diff --git a/task_sdk/src/airflow/sdk/definitions/baseoperator.py b/task_sdk/src/airflow/sdk/definitions/baseoperator.py
index 9b1f64d970e64..aaaee72a25df1 100644
--- a/task_sdk/src/airflow/sdk/definitions/baseoperator.py
+++ b/task_sdk/src/airflow/sdk/definitions/baseoperator.py
@@ -732,7 +732,7 @@ def __init__(
                 f"Invalid arguments were passed to {self.__class__.__name__} (task_id: {task_id}). "
                 f"Invalid arguments were:\n**kwargs: {kwargs}",
             )
-        validate_key(task_id)
+        validate_key(self.task_id)
 
         self.owner = owner
         self.email = email
diff --git a/tests/models/test_baseoperator.py b/tests/models/test_baseoperator.py
index e95866d95a5e9..2c598edc777ac 100644
--- a/tests/models/test_baseoperator.py
+++ b/tests/models/test_baseoperator.py
@@ -395,6 +395,33 @@ def test_chain(self):
         assert [op2] == tgop3.get_direct_relatives(upstream=False)
         assert [op2] == tgop4.get_direct_relatives(upstream=False)
 
+    def test_baseoperator_raises_exception_when_task_id_plus_taskgroup_id_exceeds_250_chars(self):
+        """Test exception is raised when operator task id + taskgroup id > 250 chars."""
+        dag = DAG(dag_id="foo", schedule=None, start_date=datetime.now())
+
+        tg1 = TaskGroup("A" * 20, dag=dag)
+        with pytest.raises(ValueError, match="The key has to be less than 250 characters"):
+            BaseOperator(task_id="1" * 250, task_group=tg1, dag=dag)
+
+    def test_baseoperator_with_task_id_and_taskgroup_id_less_than_250_chars(self):
+        """Test exception is not raised when operator task id + taskgroup id < 250 chars."""
+        dag = DAG(dag_id="foo", schedule=None, start_date=datetime.now())
+
+        tg1 = TaskGroup("A" * 10, dag=dag)
+        try:
+            BaseOperator(task_id="1" * 239, task_group=tg1, dag=dag)
+        except Exception as e:
+            pytest.fail(f"Exception raised: {e}")
+
+    def test_baseoperator_with_task_id_less_than_250_chars(self):
+        """Test exception is not raised when operator task id  < 250 chars."""
+        dag = DAG(dag_id="foo", schedule=None, start_date=datetime.now())
+
+        try:
+            BaseOperator(task_id="1" * 249, dag=dag)
+        except Exception as e:
+            pytest.fail(f"Exception raised: {e}")
+
     def test_chain_linear(self):
         dag = DAG(dag_id="test_chain_linear", schedule=None, start_date=datetime.now())