diff --git a/api/v1alpha1/loadbalancer_types.go b/api/v1alpha1/loadbalancer_types.go
index d512b6902c7..b4e36a342a5 100644
--- a/api/v1alpha1/loadbalancer_types.go
+++ b/api/v1alpha1/loadbalancer_types.go
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ package v1alpha1
 
 // LoadBalancer defines the load balancer policy to be applied.
 // +union
+//
+// +kubebuilder:validation:XValidation:rule="self.type == 'ConsistentHash' ? has(self.consistentHash) : !has(self.consistentHash)",message="If LoadBalancer type is consistentHash, consistentHash field needs to be set."
 type LoadBalancer struct {
 	// Type decides the type of Load Balancer policy.
 	// Valid RateLimitType values are
diff --git a/charts/gateway-helm/crds/generated/gateway.envoyproxy.io_backendtrafficpolicies.yaml b/charts/gateway-helm/crds/generated/gateway.envoyproxy.io_backendtrafficpolicies.yaml
index be8c6c3d760..3d1edb778cc 100644
--- a/charts/gateway-helm/crds/generated/gateway.envoyproxy.io_backendtrafficpolicies.yaml
+++ b/charts/gateway-helm/crds/generated/gateway.envoyproxy.io_backendtrafficpolicies.yaml
@@ -74,6 +74,11 @@ spec:
                 required:
                 - type
                 type: object
+                x-kubernetes-validations:
+                - message: If LoadBalancer type is consistentHash, consistentHash
+                    field needs to be set.
+                  rule: 'self.type == ''ConsistentHash'' ? has(self.consistentHash)
+                    : !has(self.consistentHash)'
               rateLimit:
                 description: RateLimit allows the user to limit the number of incoming
                   requests to a predefined value based on attributes within the traffic
diff --git a/test/cel-validation/backendtrafficpolicy_test.go b/test/cel-validation/backendtrafficpolicy_test.go
index b49870c0dc7..673efd308b8 100644
--- a/test/cel-validation/backendtrafficpolicy_test.go
+++ b/test/cel-validation/backendtrafficpolicy_test.go
@@ -151,6 +151,65 @@ func TestBackendTrafficPolicyTarget(t *testing.T) {
 				"spec.targetRef: Invalid value: \"object\": this policy does not yet support the sectionName field",
 			},
 		},
+		{
+			desc: "consistentHash field not nil when type is consistentHash",
+			mutate: func(btp *egv1a1.BackendTrafficPolicy) {
+				btp.Spec = egv1a1.BackendTrafficPolicySpec{
+					TargetRef: gwapiv1a2.PolicyTargetReferenceWithSectionName{
+						PolicyTargetReference: gwapiv1a2.PolicyTargetReference{
+							Group: gwapiv1a2.Group("gateway.networking.k8s.io"),
+							Kind:  gwapiv1a2.Kind("Gateway"),
+							Name:  gwapiv1a2.ObjectName("eg"),
+						},
+					},
+					LoadBalancer: &egv1a1.LoadBalancer{
+						Type: egv1a1.ConsistentHashLoadBalancerType,
+						ConsistentHash: &egv1a1.ConsistentHash{
+							Type: "SourceIP",
+						},
+					},
+				}
+			},
+			wantErrors: []string{},
+		},
+		{
+			desc: "consistentHash field nil when type is consistentHash",
+			mutate: func(btp *egv1a1.BackendTrafficPolicy) {
+				btp.Spec = egv1a1.BackendTrafficPolicySpec{
+					TargetRef: gwapiv1a2.PolicyTargetReferenceWithSectionName{
+						PolicyTargetReference: gwapiv1a2.PolicyTargetReference{
+							Group: gwapiv1a2.Group("gateway.networking.k8s.io"),
+							Kind:  gwapiv1a2.Kind("Gateway"),
+							Name:  gwapiv1a2.ObjectName("eg"),
+						},
+					},
+					LoadBalancer: &egv1a1.LoadBalancer{
+						Type: egv1a1.ConsistentHashLoadBalancerType,
+					},
+				}
+			},
+			wantErrors: []string{
+				"spec.loadBalancer: Invalid value: \"object\": If LoadBalancer type is consistentHash, consistentHash field needs to be set",
+			},
+		},
+		{
+			desc: "leastRequest with ConsistentHash nil",
+			mutate: func(btp *egv1a1.BackendTrafficPolicy) {
+				btp.Spec = egv1a1.BackendTrafficPolicySpec{
+					TargetRef: gwapiv1a2.PolicyTargetReferenceWithSectionName{
+						PolicyTargetReference: gwapiv1a2.PolicyTargetReference{
+							Group: gwapiv1a2.Group("gateway.networking.k8s.io"),
+							Kind:  gwapiv1a2.Kind("Gateway"),
+							Name:  gwapiv1a2.ObjectName("eg"),
+						},
+					},
+					LoadBalancer: &egv1a1.LoadBalancer{
+						Type: egv1a1.LeastRequestLoadBalancerType,
+					},
+				}
+			},
+			wantErrors: []string{},
+		},
 	}
 
 	for _, tc := range cases {