diff --git a/src/sagemaker/estimator.py b/src/sagemaker/estimator.py
index b6fd68f472..d63d5711f0 100644
--- a/src/sagemaker/estimator.py
+++ b/src/sagemaker/estimator.py
@@ -779,6 +779,8 @@ def _prepare_rules(self):
         if self.rules is not None:
             for rule in self.rules:
                 if isinstance(rule, Rule):
+                    # Add check for xgboost rules
+                    self._check_debugger_rule(rule)
                     self.debugger_rules.append(rule)
                 elif isinstance(rule, ProfilerRule):
                     self.profiler_rules.append(rule)
@@ -788,6 +790,16 @@ def _prepare_rules(self):
                         + "and sagemaker.debugger.ProfilerRule"
                     )
 
+    def _check_debugger_rule(self, rule):
+        """Add warning for incorrectly used xgboost rules."""
+        _xgboost_specific_rules = ["FeatureImportanceOverweight", "TreeDepth"]
+        if rule.name in _xgboost_specific_rules:
+            logger.warning(
+                "TreeDepth and FeatureImportanceOverweight rules are valid "
+                "only for the XGBoost algorithm. Please make sure this estimator "
+                "is used for XGBoost algorithm. "
+            )
+
     def _prepare_debugger_for_training(self):
         """Prepare debugger rules and debugger configs for training."""
         if self.debugger_rules and self.debugger_hook_config is None: