diff --git a/packages/shared/src/index.ts b/packages/shared/src/index.ts
index 815a4d7b8..d4490e1bc 100644
--- a/packages/shared/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/shared/src/index.ts
@@ -4,3 +4,4 @@ export * as SpeckleViewer from './viewer/index.js'
 // export * as Environment from './environment/index.js' // Import from @speckle/shared/dist/...
 export * as Automate from './automate/index.js'
 export * from './core/index.js'
+export * from './workspaces/index.js'
diff --git a/packages/shared/src/workspaces/errors/index.ts b/packages/shared/src/workspaces/errors/index.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8aaf21b54
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/shared/src/workspaces/errors/index.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+export const VALID_SLUG_CHARACTERS_REGEX = /^[a-z0-9-]+$/
+export const VALID_SLUG_BOUNDARY_REGEX = /^[a-z0-9].*[a-z0-9]$/
+const MIN_SLUG_LENGTH = 3
+const MAX_SLUG_LENGTH = 30
+
+export class InvalidWorkspaceSlugError extends Error {
+  constructor(message: string) {
+    super(message)
+    this.name = 'InvalidWorkspaceSlugError'
+  }
+}
+
+export function validateWorkspaceSlug(slug: string): void {
+  if (slug.length < MIN_SLUG_LENGTH) {
+    throw new InvalidWorkspaceSlugError(
+      `Workspace slug must be at least ${MIN_SLUG_LENGTH} characters long.`
+    )
+  }
+
+  if (slug.length > MAX_SLUG_LENGTH) {
+    throw new InvalidWorkspaceSlugError(
+      `Workspace slug must not exceed ${MAX_SLUG_LENGTH} characters.`
+    )
+  }
+
+  if (!VALID_SLUG_CHARACTERS_REGEX.test(slug)) {
+    throw new InvalidWorkspaceSlugError(
+      'Workspace slug must contain only lowercase letters, numbers, and hyphens.'
+    )
+  }
+
+  if (!VALID_SLUG_BOUNDARY_REGEX.test(slug)) {
+    throw new InvalidWorkspaceSlugError(
+      'Workspace slug cannot start or end with a hyphen.'
+    )
+  }
+}
diff --git a/packages/shared/src/workspaces/index.ts b/packages/shared/src/workspaces/index.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1522f97a6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/shared/src/workspaces/index.ts
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+export * from './errors/index.js'