diff --git a/homeassistant/components/automation/numeric_state.py b/homeassistant/components/automation/numeric_state.py
index e944b66751bc..d8f71f5bdf30 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/automation/numeric_state.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/automation/numeric_state.py
@@ -19,6 +19,23 @@ from homeassistant.helpers.event import async_track_same_state, async_track_stat
 # mypy: allow-incomplete-defs, allow-untyped-calls, allow-untyped-defs
 # mypy: no-check-untyped-defs
 
+
+def validate_above_below(value):
+    """Validate that above and below can co-exist."""
+    above = value.get(CONF_ABOVE)
+    below = value.get(CONF_BELOW)
+
+    if above is None or below is None:
+        return value
+
+    if above > below:
+        raise vol.Invalid(
+            f"A value can never be above {above} and below {below} at the same time. You probably want two different triggers.",
+        )
+
+    return value
+
+
 TRIGGER_SCHEMA = vol.All(
     vol.Schema(
         {
@@ -35,6 +52,7 @@ TRIGGER_SCHEMA = vol.All(
         }
     ),
     cv.has_at_least_one_key(CONF_BELOW, CONF_ABOVE),
+    validate_above_below,
 )
 
 _LOGGER = logging.getLogger(__name__)
diff --git a/tests/components/automation/test_numeric_state.py b/tests/components/automation/test_numeric_state.py
index 17cb8e38136b..f779f022e65d 100644
--- a/tests/components/automation/test_numeric_state.py
+++ b/tests/components/automation/test_numeric_state.py
@@ -3,8 +3,10 @@ from datetime import timedelta
 from unittest.mock import patch
 
 import pytest
+import voluptuous as vol
 
 import homeassistant.components.automation as automation
+from homeassistant.components.automation import numeric_state
 from homeassistant.core import Context
 from homeassistant.setup import async_setup_component
 import homeassistant.util.dt as dt_util
@@ -1229,3 +1231,11 @@ async def test_if_fires_on_entities_change_overlap_for_template(hass, calls):
         await hass.async_block_till_done()
         assert 2 == len(calls)
         assert "test.entity_2 - 0:00:10" == calls[1].data["some"]
+
+
+def test_below_above():
+    """Test above cannot be above below."""
+    with pytest.raises(vol.Invalid):
+        numeric_state.TRIGGER_SCHEMA(
+            {"platform": "numeric_state", "above": 1200, "below": 1000}
+        )