diff --git a/cmake/sdksCommon.cmake b/cmake/sdksCommon.cmake
index d6e18bfa7e6..1fb754a66b1 100644
--- a/cmake/sdksCommon.cmake
+++ b/cmake/sdksCommon.cmake
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ list(APPEND SDK_TEST_PROJECT_LIST "s3control:tests/aws-cpp-sdk-s3control-integra
 list(APPEND SDK_TEST_PROJECT_LIST "sns:tests/aws-cpp-sdk-sns-integration-tests")
 list(APPEND SDK_TEST_PROJECT_LIST "sqs:tests/aws-cpp-sdk-sqs-integration-tests")
 list(APPEND SDK_TEST_PROJECT_LIST "sqs:tests/aws-cpp-sdk-sqs-unit-tests")
-list(APPEND SDK_TEST_PROJECT_LIST "transfer:tests/aws-cpp-sdk-transfer-tests")
+list(APPEND SDK_TEST_PROJECT_LIST "transfer:tests/aws-cpp-sdk-transfer-tests,tests/aws-cpp-sdk-transfer-unit-tests")
 list(APPEND SDK_TEST_PROJECT_LIST "text-to-speech:tests/aws-cpp-sdk-text-to-speech-tests,tests/aws-cpp-sdk-polly-sample")
 list(APPEND SDK_TEST_PROJECT_LIST "timestream-query:tests/aws-cpp-sdk-timestream-query-unit-tests")
 list(APPEND SDK_TEST_PROJECT_LIST "transcribestreaming:tests/aws-cpp-sdk-transcribestreaming-integ-tests")
diff --git a/src/aws-cpp-sdk-transfer/source/transfer/TransferManager.cpp b/src/aws-cpp-sdk-transfer/source/transfer/TransferManager.cpp
index 556a77b683a..4bd350d9605 100644
--- a/src/aws-cpp-sdk-transfer/source/transfer/TransferManager.cpp
+++ b/src/aws-cpp-sdk-transfer/source/transfer/TransferManager.cpp
@@ -825,6 +825,33 @@ namespace Aws
             return rangeStream.str();
         }
 
+        static bool VerifyContentRange(const Aws::String& requestedRange, const Aws::String& responseContentRange)
+        {
+            if (requestedRange.empty() || responseContentRange.empty())
+            {
+                return false;
+            }
+
+            if (requestedRange.find("bytes=") != 0)
+            {
+                return false;
+            }
+            Aws::String requestRange = requestedRange.substr(6);
+
+            if (responseContentRange.find("bytes ") != 0)
+            {
+                return false;
+            }
+            Aws::String responseRange = responseContentRange.substr(6);
+            size_t slashPos = responseRange.find('/');
+            if (slashPos != Aws::String::npos)
+            {
+                responseRange = responseRange.substr(0, slashPos);
+            }
+
+            return requestRange == responseRange;
+        }
+
         void TransferManager::DoSinglePartDownload(const std::shared_ptr<TransferHandle>& handle)
         {
             auto queuedParts = handle->GetQueuedParts();
@@ -1091,7 +1118,6 @@ namespace Aws
                                                       const std::shared_ptr<const Aws::Client::AsyncCallerContext>& context)
         {
             AWS_UNREFERENCED_PARAM(client);
-            AWS_UNREFERENCED_PARAM(request);
 
