diff --git a/types/row_proof.go b/types/row_proof.go
index 2498f32f7d..8c50d90e35 100644
--- a/types/row_proof.go
+++ b/types/row_proof.go
@@ -34,6 +34,25 @@ func (rp RowProof) Validate(root []byte) error {
 	if len(rp.Proofs) != len(rp.RowRoots) {
 		return fmt.Errorf("the number of proofs %d must equal the number of row roots %d", len(rp.Proofs), len(rp.RowRoots))
 	}
+	if len(rp.Proofs) == 0 {
+		return fmt.Errorf("empty proofs")
+	}
+	firstProofIndex := rp.Proofs[0].Index
+	for i := 1; i < len(rp.Proofs); i++ {
+		if rp.Proofs[0].Total != rp.Proofs[i].Total {
+			return errors.New("proofs should have the same total")
+		}
+		if rp.Proofs[i].Index != firstProofIndex+1 {
+			return errors.New("proof indexes are not sequential")
+		}
+		firstProofIndex++
+	}
+	if int64(rp.StartRow) != rp.Proofs[0].Index {
+		return fmt.Errorf("invalid start row")
+	}
+	if int64(rp.EndRow) != rp.Proofs[len(rp.Proofs)-1].Index {
+		return fmt.Errorf("invalid end row")
+	}
 	if !rp.VerifyProof(root) {
 		return errors.New("row proof failed to verify")
 	}
diff --git a/types/row_proof_test.go b/types/row_proof_test.go
index 5026c2f19c..3649fa5380 100644
--- a/types/row_proof_test.go
+++ b/types/row_proof_test.go
@@ -59,6 +59,46 @@ func TestRowProofValidate(t *testing.T) {
 			root:    root,
 			wantErr: true,
 		},
+		{
+			name: "proof with different total",
+			rp: func() RowProof {
+				proof := validRowProof()
+				proof.Proofs[0].Total += 1
+				return proof
+			}(),
+			root:    root,
+			wantErr: true,
+		},
+		{
+			name: "proof with inconsequential indexes",
+			rp: func() RowProof {
+				proof := validRowProof()
+				proof.Proofs[0].Index -= 1
+				return proof
+			}(),
+			root:    root,
+			wantErr: true,
+		},
+		{
+			name: "invalid start row",
+			rp: func() RowProof {
+				proof := validRowProof()
+				proof.StartRow += 1
+				return proof
+			}(),
+			root:    root,
+			wantErr: true,
+		},
+		{
+			name: "invalid end row",
+			rp: func() RowProof {
+				proof := validRowProof()
+				proof.EndRow += 1
+				return proof
+			}(),
+			root:    root,
+			wantErr: true,
+		},
 	}
 	for _, tc := range testCases {
 		t.Run(tc.name, func(t *testing.T) {