diff --git a/.pre-commit-config.yaml b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
index 7e4e7daf..8bac729b 100644
--- a/.pre-commit-config.yaml
+++ b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@ repos:
     rev: v1.96.1
     hooks:
       - id: terraform_fmt
+        args:
+          - --args=-recursive
       - id: terraform_wrapper_module_for_each
       - id: terraform_docs
         args:
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index b6eba6c0..e161ef65 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -221,7 +221,7 @@ No modules.
 | <a name="input_inventory_self_source_destination"></a> [inventory\_self\_source\_destination](#input\_inventory\_self\_source\_destination) | Whether or not the inventory source bucket is also the destination bucket. | `bool` | `false` | no |
 | <a name="input_inventory_source_account_id"></a> [inventory\_source\_account\_id](#input\_inventory\_source\_account\_id) | The inventory source account id. | `string` | `null` | no |
 | <a name="input_inventory_source_bucket_arn"></a> [inventory\_source\_bucket\_arn](#input\_inventory\_source\_bucket\_arn) | The inventory source bucket ARN. | `string` | `null` | no |
-| <a name="input_lifecycle_rule"></a> [lifecycle\_rule](#input\_lifecycle\_rule) | List of maps containing configuration of object lifecycle management. | `any` | `[]` | no |
+| <a name="input_lifecycle_rule"></a> [lifecycle\_rule](#input\_lifecycle\_rule) | List of maps containing configuration of object lifecycle management. Each lifecycle rule must contain 'id' and either 'enabled' or 'status', and may contain: 'filter', 'abort\_incomplete\_multipart\_upload\_days', 'expiration', 'transition', 'noncurrent\_version\_expiration', or 'noncurrent\_version\_transition'. | `any` | `[]` | no |
 | <a name="input_logging"></a> [logging](#input\_logging) | Map containing access bucket logging configuration. | `any` | `{}` | no |
 | <a name="input_metric_configuration"></a> [metric\_configuration](#input\_metric\_configuration) | Map containing bucket metric configuration. | `any` | `[]` | no |
 | <a name="input_object_lock_configuration"></a> [object\_lock\_configuration](#input\_object\_lock\_configuration) | Map containing S3 object locking configuration. | `any` | `{}` | no |
diff --git a/tests/test_lifecycle_rules.tftest.hcl b/tests/test_lifecycle_rules.tftest.hcl
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ffc29c4a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/test_lifecycle_rules.tftest.hcl
@@ -0,0 +1,151 @@
+# Default AWS provider configuration
+mock_provider "aws" {
+}
+
+# Default required test variables
+variables {
+  bucket_name             = "test-bucket"
+  kms_key_arn             = "arn:aws:kms:us-east-1:123456789012:key/12345678-1234-1234-1234-123456789012"
+  readonly_iam_role_arns  = []
+  readwrite_iam_role_arns = []
+  backup_enabled          = false
+}
+
+# Test 1
+run "verify_valid_lifecycle_rules" {
+  command = plan
+
+  variables {
+    lifecycle_rules = [
+      {
+        id      = "log"
+        enabled = true
+        filter = {
+          tags = {
+            some    = "value"
+            another = "value2"
+          }
+        }
+        transition = [
+          {
+            days          = 30
+            storage_class = "ONEZONE_IA"
+          },
+          {
+            days          = 60
+            storage_class = "GLACIER"
+          }
+        ]
+      },
+      {
+        id                                     = "log1"
+        enabled                                = true
+        abort_incomplete_multipart_upload_days = 7
+        noncurrent_version_transition = [
+          {
+            days          = 30
+            storage_class = "STANDARD_IA"
+          }
+        ]
+        noncurrent_version_expiration = {
+          days = 300
+        }
+      },
+      {
+        id     = "expire_all_objects"
+        status = "Enabled"
+        expiration = {
+          days = 7
+        }
+        noncurrent_version_expiration = {
