diff --git a/x/protocolpool/types/genesis.go b/x/protocolpool/types/genesis.go
index 407b9136d7..2e4aefaa2b 100644
--- a/x/protocolpool/types/genesis.go
+++ b/x/protocolpool/types/genesis.go
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package types
 
 import (
 	"errors"
+	"fmt"
 
 	"cosmossdk.io/math"
 )
@@ -33,5 +34,17 @@ func (gs *GenesisState) Validate() error {
 		return errors.New("total percentage cannot be greater than 100")
 	}
 
+	seenContinuousFunds := make(map[string]struct{})
+	for _, fund := range gs.ContinuousFunds {
+		if err := fund.Validate(); err != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("invalid continuousfund: %w", err)
+		}
+
+		if _, ok := seenContinuousFunds[fund.Recipient]; ok {
+			return fmt.Errorf("duplicated continuous fund recipient address: %s", fund.Recipient)
+		}
+		seenContinuousFunds[fund.Recipient] = struct{}{}
+	}
+
 	return gs.Params.Validate()
 }
diff --git a/x/protocolpool/types/genesis_test.go b/x/protocolpool/types/genesis_test.go
index 3d9531781e..e6567c4366 100644
--- a/x/protocolpool/types/genesis_test.go
+++ b/x/protocolpool/types/genesis_test.go
@@ -93,6 +93,39 @@ func TestValidateGenesis(t *testing.T) {
 			},
 			expectedErr: "total percentage cannot be greater than 100",
 		},
+		{
+			name: "invalid genesis state with invalid continuous fund (percentage sum > 1)",
+			genesisState: &types.GenesisState{
+				ContinuousFunds: []types.ContinuousFund{
+					{
+						Recipient:  "cosmos1dupaddress",
+						Percentage: math.LegacyMustNewDecFromStr("1.1"),
+						Expiry:     nil,
+					},
+				},
+				Params: types.DefaultParams(),
+			},
+			expectedErr: "percentage cannot be greater than one",
+		},
+		{
+			name: "invalid genesis state with duplicate recipient addresses",
+			genesisState: &types.GenesisState{
+				ContinuousFunds: []types.ContinuousFund{
+					{
+						Recipient:  "cosmos1dupaddress",
+						Percentage: math.LegacyMustNewDecFromStr("0.4"),
+						Expiry:     nil,
+					},
+					{
+						Recipient:  "cosmos1dupaddress", // duplicate
+						Percentage: math.LegacyMustNewDecFromStr("0.3"),
+						Expiry:     nil,
+					},
+				},
+				Params: types.DefaultParams(),
+			},
+			expectedErr: "duplicated continuous fund recipient address",
+		},
 	}
 
 	for _, tc := range tests {