diff --git a/.chloggen/chan-tim_timeoutValidation.yaml b/.chloggen/chan-tim_timeoutValidation.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..924e39e8280b4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.chloggen/chan-tim_timeoutValidation.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: sumologicexporter
+
+# A brief description of the change.  Surround your text with quotes ("") if it needs to start with a backtick (`).
+note: added timeout validation
+
+# Mandatory: One or more tracking issues related to the change. You can use the PR number here if no issue exists.
+issues: [33151]
+
+# (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: []
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/exporter/sumologicexporter/config.go b/exporter/sumologicexporter/config.go
index 0623f4eca3383..5e0cfe9909cca 100644
--- a/exporter/sumologicexporter/config.go
+++ b/exporter/sumologicexporter/config.go
@@ -73,6 +73,10 @@ func createDefaultClientConfig() confighttp.ClientConfig {
 
 func (cfg *Config) Validate() error {
 
+	if cfg.ClientConfig.Timeout < 1 || cfg.ClientConfig.Timeout > maxTimeout {
+		return fmt.Errorf("timeout must be between 1 and 55 seconds, got %v", cfg.ClientConfig.Timeout)
+	}
+
 	switch cfg.CompressEncoding {
 	case configcompression.TypeGzip:
 	case configcompression.TypeDeflate:
@@ -171,6 +175,8 @@ const (
 	TracesPipeline PipelineType = "traces"
 	// defaultTimeout
 	defaultTimeout time.Duration = 30 * time.Second
+	// maxTimeout
+	maxTimeout time.Duration = 55 * time.Second
 	// DefaultCompress defines default Compress
 	DefaultCompress bool = true
 	// DefaultCompressEncoding defines default CompressEncoding
diff --git a/exporter/sumologicexporter/config_test.go b/exporter/sumologicexporter/config_test.go
index c182c0b47c191..eb67a7e32506d 100644
--- a/exporter/sumologicexporter/config_test.go
+++ b/exporter/sumologicexporter/config_test.go
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ package sumologicexporter // import "github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-col
 import (
 	"errors"
 	"testing"
+	"time"
 
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/collector/component"
@@ -84,3 +85,43 @@ func TestInitExporterInvalidConfiguration(t *testing.T) {
 		})
 	}
 }
+
+func TestConfigInvalidTimeout(t *testing.T) {
+	testcases := []struct {
+		name          string
+		expectedError error
+		cfg           *Config
+	}{
+		{
+			name:          "over the limit timeout",
+			expectedError: errors.New("timeout must be between 1 and 55 seconds, got 56s"),
+			cfg: &Config{
+				ClientConfig: confighttp.ClientConfig{
+					Timeout: 56 * time.Second,
+				},
+			},
+		},
+		{
+			name:          "less than 1 timeout",
+			expectedError: errors.New("timeout must be between 1 and 55 seconds, got 0s"),
+			cfg: &Config{
+				ClientConfig: confighttp.ClientConfig{
+					Timeout: 0 * time.Second,
+				},
+			},
+		},
+	}
+
+	for _, tc := range testcases {
+		tc := tc
+		t.Run(tc.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			err := tc.cfg.Validate()
+
+			if tc.expectedError != nil {
+				assert.EqualError(t, err, tc.expectedError.Error())
+			} else {
+				assert.NoError(t, err)
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}