diff --git a/packages/build/src/plugins_core/functions/index.ts b/packages/build/src/plugins_core/functions/index.ts
index b4d391ad28..c1b0bf54e9 100644
--- a/packages/build/src/plugins_core/functions/index.ts
+++ b/packages/build/src/plugins_core/functions/index.ts
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import { resolve } from 'path'
 import { NodeBundlerName, RUNTIME, zipFunctions } from '@netlify/zip-it-and-ship-it'
 import { pathExists } from 'path-exists'
 
+import { addErrorInfo } from '../../error/info.js'
 import { log } from '../../log/logger.js'
 import { logBundleResults, logFunctionsNonExistingDir, logFunctionsToBundle } from '../../log/messages/core_steps.js'
 
@@ -19,6 +20,45 @@ const getBundlers = (results: Awaited<ReturnType<typeof zipFunctions>> = []) =>
       .filter(Boolean) as NodeBundlerName[],
   )
 
+// see https://docs.netlify.com/functions/trigger-on-events/#available-triggers
+const eventTriggeredFunctions = new Set([
+  'deploy-building',
+  'deploy-succeeded',
+  'deploy-failed',
+  'deploy-deleted',
+  'deploy-locked',
+  'deploy-unlocked',
+  'submission-created',
+  'split-test-activated',
+  'split-test-deactivated',
+  'split-test-modified',
+  'identity-validate',
+  'identity-signup',
+  'identity-login',
+])
+
+const validateCustomRoutes = function (functions: Awaited<ReturnType<typeof zipFunctions>>) {
+  for (const { routes, name, schedule } of functions) {
+    if (!routes || routes.length === 0) continue
+
+    if (schedule) {
+      const error = new Error(
+        `Scheduled functions must not specify a custom path. Please remove the "path" configuration. Learn more about scheduled functions at https://ntl.fyi/custom-path-scheduled-functions.`,
+      )
+      addErrorInfo(error, { type: 'resolveConfig' })
+      throw error
+    }
+
+    if (eventTriggeredFunctions.has(name.toLowerCase().replace('-background', ''))) {
+      const error = new Error(
+        `Event-triggered functions must not specify a custom path. Please remove the "path" configuration or pick a different name for the function. Learn more about event-triggered functions at https://ntl.fyi/custom-path-event-triggered-functions.`,
+      )
+      addErrorInfo(error, { type: 'resolveConfig' })
+      throw error
+    }
+  }
+}
+
 const zipFunctionsAndLogResults = async ({
   buildDir,
   childEnv,
@@ -53,6 +93,8 @@ const zipFunctionsAndLogResults = async ({
     const sourceDirectories = [internalFunctionsSrc, functionsSrc].filter(Boolean)
     const results = await zipItAndShipIt.zipFunctions(sourceDirectories, functionsDist, zisiParameters)
 
+    validateCustomRoutes(results)
+
     const bundlers = Array.from(getBundlers(results))
 
     logBundleResults({ logs, results })
diff --git a/packages/build/tests/functions/fixtures/custom_path_event_triggered/netlify/functions/deploy-succeeded.mjs b/packages/build/tests/functions/fixtures/custom_path_event_triggered/netlify/functions/deploy-succeeded.mjs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..0b89aa5393
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/build/tests/functions/fixtures/custom_path_event_triggered/netlify/functions/deploy-succeeded.mjs
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+export default () => new Response('foo')
+
+export const config = {
+  path: "/deploy-succeeded",
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/packages/build/tests/functions/fixtures/custom_path_scheduled/netlify/functions/daily.mjs b/packages/build/tests/functions/fixtures/custom_path_scheduled/netlify/functions/daily.mjs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..5b5058f8f2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/build/tests/functions/fixtures/custom_path_scheduled/netlify/functions/daily.mjs
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+export default () => new Response('Hello, world!')
+
+export const config = {
+  path: "/daily",
+  schedule: "@daily"
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/packages/build/tests/functions/tests.js b/packages/build/tests/functions/tests.js
index 73d3c2e0db..107d5a5acd 100644
--- a/packages/build/tests/functions/tests.js
+++ b/packages/build/tests/functions/tests.js
@@ -67,3 +67,13 @@ test('Functions: --functionsDistDir', async (t) => {
     await removeDir(functionsDistDir)
   }
 })
+
+test('Functions: custom path on scheduled function', async (t) => {
+  const output = await new Fixture('./fixtures/custom_path_scheduled').runWithBuild()
+  t.true(output.includes('Scheduled functions must not specify a custom path.'))
+})
+
+test('Functions: custom path on event-triggered function', async (t) => {
+  const output = await new Fixture('./fixtures/custom_path_event_triggered').runWithBuild()
+  t.true(output.includes('Event-triggered functions must not specify a custom path.'))
+})