diff --git a/cpp/include/cudf/join/filtered_join.hpp b/cpp/include/cudf/join/filtered_join.hpp
index 191a569cec4f..a8c23cf1397a 100644
--- a/cpp/include/cudf/join/filtered_join.hpp
+++ b/cpp/include/cudf/join/filtered_join.hpp
@@ -80,6 +80,8 @@ class filtered_join {
    * The right table is used as the filter applied to multiple left tables in subsequent
    * `semi_join` or `anti_join` calls.
    *
+   * @throws std::invalid_argument if `load_factor` is not in (0, 1]
+   *
    * @param right The right (filter) table used to build the hash table
    * @param compare_nulls Controls whether null join-key values should match or not
    * @param load_factor The desired ratio of filled slots to total slots in the hash table, must be
diff --git a/cpp/include/cudf/join/mark_join.hpp b/cpp/include/cudf/join/mark_join.hpp
index de455f9a8555..e24f7ed07625 100644
--- a/cpp/include/cudf/join/mark_join.hpp
+++ b/cpp/include/cudf/join/mark_join.hpp
@@ -88,7 +88,10 @@ class mark_join {
               cudf::get_current_device_resource_ref());
 
   /**
-   * @brief Constructs a mark join object with explicit prefilter selection.
+   * @brief Constructs a mark join object with explicit prefilter selection and the given load
+   * factor.
+   *
+   * @throws std::invalid_argument if `load_factor` is not in (0, 1]
    *
    * @param left The left table; the hash table is built from this table
    * @param load_factor Hash table load factor in range (0,1]
diff --git a/cpp/src/join/distinct_hash_join.cu b/cpp/src/join/distinct_hash_join.cu
index 23697c611df1..9ba67702abf2 100644
--- a/cpp/src/join/distinct_hash_join.cu
+++ b/cpp/src/join/distinct_hash_join.cu
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ distinct_hash_join::distinct_hash_join(cudf::table_view const& right,
     _right{right},
     _preprocessed_right{cudf::detail::row::equality::preprocessed_table::create(_right, stream)},
     _hash_table{cuco::extent{static_cast<std::size_t>(right.num_rows())},
-                load_factor,
+                checked_load_factor(load_factor),
                 cuco::empty_key{cuco::pair{std::numeric_limits<hash_value_type>::max(),
                                            rhs_index_type{cudf::JoinNoMatch}}},
                 always_not_equal{},
@@ -179,10 +179,6 @@ distinct_hash_join::distinct_hash_join(cudf::table_view const& right,
 {
   CUDF_FUNC_RANGE();
   CUDF_EXPECTS(0 != this->_right.num_columns(), "Hash join right table is empty");
-  CUDF_EXPECTS(load_factor > 0 && load_factor <= 1,
-               "Invalid load factor: must be greater than 0 and less than or equal to 1.",
-               std::invalid_argument);
-
   size_type const right_table_num_rows{_right.num_rows()};
 
   if (right_table_num_rows == 0) { return; }
diff --git a/cpp/src/join/filtered_join.cu b/cpp/src/join/filtered_join.cu
index 1247cdb78bb3..c2ca281e0e49 100644
--- a/cpp/src/join/filtered_join.cu
+++ b/cpp/src/join/filtered_join.cu
@@ -226,7 +226,8 @@ filtered_join::filtered_join(cudf::table_view const& right,
     _nulls_equal{compare_nulls},
     _right{right},
     _preprocessed_right{cudf::detail::row::equality::preprocessed_table::create(_right, stream)},
-    _bucket_storage{cuco::extent<std::size_t>{compute_bucket_storage_size(right, load_factor)},
+    _bucket_storage{cuco::extent<std::size_t>{
+                      compute_bucket_storage_size(right, checked_load_factor(load_factor))},
                     rmm::mr::polymorphic_allocator<char>{std::move(mr)},
                     stream.value()}
 {
diff --git a/cpp/src/join/hash_join/hash_join.cu b/cpp/src/join/hash_join/hash_join.cu
index e2478802fc89..b699e04fff42 100644
--- a/cpp/src/join/hash_join/hash_join.cu
+++ b/cpp/src/join/hash_join/hash_join.cu
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ hash_join<Hasher>::hash_join(cudf::table_view const& right,
     _nulls_equal{compare_nulls},
     _impl{std::make_unique<impl>(impl{typename impl::hash_table_t{
       cuco::extent{static_cast<size_t>(right.num_rows())},
-      load_factor,
+      checked_load_factor(load_factor),
       cuco::empty_key{cuco::pair{std::numeric_limits<hash_value_type>::max(), cudf::JoinNoMatch}},
       {},
       {},
@@ -134,10 +134,6 @@ hash_join<Hasher>::hash_join(cudf::table_view const& right,
 {
   CUDF_FUNC_RANGE();
   CUDF_EXPECTS(0 != right.num_columns(), "Hash join right table is empty", std::invalid_argument);
-  CUDF_EXPECTS(load_factor > 0 && load_factor <= 1,
-               "Invalid load factor: must be greater than 0 and less than or equal to 1.",
-               std::invalid_argument);
-
   if (_is_empty) { return; }
 
