diff --git a/src/HotChocolate/Core/src/Types.CursorPagination/Extensions/UseConnectionAttribute.cs b/src/HotChocolate/Core/src/Types.CursorPagination/Extensions/UseConnectionAttribute.cs
index 788844e3fc0..2df4efb16a3 100644
--- a/src/HotChocolate/Core/src/Types.CursorPagination/Extensions/UseConnectionAttribute.cs
+++ b/src/HotChocolate/Core/src/Types.CursorPagination/Extensions/UseConnectionAttribute.cs
@@ -1,9 +1,12 @@
 using System.Reflection;
 using System.Runtime.CompilerServices;
+using HotChocolate.Resolvers;
 using HotChocolate.Types.Descriptors;
 using HotChocolate.Types.Descriptors.Configurations;
 using HotChocolate.Types.Pagination;
 using HotChocolate.Utilities;
+using static HotChocolate.Types.Pagination.CursorPagingArgumentNames;
+using static HotChocolate.WellKnownMiddleware;
 
 // ReSharper disable once CheckNamespace
 namespace HotChocolate.Types;
@@ -125,6 +128,10 @@ protected internal override void TryConfigure(
         if (descriptor is IObjectFieldDescriptor fieldDesc)
         {
             var definition = fieldDesc.Extend().Configuration;
+            definition.MiddlewareConfigurations.Add(
+                new FieldMiddlewareConfiguration(
+                    CreatePagingValidationMiddleware(),
+                    key: Paging));
             definition.Tasks.Add(
                 new OnCreateTypeSystemConfigurationTask(
                     (_, d) => d.Features.Set(options), definition));
@@ -161,4 +168,112 @@ static void ApplyPagingOptions(
             }
         }
     }
+
+    private static FieldMiddleware CreatePagingValidationMiddleware()
+        => next => context =>
+        {
+            var options = PagingHelper.GetPagingOptions(context.Schema, context.Selection.Field);
+            ValidateContext(context, options);
+            PublishPagingArguments(context, options);
+            return next(context);
+        };
+
+    private static void ValidateContext(
+        IMiddlewareContext context,
+        PagingOptions options)
+    {
+        var allowBackwardPagination =
+            options.AllowBackwardPagination ?? PagingDefaults.AllowBackwardPagination;
+        var requirePagingBoundaries =
+            options.RequirePagingBoundaries ?? PagingDefaults.RequirePagingBoundaries;
+        var maxPageSize =
+            options.MaxPageSize ?? PagingDefaults.MaxPageSize;
+
+        var first = context.ArgumentValue<int?>(First);
+        var last = allowBackwardPagination
+            ? context.ArgumentValue<int?>(Last)
+            : null;
+
+        if (requirePagingBoundaries && first is null && last is null)
+        {
+            if (allowBackwardPagination)
+            {
+                throw ThrowHelper.PagingHandler_NoBoundariesSet(
+                    context.Selection.Field,
+                    context.Path);
+            }
+
+            throw ThrowHelper.PagingHandler_FirstValueNotSet(
+                context.Selection.Field,
+                context.Path);
+        }
+
+        if (first < 0)
+        {
+            throw ThrowHelper.PagingHandler_MinPageSize(
+                (int)first,
+                context.Selection.Field,
+                context.Path);
+        }
+
+        if (first > maxPageSize)
+        {
+            throw ThrowHelper.PagingHandler_MaxPageSize(
+                (int)first,
+                maxPageSize,
+                context.Selection.Field,
+                context.Path);
+        }
+
+        if (last < 0)
+        {
+            throw ThrowHelper.PagingHandler_MinPageSize(
+                (int)last,
+                context.Selection.Field,
+                context.Path);
+        }
+
+        if (last > maxPageSize)
+        {
+            throw ThrowHelper.PagingHandler_MaxPageSize(
+                (int)last,
+                maxPageSize,
+                context.Selection.Field,
+                context.Path);
+        }
+    }
+
+    private static void PublishPagingArguments(
+        IMiddlewareContext context,
+        PagingOptions options)
+    {
+        var allowBackwardPagination = options.AllowBackwardPagination ?? PagingDefaults.AllowBackwardPagination;
+        var maxPageSize = options.MaxPageSize ?? PagingDefaults.MaxPageSize;
+        var defaultPageSize = options.DefaultPageSize ?? PagingDefaults.DefaultPageSize;
+
+        if (maxPageSize < defaultPageSize)
+        {
+            defaultPageSize = maxPageSize;
+        }
+
+        var first = context.ArgumentValue<int?>(First);
+        var last = allowBackwardPagination
+            ? context.ArgumentValue<int?>(Last)
+            : null;
+
+        if (first is null && last is null)
+        {
+            first = defaultPageSize;
+        }
+
+        context.SetLocalState(
+            WellKnownContextData.PagingArguments,
+            new CursorPagingArguments(
+                first,
+                last,
+                context.ArgumentValue<string?>(After),
+                allowBackwardPagination
