diff --git a/src/transformers/models/jamba/configuration_jamba.py b/src/transformers/models/jamba/configuration_jamba.py
index 58c8a685feab9b..b493db7ed456b3 100644
--- a/src/transformers/models/jamba/configuration_jamba.py
+++ b/src/transformers/models/jamba/configuration_jamba.py
@@ -193,6 +193,9 @@ def __init__(
         self.attn_layer_period = attn_layer_period
         self.attn_layer_offset = attn_layer_offset
 
+        self._check_supported_offset("attention", self.attn_layer_period, self.attn_layer_offset)
+        self._check_supported_offset("expert", self.expert_layer_period, self.expert_layer_offset)
+
         self.use_mamba_kernels = use_mamba_kernels
         self.mamba_d_state = mamba_d_state
         self.mamba_d_conv = mamba_d_conv
@@ -222,3 +225,9 @@ def layers_num_experts(self):
             self.num_experts if i % self.expert_layer_period == self.expert_layer_offset else 1
             for i in range(self.num_hidden_layers)
         ]
+
+    def _check_supported_offset(self, property_: str, period: int, offset: int):
+        if offset >= period:
+            raise ValueError(
+                f"{property_} layer offset ({offset}) must be smaller than {property_} layer period ({period})"
+            )
diff --git a/tests/models/jamba/test_modeling_jamba.py b/tests/models/jamba/test_modeling_jamba.py
index 6cbfe62cfe172b..6e1a2cf2cf9c44 100644
--- a/tests/models/jamba/test_modeling_jamba.py
+++ b/tests/models/jamba/test_modeling_jamba.py
@@ -50,6 +50,48 @@
     )
 
 
+class JambaConfigTester(ConfigTester):
+    def _create_attn_config(self, attn_layer_offset: int, attn_layer_period: int):
+        _input_dict = self.inputs_dict.copy()
+        _input_dict["attn_layer_offset"] = attn_layer_offset
+        _input_dict["attn_layer_period"] = attn_layer_period
+        return self.config_class(**_input_dict)
+
+    def _create_expert_config(self, expert_layer_offset: int, expert_layer_period: int):
+        _input_dict = self.inputs_dict.copy()
+        _input_dict["expert_layer_offset"] = expert_layer_offset
+        _input_dict["expert_layer_period"] = expert_layer_period
+        return self.config_class(**_input_dict)
+
+    def test_attn_offsets(self):
+        self._create_attn_config(attn_layer_offset=0, attn_layer_period=4)
+        self._create_attn_config(attn_layer_offset=1, attn_layer_period=4)
+        self._create_attn_config(attn_layer_offset=2, attn_layer_period=4)
+        self._create_attn_config(attn_layer_offset=3, attn_layer_period=4)
+        with self.parent.assertRaises(ValueError):
+            self._create_attn_config(attn_layer_offset=4, attn_layer_period=4)
+        with self.parent.assertRaises(ValueError):
+            self._create_attn_config(attn_layer_offset=5, attn_layer_period=4)
+
+    def test_expert_offsets(self):
+        self._create_expert_config(expert_layer_offset=0, expert_layer_period=4)
+        self._create_expert_config(expert_layer_offset=1, expert_layer_period=4)
+        self._create_expert_config(expert_layer_offset=2, expert_layer_period=4)
+        self._create_expert_config(expert_layer_offset=3, expert_layer_period=4)
+        with self.parent.assertRaises(ValueError):
+            self._create_expert_config(expert_layer_offset=4, expert_layer_period=4)
+        with self.parent.assertRaises(ValueError):
+            self._create_expert_config(expert_layer_offset=5, expert_layer_period=4)
+
+    def test_jamba_offset_properties(self):
+        self.test_attn_offsets()
+        self.test_expert_offsets()
+
+    def run_common_tests(self):
+        self.test_jamba_offset_properties()
+        return super().run_common_tests()
+
+
 class JambaModelTester:
     def __init__(
         self,
@@ -302,7 +344,7 @@ class JambaModelTest(ModelTesterMixin, GenerationTesterMixin, PipelineTesterMixi
 
     def setUp(self):
         self.model_tester = JambaModelTester(self)
-        self.config_tester = ConfigTester(self, config_class=JambaConfig, hidden_size=37)
+        self.config_tester = JambaConfigTester(self, config_class=JambaConfig, hidden_size=37)
 
     def test_config(self):
         self.config_tester.run_common_tests()