diff --git a/src/intel/compiler/brw_eu_validate.c b/src/intel/compiler/brw_eu_validate.c
index 8f69d93b1f0..7d07875e92b 100644
--- a/src/intel/compiler/brw_eu_validate.c
+++ b/src/intel/compiler/brw_eu_validate.c
@@ -1085,6 +1085,10 @@ special_restrictions_for_mixed_float_mode(const struct brw_isa_info *isa,
 
    struct string error_msg = { .str = NULL, .len = 0 };
 
+   /* See instruction_restrictions() for DPAS operand type validation. */
+   if (inst->opcode == BRW_OPCODE_DPAS)
+      return error_msg;
+
    ERROR_IF(is_pure_bfloat(inst),
             "Instructions with pure bfloat16 operands are not supported.");
 
@@ -2191,14 +2195,31 @@ instruction_restrictions(const struct brw_isa_info *isa,
 
       if (brw_eu_inst_dpas_3src_exec_type(devinfo, inst->raw) ==
           BRW_ALIGN1_3SRC_EXEC_TYPE_FLOAT) {
-         ERROR_IF(dst_type != BRW_TYPE_F,
-                  "DPAS destination type must be F.");
-         ERROR_IF(src0_type != BRW_TYPE_F,
-                  "DPAS src0 type must be F.");
-         ERROR_IF(src1_type != BRW_TYPE_HF,
-                  "DPAS src1 type must be HF.");
-         ERROR_IF(src2_type != BRW_TYPE_HF,
-                  "DPAS src2 type must be HF.");
+         if (devinfo->ver < 20) {
+            ERROR_IF(src1_type != BRW_TYPE_HF,
+                     "DPAS src1 type must be HF in Gfx12.");
+            ERROR_IF(src2_type != BRW_TYPE_HF,
+                     "DPAS src2 type must be HF in Gfx12.");
+            ERROR_IF(dst_type != BRW_TYPE_F,
+                     "DPAS destination type must be F in Gfx12.");
+            ERROR_IF(src0_type != BRW_TYPE_F,
+                     "DPAS src0 type must be F in Gfx12.");
+         } else {
+            ERROR_IF(src1_type != BRW_TYPE_HF &&
+                     src1_type != BRW_TYPE_BF,
+                     "DPAS src1 type must be HF or BF in Gfx20+.");
+            ERROR_IF(src2_type != BRW_TYPE_HF &&
+                     src2_type != BRW_TYPE_BF,
+                     "DPAS src2 type must be HF or BF in Gfx20+.");
+            ERROR_IF(src1_type != src2_type,
+                     "DPAS src1 and src2 with types must match when using float types.");
+            ERROR_IF(dst_type != BRW_TYPE_F &&
+                     dst_type != src1_type,
+                     "DPAS destination type must be F or match Src1/Src2 in Gfx20+.");
+            ERROR_IF(src0_type != BRW_TYPE_F &&
+                     src0_type != src1_type,
+                     "DPAS src0 type must be F or match Src1/Src2 in Gfx20+.");
+         }
       } else {
          ERROR_IF(dst_type != BRW_TYPE_D &&
                   dst_type != BRW_TYPE_UD,
diff --git a/src/intel/compiler/test_eu_validate.cpp b/src/intel/compiler/test_eu_validate.cpp
index d81d8c617b5..361d0434100 100644
--- a/src/intel/compiler/test_eu_validate.cpp
+++ b/src/intel/compiler/test_eu_validate.cpp
@@ -3183,22 +3183,32 @@ TEST_P(validation_test, dpas_types)
    if (devinfo.verx10 < 125)
       return;
 
+   if (devinfo.ver >= 20)
+      assert(devinfo.has_bfloat16);
+
 #define TV(a, b, c, d, r) \
    { BRW_TYPE_ ## a, BRW_TYPE_ ## b, BRW_TYPE_ ## c, BRW_TYPE_ ## d, r }
 
-   static const struct {
+   const struct {
       brw_reg_type dst_type;
       brw_reg_type src0_type;
       brw_reg_type src1_type;
       brw_reg_type src2_type;
+
       bool expected_result;
    } test_vectors[] = {
       TV( F,  F, HF, HF, true),
-      TV( F, HF, HF, HF, false),
-      TV(HF,  F, HF, HF, false),
+      TV(HF, HF, HF, HF, devinfo.ver >= 20),
+      TV( F, HF, HF, HF, devinfo.ver >= 20),
+      TV(HF,  F, HF, HF, devinfo.ver >= 20),
       TV( F,  F,  F, HF, false),
       TV( F,  F, HF,  F, false),
 
+      TV( F,  F, BF, BF, devinfo.ver >= 20),
+      TV(BF, BF, BF, BF, devinfo.ver >= 20),
+      TV(BF,  F, BF, BF, devinfo.ver >= 20),
+      TV( F, BF, BF, BF, devinfo.ver >= 20),
+
       TV(DF, DF, DF, DF, false),
       TV(DF, DF, DF,  F, false),
       TV(DF, DF,  F, DF, false),
@@ -3252,16 +3262,41 @@ TEST_P(validation_test, dpas_types)
                                                   : BRW_EXECUTE_8);
 
    for (unsigned i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(test_vectors); i++) {
+      const auto &t = test_vectors[i];
+
+      /* We encode the instruction and then decode to validate.  But our
+       * encode reasonably asserts BF types when unsupported.  So skip those.
+       *
+       * TODO: Promote up the brw_eu_decoded_inst so that validation test can
+       * use those types too instead of encoding/decoding.
+       */
+      if (!devinfo.has_bfloat16 &&
+          (t.dst_type == BRW_TYPE_BF ||
+           t.src0_type == BRW_TYPE_BF ||
+           t.src1_type == BRW_TYPE_BF ||
+           t.src2_type == BRW_TYPE_BF))
+         continue;
+
       brw_DPAS(p,
                BRW_SYSTOLIC_DEPTH_8,
                8,
-               retype(brw_vec8_grf(0, 0), test_vectors[i].dst_type),
-               retype(brw_vec8_grf(16, 0), test_vectors[i].src0_type),
-               retype(brw_vec8_grf(32, 0), test_vectors[i].src1_type),
-               retype(brw_vec8_grf(48, 0), test_vectors[i].src2_type));
+               retype(brw_vec8_grf(0, 0),  t.dst_type),
+               retype(brw_vec8_grf(16, 0), t.src0_type),
+               retype(brw_vec8_grf(32, 0), t.src1_type),
+               retype(brw_vec8_grf(48, 0), t.src2_type));
 
-      EXPECT_EQ(test_vectors[i].expected_result, validate(p)) <<
-         "test vector index = " << i;
+      char *error = nullptr;
+      bool valid = validate(p, &error);
+
+      if (t.expected_result) {
+         EXPECT_TRUE(valid)
+            << "Test vector index = " << i << " expected to succeed "
+            << "but failed validation with error: '" << error << "'.";
+      } else {
+         EXPECT_FALSE(valid)
+            << "Test vector index = " << i << " expected to "
+            << "fail validation but succeeded.";
+      }
 
       clear_instructions(p);
    }