diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 52c0c7c..a405f5c 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ classifiers = [
 dependencies = [
   "jsonschema>=4.4.0",
   "fastjsonschema>=2.16.2",
-  "raillabel==4.0.0",
+  "raillabel==4.1.0",
   "pyyaml>=6.0.0",
   "numpy>=1.24.4",
   "pydantic<3.0.0",
diff --git a/raillabel_providerkit/validation/__init__.py b/raillabel_providerkit/validation/__init__.py
index 28410b5..255559b 100644
--- a/raillabel_providerkit/validation/__init__.py
+++ b/raillabel_providerkit/validation/__init__.py
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 from .issue import Issue, IssueIdentifiers, IssueType
 from .validate_empty_frames.validate_empty_frames import validate_empty_frames
 from .validate_onthology.validate_onthology import validate_onthology
+from .validate_rail_side.validate_rail_side import validate_rail_side
 from .validate_schema import validate_schema
 
 __all__ = [
@@ -13,5 +14,6 @@
     "IssueType",
     "validate_empty_frames",
     "validate_onthology",
+    "validate_rail_side",
     "validate_schema",
 ]
diff --git a/raillabel_providerkit/validation/validate.py b/raillabel_providerkit/validation/validate.py
index 9c2b48c..7488744 100644
--- a/raillabel_providerkit/validation/validate.py
+++ b/raillabel_providerkit/validation/validate.py
@@ -8,15 +8,22 @@
 
 from raillabel_providerkit.validation import Issue
 
-from . import validate_empty_frames, validate_schema
+from . import validate_empty_frames, validate_rail_side, validate_schema
 
 
-def validate(scene_dict: dict, validate_for_empty_frames: bool = True) -> list[Issue]:
+def validate(
+    scene_dict: dict,
+    validate_for_empty_frames: bool = True,
+    validate_for_rail_side_order: bool = True,
+) -> list[Issue]:
     """Validate a scene based on the Deutsche Bahn Requirements.
 
     Args:
         scene_dict: The scene as a dictionary directly from `json.load()` in the raillabel format.
-        validate_for_empty_frames (optional): If True, the scene is validated for empty frames.
+        validate_for_empty_frames (optional): If True, issues are returned if the scene contains
+            frames without annotations. Default is True.
+        validate_for_rail_side_order: If True, issues are returned if the scene contains track with
+            a mismatching rail side order. Default is True.
 
     Returns:
         List of all requirement errors in the scene. If an empty list is returned, then there are no
@@ -32,4 +39,7 @@ def validate(scene_dict: dict, validate_for_empty_frames: bool = True) -> list[I
     if validate_for_empty_frames:
         errors.extend(validate_empty_frames(scene))
 
+    if validate_for_rail_side_order:
+        errors.extend(validate_rail_side(scene))
+
     return errors
diff --git a/tests/validation/test_validate.py b/tests/validation/test_validate.py
index b321978..893a8a4 100644
--- a/tests/validation/test_validate.py
+++ b/tests/validation/test_validate.py
@@ -5,28 +5,69 @@
 import pytest
 
 from raillabel.scene_builder import SceneBuilder
+from raillabel.format import Poly2d, Point2d
 
 from raillabel_providerkit import validate
 
 
-def test_no_errors_in_empty_scene():
+def test_no_issues_in_empty_scene():
     scene_dict = {"openlabel": {"metadata": {"schema_version": "1.0.0"}}}
     actual = validate(scene_dict)
     assert len(actual) == 0
 
 
-def test_schema_errors():
+def test_schema_issues():
     scene_dict = {"openlabel": {}}
     actual = validate(scene_dict)
     assert len(actual) == 1
 
 
-def test_empty_frame_errors():
+def test_empty_frame_issues():
     scene_dict = json.loads(SceneBuilder.empty().add_frame().result.to_json().model_dump_json())
 
     actual = validate(scene_dict)
     assert len(actual) == 1
 
 
+def test_rail_side_issues(ignore_uuid):
+    SENSOR_ID = "rgb_center"
+    scene = (
+        SceneBuilder.empty()
+        .add_annotation(
+            annotation=Poly2d(
+                points=[
+                    Point2d(0, 0),
+                    Point2d(0, 1),
+                ],
+                closed=False,
+                attributes={"railSide": "rightRail"},
+                object_id=ignore_uuid,
+                sensor_id="IGNORE_THIS",
+            ),
+            object_name="track_0001",
+            sensor_id=SENSOR_ID,
+        )
+        .add_annotation(
+            annotation=Poly2d(
+                points=[
+                    Point2d(1, 0),
+                    Point2d(1, 1),
+                ],
+                closed=False,
+                attributes={"railSide": "leftRail"},
+                object_id=ignore_uuid,
+                sensor_id="IGNORE_THIS",
+            ),
+            object_name="track_0001",
+            sensor_id=SENSOR_ID,
+        )
+        .result
+    )
+    scene_dict = json.loads(scene.to_json().model_dump_json())
+
+    actual = validate(scene_dict)
+    assert len(actual) == 1
+
+
 if __name__ == "__main__":
     pytest.main([__file__, "--disable-pytest-warnings", "--cache-clear", "-v"])