+                    ? context.ArgumentValue<string?>(Before)
+                    : null));
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/HotChocolate/Core/test/Types.CursorPagination.Tests/UseConnectionAttributeTests.cs b/src/HotChocolate/Core/test/Types.CursorPagination.Tests/UseConnectionAttributeTests.cs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..0956aabb5d3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/HotChocolate/Core/test/Types.CursorPagination.Tests/UseConnectionAttributeTests.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,135 @@
+using System.Text.Json;
+using HotChocolate.Execution;
+using HotChocolate.Resolvers;
+using Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyInjection;
+
+namespace HotChocolate.Types.Pagination;
+
+public class UseConnectionAttributeTests
+{
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task UseConnectionAttribute_Validates_Max_Page_Size()
+    {
+        var result = await new ServiceCollection()
+            .AddGraphQL()
+            .AddQueryType<UseConnectionQueryType>()
+            .ExecuteRequestAsync(
+                """
+                {
+                  foos(first: 3)
+                }
+                """);
+
+        AssertErrorCode(result, ErrorCodes.Paging.MaxPaginationItems);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task UseConnectionAttribute_Validates_Boundaries()
+    {
+        var result = await new ServiceCollection()
+            .AddGraphQL()
+            .AddQueryType<UseConnectionQueryType>()
+            .ExecuteRequestAsync(
+                """
+                {
+                  foos
+                }
+                """);
+
+        AssertErrorCode(result, ErrorCodes.Paging.NoPagingBoundaries);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task UseConnectionAttribute_Validates_First_When_Backward_Paging_Is_Disabled()
+    {
+        var result = await new ServiceCollection()
+            .AddGraphQL()
+            .AddQueryType<UseConnectionQueryType>()
+            .ExecuteRequestAsync(
+                """
+                {
+                  foosNoBackward
+                }
+                """);
+
+        AssertErrorCode(result, ErrorCodes.Paging.FirstValueNotSet);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task UseConnectionAttribute_Clamps_Default_Page_Size_To_Max_Page_Size()
+    {
+        var result = await new ServiceCollection()
+            .AddGraphQL()
+            .AddQueryType<UseConnectionQueryType>()
+            .ExecuteRequestAsync(
+                """
+                {
+                  foosClampedDefault
+                }
+                """);
+
+        var operationResult = result.ExpectOperationResult();
+
+        Assert.True(
+            operationResult.Errors is null || operationResult.Errors.Count == 0,
+            $"Expected no errors but got: {operationResult.ToJson()}");
+
+        using var document = JsonDocument.Parse(operationResult.ToJson());
+        Assert.Equal(
+            2,
+            document
+                .RootElement
+                .GetProperty("data")
+                .GetProperty("foosClampedDefault")
+                .GetInt32());
+    }
+
+    public class UseConnectionQueryType : ObjectType<UseConnectionQuery>
+    {
+        protected override void Configure(IObjectTypeDescriptor<UseConnectionQuery> descriptor)
+        {
+            descriptor
+                .Field(t => t.GetFoos())
+                .AddPagingArguments();
+
+            descriptor
+                .Field(t => t.GetFoosNoBackward())
+                .AddPagingArguments();
+
+            descriptor
+                .Field(t => t.GetFoosClampedDefault(default!))
+                .AddPagingArguments();
+        }
+    }
+
+    public class UseConnectionQuery
+    {
+        [UseConnection(MaxPageSize = 2, RequirePagingBoundaries = true)]
+        public string GetFoos()
+            => throw new InvalidOperationException("Resolver should not be called.");
+
+        [UseConnection(AllowBackwardPagination = false, RequirePagingBoundaries = true)]
+        public string GetFoosNoBackward()
+            => throw new InvalidOperationException("Resolver should not be called.");
+
+        [UseConnection(DefaultPageSize = 3, MaxPageSize = 2)]
+        public int GetFoosClampedDefault(IResolverContext context)
+        {
+            var pagingArgs =
+                context.GetLocalState<CursorPagingArguments>(WellKnownContextData.PagingArguments);
+            return pagingArgs.First ?? -1;
+        }
+    }
+
+    private static void AssertErrorCode(
+        IExecutionResult executionResult,
+        string code)
+    {
+        var operationResult = executionResult.ExpectOperationResult();
+        var error = Assert.Single(operationResult.Errors!);
+
+        Assert.True(
+            error.Code == code,
+            $"Expected code {code} but got {error.Code}. Message: {error.Message}. Result: {operationResult.ToJson()}");
+    }
+}