diff --git a/sklearn/datasets/_base.py b/sklearn/datasets/_base.py
index ed94d5ec1f0d7..4dffa49232a81 100644
--- a/sklearn/datasets/_base.py
+++ b/sklearn/datasets/_base.py
@@ -1067,6 +1067,12 @@ def load_diabetes(*, return_X_y=False, as_frame=False, scaled=True):
     )
 
 
+@validate_params(
+    {
+        "return_X_y": ["boolean"],
+        "as_frame": ["boolean"],
+    }
+)
 def load_linnerud(*, return_X_y=False, as_frame=False):
     """Load and return the physical exercise Linnerud dataset.
 
diff --git a/sklearn/tests/test_public_functions.py b/sklearn/tests/test_public_functions.py
index d46ae07821ac2..753e47cc26ab1 100644
--- a/sklearn/tests/test_public_functions.py
+++ b/sklearn/tests/test_public_functions.py
@@ -132,6 +132,7 @@ def _check_function_param_validation(
     "sklearn.datasets.load_breast_cancer",
     "sklearn.datasets.load_diabetes",
     "sklearn.datasets.load_iris",
+    "sklearn.datasets.load_linnerud",
     "sklearn.datasets.load_svmlight_file",
     "sklearn.datasets.load_svmlight_files",
     "sklearn.datasets.make_biclusters",