diff --git a/features/admin/addressing/managing_zones/zone_validation.feature b/features/admin/addressing/managing_zones/zone_validation.feature
index e16c5bc2b3..545aaa394b 100644
--- a/features/admin/addressing/managing_zones/zone_validation.feature
+++ b/features/admin/addressing/managing_zones/zone_validation.feature
@@ -99,3 +99,13 @@ Feature: Zone validation
         And I try to add it
         Then I should be notified that "NA" is not a valid zone code
         And zone with name "America" should not be added
+
+    @api @no-ui
+    Scenario: Trying to add a zone with wrong type
+        When I want to create a new zone consisting of wrong_type
+        And I name it "European Union"
+        And I specify its code as "EU"
+        And I add a country "France"
+        And I try to add it
+        Then I should be notified that "wrong_type" is not a valid zone type
+        And zone with name "European Union" should not be added
diff --git a/src/Sylius/Behat/Context/Api/Admin/ManagingZonesContext.php b/src/Sylius/Behat/Context/Api/Admin/ManagingZonesContext.php
index 2afc7484de..18d6be4266 100644
--- a/src/Sylius/Behat/Context/Api/Admin/ManagingZonesContext.php
+++ b/src/Sylius/Behat/Context/Api/Admin/ManagingZonesContext.php
@@ -485,6 +485,17 @@ final readonly class ManagingZonesContext implements Context
         );
     }
 
+    /**
+     * @Then I should be notified that :type is not a valid zone type
+     */
+    public function iShouldBeNotifiedThatIsNotAValidZoneType(string $type): void
+    {
+        Assert::contains(
+            $this->responseChecker->getError($this->client->getLastResponse()),
+            sprintf('Type "%s" is invalid. Allowed types are:', $type),
+        );
+    }
+
     private function removeZoneMember(CountryInterface|ProvinceInterface|ZoneInterface $objectToRemove): void
     {
         $members = $this->client->getContent()['members'];
diff --git a/src/Sylius/Bundle/AddressingBundle/Resources/config/validation/Zone.xml b/src/Sylius/Bundle/AddressingBundle/Resources/config/validation/Zone.xml
index 77d3006281..7eec9e67a6 100644
--- a/src/Sylius/Bundle/AddressingBundle/Resources/config/validation/Zone.xml
+++ b/src/Sylius/Bundle/AddressingBundle/Resources/config/validation/Zone.xml
@@ -34,6 +34,13 @@
                 <option name="groups">sylius</option>
             </constraint>
         </property>
+        <property name="type">
+            <constraint name="Choice">
+                <option name="callback">getTypes</option>
+                <option name="message">sylius.zone.type.invalid</option>
+                <option name="groups">sylius</option>
+            </constraint>
+        </property>
         <property name="scope">
             <constraint name="NotBlank">
                 <option name="message">sylius.zone.scope.not_blank</option>
diff --git a/src/Sylius/Bundle/AddressingBundle/Resources/translations/validators.en.yml b/src/Sylius/Bundle/AddressingBundle/Resources/translations/validators.en.yml
index 350245b6ca..82a05aa1d4 100644
--- a/src/Sylius/Bundle/AddressingBundle/Resources/translations/validators.en.yml
+++ b/src/Sylius/Bundle/AddressingBundle/Resources/translations/validators.en.yml
@@ -51,6 +51,8 @@ sylius:
             not_blank: Please enter zone code.
             regex: Zone code can only be comprised of letters, numbers, dashes and underscores.
             unique: Zone code must be unique.
+        type:
+            invalid: "Type {{ value }} is invalid. Allowed types are: {{ choices }}."
         members:
             min_count: Please add at least {{ limit }} zone member.
         name:
diff --git a/src/Sylius/Component/Addressing/Model/Zone.php b/src/Sylius/Component/Addressing/Model/Zone.php
index e7935d6e9e..dd4c9b7a58 100644
--- a/src/Sylius/Component/Addressing/Model/Zone.php
+++ b/src/Sylius/Component/Addressing/Model/Zone.php
@@ -82,15 +82,8 @@ class Zone implements ZoneInterface, \Stringable
         return $this->type;
     }
 
-    /**
-     * @throws \InvalidArgumentException
-     */
     public function setType(?string $type): void
     {
-        if (!in_array($type, static::getTypes(), true)) {
-            throw new \InvalidArgumentException('Wrong zone type supplied.');
-        }
-
         $this->type = $type;
     }