             std::shared_ptr<TransferHandleAsyncContext> transferContext =
                 std::const_pointer_cast<TransferHandleAsyncContext>(std::static_pointer_cast<const TransferHandleAsyncContext>(context));
@@ -1108,33 +1134,57 @@ namespace Aws
                 handle->SetError(outcome.GetError());
                 TriggerErrorCallback(handle, outcome.GetError());
             }
-            else
+            else if (request.RangeHasBeenSet())
             {
-                if(handle->ShouldContinue())
-                {
-                    Aws::IOStream* bufferStream = partState->GetDownloadPartStream();
-                    assert(bufferStream);
-
-                    Aws::String errMsg{handle->WritePartToDownloadStream(bufferStream, partState->GetRangeBegin())};
-                    if (errMsg.empty()) {
-                        handle->ChangePartToCompleted(partState, outcome.GetResult().GetETag());
-                    } else {
-                        Aws::Client::AWSError<Aws::S3::S3Errors> error(Aws::S3::S3Errors::INTERNAL_FAILURE,
-                                                                       "InternalFailure", errMsg, false);
-                        AWS_LOGSTREAM_ERROR(CLASS_TAG, "Transfer handle [" << handle->GetId()
-                                << "] Failed to download object in Bucket: ["
-                                << handle->GetBucketName() << "] with Key: [" << handle->GetKey()
-                                << "] " << errMsg);
-                        handle->ChangePartToFailed(partState);
-                        handle->SetError(error);
-                        TriggerErrorCallback(handle, error);
+                const auto& requestedRange = request.GetRange();
+                const auto& responseContentRange = outcome.GetResult().GetContentRange();
+
+                if (responseContentRange.empty() or !VerifyContentRange(requestedRange, responseContentRange)) {
+                    Aws::Client::AWSError<Aws::S3::S3Errors> error(Aws::S3::S3Errors::INTERNAL_FAILURE,
+                                                                   "ContentRangeMismatch",
+                                                                   "ContentRange in response does not match requested range",
+                                                                   false);
+                    AWS_LOGSTREAM_ERROR(CLASS_TAG, "Transfer handle [" << handle->GetId()
+                            << "] ContentRange mismatch. Requested: [" << requestedRange
+                            << "] Received: [" << responseContentRange << "]");
+                    handle->ChangePartToFailed(partState);
+                    handle->SetError(error);
+                    TriggerErrorCallback(handle, error);
+                    handle->Cancel();
+
+                    if(partState->GetDownloadBuffer())
+                    {
+                        m_bufferManager.Release(partState->GetDownloadBuffer());
+                        partState->SetDownloadBuffer(nullptr);
                     }
-                }
-                else
-                {
+                    return;
+            }
+
+            if(handle->ShouldContinue())
+            {
+                Aws::IOStream* bufferStream = partState->GetDownloadPartStream();
+                assert(bufferStream);
+
+                Aws::String errMsg{handle->WritePartToDownloadStream(bufferStream, partState->GetRangeBegin())};
+                if (errMsg.empty()) {
+                    handle->ChangePartToCompleted(partState, outcome.GetResult().GetETag());
+                } else {
+                    Aws::Client::AWSError<Aws::S3::S3Errors> error(Aws::S3::S3Errors::INTERNAL_FAILURE,
+                                                                   "InternalFailure", errMsg, false);
+                    AWS_LOGSTREAM_ERROR(CLASS_TAG, "Transfer handle [" << handle->GetId()
+                            << "] Failed to download object in Bucket: ["
+                            << handle->GetBucketName() << "] with Key: [" << handle->GetKey()
+                            << "] " << errMsg);
                     handle->ChangePartToFailed(partState);
+                    handle->SetError(error);
+                    TriggerErrorCallback(handle, error);
                 }
             }
+            else
+            {
+                handle->ChangePartToFailed(partState);
+            }
+            }
 
             // buffer cleanup
             if(partState->GetDownloadBuffer())
diff --git a/tests/aws-cpp-sdk-transfer-tests/TransferTests.cpp b/tests/aws-cpp-sdk-transfer-tests/TransferTests.cpp
index ab061815ca4..dc2e3a0cc38 100644
--- a/tests/aws-cpp-sdk-transfer-tests/TransferTests.cpp
+++ b/tests/aws-cpp-sdk-transfer-tests/TransferTests.cpp
@@ -2328,6 +2328,40 @@ TEST_P(TransferTests, TransferManager_TestRelativePrefix)
     }
 }
 
+TEST_P(TransferTests, TransferManager_ContentRangeVerificationTest)
+{
+    const Aws::String RandomFileName = Aws::Utils::UUID::RandomUUID();
+    Aws::String testFileName = MakeFilePath(RandomFileName.c_str());
+    ScopedTestFile testFile(testFileName, MEDIUM_TEST_SIZE, testString);
+
+    TransferManagerConfiguration transferManagerConfig(m_executor.get());
+    transferManagerConfig.s3Client = m_s3Clients[GetParam()];
+    auto transferManager = TransferManager::Create(transferManagerConfig);
+
+    std::shared_ptr<TransferHandle> uploadPtr = transferManager->UploadFile(testFileName, GetTestBucketName(), RandomFileName, "text/plain", Aws::Map<Aws::String, Aws::String>());
+    uploadPtr->WaitUntilFinished();
+    ASSERT_EQ(TransferStatus::COMPLETED, uploadPtr->GetStatus());
+    ASSERT_TRUE(WaitForObjectToPropagate(GetTestBucketName(), RandomFileName.c_str()));
+
+    auto downloadFileName = MakeDownloadFileName(RandomFileName);
+    auto createStreamFn = [=](){
+#ifdef _MSC_VER
+        return Aws::New<Aws::FStream>(ALLOCATION_TAG, Aws::Utils::StringUtils::ToWString(downloadFileName.c_str()).c_str(), std::ios_base::out | std::ios_base::in | std::ios_base::binary | std::ios_base::trunc);
+#else
+        return Aws::New<Aws::FStream>(ALLOCATION_TAG, downloadFileName.c_str(), std::ios_base::out | std::ios_base::in | std::ios_base::binary | std::ios_base::trunc);
+#endif
+    };
+
+    uint64_t offset = 1024;
+    uint64_t partSize = 2048;
+    std::shared_ptr<TransferHandle> downloadPtr = transferManager->DownloadFile(GetTestBucketName(), RandomFileName, offset, partSize, createStreamFn);
+    
+    downloadPtr->WaitUntilFinished();
+    ASSERT_EQ(TransferStatus::COMPLETED, downloadPtr->GetStatus());
+    ASSERT_EQ(partSize, downloadPtr->GetBytesTotalSize());
+    ASSERT_EQ(partSize, downloadPtr->GetBytesTransferred());
+}
+
 INSTANTIATE_TEST_SUITE_P(Https, TransferTests, testing::Values(TestType::Https));
 INSTANTIATE_TEST_SUITE_P(Http, TransferTests, testing::Values(TestType::Http));
 
