diff --git a/src/main/java/org/springframework/retry/backoff/ExponentialBackOffPolicy.java b/src/main/java/org/springframework/retry/backoff/ExponentialBackOffPolicy.java
index 25556a74..4747a457 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/springframework/retry/backoff/ExponentialBackOffPolicy.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/springframework/retry/backoff/ExponentialBackOffPolicy.java
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@
  * @author Artem Bilan
  * @author Marius Lichtblau
  * @author Anton Aharkau
+ * @author Kim Sumin
  */
 @SuppressWarnings("serial")
 public class ExponentialBackOffPolicy implements SleepingBackOffPolicy<ExponentialBackOffPolicy> {
@@ -130,6 +131,9 @@ protected void cloneValues(ExponentialBackOffPolicy target) {
 	 * @param initialInterval the initial interval
 	 */
 	public void setInitialInterval(long initialInterval) {
+		if (initialInterval < 1) {
+			logger.warn("Initial interval must be at least 1, but was " + initialInterval);
+		}
 		this.initialInterval = initialInterval > 1 ? initialInterval : 1;
 	}
 
@@ -139,6 +143,9 @@ public void setInitialInterval(long initialInterval) {
 	 * @param multiplier the multiplier
 	 */
 	public void setMultiplier(double multiplier) {
+		if (multiplier <= 1.0) {
+			logger.warn("Multiplier must be > 1.0 for effective exponential backoff, but was " + multiplier);
+		}
 		this.multiplier = multiplier > 1.0 ? multiplier : 1.0;
 	}
 
@@ -150,6 +157,9 @@ public void setMultiplier(double multiplier) {
 	 * @param maxInterval in milliseconds.
 	 */
 	public void setMaxInterval(long maxInterval) {
+		if (maxInterval < 1) {
+			logger.warn("Max interval must be positive, but was " + maxInterval);
+		}
 		this.maxInterval = maxInterval > 0 ? maxInterval : 1;
 	}
 
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/springframework/retry/backoff/ExponentialBackOffPolicyTests.java b/src/test/java/org/springframework/retry/backoff/ExponentialBackOffPolicyTests.java
index 3182c14a..fe93d77d 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/springframework/retry/backoff/ExponentialBackOffPolicyTests.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/springframework/retry/backoff/ExponentialBackOffPolicyTests.java
@@ -16,10 +16,15 @@
 
 package org.springframework.retry.backoff;
 
+import org.apache.commons.logging.Log;
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
+import org.mockito.ArgumentCaptor;
+import org.springframework.beans.DirectFieldAccessor;
 
 import static org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.assertThat;
 import static org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.assertThatExceptionOfType;
+import static org.mockito.Mockito.mock;
+import static org.mockito.Mockito.verify;
 
 /**
  * @author Rob Harrop
@@ -27,6 +32,7 @@
  * @author Gary Russell
  * @author Marius Lichtblau
  * @author Anton Aharkau
+ * @author Kim Sumin
  */
 public class ExponentialBackOffPolicyTests {
 
@@ -125,4 +131,50 @@ public void sleep(long backOffPeriod) throws InterruptedException {
 		assertThat(Thread.interrupted()).isTrue();
 	}
 
+	@Test
+	public void testSetMultiplierWithWarning() {
+		Log logMock = mock(Log.class);
+		ExponentialBackOffPolicy strategy = new ExponentialBackOffPolicy();
+
+		DirectFieldAccessor accessor = new DirectFieldAccessor(strategy);
+		accessor.setPropertyValue("logger", logMock);
+
+		strategy.setMultiplier(1.0);
+
+		ArgumentCaptor<String> captor = ArgumentCaptor.forClass(String.class);
+		verify(logMock).warn(captor.capture());
+		assertThat(captor.getValue())
+			.isEqualTo("Multiplier must be > 1.0 for effective exponential backoff, but was 1.0");
+	}
+
+	@Test
+	public void testSetInitialIntervalWithWarning() {
+		Log logMock = mock(Log.class);
+		ExponentialBackOffPolicy strategy = new ExponentialBackOffPolicy();
+
+		DirectFieldAccessor accessor = new DirectFieldAccessor(strategy);
+		accessor.setPropertyValue("logger", logMock);
+
+		strategy.setInitialInterval(0);
+
+		ArgumentCaptor<String> captor = ArgumentCaptor.forClass(String.class);
+		verify(logMock).warn(captor.capture());
+		assertThat(captor.getValue()).isEqualTo("Initial interval must be at least 1, but was 0");
+	}
+
+	@Test
+	public void testSetMaxIntervalWithWarning() {
+		Log logMock = mock(Log.class);
+		ExponentialBackOffPolicy strategy = new ExponentialBackOffPolicy();
+
+		DirectFieldAccessor accessor = new DirectFieldAccessor(strategy);
+		accessor.setPropertyValue("logger", logMock);
+
+		strategy.setMaxInterval(0);
+
+		ArgumentCaptor<String> captor = ArgumentCaptor.forClass(String.class);
+		verify(logMock).warn(captor.capture());
+		assertThat(captor.getValue()).isEqualTo("Max interval must be positive, but was 0");
+	}
+
 }