   auto const row_bitmask =
diff --git a/cpp/src/join/join_common_utils.hpp b/cpp/src/join/join_common_utils.hpp
index 94ba17d52453..a5bf0ce6785c 100644
--- a/cpp/src/join/join_common_utils.hpp
+++ b/cpp/src/join/join_common_utils.hpp
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * SPDX-FileCopyrightText: Copyright (c) 2019-2026, NVIDIA CORPORATION.
+ * SPDX-FileCopyrightText: Copyright (c) 2019-2026, NVIDIA CORPORATION & AFFILIATES. All rights reserved.
  * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
  */
 #pragma once
@@ -20,6 +20,15 @@ namespace cudf::detail {
 
 constexpr int DEFAULT_JOIN_BLOCK_SIZE = 128;
 
+/**
+ * @brief Validates and returns a hash-table load factor.
+ *
+ * @param load_factor The load factor to validate
+ * @return The validated load factor
+ * @throws std::invalid_argument if `load_factor` is not in (0, 1]
+ */
+double checked_load_factor(double load_factor);
+
 // Convenient alias for a pair of unique pointers to device uvectors.
 using VectorPair = std::pair<std::unique_ptr<rmm::device_uvector<size_type>>,
                              std::unique_ptr<rmm::device_uvector<size_type>>>;
diff --git a/cpp/src/join/join_utils.cu b/cpp/src/join/join_utils.cu
index c345eb6a9153..94b820c7eae7 100644
--- a/cpp/src/join/join_utils.cu
+++ b/cpp/src/join/join_utils.cu
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * SPDX-FileCopyrightText: Copyright (c) 2021-2026, NVIDIA CORPORATION.
+ * SPDX-FileCopyrightText: Copyright (c) 2021-2026, NVIDIA CORPORATION & AFFILIATES. All rights reserved.
  * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
  */
 
@@ -36,6 +36,14 @@
 namespace cudf {
 namespace detail {
 
+double checked_load_factor(double load_factor)
+{
+  CUDF_EXPECTS(load_factor > 0.0 && load_factor <= 1.0,
+               "Invalid load factor: must be greater than 0 and less than or equal to 1.",
+               std::invalid_argument);
+  return load_factor;
+}
+
 VectorPair get_trivial_left_join_indices(table_view const& left,
                                          rmm::cuda_stream_view stream,
                                          rmm::device_async_resource_ref mr)
diff --git a/cpp/src/join/mark_join.cu b/cpp/src/join/mark_join.cu
index e34f28836c4b..c050170e3853 100644
--- a/cpp/src/join/mark_join.cu
+++ b/cpp/src/join/mark_join.cu
@@ -598,9 +598,10 @@ mark_join::mark_join(cudf::table_view const& left,
     _nulls_equal{compare_nulls},
     _prefilter{prefilter},
     _preprocessed_left{cudf::detail::row::equality::preprocessed_table::create(left, stream)},
-    _bucket_storage{cuco::extent<std::size_t>{compute_mark_join_capacity(left, load_factor)},
-                    rmm::mr::polymorphic_allocator<char>{mr},
-                    stream.value()}
+    _bucket_storage{
+      cuco::extent<std::size_t>{compute_mark_join_capacity(left, checked_load_factor(load_factor))},
+      rmm::mr::polymorphic_allocator<char>{mr},
+      stream.value()}
 {
   cudf::scoped_range range{"mark_join::mark_join"};
   if (_left.num_rows() == 0) return;
diff --git a/cpp/tests/join/distinct_join_tests.cpp b/cpp/tests/join/distinct_join_tests.cpp
index 6e251c3d9413..37b3af814c3b 100644
--- a/cpp/tests/join/distinct_join_tests.cpp
+++ b/cpp/tests/join/distinct_join_tests.cpp
@@ -18,10 +18,9 @@
 
