diff --git a/src/Api/Tools/Models/Request/SendRequestModel.cs b/src/Api/Tools/Models/Request/SendRequestModel.cs
index a68ea28c54..660ff41e3a 100644
--- a/src/Api/Tools/Models/Request/SendRequestModel.cs
+++ b/src/Api/Tools/Models/Request/SendRequestModel.cs
@@ -110,6 +110,19 @@ public class SendRequestModel
                     "and try again.");
             }
         }
+        if (ExpirationDate.HasValue)
+        {
+            if (ExpirationDate.Value <= nowPlus1Minute)
+            {
+                throw new BadRequestException("You cannot have a Send with an expiration date in the past. " +
+                    "Adjust the expiration date and try again.");
+            }
+            if (ExpirationDate.Value > DeletionDate.Value)
+            {
+                throw new BadRequestException("You cannot have a Send with an expiration date greater than the deletion date. " +
+                    "Adjust the expiration date and try again.");
+            }
+        }
     }
 
     private Send ToSendBase(Send existingSend, ISendService sendService)
diff --git a/test/Api.Test/Tools/Models/Request/SendRequestModelTests.cs b/test/Api.Test/Tools/Models/Request/SendRequestModelTests.cs
index 99c4b929e0..59fb35d32e 100644
--- a/test/Api.Test/Tools/Models/Request/SendRequestModelTests.cs
+++ b/test/Api.Test/Tools/Models/Request/SendRequestModelTests.cs
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 using System.Text.Json;
 using Bit.Api.Tools.Models;
 using Bit.Api.Tools.Models.Request;
+using Bit.Core.Exceptions;
 using Bit.Core.Tools.Enums;
 using Bit.Core.Tools.Services;
 using Bit.Test.Common.Helpers;
@@ -55,4 +56,63 @@ public class SendRequestModelTests
         var name = AssertHelper.AssertJsonProperty(root, "Name", JsonValueKind.String).GetString();
         Assert.Equal("encrypted_name", name);
     }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void ValidateEdit_DeletionDateInPast_ThrowsBadRequestException()
+    {
+        var send = new SendRequestModel
+        {
+            DeletionDate = DateTime.UtcNow.AddMinutes(-5)
+        };
+
+        Assert.Throws<BadRequestException>(() => send.ValidateEdit());
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void ValidateEdit_DeletionDateTooFarInFuture_ThrowsBadRequestException()
+    {
+        var send = new SendRequestModel
+        {
+            DeletionDate = DateTime.UtcNow.AddDays(32)
+        };
+
+        Assert.Throws<BadRequestException>(() => send.ValidateEdit());
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void ValidateEdit_ExpirationDateInPast_ThrowsBadRequestException()
+    {
+        var send = new SendRequestModel
+        {
+            ExpirationDate = DateTime.UtcNow.AddMinutes(-5)
+        };
+
+        Assert.Throws<BadRequestException>(() => send.ValidateEdit());
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void ValidateEdit_ExpirationDateGreaterThanDeletionDate_ThrowsBadRequestException()
+    {
+        var send = new SendRequestModel
+        {
+            DeletionDate = DateTime.UtcNow.AddDays(1),
+            ExpirationDate = DateTime.UtcNow.AddDays(2)
+        };
+
+        Assert.Throws<BadRequestException>(() => send.ValidateEdit());
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void ValidateEdit_ValidDates_Success()
+    {
+        var send = new SendRequestModel
+        {
+            DeletionDate = DateTime.UtcNow.AddDays(10),
+            ExpirationDate = DateTime.UtcNow.AddDays(5)
+        };
+
+        Exception ex = Record.Exception(() => send.ValidateEdit());
+
+        Assert.Null(ex);
+    }
 }