diff --git a/src/contracts/core/RewardsCoordinator.sol b/src/contracts/core/RewardsCoordinator.sol
index 03e9f9a32c..a62547cadb 100644
--- a/src/contracts/core/RewardsCoordinator.sol
+++ b/src/contracts/core/RewardsCoordinator.sol
@@ -448,6 +448,7 @@ contract RewardsCoordinator is
     function _setDefaultOperatorSplit(
         uint16 split
     ) internal {
+        require(split <= ONE_HUNDRED_IN_BIPS, SplitExceedsMax());
         emit DefaultOperatorSplitBipsSet(defaultOperatorSplitBips, split);
         defaultOperatorSplitBips = split;
     }
diff --git a/src/test/unit/RewardsCoordinatorUnit.t.sol b/src/test/unit/RewardsCoordinatorUnit.t.sol
index 418af9206c..a3e659b75f 100644
--- a/src/test/unit/RewardsCoordinatorUnit.t.sol
+++ b/src/test/unit/RewardsCoordinatorUnit.t.sol
@@ -369,14 +369,23 @@ contract RewardsCoordinatorUnitTests_initializeAndSetters is RewardsCoordinatorU
     }
 
     function testFuzz_setDefaultOperatorSplit(uint16 defaultSplitBips) public {
+        defaultSplitBips = uint16(bound(defaultSplitBips, 0, ONE_HUNDRED_IN_BIPS));
         cheats.startPrank(rewardsCoordinator.owner());
+        uint16 oldDefaultSplitBips = rewardsCoordinator.defaultOperatorSplitBips();
         cheats.expectEmit(true, true, true, true, address(rewardsCoordinator));
-        emit DefaultOperatorSplitBipsSet(rewardsCoordinator.defaultOperatorSplitBips(), defaultSplitBips);
+        emit DefaultOperatorSplitBipsSet(oldDefaultSplitBips, defaultSplitBips);
         rewardsCoordinator.setDefaultOperatorSplit(defaultSplitBips);
         assertEq(defaultSplitBips, rewardsCoordinator.defaultOperatorSplitBips(), "defaultOperatorSplitBips not set");
         cheats.stopPrank();
     }
 
+    function testFuzz_setDefaultOperatorSplit_Revert_WhenSplitGreaterThan100(uint16 defaultSplitBips) public {
+        defaultSplitBips = uint16(bound(defaultSplitBips, ONE_HUNDRED_IN_BIPS + 1, type(uint16).max));
+        cheats.startPrank(rewardsCoordinator.owner());
+        cheats.expectRevert(SplitExceedsMax.selector);
+        rewardsCoordinator.setDefaultOperatorSplit(defaultSplitBips);
+    }
+
     function testFuzz_setDefaultOperatorSplit_Revert_WhenNotOwner(address caller, uint16 defaultSplitBips)
         public
         filterFuzzedAddressInputs(caller)