+          noncurrent_days = 3
+        }
+        abort_incomplete_multipart_upload_days = 1
+      }
+    ]
+  }
+
+  assert {
+    condition     = length(var.lifecycle_rules) == 3
+    error_message = "Expected 3 lifecycle rules"
+  }
+
+  assert {
+    condition = alltrue([
+      for rule in var.lifecycle_rules : contains(keys(rule), "id")
+    ])
+    error_message = "All rules must have an id"
+  }
+
+  assert {
+    condition = alltrue([
+      for rule in var.lifecycle_rules :
+      anytrue([contains(keys(rule), "enabled"), contains(keys(rule), "status")])
+    ])
+    error_message = "All rules must have either enabled or status field"
+  }
+
+  assert {
+    condition = alltrue([
+      for rule in var.lifecycle_rules :
+      anytrue([
+        !contains(keys(rule), "abort_incomplete_multipart_upload_days"),
+        can(tonumber(rule.abort_incomplete_multipart_upload_days))
+      ])
+    ])
+    error_message = "abort_incomplete_multipart_upload_days must be a number"
+  }
+}
+
+# Test 2
+run "fail_invalid_lifecycle_rules" {
+  command = plan
+
+  variables {
+    lifecycle_rules = [
+      {
+        id      = "log1"
+        enabled = true
+        abort_incomplete_multipart_upload = {
+          days_after_initiation = "1"
+        }
+        noncurrent_version_transition = [
+          {
+            days          = 30
+            storage_class = "STANDARD_IA"
+          }
+        ]
+        noncurrent_version_expiration = {
+          days = 300
+        }
+      }
+    ]
+  }
+
+  expect_failures = [
+    var.lifecycle_rules
+  ]
+
+  assert {
+    condition = !alltrue([
+      for rule in var.lifecycle_rules : (
+        contains(keys(rule), "id") &&
+        (contains(keys(rule), "enabled") || contains(keys(rule), "status")) &&
+        alltrue([
+          for key in keys(rule) : contains([
+            "id",
+            "enabled",
+            "status",
+            "filter",
+            "abort_incomplete_multipart_upload_days",
+            "expiration",
+            "transition",
+            "noncurrent_version_expiration",
+            "noncurrent_version_transition"
+          ], key)
+        ])
+      )
+    ])
+    error_message = "Each lifecycle rule must contain 'id' and either 'enabled' or 'status', and may contain: 'filter', 'abort_incomplete_multipart_upload_days', 'expiration', 'transition', 'noncurrent_version_expiration', or 'noncurrent_version_transition'."
+  }
+}
diff --git a/variables.tf b/variables.tf
index 92feec90..614c3cc2 100644
--- a/variables.tf
+++ b/variables.tf
@@ -191,9 +191,32 @@ variable "transition_default_minimum_object_size" {
 }
 
 variable "lifecycle_rule" {
-  description = "List of maps containing configuration of object lifecycle management."
+  description = "List of maps containing configuration of object lifecycle management. Each lifecycle rule must contain 'id' and either 'enabled' or 'status', and may contain: 'filter', 'abort_incomplete_multipart_upload_days', 'expiration', 'transition', 'noncurrent_version_expiration', or 'noncurrent_version_transition'."
   type        = any
   default     = []
+
+  validation {
+    condition = alltrue([
+      for rule in var.lifecycle_rule : (
+        contains(keys(rule), "id") &&
+        (contains(keys(rule), "enabled") || contains(keys(rule), "status")) &&
+        alltrue([
+          for key in keys(rule) : contains([
+            "id",
+            "enabled",
+            "status",
+            "filter",
+            "abort_incomplete_multipart_upload_days",
+            "expiration",
+            "transition",
+            "noncurrent_version_expiration",
+            "noncurrent_version_transition"
+          ], key)
+        ])
+      )
+    ])
+    error_message = "Each lifecycle rule must contain 'id' and either 'enabled' or 'status', and may contain: 'filter', 'abort_incomplete_multipart_upload_days', 'expiration', 'transition', 'noncurrent_version_expiration', or 'noncurrent_version_transition'."
+  }
 }
 
 variable "replication_configuration" {