diff --git a/src/daemon/minimal.conf.in b/src/daemon/minimal.conf.in
index 78f857a57..9ee4a1e28 100644
--- a/src/daemon/minimal.conf.in
+++ b/src/daemon/minimal.conf.in
@@ -32,6 +32,9 @@ context.properties = {
     #default.video.rate.num      = 25
     #default.video.rate.denom    = 1
     #
+    settings.check-quantum      = true
+    settings.check-rate         = true
+    #
     # These overrides are only applied when running in a vm.
     vm.overrides = {
         default.clock.min-quantum = 1024
diff --git a/src/daemon/pipewire.conf.in b/src/daemon/pipewire.conf.in
index f415ff4d1..7d35f75b5 100644
--- a/src/daemon/pipewire.conf.in
+++ b/src/daemon/pipewire.conf.in
@@ -32,6 +32,9 @@ context.properties = {
     #default.video.rate.num      = 25
     #default.video.rate.denom    = 1
     #
+    #settings.check-quantum      = false
+    #settings.check-rate         = false
+    #
     # These overrides are only applied when running in a vm.
     vm.overrides = {
         default.clock.min-quantum = 1024
diff --git a/src/pipewire/private.h b/src/pipewire/private.h
index 8a5623e7b..9af21a5e5 100644
--- a/src/pipewire/private.h
+++ b/src/pipewire/private.h
@@ -68,6 +68,8 @@ struct settings {
 	unsigned int mem_warn_mlock:1;
 	unsigned int mem_allow_mlock:1;
 	unsigned int clock_power_of_two_quantum:1;
+	unsigned int check_quantum:1;
+	unsigned int check_rate:1;
 #define CLOCK_RATE_UPDATE_MODE_HARD 0
 #define CLOCK_RATE_UPDATE_MODE_SOFT 1
 	int clock_rate_update_mode;
diff --git a/src/pipewire/settings.c b/src/pipewire/settings.c
index ca58af747..98180cc2e 100644
--- a/src/pipewire/settings.c
+++ b/src/pipewire/settings.c
@@ -53,6 +53,8 @@
 #define DEFAULT_LINK_MAX_BUFFERS		64u
 #define DEFAULT_MEM_WARN_MLOCK			false
 #define DEFAULT_MEM_ALLOW_MLOCK			true
+#define DEFAULT_CHECK_QUANTUM			false
+#define DEFAULT_CHECK_RATE			false
 
 struct impl {
 	struct pw_context *context;
@@ -185,12 +187,23 @@ static int metadata_property(void *data, uint32_t subject, const char *key,
 		recalc = true;
 	} else if (spa_streq(key, "clock.force-rate")) {
 		v = value ? atoi(value) : 0;
-		s->clock_force_rate = v;
-		recalc = true;
+		if (v != 0 && s->check_rate &&
+		    !uint32_array_contains(s->clock_rates, s->n_clock_rates, v)) {
+			pw_log_info("invalid %s: %d not in allowed rates", key, v);
+		} else {
+			s->clock_force_rate = v;
+			recalc = true;
+		}
 	} else if (spa_streq(key, "clock.force-quantum")) {
 		v = value ? atoi(value) : 0;
-		s->clock_force_quantum = v;
-		recalc = true;
+		if (v != 0 && s->check_quantum &&
+		    (v < s->clock_min_quantum || v > s->clock_max_quantum)) {
+			pw_log_info("invalid %s: %d not in (%d-%d)", key, v,
+					s->clock_min_quantum, s->clock_max_quantum);
+		} else {
+			s->clock_force_quantum = v;
+			recalc = true;
+		}
 	}
 	if (recalc)
 		pw_context_recalc_graph(context, "settings changed");
@@ -227,6 +240,9 @@ void pw_settings_init(struct pw_context *this)
 	d->mem_warn_mlock = get_default_bool(p, "mem.warn-mlock", DEFAULT_MEM_WARN_MLOCK);
 	d->mem_allow_mlock = get_default_bool(p, "mem.allow-mlock", DEFAULT_MEM_ALLOW_MLOCK);
 
+	d->check_quantum = get_default_bool(p, "settings.check-quantum", DEFAULT_CHECK_QUANTUM);
+	d->check_rate = get_default_bool(p, "settings.check-rate", DEFAULT_CHECK_RATE);
+
 	d->clock_quantum_limit = SPA_CLAMP(d->clock_quantum_limit,
 			CLOCK_MIN_QUANTUM, CLOCK_MAX_QUANTUM);
 	d->clock_max_quantum = SPA_CLAMP(d->clock_max_quantum,