diff --git a/Include/Xidi/ForceFeedbackEffect.h b/Include/Xidi/ForceFeedbackEffect.h
index 7300d1b..237a07b 100644
--- a/Include/Xidi/ForceFeedbackEffect.h
+++ b/Include/Xidi/ForceFeedbackEffect.h
@@ -380,7 +380,7 @@ namespace Xidi
                 std::optional<TypeSpecificParameterType> typeSpecificParameters = std::nullopt;
 
 
-            public:
+            protected:
                 // -------- CONCRETE INSTANCE METHODS ---------------------- //
 
                 /// Validates that the contents of the supplied type-specific parameters are valid.
@@ -402,7 +402,6 @@ namespace Xidi
                     // Nothing to do here.
                 }
 
-            protected:
                 /// Default implementation of checking that this type-specific event is completely defined, which simply verifies that type-specific parameters exist.
                 /// Subclasses that define more complex type-specific parameters or need to do other checks can override this method.
                 /// @return `true` if all type-specific parameters are valid and have been defined, `false` otherwise.
diff --git a/Include/Xidi/Test/MockForceFeedbackEffect.h b/Include/Xidi/Test/MockForceFeedbackEffect.h
index 7118a62..d97b7de 100644
--- a/Include/Xidi/Test/MockForceFeedbackEffect.h
+++ b/Include/Xidi/Test/MockForceFeedbackEffect.h
@@ -62,7 +62,33 @@ namespace XidiTest
     /// Simply returns the received time as the output magnitude and uses a mock type-specific parameter structure.
     class MockEffectWithTypeSpecificParameters : public EffectWithTypeSpecificParameters<SMockTypeSpecificParameters>
     {
+    private:
+        // -------- INSTANCE VARIABLES ------------------------------------- //
+
+        /// Specifies if whatever error might be present in a set of invalid type-specific parameters can be automatically fixed.
+        bool canFixInvalidTypeSpecificParameters = false;
+
+
     public:
+        // -------- INSTANCE METHODS --------------------------------------- //
+
+        /// Retrieves whether or not this effect's type-specific parameters have an error that can automatically be fixed somehow.
+        /// This value is intended to be set by tests exercising automatic fixing of type-specific parameter errors.
+        /// @return `true` if so, `false` if not.
+        inline bool GetCanFixInvalidTypeSpecificParameters(void)
+        {
+            return canFixInvalidTypeSpecificParameters;
+        }
+
+        /// Enables or disables this effect's ability to fix an error in type-specific parameters.
+        /// This value is intended to be set by tests exercising automatic fixing of type-specific parameter errors.
+        /// @param [in] newCanFixInvalidTypeSpecificParameters Whether or not an error should be considered fixable.
+        inline void SetCanFixInvalidTypeSpecificParameters(bool newCanFixInvalidTypeSpecificParameters)
+        {
+            canFixInvalidTypeSpecificParameters = newCanFixInvalidTypeSpecificParameters;
+        }
+
+
         // -------- CONCRETE INSTANCE METHODS ------------------------------ //
 
         bool AreTypeSpecificParametersValid(const SMockTypeSpecificParameters& newTypeSpecificParameters) const override
@@ -70,6 +96,12 @@ namespace XidiTest
             return newTypeSpecificParameters.valid;
         }
 
+        void CheckAndFixTypeSpecificParameters(SMockTypeSpecificParameters& newTypeSpecificParameters) const override
+        {
+            if (true == canFixInvalidTypeSpecificParameters)
+                newTypeSpecificParameters.valid = true;
+        }
+
         std::unique_ptr<Effect> Clone(void) const override
         {
             return std::make_unique<MockEffectWithTypeSpecificParameters>(*this);
diff --git a/Include/Xidi/VirtualDirectInputEffect.h b/Include/Xidi/VirtualDirectInputEffect.h
index d3cd495..c1d567e 100644
--- a/Include/Xidi/VirtualDirectInputEffect.h
+++ b/Include/Xidi/VirtualDirectInputEffect.h
@@ -241,11 +241,9 @@ namespace Xidi
             const DirectInputTypeSpecificParameterType& kDirectInputTypeSpecificParams = *((DirectInputTypeSpecificParameterType*)peff->lpvTypeSpecificParams);
             const TypeSpecificParameterType kTypeSpecificParameters = ConvertFromDirectInput(kDirectInputTypeSpecificParams);
 
