diff --git a/lonboard/_map.py b/lonboard/_map.py
index 0f200316..486111e7 100644
--- a/lonboard/_map.py
+++ b/lonboard/_map.py
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@
 from typing import IO, TYPE_CHECKING, Any, TextIO, overload
 
 import ipywidgets
-import traitlets
 import traitlets as t
 from ipywidgets import CallbackDispatcher
 
@@ -31,8 +30,14 @@
 
     from IPython.display import HTML  # type: ignore
 
+    from lonboard._validators.types import TraitProposal
     from lonboard.types.map import MapKwargs
 
+    if sys.version_info >= (3, 11):
+        from typing import Self
+    else:
+        from typing_extensions import Self
+
     if sys.version_info >= (3, 12):
         from typing import Unpack
     else:
@@ -221,6 +226,23 @@ def on_click(self, callback: Callable, *, remove: bool = False) -> None:
     Views represent the "camera(s)" (essentially viewport dimensions and projection matrices) that you look at your data with. deck.gl offers multiple view types for both geospatial and non-geospatial use cases. Read the [Views and Projections](https://deck.gl/docs/developer-guide/views) guide for the concept and examples.
     """
 
+    @t.validate("view")
+    def _validate_view(
+        self,
+        proposal: TraitProposal[t.Instance[BaseView | None], BaseView, Self],
+    ) -> BaseView:
+        # if proposed view is a globe view, ensure that basemap is interleaved
+        if (
+            isinstance(proposal["value"], GlobeView)
+            and self.basemap is not None
+            and self.basemap.mode != "interleaved"
+        ):
+            raise t.TraitError(
+                "GlobeView requires the basemap mode to be 'interleaved'. Please set `basemap.mode='interleaved'`.",
+            )
+
+        return proposal["value"]
+
     show_tooltip = t.Bool(default_value=False).tag(sync=True)
     """
     Whether to render a tooltip on hover on the map.
@@ -265,6 +287,27 @@ def on_click(self, callback: Callable, *, remove: bool = False) -> None:
     Pass `None` to disable rendering a basemap.
     """
 
+    @t.validate("basemap")
+    def _validate_basemap(
+        self,
+        proposal: TraitProposal[
+            t.Instance[MaplibreBasemap | None],
+            MaplibreBasemap,
+            Self,
+        ],
+    ) -> MaplibreBasemap | None:
+        # If proposed basemap is not interleaved, ensure current view is not globe view
+        if (
+            proposal["value"] is not None
+            and proposal["value"].mode != "interleaved"
+            and isinstance(self.view, GlobeView)
+        ):
+            raise t.TraitError(
+                "GlobeView requires the basemap mode to be 'interleaved'. Please set `basemap.mode='interleaved'`.",
+            )
+
+        return proposal["value"]
+
     @property
     def basemap_style(self) -> str | None:
         """The URL of the basemap style in use."""
@@ -673,7 +716,7 @@ def as_html(self) -> HTML:
 
         return HTML(self.to_html())
 
-    @traitlets.default("view_state")
+    @t.default("view_state")
     def _default_initial_view_state(self) -> dict[str, Any]:
         if isinstance(self.view, (MapView, GlobeView)):
             return compute_view(self.layers)  # type: ignore
diff --git a/lonboard/_validators/__init__.py b/lonboard/_validators/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e69de29b
diff --git a/lonboard/_validators/types.py b/lonboard/_validators/types.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..564e507b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lonboard/_validators/types.py
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+from typing import Generic, TypedDict, TypeVar
+
+from traitlets import HasTraits, TraitType
+
+Trait = TypeVar("Trait", bound=TraitType)
+Value = TypeVar("Value")
+Owner = TypeVar("Owner", bound=HasTraits)
+
+
+class TraitProposal(TypedDict, Generic[Trait, Value, Owner]):
+    """The type of a traitlets proposal.
+
+    The input into a `@validate` method.
+    """
+
+    trait: Trait
+    value: Value
+    owner: Owner
diff --git a/tests/test_map.py b/tests/test_map.py
index 39fa9cc7..9f0dd55a 100644
--- a/tests/test_map.py
+++ b/tests/test_map.py
@@ -78,13 +78,23 @@ def test_view_state_globe_view_dict():
         "latitude": 37.8,
         "zoom": 2.0,
     }
-    m = Map([], view=GlobeView(), view_state=view_state)
+    m = Map(
+        [],
+        view=GlobeView(),
+        view_state=view_state,
+        basemap=MaplibreBasemap(mode="interleaved"),
+    )
     assert m.view_state == GlobeViewState(**view_state)
 
 
 def test_view_state_globe_view_instance():
     view_state = GlobeViewState(longitude=-122.45, latitude=37.8, zoom=2.0)
-    m = Map([], view=GlobeView(), view_state=view_state)
+    m = Map(
+        [],
+        view=GlobeView(),
+        view_state=view_state,
+        basemap=MaplibreBasemap(mode="interleaved"),
+    )
     assert m.view_state == view_state
 
 
@@ -129,6 +139,7 @@ def test_globe_view_state_partial_update():
         [],
         view=GlobeView(),
         view_state={"longitude": -100, "latitude": 40, "zoom": 5},
+        basemap=MaplibreBasemap(mode="interleaved"),
     )
     m.set_view_state(latitude=45)
     assert m.view_state == GlobeViewState(longitude=-100, latitude=45, zoom=5)
@@ -147,3 +158,27 @@ def test_set_view_state_orbit():
     )
     m.set_view_state(new_view_state)
     assert m.view_state == new_view_state
+
+
+def test_map_view_validate_globe_view_basemap():
+    with pytest.raises(
+        TraitError,
+        match=r"GlobeView requires the basemap mode to be 'interleaved'.",
+    ):
+        Map([], view=GlobeView(), basemap=MaplibreBasemap(mode="overlaid"))
+
+    # Start with interleaved then try to set overlaid
+    m = Map([], view=GlobeView(), basemap=MaplibreBasemap(mode="interleaved"))
+    with pytest.raises(
+        TraitError,
+        match=r"GlobeView requires the basemap mode to be 'interleaved'.",
+    ):
+        m.basemap = MaplibreBasemap(mode="overlaid")
+
+    # Start with overlaid then try to set to GlobeView
+    m = Map([], basemap=MaplibreBasemap(mode="overlaid"))
+    with pytest.raises(
+        TraitError,
+        match=r"GlobeView requires the basemap mode to be 'interleaved'.",
+    ):
+        m.view = GlobeView()