diff --git a/airbyte/sources/faker_utils.py b/airbyte/sources/faker_utils.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..649547a1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/airbyte/sources/faker_utils.py
@@ -0,0 +1,96 @@
+"""Utility functions for Source Faker configuration validation and error handling."""
+
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+from typing import Any
+
+
+def validate_faker_config(config: dict[str, Any]) -> dict[str, Any]:
+    """
+    Validate and normalize Source Faker configuration parameters.
+    
+    Args:
+        config: Raw configuration dictionary for source-faker
+        
+    Returns:
+        Validated and normalized configuration dictionary
+        
+    Raises:
+        ValueError: If configuration contains invalid parameters
+    """
+    validated_config = config.copy()
+    
+    if "count" in validated_config:
+        count = validated_config["count"]
+        if not isinstance(count, int) or count <= 0:
+            raise ValueError(
+                f"Source Faker 'count' parameter must be a positive integer, got: {count}"
+            )
+        if count > 1000000:
+            raise ValueError(
+                f"Source Faker 'count' parameter is too large ({count}). "
+                "Consider using a smaller value for better performance."
+            )
+    
+    if "seed" in validated_config:
+        seed = validated_config["seed"]
+        if not isinstance(seed, int) or seed < 0:
+            raise ValueError(
+                f"Source Faker 'seed' parameter must be a non-negative integer, got: {seed}"
+            )
+    
+    if "parallelism" in validated_config:
+        parallelism = validated_config["parallelism"]
+        if not isinstance(parallelism, int) or parallelism <= 0:
+            raise ValueError(
+                f"Source Faker 'parallelism' parameter must be a positive integer, got: {parallelism}"
+            )
+        if parallelism > 32:
+            raise ValueError(
+                f"Source Faker 'parallelism' parameter is too high ({parallelism}). "
+                "Consider using a value between 1-32 for optimal performance."
+            )
+    
+    if "always_updated" in validated_config:
+        always_updated = validated_config["always_updated"]
+        if not isinstance(always_updated, bool):
+            raise ValueError(
+                f"Source Faker 'always_updated' parameter must be a boolean, got: {always_updated}"
+            )
+    
+    return validated_config
+
+
+def get_faker_config_recommendations(config: dict[str, Any]) -> list[str]:
+    """
+    Get configuration recommendations for Source Faker based on the provided config.
+    
+    Args:
+        config: Source Faker configuration dictionary
+        
+    Returns:
+        List of recommendation strings
+    """
+    recommendations = []
+    
+    count = config.get("count", 100)
+    parallelism = config.get("parallelism", 4)
+    
+    if count > 10000 and parallelism < 8:
+        recommendations.append(
+            f"For large datasets (count={count}), consider increasing parallelism "
+            f"from {parallelism} to 8-16 for better performance."
+        )
+    
+    if count < 100 and parallelism > 4:
+        recommendations.append(
+            f"For small datasets (count={count}), parallelism={parallelism} may be "
+            "unnecessary. Consider reducing to 1-4 for simpler execution."
+        )
+    
+    if "seed" not in config:
+        recommendations.append(
+            "Consider adding a 'seed' parameter for reproducible test data generation."
+        )
+    
+    return recommendations
diff --git a/airbyte/sources/util.py b/airbyte/sources/util.py
index f2c52c11..51afb0cb 100644
--- a/airbyte/sources/util.py
+++ b/airbyte/sources/util.py
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 from airbyte._executors.util import get_connector_executor
 from airbyte.exceptions import PyAirbyteInputError
 from airbyte.sources.base import Source
+from airbyte.sources.faker_utils import validate_faker_config, get_faker_config_recommendations
 
 
 if TYPE_CHECKING:
@@ -112,6 +113,23 @@ def get_source(  # noqa: PLR0913 # Too many arguments
         install_root: (Optional.) The root directory where the virtual environment will be
             created. If not provided, the current working directory will be used.
     """
+    if name == "source-faker" and config:
+        try:
+            config = validate_faker_config(config)
+            recommendations = get_faker_config_recommendations(config)
+            if recommendations:
+                warnings.warn(
+                    f"Source Faker configuration recommendations:\n" +
+                    "\n".join(f"  • {rec}" for rec in recommendations),
+                    UserWarning,
+                    stacklevel=2
+                )
+        except ValueError as e:
+            raise PyAirbyteInputError(
+                message=f"Invalid Source Faker configuration: {e}",
+                guidance="Please check your Source Faker configuration parameters and try again.",
+            ) from e
+
     return Source(
         name=name,
         config=config,