diff --git a/.chloggen/add_receivercreator_config_validation.yaml b/.chloggen/add_receivercreator_config_validation.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..12b82dd5a400
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.chloggen/add_receivercreator_config_validation.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+# Use this changelog template to create an entry for release notes.
+
+# One of 'breaking', 'deprecation', 'new_component', 'enhancement', 'bug_fix'
+change_type: enhancement
+
+# The name of the component, or a single word describing the area of concern, (e.g. filelogreceiver)
+component: receivercreator
+
+# A brief description of the change.  Surround your text with quotes ("") if it needs to start with a backtick (`).
+note: Validate endpoint's configuration before starting receivers
+
+# Mandatory: One or more tracking issues related to the change. You can use the PR number here if no issue exists.
+issues: [33145]
+
+# (Optional) One or more lines of additional information to render under the primary note.
+# These lines will be padded with 2 spaces and then inserted directly into the document.
+# Use pipe (|) for multiline entries.
+subtext:
+
+# If your change doesn't affect end users or the exported elements of any package,
+# you should instead start your pull request title with [chore] or use the "Skip Changelog" label.
+# Optional: The change log or logs in which this entry should be included.
+# e.g. '[user]' or '[user, api]'
+# Include 'user' if the change is relevant to end users.
+# Include 'api' if there is a change to a library API.
+# Default: '[user]'
+change_logs: []
diff --git a/receiver/receivercreator/runner.go b/receiver/receivercreator/runner.go
index 08542a5365c8..a0995a18af31 100644
--- a/receiver/receivercreator/runner.go
+++ b/receiver/receivercreator/runner.go
@@ -137,6 +137,9 @@ func (run *receiverRunner) loadRuntimeReceiverConfig(
 	if err := mergedConfig.Unmarshal(receiverCfg); err != nil {
 		return nil, "", fmt.Errorf("failed to load %q template config: %w", receiver.id.String(), err)
 	}
+	if err := component.ValidateConfig(receiverCfg); err != nil {
+		return nil, "", fmt.Errorf("invalid runtime receiver config: receivers::%s: %w", receiver.id, err)
+	}
 	return receiverCfg, targetEndpoint, nil
 }