diff --git a/api/all/src/main/java/io/opentelemetry/api/internal/Utils.java b/api/all/src/main/java/io/opentelemetry/api/internal/Utils.java
index 3742e0f6ebe..21761c71f48 100644
--- a/api/all/src/main/java/io/opentelemetry/api/internal/Utils.java
+++ b/api/all/src/main/java/io/opentelemetry/api/internal/Utils.java
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@
 
 package io.opentelemetry.api.internal;
 
+import java.util.logging.Level;
+import java.util.logging.Logger;
 import javax.annotation.concurrent.Immutable;
 
 /**
@@ -30,4 +32,17 @@ public static void checkArgument(boolean isValid, String errorMessage) {
       throw new IllegalArgumentException(errorMessage);
     }
   }
+
+  /**
+   * Logs a warning message if the argument is false.
+   *
+   * @param logger the logger instance that writes message.
+   * @param isValid whether the argument check passed.
+   * @param warnMessage the message to use for the warning log.
+   */
+  public static void warnOnArgument(Logger logger, boolean isValid, String warnMessage) {
+    if (!isValid) {
+      logger.log(Level.WARNING, warnMessage);
+    }
+  }
 }
diff --git a/api/all/src/test/java/io/opentelemetry/api/internal/UtilsTest.java b/api/all/src/test/java/io/opentelemetry/api/internal/UtilsTest.java
index 5609ba6bcb3..ff714ae1b1d 100644
--- a/api/all/src/test/java/io/opentelemetry/api/internal/UtilsTest.java
+++ b/api/all/src/test/java/io/opentelemetry/api/internal/UtilsTest.java
@@ -6,7 +6,12 @@
 package io.opentelemetry.api.internal;
 
 import static org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.assertThatThrownBy;
+import static org.mockito.Mockito.mock;
+import static org.mockito.Mockito.times;
+import static org.mockito.Mockito.verify;
 
+import java.util.logging.Level;
+import java.util.logging.Logger;
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
 
 class UtilsTest {
@@ -19,4 +24,11 @@ void checkArgument() {
         .isInstanceOf(IllegalArgumentException.class)
         .hasMessage(TEST_MESSAGE);
   }
+
+  @Test
+  void warnOnArgument() {
+    Logger logger = mock(Logger.class);
+    Utils.warnOnArgument(logger, false, TEST_MESSAGE);
+    verify(logger, times(1)).log(Level.WARNING, TEST_MESSAGE);
+  }
 }
diff --git a/sdk/logs/src/main/java/io/opentelemetry/sdk/logs/export/BatchLogRecordProcessorBuilder.java b/sdk/logs/src/main/java/io/opentelemetry/sdk/logs/export/BatchLogRecordProcessorBuilder.java
index 4cf30586367..942422c1ebc 100644
--- a/sdk/logs/src/main/java/io/opentelemetry/sdk/logs/export/BatchLogRecordProcessorBuilder.java
+++ b/sdk/logs/src/main/java/io/opentelemetry/sdk/logs/export/BatchLogRecordProcessorBuilder.java
@@ -6,11 +6,13 @@
 package io.opentelemetry.sdk.logs.export;
 
 import static io.opentelemetry.api.internal.Utils.checkArgument;
+import static io.opentelemetry.api.internal.Utils.warnOnArgument;
 import static java.util.Objects.requireNonNull;
 
 import io.opentelemetry.api.metrics.MeterProvider;
 import java.time.Duration;
 import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit;
+import java.util.logging.Logger;
 
 /**
  * Builder class for {@link BatchLogRecordProcessor}.
@@ -18,6 +20,8 @@
  * @since 1.27.0
  */
 public final class BatchLogRecordProcessorBuilder {
+  private static final Logger logger =
+      Logger.getLogger(BatchLogRecordProcessorBuilder.class.getName());
 
   // Visible for testing
   static final long DEFAULT_SCHEDULE_DELAY_MILLIS = 1000;
@@ -101,6 +105,10 @@ long getExporterTimeoutNanos() {
    * @see BatchLogRecordProcessorBuilder#DEFAULT_MAX_QUEUE_SIZE
    */
   public BatchLogRecordProcessorBuilder setMaxQueueSize(int maxQueueSize) {
+    warnOnArgument(
+        logger,
+        maxExportBatchSize <= maxQueueSize,
+        "maxExportBatchSize should not exceed maxQueueSize.");
     this.maxQueueSize = maxQueueSize;
     return this;
   }
@@ -122,6 +130,10 @@ int getMaxQueueSize() {
    */
   public BatchLogRecordProcessorBuilder setMaxExportBatchSize(int maxExportBatchSize) {
     checkArgument(maxExportBatchSize > 0, "maxExportBatchSize must be positive.");
+    warnOnArgument(
+        logger,
+        maxExportBatchSize <= maxQueueSize,
+        "maxExportBatchSize should not exceed maxQueueSize.");
     this.maxExportBatchSize = maxExportBatchSize;
     return this;
   }
diff --git a/sdk/trace/src/main/java/io/opentelemetry/sdk/trace/export/BatchSpanProcessorBuilder.java b/sdk/trace/src/main/java/io/opentelemetry/sdk/trace/export/BatchSpanProcessorBuilder.java
index 3ec3fce0778..51db4be97c9 100644
--- a/sdk/trace/src/main/java/io/opentelemetry/sdk/trace/export/BatchSpanProcessorBuilder.java
+++ b/sdk/trace/src/main/java/io/opentelemetry/sdk/trace/export/BatchSpanProcessorBuilder.java
@@ -6,14 +6,17 @@
 package io.opentelemetry.sdk.trace.export;
 
 import static io.opentelemetry.api.internal.Utils.checkArgument;
+import static io.opentelemetry.api.internal.Utils.warnOnArgument;
 import static java.util.Objects.requireNonNull;
 
 import io.opentelemetry.api.metrics.MeterProvider;
 import java.time.Duration;
 import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit;
+import java.util.logging.Logger;
 
 /** Builder class for {@link BatchSpanProcessor}. */
 public final class BatchSpanProcessorBuilder {
+  private static final Logger logger = Logger.getLogger(BatchSpanProcessorBuilder.class.getName());
 
   // Visible for testing
   static final long DEFAULT_SCHEDULE_DELAY_MILLIS = 5000;
@@ -109,6 +112,10 @@ long getExporterTimeoutNanos() {
    * @see BatchSpanProcessorBuilder#DEFAULT_MAX_QUEUE_SIZE
    */
   public BatchSpanProcessorBuilder setMaxQueueSize(int maxQueueSize) {
+    warnOnArgument(
+        logger,
+        maxExportBatchSize <= maxQueueSize,
+        "maxExportBatchSize should not exceed maxQueueSize.");
     this.maxQueueSize = maxQueueSize;
     return this;
   }
@@ -130,6 +137,10 @@ int getMaxQueueSize() {
    */
   public BatchSpanProcessorBuilder setMaxExportBatchSize(int maxExportBatchSize) {
     checkArgument(maxExportBatchSize > 0, "maxExportBatchSize must be positive.");
+    warnOnArgument(
+        logger,
+        maxExportBatchSize <= maxQueueSize,
+        "maxExportBatchSize should not exceed maxQueueSize.");
     this.maxExportBatchSize = maxExportBatchSize;
     return this;
   }