diff --git a/dataclients/kubernetes/clusterclient.go b/dataclients/kubernetes/clusterclient.go
index f476f7ec26..f09684910d 100644
--- a/dataclients/kubernetes/clusterclient.go
+++ b/dataclients/kubernetes/clusterclient.go
@@ -79,6 +79,7 @@ type clusterClient struct {
 
 	loggedMissingRouteGroups bool
 	routeGroupValidator      *definitions.RouteGroupValidator
+	ingressValidator         *definitions.IngressV1Validator
 }
 
 var (
@@ -173,6 +174,7 @@ func newClusterClient(o Options, apiURL, ingCls, rgCls string, quit <-chan struc
 		apiURL:                       apiURL,
 		certificateRegistry:          o.CertificateRegistry,
 		routeGroupValidator:          &definitions.RouteGroupValidator{},
+		ingressValidator:             &definitions.IngressV1Validator{},
 		enableEndpointSlices:         o.KubernetesEnableEndpointslices,
 	}
 
@@ -369,7 +371,16 @@ func (c *clusterClient) loadIngressesV1() ([]*definitions.IngressV1Item, error)
 
 	sortByMetadata(fItems, func(i int) *definitions.Metadata { return fItems[i].Metadata })
 
-	return fItems, nil
+	validatedItems := make([]*definitions.IngressV1Item, 0, len(fItems))
+	for _, i := range fItems {
+		if err := c.ingressValidator.Validate(i); err != nil {
+			log.Errorf("[ingress] %v", err)
+			continue
+		}
+		validatedItems = append(validatedItems, i)
+	}
+
+	return validatedItems, nil
 }
 
 func (c *clusterClient) LoadRouteGroups() ([]*definitions.RouteGroupItem, error) {
diff --git a/dataclients/kubernetes/ingress.go b/dataclients/kubernetes/ingress.go
index 171648e3f9..b1e75d8d7c 100644
--- a/dataclients/kubernetes/ingress.go
+++ b/dataclients/kubernetes/ingress.go
@@ -255,15 +255,11 @@ func annotationPredicate(m *definitions.Metadata) string {
 }
 
 // parse routes annotation
-func extraRoutes(m *definitions.Metadata, logger *logger) []*eskip.Route {
+func extraRoutes(m *definitions.Metadata) []*eskip.Route {
 	var extraRoutes []*eskip.Route
 	annotationRoutes := m.Annotations[definitions.IngressRoutesAnnotation]
 	if annotationRoutes != "" {
-		var err error
-		extraRoutes, err = eskip.Parse(annotationRoutes)
-		if err != nil {
-			logger.Errorf("Failed to parse routes from %s, skipping: %v", definitions.IngressRoutesAnnotation, err)
-		}
+		extraRoutes, _ = eskip.Parse(annotationRoutes) // We ignore the error here because it should be handled by the validator object
 	}
 	return extraRoutes
 }
diff --git a/dataclients/kubernetes/ingressv1.go b/dataclients/kubernetes/ingressv1.go
index 99a923f6c4..ed2431ed5b 100644
--- a/dataclients/kubernetes/ingressv1.go
+++ b/dataclients/kubernetes/ingressv1.go
@@ -432,7 +432,7 @@ func (ing *ingress) ingressV1Route(
 		logger:              logger,
 		annotationFilters:   annotationFilter(i.Metadata, logger),
 		annotationPredicate: annotationPredicate(i.Metadata),
-		extraRoutes:         extraRoutes(i.Metadata, logger),
+		extraRoutes:         extraRoutes(i.Metadata),
 		backendWeights:      backendWeights(i.Metadata, logger),
 		pathMode:            pathMode(i.Metadata, ing.pathMode, logger),
 		redirect:            redirect,
diff --git a/dataclients/kubernetes/testdata/ingressV1/ingress-data/ing-with-invalid-routes-annotation-missing-header-argument.eskip b/dataclients/kubernetes/testdata/ingressV1/ingress-data/ing-with-invalid-routes-annotation-missing-header-argument.eskip
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e69de29bb2
diff --git a/dataclients/kubernetes/testdata/ingressV1/ingress-data/ing-with-invalid-routes-annotation-missing-header-argument.log b/dataclients/kubernetes/testdata/ingressV1/ingress-data/ing-with-invalid-routes-annotation-missing-header-argument.log
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..5f5ab84cfe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dataclients/kubernetes/testdata/ingressV1/ingress-data/ing-with-invalid-routes-annotation-missing-header-argument.log
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+\[ingress\] invalid \\\"zalando\.org\/skipper-routes\\\" annotation: invalid predicate count arg
diff --git a/dataclients/kubernetes/testdata/ingressV1/ingress-data/ing-with-invalid-routes-annotation-missing-header-argument.yaml b/dataclients/kubernetes/testdata/ingressV1/ingress-data/ing-with-invalid-routes-annotation-missing-header-argument.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e33232d08a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dataclients/kubernetes/testdata/ingressV1/ingress-data/ing-with-invalid-routes-annotation-missing-header-argument.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,64 @@
+apiVersion: networking.k8s.io/v1
+kind: Ingress
+metadata:
+  namespace: foo
+  name: qux
+  annotations:
+    zalando.org/skipper-routes: |
+      r1: Header("test") -> status(200) -> "http://foo.test"
+spec:
+  defaultBackend:
+    service:
+      name: bar
+      port:
+        number: 1234
+  rules:
+  - host: www.example.org
+    http:
+      paths:
+      - path: "/"
+        pathType: ImplementationSpecific
+        backend:
+          service:
+            name: bar
+            port:
+              name: baz
+---
+apiVersion: v1
+kind: Service
+metadata:
+  namespace: foo
+  name: bar
+spec:
+  clusterIP: 10.3.190.97
+  ports:
+  - name: baz
+    port: 8181
+    protocol: TCP
+    targetPort: 8080
+  - name: qux
+    port: 1234
+    protocol: TCP
+    targetPort: 2134
+  selector:
+    application: myapp
+  type: ClusterIP
+---
+apiVersion: v1
+kind: Endpoints
+metadata:
+  labels:
+    application: myapp
+  namespace: foo
+  name: bar
+subsets:
+- addresses:
+  - ip: 10.2.9.103
+  - ip: 10.2.9.104
+  ports:
+  - name: baz
+    port: 8080
+    protocol: TCP
+  - name: qux
+    port: 2134
+    protocol: TCP