diff --git a/tests/aws-cpp-sdk-transfer-unit-tests/CMakeLists.txt b/tests/aws-cpp-sdk-transfer-unit-tests/CMakeLists.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..867404b1fcc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/aws-cpp-sdk-transfer-unit-tests/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+add_project(aws-cpp-sdk-transfer-unit-tests
+        "Unit Tests for the Transfer Manager"
+        aws-cpp-sdk-transfer
+        aws-cpp-sdk-s3
+        testing-resources
+        aws_test_main
+        aws-cpp-sdk-core)
+
+add_definitions(-DRESOURCES_DIR="${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/resources")
+
+if(MSVC AND BUILD_SHARED_LIBS)
+    add_definitions(-DGTEST_LINKED_AS_SHARED_LIBRARY=1)
+endif()
+
+enable_testing()
+
+if(PLATFORM_ANDROID AND BUILD_SHARED_LIBS)
+    add_library(${PROJECT_NAME} ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/TransferUnitTests.cpp)
+else()
+    add_executable(${PROJECT_NAME} ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/TransferUnitTests.cpp)
+endif()
+
+set_compiler_flags(${PROJECT_NAME})
+set_compiler_warnings(${PROJECT_NAME})
+
+target_link_libraries(${PROJECT_NAME} ${PROJECT_LIBS})
+
+if(MSVC AND BUILD_SHARED_LIBS)
+    set_target_properties(${PROJECT_NAME} PROPERTIES LINK_FLAGS "/DELAYLOAD:aws-cpp-sdk-transfer.dll /DELAYLOAD:aws-cpp-sdk-core.dll")
+    target_link_libraries(${PROJECT_NAME} delayimp.lib)
+endif()
diff --git a/tests/aws-cpp-sdk-transfer-unit-tests/TransferUnitTests.cpp b/tests/aws-cpp-sdk-transfer-unit-tests/TransferUnitTests.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..8446473eff7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/aws-cpp-sdk-transfer-unit-tests/TransferUnitTests.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,71 @@
+#include <gtest/gtest.h>
+#include <aws/core/Aws.h>
+#include <aws/core/utils/threading/PooledThreadExecutor.h>
+#include <aws/s3/S3Client.h>
+#include <aws/s3/model/GetObjectRequest.h>
+#include <aws/s3/model/GetObjectResult.h>
+#include <aws/transfer/TransferManager.h>
+#include <aws/testing/AwsTestHelpers.h>
+#include <aws/testing/MemoryTesting.h>
+#include <sstream>
+
+using namespace Aws;
+using namespace Aws::S3;
+using namespace Aws::S3::Model;
+using namespace Aws::Transfer;
+using namespace Aws::Utils::Threading;
+
+const char* ALLOCATION_TAG = "TransferUnitTest";
+
+class MockS3Client : public S3Client {
+public:
+    MockS3Client() : S3Client(){};
+
+    GetObjectOutcome GetObject(const GetObjectRequest&) const override {
+        GetObjectResult result;
+        // Return wrong range to trigger validation failure
+        result.SetContentRange("bytes 1024-2047/2048");
+        auto stream = Aws::New<std::stringstream>(ALLOCATION_TAG);
+        *stream << "mock data";
+        result.ReplaceBody(stream);
+        return GetObjectOutcome(std::move(result));
+    }
+};
+
+class TransferUnitTest : public testing::Test {
+protected:
+    void SetUp() override {
+        executor = Aws::MakeShared<PooledThreadExecutor>(ALLOCATION_TAG, 1);
+        mockS3Client = Aws::MakeShared<MockS3Client>(ALLOCATION_TAG);
+    }
+
+    static void SetUpTestSuite() {
+        InitAPI(_options);
+    }
+
+    static void TearDownTestSuite() {
+        ShutdownAPI(_options);
+    }
+
+    std::shared_ptr<PooledThreadExecutor> executor;
+    std::shared_ptr<MockS3Client> mockS3Client;
+    static SDKOptions _options;
+};
+
+SDKOptions TransferUnitTest::_options;
+
+TEST_F(TransferUnitTest, ContentValidationShouldFail) {
+    TransferManagerConfiguration config(executor.get());
+    config.s3Client = mockS3Client;
+    auto transferManager = TransferManager::Create(config);
+    
+    auto createStreamFn = []() {
+        return Aws::New<std::stringstream>(ALLOCATION_TAG);
+    };
+    
+    // Request bytes 0-1023 but mock returns 1024-2047, should fail validation
+    auto handle = transferManager->DownloadFile("test-bucket", "test-key", 0, 1024, createStreamFn);
+    handle->WaitUntilFinished();
+    
+    EXPECT_EQ(TransferStatus::FAILED, handle->GetStatus());
+}