 #include <rmm/mr/statistics_resource_adaptor.hpp>
 
-#include <cuco/utility/error.hpp>
-
 #include <limits>
 #include <numeric>
+#include <stdexcept>
 #include <vector>
 
 template <typename T>
@@ -723,12 +722,15 @@ TEST_F(DistinctJoinTest, InvalidLoadFactor)
   Table t0(std::move(cols0));
 
   // Test load factor of -0.1
-  EXPECT_THROW(cudf::distinct_hash_join(t0, cudf::null_equality::EQUAL, -0.1), cuco::logic_error);
+  EXPECT_THROW(cudf::distinct_hash_join(t0, cudf::null_equality::EQUAL, -0.1),
+               std::invalid_argument);
   // Test load factor of 0
-  EXPECT_THROW(cudf::distinct_hash_join(t0, cudf::null_equality::EQUAL, 0.0), cuco::logic_error);
+  EXPECT_THROW(cudf::distinct_hash_join(t0, cudf::null_equality::EQUAL, 0.0),
+               std::invalid_argument);
 
   // Test load factor > 1
-  EXPECT_THROW(cudf::distinct_hash_join(t0, cudf::null_equality::EQUAL, 1.1), cuco::logic_error);
+  EXPECT_THROW(cudf::distinct_hash_join(t0, cudf::null_equality::EQUAL, 1.1),
+               std::invalid_argument);
 }
 
 TEST_F(DistinctJoinTest, DistinctLargeExtentOverflowPrevention)
diff --git a/cpp/tests/join/join_tests.cpp b/cpp/tests/join/join_tests.cpp
index 00dd1ce1431d..d328777418b8 100644
--- a/cpp/tests/join/join_tests.cpp
+++ b/cpp/tests/join/join_tests.cpp
@@ -30,14 +30,13 @@
 #include <rmm/device_uvector.hpp>
 #include <rmm/mr/statistics_resource_adaptor.hpp>
 
-#include <cuco/utility/error.hpp>
-
 #include <algorithm>
 #include <future>
 #include <iterator>
 #include <limits>
 #include <memory>
 #include <numeric>
+#include <stdexcept>
 #include <thread>
 #include <utility>
 #include <vector>
@@ -357,13 +356,13 @@ TEST_F(JoinTest, InvalidLoadFactor)
 
   // Test load factor of -0.1
   EXPECT_THROW(cudf::hash_join(t0, cudf::nullable_join::NO, cudf::null_equality::EQUAL, -0.1),
-               cuco::logic_error);
+               std::invalid_argument);
   // Test load factor of 0
   EXPECT_THROW(cudf::hash_join(t0, cudf::nullable_join::NO, cudf::null_equality::EQUAL, 0.0),
-               cuco::logic_error);
+               std::invalid_argument);
   // Test load factor > 1
   EXPECT_THROW(cudf::hash_join(t0, cudf::nullable_join::NO, cudf::null_equality::EQUAL, 1.5),
-               cuco::logic_error);
+               std::invalid_argument);
 }
 
 struct JoinParameterizedTest : public JoinTest, public testing::WithParamInterface<algorithm> {};
diff --git a/cpp/tests/join/semi_anti_join_tests.cpp b/cpp/tests/join/semi_anti_join_tests.cpp
index 9c02c3b4c805..37aee3640314 100644
--- a/cpp/tests/join/semi_anti_join_tests.cpp
+++ b/cpp/tests/join/semi_anti_join_tests.cpp
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
 
 #include <limits>
 #include <memory>
+#include <stdexcept>
 
 template <typename T>
 using column_wrapper = cudf::test::fixed_width_column_wrapper<T>;
@@ -516,6 +517,20 @@ TEST_F(SemiAntiJoinTest, MarkJoinPrefilterLoadFactorOverload)
   CUDF_TEST_EXPECT_TABLES_EQUIVALENT(*sorted_expected, *sorted_result);
 }
 
+TEST_F(SemiAntiJoinTest, InvalidLoadFactor)
+{
+  column_wrapper<int32_t> keys{0, 1, 2};
+  auto const table = cudf::table_view{{keys}};
+
+  for (auto const load_factor : {-0.1, 0.0, 1.1}) {
+    SCOPED_TRACE(load_factor);
+    EXPECT_THROW(cudf::filtered_join(
+                   table, cudf::null_equality::EQUAL, load_factor, cudf::get_default_stream()),
+                 std::invalid_argument);
+    EXPECT_THROW(cudf::mark_join(table, load_factor), std::invalid_argument);
+  }
+}
+
 TEST_F(SemiAntiJoinTest, FilteredJoinMemoryResource)
 {
   column_wrapper<int32_t> left_col0{0, 1, 2};