diff --git a/stackit/internal/services/dns/recordset/resource.go b/stackit/internal/services/dns/recordset/resource.go
index 9045d516..42895fbf 100644
--- a/stackit/internal/services/dns/recordset/resource.go
+++ b/stackit/internal/services/dns/recordset/resource.go
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ func (r *recordSetResource) Schema(_ context.Context, _ resource.SchemaRequest,
 				Validators: []validator.List{
 					listvalidator.SizeAtLeast(1),
 					listvalidator.UniqueValues(),
-					listvalidator.ValueStringsAre(validate.IP()),
+					listvalidator.ValueStringsAre(validate.RecordSet()),
 				},
 			},
 			"ttl": schema.Int64Attribute{
diff --git a/stackit/internal/validate/validate.go b/stackit/internal/validate/validate.go
index 7858c71a..86e6e9a3 100644
--- a/stackit/internal/validate/validate.go
+++ b/stackit/internal/validate/validate.go
@@ -10,7 +10,9 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/google/uuid"
 	"github.com/hashicorp/terraform-plugin-framework-validators/helpers/validatordiag"
+	"github.com/hashicorp/terraform-plugin-framework/path"
 	"github.com/hashicorp/terraform-plugin-framework/schema/validator"
+	"github.com/hashicorp/terraform-plugin-framework/types/basetypes"
 	"github.com/stackitcloud/terraform-provider-stackit/stackit/internal/core"
 )
 
@@ -73,6 +75,45 @@ func IP() *Validator {
 	}
 }
 
+func RecordSet() *Validator {
+	const typePath = "type"
+	return &Validator{
+		description: "value must be a valid record set",
+		validate: func(ctx context.Context, req validator.StringRequest, resp *validator.StringResponse) {
+			recordType := basetypes.StringValue{}
+			req.Config.GetAttribute(ctx, path.Root(typePath), &recordType)
+			switch recordType.ValueString() {
+			case "A":
+				ip := net.ParseIP(req.ConfigValue.ValueString())
+				if ip == nil || ip.To4() == nil {
+					resp.Diagnostics.Append(validatordiag.InvalidAttributeValueDiagnostic(
+						req.Path,
+						"value must be an IPv4 address",
+						req.ConfigValue.ValueString(),
+					))
+				}
+			case "AAAA":
+				ip := net.ParseIP(req.ConfigValue.ValueString())
+				if ip == nil || ip.To4() != nil || ip.To16() == nil {
+					resp.Diagnostics.Append(validatordiag.InvalidAttributeValueDiagnostic(
+						req.Path,
+						"value must be an IPv6 address",
+						req.ConfigValue.ValueString(),
+					))
+				}
+			case "CNAME":
+			case "NS":
+			case "MX":
+			case "TXT":
+			case "ALIAS":
+			case "DNAME":
+			case "CAA":
+			default:
+			}
+		},
+	}
+}
+
 func NoSeparator() *Validator {
 	description := fmt.Sprintf("value must not contain identifier separator '%s'", core.Separator)
 
diff --git a/stackit/internal/validate/validate_test.go b/stackit/internal/validate/validate_test.go
index a639f3db..c555b55c 100644
--- a/stackit/internal/validate/validate_test.go
+++ b/stackit/internal/validate/validate_test.go
@@ -4,8 +4,11 @@ import (
 	"context"
 	"testing"
 
+	"github.com/hashicorp/terraform-plugin-framework/resource/schema"
 	"github.com/hashicorp/terraform-plugin-framework/schema/validator"
+	"github.com/hashicorp/terraform-plugin-framework/tfsdk"
 	"github.com/hashicorp/terraform-plugin-framework/types"
+	"github.com/hashicorp/terraform-plugin-go/tftypes"
 )
 
 func TestUUID(t *testing.T) {
@@ -101,6 +104,157 @@ func TestIP(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func TestRecordSet(t *testing.T) {
+	tests := []struct {
+		description string
+		record      string
+		recordType  string
+		isValid     bool
+	}{
+		{
+			"A record ok IP4",
+			"111.222.111.222",
+			"A",
+			true,
+		},
+		{
+			"A record fail IP6",
+			"2001:0db8:85a3:08d3::0370:7344",
+			"A",
+			false,
+		},
+		{
+			"A record too short",
+			"0.1.2",
+			"A",
+			false,
+		},
+		{
+			"A record Empty",
+			"",
+			"A",
+			false,
+		},
+		{
+			"A record Not an IP",
+			"for-sure-not-an-IP",
+			"A",
+			false,
+		},
+		{
+			"AAAA record fail IP4",
+			"111.222.111.222",
+			"AAAA",
+			false,
+		},
+		{
+			"AAAA record ok IP6",
+			"2001:0db8:85a3:08d3::0370:7344",
+			"AAAA",
+			true,
+		},
+		{
+			"AAAA record too short",
+			"0.1.2",
+			"AAAA",
+			false,
+		},
+		{
+			"AAAA record Empty",
+			"",
+			"AAAA",
+			false,
+		},
+		{
+			"AAAA record Not an IP",
+			"for-sure-not-an-IP",
+			"AAAA",
+			false,
+		},
+		{
+			"CNAME record",
+			"some-record",
+			"CNAME",
+			true,
+		},
+		{
+			"NS record",
+			"some-record",
+			"NS",
+			true,
+		},
+		{
+			"MX record",
+			"some-record",
+			"MX",
+			true,
+		},
+		{
+			"TXT record",
+			"some-record",
+			"TXT",
+			true,
+		},
+		{
+			"ALIAS record",
+			"some-record",
+			"ALIAS",
+			true,
+		},
+		{
+			"DNAME record",
+			"some-record",
+			"DNAME",
+			true,
+		},
+		{
+			"CAA record",
+			"some-record",
+			"CAA",
+			true,
+		},
+		{
+			"random record",
+			"some-record",
+			"random",
+			true,
+		},
+	}
+	for _, tt := range tests {
+		t.Run(tt.description, func(t *testing.T) {
+			r := validator.StringResponse{}
+			scheme := tftypes.Object{
+				AttributeTypes: map[string]tftypes.Type{
+					"type": tftypes.String,
+				},
+			}
+			value := map[string]tftypes.Value{
+				"type": tftypes.NewValue(tftypes.String, tt.recordType),
+			}
+			record := tftypes.NewValue(scheme, value)
+
+			RecordSet().ValidateString(context.Background(), validator.StringRequest{
+				Config: tfsdk.Config{
+					Schema: schema.Schema{
+						Attributes: map[string]schema.Attribute{
+							"type": schema.StringAttribute{},
+						},
+					},
+					Raw: record,
+				},
+				ConfigValue: types.StringValue(tt.record),
+			}, &r)
+
+			if !tt.isValid && !r.Diagnostics.HasError() {
+				t.Fatalf("Should have failed")
+			}
+			if tt.isValid && r.Diagnostics.HasError() {
+				t.Fatalf("Should not have failed: %v", r.Diagnostics.Errors())
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}
+
 func TestNoSeparator(t *testing.T) {
 	tests := []struct {
 		description string