diff --git a/codecs.go b/codecs.go
index 6326a5c..210beac 100644
--- a/codecs.go
+++ b/codecs.go
@@ -23,6 +23,9 @@ type Codec interface {
 	MaxChunks() int
 	// Name returns the name of the codec.
 	Name() string
+	// ValidateChunkSize returns an error if this codec does not support
+	// chunkSize. Returns nil if chunkSize is supported.
+	ValidateChunkSize(chunkSize int) error
 }
 
 // codecs is a global map used for keeping track of registered codecs for testing and JSON unmarshalling
diff --git a/extendeddatasquare.go b/extendeddatasquare.go
index f46abdb..d83b5cc 100644
--- a/extendeddatasquare.go
+++ b/extendeddatasquare.go
@@ -44,7 +44,8 @@ func (eds *ExtendedDataSquare) UnmarshalJSON(b []byte) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-// ComputeExtendedDataSquare computes the extended data square for some chunks of data.
+// ComputeExtendedDataSquare computes the extended data square for some chunks
+// of original data.
 func ComputeExtendedDataSquare(
 	data [][]byte,
 	codec Codec,
@@ -55,6 +56,10 @@ func ComputeExtendedDataSquare(
 	}
 
 	chunkSize := getChunkSize(data)
+	err := codec.ValidateChunkSize(int(chunkSize))
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
 	ds, err := newDataSquare(data, treeCreatorFn, uint(chunkSize))
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
@@ -80,6 +85,10 @@ func ImportExtendedDataSquare(
 	}
 
 	chunkSize := getChunkSize(data)
+	err := codec.ValidateChunkSize(int(chunkSize))
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
 	ds, err := newDataSquare(data, treeCreatorFn, uint(chunkSize))
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
@@ -104,6 +113,10 @@ func NewExtendedDataSquare(codec Codec, treeCreatorFn TreeConstructorFn, edsWidt
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
+	err = codec.ValidateChunkSize(int(chunkSize))
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
 
 	data := make([][]byte, edsWidth*edsWidth)
 	dataSquare, err := newDataSquare(data, treeCreatorFn, chunkSize)
diff --git a/extendeddatasquare_test.go b/extendeddatasquare_test.go
index ddf351a..47fffc8 100644
--- a/extendeddatasquare_test.go
+++ b/extendeddatasquare_test.go
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import (
 	"testing"
 
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
 )
 
 const ShardSize = 64
@@ -37,10 +38,6 @@ func TestComputeExtendedDataSquare(t *testing.T) {
 	testCases := []testCase{
 		{
 			name: "1x1",
-			// NOTE: data must contain byte slices that are a multiple of 64
-			// bytes.
-			// See https://github.com/catid/leopard/blob/22ddc7804998d31c8f1a2617ee720e063b1fa6cd/README.md?plain=1#L27
-			// See https://github.com/klauspost/reedsolomon/blob/fd3e6910a7e457563469172968f456ad9b7696b6/README.md?plain=1#L403
 			data: [][]byte{ones},
 			want: [][][]byte{
 				{ones, ones},
@@ -69,6 +66,26 @@ func TestComputeExtendedDataSquare(t *testing.T) {
 			assert.Equal(t, tc.want, result.squareRow)
 		})
 	}
+
+	t.Run("returns an error if chunkSize is not a multiple of 64", func(t *testing.T) {
+		chunk := bytes.Repeat([]byte{1}, 65)
+		_, err := ComputeExtendedDataSquare([][]byte{chunk}, NewLeoRSCodec(), NewDefaultTree)
+		assert.Error(t, err)
+	})
+}
+
+func TestImportExtendedDataSquare(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Run("is able to import an EDS", func(t *testing.T) {
+		eds := createExampleEds(t, ShardSize)
+		got, err := ImportExtendedDataSquare(eds.Flattened(), NewLeoRSCodec(), NewDefaultTree)
+		assert.NoError(t, err)
+		assert.Equal(t, eds.Flattened(), got.Flattened())
+	})
+	t.Run("returns an error if chunkSize is not a multiple of 64", func(t *testing.T) {
+		chunk := bytes.Repeat([]byte{1}, 65)
+		_, err := ImportExtendedDataSquare([][]byte{chunk}, NewLeoRSCodec(), NewDefaultTree)
+		assert.Error(t, err)
+	})
 }
 
 func TestMarshalJSON(t *testing.T) {
@@ -104,6 +121,13 @@ func TestNewExtendedDataSquare(t *testing.T) {
 		_, err := NewExtendedDataSquare(NewLeoRSCodec(), NewDefaultTree, edsWidth, chunkSize)
 		assert.Error(t, err)
 	})
+	t.Run("returns an error if chunkSize is not a multiple of 64", func(t *testing.T) {
+		edsWidth := uint(1)
+		chunkSize := uint(65)
+
+		_, err := NewExtendedDataSquare(NewLeoRSCodec(), NewDefaultTree, edsWidth, chunkSize)
+		assert.Error(t, err)
+	})
 	t.Run("returns a 4x4 EDS", func(t *testing.T) {
 		edsWidth := uint(4)
 		chunkSize := uint(512)
@@ -274,3 +298,18 @@ func genRandDS(width int, chunkSize int) [][]byte {
 	}
 	return ds
 }
+
+func createExampleEds(t *testing.T, chunkSize int) (eds *ExtendedDataSquare) {
+	ones := bytes.Repeat([]byte{1}, chunkSize)
+	twos := bytes.Repeat([]byte{2}, chunkSize)
+	threes := bytes.Repeat([]byte{3}, chunkSize)
+	fours := bytes.Repeat([]byte{4}, chunkSize)
+	ods := [][]byte{
+		ones, twos,
+		threes, fours,
+	}
+
+	eds, err := ComputeExtendedDataSquare(ods, NewLeoRSCodec(), NewDefaultTree)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	return eds
+}
diff --git a/leopard.go b/leopard.go
index 2810d78..3c3d256 100644
--- a/leopard.go
+++ b/leopard.go
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package rsmt2d
 
 import (
+	"fmt"
 	"sync"
 
 	"github.com/klauspost/reedsolomon"
@@ -82,6 +83,17 @@ func (l *LeoRSCodec) Name() string {
 	return Leopard
 }
 
+// ValidateChunkSize returns an error if this codec does not support
+// chunkSize. Returns nil if chunkSize is supported.
+func (l *LeoRSCodec) ValidateChunkSize(chunkSize int) error {
+	// See https://github.com/catid/leopard/blob/22ddc7804998d31c8f1a2617ee720e063b1fa6cd/README.md?plain=1#L27
+	// See https://github.com/klauspost/reedsolomon/blob/fd3e6910a7e457563469172968f456ad9b7696b6/README.md?plain=1#L403
+	if chunkSize%64 != 0 {
+		return fmt.Errorf("chunkSize %v must be a multiple of 64 bytes", chunkSize)
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
 func NewLeoRSCodec() *LeoRSCodec {
 	return &LeoRSCodec{}
 }