diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 6d2dcf3d9123..842d84816676 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
 - `skywalkingreceiver`: Add new skywalking receiver component folder and structure (#8107)
 - `groupbyattrsprocesor`: Allow empty keys, which allows to use the processor for compaction (#7793)
 - `datadogexporter`: Add rbac to example k8s manifest file (#8186)
+- `splunkhecexporter`: Add validation for `sending_queue` setting (#8256)
 
 ### 🛑 Breaking changes 🛑
 
diff --git a/exporter/splunkhecexporter/config.go b/exporter/splunkhecexporter/config.go
index 0d4b88d557a2..26868031e2c3 100644
--- a/exporter/splunkhecexporter/config.go
+++ b/exporter/splunkhecexporter/config.go
@@ -142,6 +142,10 @@ func (cfg *Config) getURL() (out *url.URL, err error) {
 	return
 }
 
+// Validate checks if the exporter configuration is valid.
 func (cfg *Config) Validate() error {
+	if err := cfg.QueueSettings.Validate(); err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("sending_queue settings has invalid configuration: %w", err)
+	}
 	return nil
 }