diff --git a/lib/compress/zstd_compress.c b/lib/compress/zstd_compress.c
index ccf843280..6b1650b41 100644
--- a/lib/compress/zstd_compress.c
+++ b/lib/compress/zstd_compress.c
@@ -106,6 +106,7 @@ size_t ZSTD_rust_params_resolveMaxBlockSize(size_t maxBlockSize);
 size_t ZSTD_rust_params_getBlockSize(size_t maxBlockSize, U32 windowLog);
 void ZSTD_rust_params_overrideCParams(ZSTD_compressionParameters* cParams,
                                       const ZSTD_compressionParameters* overrides);
+int ZSTD_rust_params_resolveExternalSequenceValidation(int mode);
 int ZSTD_rust_params_rowMatchFinderSupported(int strategy);
 int ZSTD_rust_params_rowMatchFinderUsed(int strategy, int mode);
 int ZSTD_rust_params_resolveRowMatchFinderMode(
@@ -605,7 +606,7 @@ static ZSTD_ParamSwitch_e ZSTD_resolveEnableLdm(ZSTD_ParamSwitch_e mode,
 }
 
 static int ZSTD_resolveExternalSequenceValidation(int mode) {
-    return mode;
+    return ZSTD_rust_params_resolveExternalSequenceValidation(mode);
 }
 
 /* Resolves maxBlockSize to the default if no value is present. */
diff --git a/rust/src/zstd_compress_params.rs b/rust/src/zstd_compress_params.rs
index 3e6ec9f7b..422c467cc 100644
--- a/rust/src/zstd_compress_params.rs
+++ b/rust/src/zstd_compress_params.rs
@@ -415,6 +415,17 @@ pub extern "C" fn ZSTD_rust_params_resolveExternalRepcodeSearch(
     resolve_external_repcode_search(mode, compression_level)
 }
 
+#[inline]
+fn resolve_external_sequence_validation(mode: c_int) -> c_int {
+    mode
+}
+
+/// C ABI for `ZSTD_resolveExternalSequenceValidation()`.
+#[no_mangle]
+pub extern "C" fn ZSTD_rust_params_resolveExternalSequenceValidation(mode: c_int) -> c_int {
+    resolve_external_sequence_validation(mode)
+}
+
 #[inline]
 fn cdict_indices_are_tagged(cparams: ZSTD_compressionParameters) -> bool {
     cparams.strategy == ZSTD_FAST || cparams.strategy == ZSTD_DFAST
@@ -1213,6 +1224,16 @@ mod tests {
         );
     }
 
+    #[test]
+    fn external_sequence_validation_preserves_its_int_mode() {
+        for mode in [c_int::MIN, -1, 0, 1, c_int::MAX] {
+            assert_eq!(
+                ZSTD_rust_params_resolveExternalSequenceValidation(mode),
+                mode
+            );
+        }
+    }
+
     #[test]
     fn level_tables_match_representative_clevels_entries() {
         let large = select_cparams(3, ZSTD_CONTENTSIZE_UNKNOWN, 0, ZSTD_RUST_CPM_UNKNOWN);