diff --git a/flint-spark-integration/src/main/scala/org/opensearch/flint/spark/FlintSparkIndexBuilder.scala b/flint-spark-integration/src/main/scala/org/opensearch/flint/spark/FlintSparkIndexBuilder.scala
index 106df276d..f1039b169 100644
--- a/flint-spark-integration/src/main/scala/org/opensearch/flint/spark/FlintSparkIndexBuilder.scala
+++ b/flint-spark-integration/src/main/scala/org/opensearch/flint/spark/FlintSparkIndexBuilder.scala
@@ -95,6 +95,12 @@ abstract class FlintSparkIndexBuilder(flint: FlintSpark) {
    *   the index or exception occurred if validation failed
    */
   protected def validateIndex(index: FlintSparkIndex): FlintSparkIndex = {
+    // Pre-validate Flint index name length
+    require(
+      index.name().length <= 255,
+      "Flint index name exceeds the maximum allowed length of 255 characters")
+
+    // Pre-validate index refresh options
     FlintSparkIndexRefresh
       .create(index.name(), index) // TODO: remove first argument?
       .validate(flint.spark)
diff --git a/integ-test/src/test/scala/org/opensearch/flint/spark/FlintSparkSkippingIndexSqlITSuite.scala b/integ-test/src/test/scala/org/opensearch/flint/spark/FlintSparkSkippingIndexSqlITSuite.scala
index cddda3122..1fb0514ae 100644
--- a/integ-test/src/test/scala/org/opensearch/flint/spark/FlintSparkSkippingIndexSqlITSuite.scala
+++ b/integ-test/src/test/scala/org/opensearch/flint/spark/FlintSparkSkippingIndexSqlITSuite.scala
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ import org.json4s.native.Serialization
 import org.opensearch.flint.core.FlintOptions
 import org.opensearch.flint.core.storage.FlintOpenSearchClient
 import org.opensearch.flint.spark.skipping.FlintSparkSkippingIndex.getSkippingIndexName
-import org.scalatest.matchers.must.Matchers.defined
+import org.scalatest.matchers.must.Matchers.{defined, have}
 import org.scalatest.matchers.should.Matchers.{convertToAnyShouldWrapper, the}
 
 import org.apache.spark.sql.Row
@@ -249,6 +249,18 @@ class FlintSparkSkippingIndexSqlITSuite extends FlintSparkSuite {
     }
   }
 
+  test("should fail if table name is too long") {
+    val testTableLong = "x" * 255
+    withTable(testTableLong) {
+      sql(s"CREATE TABLE $testTableLong (name STRING) USING JSON")
+
+      the[IllegalArgumentException] thrownBy {
+        sql(s"CREATE SKIPPING INDEX ON $testTableLong (name VALUE_SET)")
+      } should have message
+        "requirement failed: Flint index name exceeds the maximum allowed length of 255 characters"
+    }
+  }
+
   test("create skipping index if not exists") {
     sql(s"""
            | CREATE SKIPPING INDEX