diff --git a/rust/src/events/formats/mod.rs b/rust/src/events/formats/mod.rs
index 29f32ae55e..c5998fd1d1 100644
--- a/rust/src/events/formats/mod.rs
+++ b/rust/src/events/formats/mod.rs
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@
 
 use std::{collections::HashMap, sync::Arc};
 
+use anyhow::Error;
 use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
 
 use crate::events::{json_object::JsonObject, signatures::Signatures, unsigned::Unsigned};
@@ -128,6 +129,15 @@ impl FormattedEvent {
             common_fields: Arc::clone(&self.common_fields),
         }
     }
+
+    pub fn validate(&self) -> Result<(), Error> {
+        match &*self.specific_fields {
+            EventFormatEnum::V1(format) => format.validate(&self.common_fields),
+            EventFormatEnum::V2V3(format) => format.validate(&self.common_fields),
+            EventFormatEnum::V4(format) => format.validate(&self.common_fields),
+            EventFormatEnum::VMSC4242(format) => format.validate(&self.common_fields),
+        }
+    }
 }
 
 impl<E> FormattedEvent<E>
diff --git a/rust/src/events/formats/v1.rs b/rust/src/events/formats/v1.rs
index f18f80109e..7fbc50a97c 100644
--- a/rust/src/events/formats/v1.rs
+++ b/rust/src/events/formats/v1.rs
@@ -25,8 +25,11 @@
 
 use std::{collections::HashMap, sync::Arc};
 
+use anyhow::Error;
 use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
 
+use crate::events::formats::EventCommonFields;
+
 /// Version-specific fields for room versions 1 and 2.
 #[derive(Serialize, Deserialize)]
 pub struct EventFormatV1 {
@@ -37,6 +40,10 @@ pub struct EventFormatV1 {
 }
 
 impl EventFormatV1 {
+    pub fn validate(&self, _common_fields: &EventCommonFields) -> Result<(), Error> {
+        Ok(())
+    }
+
     pub fn auth_event_ids(&self) -> Vec<String> {
         self.auth_events.iter().map(|(id, _)| id.clone()).collect()
     }
diff --git a/rust/src/events/mod.rs b/rust/src/events/mod.rs
index 8fea2e21a5..b4c818ccfe 100644
--- a/rust/src/events/mod.rs
+++ b/rust/src/events/mod.rs
@@ -525,23 +525,14 @@ fn depythonize_event_dict(
         }
         EventFormatVersions::ROOM_V3 | EventFormatVersions::ROOM_V4_PLUS => {
             let event_format: FormattedEvent<EventFormatV2V3> = depythonize(event_dict)?;
-            event_format
-                .specific_fields
-                .validate(&event_format.common_fields)?;
             event_format.into()
         }
         EventFormatVersions::ROOM_V11_HYDRA_PLUS => {
             let event_format: FormattedEvent<EventFormatV4> = depythonize(event_dict)?;
-            event_format
-                .specific_fields
-                .validate(&event_format.common_fields)?;
             event_format.into()
         }
         EventFormatVersions::ROOM_VMSC4242 => {
             let event_format: FormattedEvent<EventFormatVMSC4242> = depythonize(event_dict)?;
-            event_format
-                .specific_fields
-                .validate(&event_format.common_fields)?;
             event_format.into()
         }
         _ => {
@@ -552,6 +543,8 @@ fn depythonize_event_dict(
         }
     };
 
+    formatted_event.validate()?;
+
     Ok(formatted_event)
 }