diff --git a/pydawn/utils.py b/pydawn/utils.py
index 95204b1..7a18a28 100644
--- a/pydawn/utils.py
+++ b/pydawn/utils.py
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ def create_shader_module(device, source):
 
     return shader_module
 
-def create_bind_group_layout(device, entries):
+def create_bind_group_layout(device, entries, validate=True):
     webgpuEntries = []
 
     for entry in entries:
@@ -191,17 +191,32 @@ def create_bind_group_layout(device, entries):
     desc.entryCount = len(webgpuEntries)
     desc.entries = ctypes.cast(entries_array, ctypes.POINTER(webgpu.WGPUBindGroupLayoutEntry))
 
-    return webgpu.wgpuDeviceCreateBindGroupLayout(device, desc)
+    webgpu.wgpuDevicePushErrorScope(device, webgpu.WGPUErrorFilter_Validation)
+    ret = webgpu.wgpuDeviceCreateBindGroupLayout(device, desc)
+    layout_error = pop_error(device)
+
+    if layout_error and validate:
+        raise RuntimeError(f"Error creating bind group layout: {layout_error}")
+
+    return ret
     
-def create_pipeline_layout(device, bind_group_layouts):
+def create_pipeline_layout(device, bind_group_layouts, validate=True):
     pipeline_layout_desc = webgpu.WGPUPipelineLayoutDescriptor()
     pipeline_layout_desc.bindGroupLayoutCount = len(bind_group_layouts)
     bind_group_array_type = webgpu.WGPUBindGroupLayout * len(bind_group_layouts)
     bind_groups_ctype = bind_group_array_type(*bind_group_layouts)
     pipeline_layout_desc.bindGroupLayouts = bind_groups_ctype
-    return webgpu.wgpuDeviceCreatePipelineLayout(device, pipeline_layout_desc)
 
-def create_bind_group(device, layout, entries):
+    webgpu.wgpuDevicePushErrorScope(device, webgpu.WGPUErrorFilter_Validation)
+    ret = webgpu.wgpuDeviceCreatePipelineLayout(device, pipeline_layout_desc)
+    layout_error = pop_error(device)
+
+    if layout_error and validate:
+        raise RuntimeError(f"Error creating pipeline layout: {layout_error}")
+
+    return ret
+
+def create_bind_group(device, layout, entries, validate=True):
     bind_group_desc = webgpu.WGPUBindGroupDescriptor()
     bind_group_desc.layout = layout
     bind_group_desc.entryCount = len(entries)
@@ -218,8 +233,15 @@ def create_bind_group(device, layout, entries):
     entries_array_type = webgpu.WGPUBindGroupEntry * len(webgpu_entries)
     entries_array = entries_array_type(*webgpu_entries)
     bind_group_desc.entries = entries_array
-    
-    return webgpu.wgpuDeviceCreateBindGroup(device, bind_group_desc)
+
+    webgpu.wgpuDevicePushErrorScope(device, webgpu.WGPUErrorFilter_Validation)
+    ret = webgpu.wgpuDeviceCreateBindGroup(device, bind_group_desc)
+    bind_group_error = pop_error(device)
+
+    if bind_group_error and validate:
+        raise RuntimeError(f"Error creating bind group: {bind_group_error}")
+
+    return ret
 
 def create_compute_pipeline(device, layout, compute):
     compute_desc = webgpu.WGPUComputePipelineDescriptor()
diff --git a/test/test_utils.py b/test/test_utils.py
index fe018e2..be31497 100644
--- a/test/test_utils.py
+++ b/test/test_utils.py
@@ -77,5 +77,30 @@ def test_map_buffer_error(self):
 
         self.assertIn("Failed to map buffer", str(ctx.exception))
 
+    def test_create_bind_group_layout_error(self):
+        with self.assertRaises(RuntimeError) as ctx:
+            num_bufs = 11
+            bind_group_layouts = [{
+                    "binding": i,
+                    "visibility": webgpu.WGPUShaderStage_Compute,
+                    "buffer": {"type": webgpu.WGPUBufferBindingType_Storage},
+                } for i in range(num_bufs)]
+            utils.create_bind_group_layout(self.device, bind_group_layouts)
+
+        self.assertIn(f"The number of storage buffers ({num_bufs}) in the Compute stage exceeds the maximum per-stage limit", str(ctx.exception))
+
+    def test_create_bind_group_layout_error(self):
+        with self.assertRaises(RuntimeError) as ctx:
+            bind_group_layouts = [{
+                    "binding": i,
+                    "visibility": webgpu.WGPUShaderStage_Fragment,
+                    "buffer": {"type": webgpu.WGPUBufferBindingType_Storage},
+                } for i in range(11)]
+            # Disable validation when creating bind group layout to catch the error later
+            bind_group_layout = utils.create_bind_group_layout(self.device, bind_group_layouts, validate=False)
+            utils.create_pipeline_layout(self.device, [bind_group_layout])
+
+        self.assertIn(f"Error creating pipeline layout: [Invalid BindGroupLayout (unlabeled)] is invalid.", str(ctx.exception))
+
 if __name__ == "__main__":
     unittest.main()