e *Endpoint) Validate() error {
+	if !slices.Contains([]Endpoint{EndpointInternal, EndpointPublic}, *e) {
+		return fmt.Errorf("invalid endpoint type: %s", e.String())
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+// ValidateRoutedOverrides - validates map of RoutedOverrideSpec
+func ValidateRoutedOverrides(basePath *field.Path, overrides map[Endpoint]RoutedOverrideSpec) field.ErrorList {
+	allErrs := field.ErrorList{}
+
+	// validate the service override key is valid
+	for k := range overrides {
+		path := basePath.Key(k.String())
+
+		if err := k.Validate(); err != nil {
+			allErrs = append(allErrs, field.Invalid(path, k.String(), err.Error()))
+		}
+	}
+
+	return allErrs
+}
+
 func (p *Protocol) String() string {
 	return string(*p)
 }
diff --git a/modules/common/service/types_test.go b/modules/common/service/types_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b53fd115
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modules/common/service/types_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,140 @@
+/*
+Copyright 2024 Red Hat
+
+Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+You may obtain a copy of the License at
+
+    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+
+Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+limitations under the License.
+*/
+
+// +kubebuilder:object:generate:=true
+
+package service
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"testing"
+
+	. "github.com/onsi/gomega"
+	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/validation/field"
+)
+
+func TestEndpointValidate(t *testing.T) {
+	tests := []struct {
+		name string
+		e    Endpoint
+		want error
+	}{
+		{
+			name: "Valid endpoint",
+			e:    EndpointInternal,
+			want: nil,
+		},
+		{
+			name: "Wrong endpoint",
+			e:    Endpoint("wrooong"),
+			want: fmt.Errorf("invalid endpoint type: wrooong"),
+		},
+	}
+
+	for _, tt := range tests {
+		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			g := NewWithT(t)
+
+			if tt.want == nil {
+				g.Expect(tt.e.Validate()).To(Succeed())
+			} else {
+				g.Expect(tt.e.Validate()).To(Equal(tt.want))
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}
+
+func TestValidateRoutedOverrides(t *testing.T) {
+	//basePath := field.NewPath("spec")
+
+	tests := []struct {
+		name      string
+		basePath  *field.Path
+		overrides map[Endpoint]RoutedOverrideSpec
+		want      field.ErrorList
+	}{
+		{
+			name:     "Valid override config",
+			basePath: field.NewPath("spec").Child("override").Child("service"),
+			overrides: map[Endpoint]RoutedOverrideSpec{
+				EndpointInternal: {},
+			},
+			want: field.ErrorList{},
+		},
+		{
+			name:     "Wrong override endpoint",
+			basePath: field.NewPath("spec").Child("override").Child("service"),
+			overrides: map[Endpoint]RoutedOverrideSpec{
+				Endpoint("wrooong"): {},
+			},
+			want: field.ErrorList{
+				&field.Error{
+					Type:     field.ErrorTypeInvalid,
+					Field:    "spec.override.service[wrooong]",
+					BadValue: "wrooong",
+					Detail:   "invalid endpoint type: wrooong",
+				},
+			},
+		},
+		{
+			name:     "Both good and wrong override endpoint configs",
+			basePath: field.NewPath("spec").Child("foo").Child("bar"),
+			overrides: map[Endpoint]RoutedOverrideSpec{
+				EndpointInternal:    {},
+				Endpoint("wrooong"): {},
+			},
+			want: field.ErrorList{
+				&field.Error{
+					Type:     field.ErrorTypeInvalid,
+					Field:    "spec.foo.bar[wrooong]",
+					BadValue: "wrooong",
+					Detail:   "invalid endpoint type: wrooong",
+				},
+			},
+		},
+		{
+			name:     "Multiple wrong override endpoints",
+			basePath: field.NewPath("spec").Child("foo"),
+			overrides: map[Endpoint]RoutedOverrideSpec{
+				EndpointInternal:       {},
+				Endpoint("wrooong"):    {},
+				Endpoint("wroooooong"): {},
+			},
+			want: field.ErrorList{
+				&field.Error{
+					Type:     field.ErrorTypeInvalid,
+					Field:    "spec.foo[wrooong]",
+					BadValue: "wrooong",
+					Detail:   "invalid endpoint type: wrooong",
+				},
+				&field.Error{
+					Type:     field.ErrorTypeInvalid,
+					Field:    "spec.foo[wroooooong]",
+					BadValue: "wroooooong",
+					Detail:   "invalid endpoint type: wroooooong",
+				},
+			},
+		},
+	}
+
+	for _, tt := range tests {
+		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			g := NewWithT(t)
+
+			g.Expect(ValidateRoutedOverrides(tt.basePath, tt.overrides)).To(Equal(tt.want))
+		})
+	}
+}