diff --git a/types/src/protocol_params.rs b/types/src/protocol_params.rs
index f3ea1f04..149a354a 100644
--- a/types/src/protocol_params.rs
+++ b/types/src/protocol_params.rs
@@ -3,6 +3,9 @@ use anyhow::anyhow;
 use bytes::{Buf, BufMut};
 use commonware_codec::{EncodeSize, Error, Read, Write};
 
+pub const MIN_EPOCH_LENGTH: u64 = 10;
+pub const MAX_EPOCH_LENGTH: u64 = 1_814_400;
+
 #[derive(Clone, Debug)]
 pub enum ProtocolParam {
     MinimumStake(u64),
@@ -47,8 +50,15 @@ impl TryFrom<ProtocolParamRequest> for ProtocolParam {
                 }
                 let bytes: [u8; 8] = request.param.as_slice().try_into()?;
                 let epoch_length = u64::from_le_bytes(bytes);
-                if epoch_length == 0 {
-                    return Err(anyhow!("Epoch length must be nonzero"));
+                if epoch_length < MIN_EPOCH_LENGTH {
+                    return Err(anyhow!(
+                        "Epoch length {epoch_length} is below minimum {MIN_EPOCH_LENGTH}"
+                    ));
+                }
+                if epoch_length > MAX_EPOCH_LENGTH {
+                    return Err(anyhow!(
+                        "Epoch length {epoch_length} exceeds maximum {MAX_EPOCH_LENGTH}"
+                    ));
                 }
                 Ok(ProtocolParam::EpochLength(epoch_length))
             }
@@ -93,7 +103,15 @@ impl Read for ProtocolParam {
         match tag {
             0x00 => Ok(ProtocolParam::MinimumStake(value)),
             0x01 => Ok(ProtocolParam::MaximumStake(value)),
-            0x02 => Ok(ProtocolParam::EpochLength(value)),
+            0x02 => {
+                if !(MIN_EPOCH_LENGTH..=MAX_EPOCH_LENGTH).contains(&value) {
+                    return Err(Error::Invalid(
+                        "ProtocolParam",
+                        "epoch length out of bounds",
+                    ));
+                }
+                Ok(ProtocolParam::EpochLength(value))
+            }
             _ => Err(Error::Invalid("ProtocolParam", "unknown tag")),
         }
     }
@@ -341,4 +359,75 @@ mod tests {
         let result = ProtocolParam::try_from(request);
         assert!(result.is_err());
     }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_try_from_epoch_length_below_minimum() {
+        let request = ProtocolParamRequest {
+            param_id: 0x02,
+            param: (MIN_EPOCH_LENGTH - 1).to_le_bytes().to_vec(),
+        };
+        assert!(ProtocolParam::try_from(request).is_err());
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_try_from_epoch_length_at_minimum() {
+        let request = ProtocolParamRequest {
+            param_id: 0x02,
+            param: MIN_EPOCH_LENGTH.to_le_bytes().to_vec(),
+        };
+        let param = ProtocolParam::try_from(request).unwrap();
+        match param {
+            ProtocolParam::EpochLength(v) => assert_eq!(v, MIN_EPOCH_LENGTH),
+            _ => panic!("Expected EpochLength"),
+        }
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_try_from_epoch_length_above_maximum() {
+        let request = ProtocolParamRequest {
+            param_id: 0x02,
+            param: (MAX_EPOCH_LENGTH + 1).to_le_bytes().to_vec(),
+        };
+        assert!(ProtocolParam::try_from(request).is_err());
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_try_from_epoch_length_at_maximum() {
+        let request = ProtocolParamRequest {
+            param_id: 0x02,
+            param: MAX_EPOCH_LENGTH.to_le_bytes().to_vec(),
+        };
+        let param = ProtocolParam::try_from(request).unwrap();
+        match param {
+            ProtocolParam::EpochLength(v) => assert_eq!(v, MAX_EPOCH_LENGTH),
+            _ => panic!("Expected EpochLength"),
+        }
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_decode_epoch_length_out_of_bounds() {
+        // Below minimum
+        let mut buf = BytesMut::new();
+        buf.put_u8(0x02);
+        buf.put_u64(1);
+        assert!(ProtocolParam::read(&mut buf.as_ref()).is_err());
+
+        // Above maximum
+        let mut buf = BytesMut::new();
+        buf.put_u8(0x02);
+        buf.put_u64(MAX_EPOCH_LENGTH + 1);
+        assert!(ProtocolParam::read(&mut buf.as_ref()).is_err());
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_decode_epoch_length_within_bounds() {
+        let mut buf = BytesMut::new();
+        buf.put_u8(0x02);
+        buf.put_u64(500);
+        let param = ProtocolParam::read(&mut buf.as_ref()).unwrap();
+        match param {
+            ProtocolParam::EpochLength(v) => assert_eq!(v, 500),
+            _ => panic!("Expected EpochLength"),
+        }
+    }
 }