diff --git a/ConversionUtils.hpp b/ConversionUtils.hpp
index a342d39..3a144f7 100644
--- a/ConversionUtils.hpp
+++ b/ConversionUtils.hpp
@@ -2645,6 +2645,14 @@
     desc.m_TransposeWeightMatrix = true;
     desc.m_BiasEnabled           = true;
 
+    if (!VerifyFullyConnectedShapes(reshapedInfo.GetShape(),
+                                    weights.GetInfo().GetShape(),
+                                    outputInfo.GetShape(),
+                                    desc.m_TransposeWeightMatrix))
+    {
+        return Fail("%s: Expected outputShape does not match actual outputShape", __func__);
+    }
+
     bool isSupported = false;
     FORWARD_LAYER_SUPPORT_FUNC(__func__,
                                IsFullyConnectedSupported,