diff --git a/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/SparkConf.scala b/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/SparkConf.scala
index bd21fdc5a18e4..95653ec1038a3 100644
--- a/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/SparkConf.scala
+++ b/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/SparkConf.scala
@@ -236,6 +236,20 @@ class SparkConf(loadDefaults: Boolean) extends Cloneable with Logging {
       }
     }
 
+    // Validate memory fractions
+    val memoryKeys = Seq(
+      "spark.storage.memoryFraction",
+      "spark.shuffle.memoryFraction", 
+      "spark.shuffle.safetyFraction",
+      "spark.storage.unrollFraction",
+      "spark.storage.safetyFraction")
+    for (key <- memoryKeys) {
+      val value = getDouble(key, 0.5)
+      if (value > 1 || value < 0) {
+        throw new IllegalArgumentException("$key should be between 0 and 1 (was '$value').")
+      }
+    }
+
     // Check for legacy configs
     sys.env.get("SPARK_JAVA_OPTS").foreach { value =>
       val error =