-            if (false == TypedUnderlyingEffect().AreTypeSpecificParametersValid(kTypeSpecificParameters))
-                return nullptr;
-
             std::unique_ptr<Controller::ForceFeedback::Effect> updatedEffect = TypedUnderlyingEffect().Clone();
-            ((Controller::ForceFeedback::EffectWithTypeSpecificParameters<TypeSpecificParameterType>*)updatedEffect.get())->SetTypeSpecificParameters(kTypeSpecificParameters);
+            if (false == ((Controller::ForceFeedback::EffectWithTypeSpecificParameters<TypeSpecificParameterType>*)updatedEffect.get())->SetTypeSpecificParameters(kTypeSpecificParameters))
+                return nullptr;
 
             return std::move(updatedEffect);
         }
diff --git a/Source/Test/Case/VirtualDirectInputEffectTest.cpp b/Source/Test/Case/VirtualDirectInputEffectTest.cpp
index 7505b98..f20dfbf 100644
--- a/Source/Test/Case/VirtualDirectInputEffectTest.cpp
+++ b/Source/Test/Case/VirtualDirectInputEffectTest.cpp
@@ -630,6 +630,43 @@ namespace XidiTest
         TEST_ASSERT(actualTypeSpecificParameters == expectedTypeSpecificParameters);
     }
 
+    // Type-specific parameters that are invalid and cannot be automatically fixed
+    TEST_CASE(VirtualDirectInputEffect_SetParameters_InvalidTypeSpecificParameters)
+    {
+        auto physicalController = CreateMockPhysicalController();
+        auto diDevice = CreateAndAcquireTestDirectInputDevice(*physicalController);
+        auto diEffect = CreateTestDirectInputEffect(*diDevice);
+
+        MockEffectWithTypeSpecificParameters& ffEffect = (MockEffectWithTypeSpecificParameters&)diEffect->UnderlyingEffect();
+        ffEffect.SetCanFixInvalidTypeSpecificParameters(false);
+
+        SMockTypeSpecificParameters invalidTypeSpecificParameters = {.valid = false, .param1 = 1000, .param2 = 2000};
+        DIEFFECT parameters = {.dwSize = sizeof(DIEFFECT), .cbTypeSpecificParams = sizeof(invalidTypeSpecificParameters), .lpvTypeSpecificParams = &invalidTypeSpecificParameters};
+        TEST_ASSERT(DIERR_INVALIDPARAM == diEffect->SetParametersInternal(&parameters, (DIEP_TYPESPECIFICPARAMS | DIEP_NODOWNLOAD)));
+        TEST_ASSERT(false == ffEffect.HasTypeSpecificParameters());
+    }
+
+    // Type-specific parameters that are invalid but can be automatically fixed
+    TEST_CASE(VirtualDirectInputEffect_SetParameters_InvalidFixableTypeSpecificParameters)
+    {
+        auto physicalController = CreateMockPhysicalController();
+        auto diDevice = CreateAndAcquireTestDirectInputDevice(*physicalController);
+        auto diEffect = CreateTestDirectInputEffect(*diDevice);
+
+        MockEffectWithTypeSpecificParameters& ffEffect = (MockEffectWithTypeSpecificParameters&)diEffect->UnderlyingEffect();
+        ffEffect.SetCanFixInvalidTypeSpecificParameters(true);
+
+        SMockTypeSpecificParameters invalidTypeSpecificParameters = {.valid = false, .param1 = 1000, .param2 = 2000};
+        DIEFFECT parameters = {.dwSize = sizeof(DIEFFECT), .cbTypeSpecificParams = sizeof(invalidTypeSpecificParameters), .lpvTypeSpecificParams = &invalidTypeSpecificParameters};
+        TEST_ASSERT(DI_DOWNLOADSKIPPED == diEffect->SetParametersInternal(&parameters, (DIEP_TYPESPECIFICPARAMS | DIEP_NODOWNLOAD)));
+
+        TEST_ASSERT(true == ffEffect.HasTypeSpecificParameters());
+
+        const SMockTypeSpecificParameters kExpectedTypeSpecificParameters = {.valid = true, .param1 = invalidTypeSpecificParameters.param1, .param2 = invalidTypeSpecificParameters.param2};
+        const SMockTypeSpecificParameters kActualTypeSpecificParameters = ffEffect.GetTypeSpecificParameters().value();
+        TEST_ASSERT(kActualTypeSpecificParameters == kExpectedTypeSpecificParameters);
+    }
+
     // Specifies a complete set of parameters and automatically downloads, but does not start, the effect.
     TEST_CASE(VirtualDirectInputEffect_SetParameters_CompleteAndDownload)
     {