diff --git a/application/src/test/java/org/thingsboard/server/cf/CalculatedFieldIntegrationTest.java b/application/src/test/java/org/thingsboard/server/cf/CalculatedFieldIntegrationTest.java
index 209a2da6f1..8cf9c307a6 100644
--- a/application/src/test/java/org/thingsboard/server/cf/CalculatedFieldIntegrationTest.java
+++ b/application/src/test/java/org/thingsboard/server/cf/CalculatedFieldIntegrationTest.java
@@ -1025,8 +1025,7 @@ public class CalculatedFieldIntegrationTest extends CalculatedFieldControllerTes
         cf.setConfigurationVersion(1);
 
         PropagationCalculatedFieldConfiguration cfg = new PropagationCalculatedFieldConfiguration();
-        cfg.setDirection(EntitySearchDirection.TO);
-        cfg.setRelationType(EntityRelation.CONTAINS_TYPE);
+        cfg.setRelation(new RelationPathLevel(EntitySearchDirection.TO, EntityRelation.CONTAINS_TYPE));
         cfg.setApplyExpressionToResolvedArguments(true);
 
         Argument arg = new Argument();
@@ -1105,8 +1104,7 @@ public class CalculatedFieldIntegrationTest extends CalculatedFieldControllerTes
         cf.setConfigurationVersion(1);
 
         PropagationCalculatedFieldConfiguration cfg = new PropagationCalculatedFieldConfiguration();
-        cfg.setDirection(EntitySearchDirection.TO);
-        cfg.setRelationType(EntityRelation.CONTAINS_TYPE);
+        cfg.setRelation(new RelationPathLevel(EntitySearchDirection.TO, EntityRelation.CONTAINS_TYPE));
         cfg.setApplyExpressionToResolvedArguments(false); // arguments-only mode
 
         Argument arg = new Argument();
diff --git a/application/src/test/java/org/thingsboard/server/controller/CalculatedFieldControllerTest.java b/application/src/test/java/org/thingsboard/server/controller/CalculatedFieldControllerTest.java
index aa3e802f70..4ebace6ae7 100644
--- a/application/src/test/java/org/thingsboard/server/controller/CalculatedFieldControllerTest.java
+++ b/application/src/test/java/org/thingsboard/server/controller/CalculatedFieldControllerTest.java
@@ -271,8 +271,7 @@ public class CalculatedFieldControllerTest extends AbstractControllerTest {
     private CalculatedFieldConfiguration getPropagationCalculatedFieldConfig(Map<String, Argument> arguments) {
         var config = new PropagationCalculatedFieldConfiguration();
 
-        config.setRelationType(EntityRelation.CONTAINS_TYPE);
-        config.setDirection(EntitySearchDirection.TO);
+        config.setRelation(new RelationPathLevel(EntitySearchDirection.TO, EntityRelation.CONTAINS_TYPE));
 
         config.setApplyExpressionToResolvedArguments(false);
         config.setExpression(null);
diff --git a/application/src/test/java/org/thingsboard/server/service/cf/ctx/state/PropagationCalculatedFieldStateTest.java b/application/src/test/java/org/thingsboard/server/service/cf/ctx/state/PropagationCalculatedFieldStateTest.java
index 04a7ab5203..4f8b14f9b5 100644
--- a/application/src/test/java/org/thingsboard/server/service/cf/ctx/state/PropagationCalculatedFieldStateTest.java
+++ b/application/src/test/java/org/thingsboard/server/service/cf/ctx/state/PropagationCalculatedFieldStateTest.java
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ import org.thingsboard.server.common.data.id.TenantId;
 import org.thingsboard.server.common.data.kv.DoubleDataEntry;
 import org.thingsboard.server.common.data.relation.EntityRelation;
 import org.thingsboard.server.common.data.relation.EntitySearchDirection;
+import org.thingsboard.server.common.data.relation.RelationPathLevel;
 import org.thingsboard.server.common.stats.DefaultStatsFactory;
 import org.thingsboard.server.dao.usagerecord.ApiLimitService;
 import org.thingsboard.server.service.cf.PropagationCalculatedFieldResult;
@@ -222,8 +223,7 @@ public class PropagationCalculatedFieldStateTest {
     private CalculatedFieldConfiguration getCalculatedFieldConfig(boolean applyExpressionToResolvedArguments) {
         var config = new PropagationCalculatedFieldConfiguration();
 
-        config.setDirection(EntitySearchDirection.TO);
-        config.setRelationType(EntityRelation.CONTAINS_TYPE);
+        config.setRelation(new RelationPathLevel(EntitySearchDirection.TO, EntityRelation.CONTAINS_TYPE));
         config.setApplyExpressionToResolvedArguments(applyExpressionToResolvedArguments);
 
         Argument temperatureArg = new Argument();
diff --git a/common/data/src/main/java/org/thingsboard/server/common/data/cf/configuration/PropagationCalculatedFieldConfiguration.java b/common/data/src/main/java/org/thingsboard/server/common/data/cf/configuration/PropagationCalculatedFieldConfiguration.java
index 5e8c822d78..61d4542eb9 100644
--- a/common/data/src/main/java/org/thingsboard/server/common/data/cf/configuration/PropagationCalculatedFieldConfiguration.java
+++ b/common/data/src/main/java/org/thingsboard/server/common/data/cf/configuration/PropagationCalculatedFieldConfiguration.java
@@ -15,13 +15,12 @@
  */
 package org.thingsboard.server.common.data.cf.configuration;
 
-import jakarta.validation.constraints.NotBlank;
+import jakarta.validation.Valid;
 import jakarta.validation.constraints.NotNull;
 import lombok.Data;
 import lombok.EqualsAndHashCode;
 import org.thingsboard.server.common.data.StringUtils;
 import org.thingsboard.server.common.data.cf.CalculatedFieldType;
-import org.thingsboard.server.common.data.relation.EntitySearchDirection;
 import org.thingsboard.server.common.data.relation.RelationPathLevel;
 
 import java.util.List;
@@ -32,10 +31,9 @@ public class PropagationCalculatedFieldConfiguration extends BaseCalculatedField
 
     public static final String PROPAGATION_CONFIG_ARGUMENT = "propagationCtx";
 
+    @Valid
     @NotNull
-    private EntitySearchDirection direction;
-    @NotBlank
-    private String relationType;
+    private RelationPathLevel relation;
 
     private boolean applyExpressionToResolvedArguments;
 
@@ -77,7 +75,7 @@ public class PropagationCalculatedFieldConfiguration extends BaseCalculatedField
 
     public Argument toPropagationArgument() {
         var refDynamicSourceConfiguration = new RelationPathQueryDynamicSourceConfiguration();
-        refDynamicSourceConfiguration.setLevels(List.of(new RelationPathLevel(direction, relationType)));
+        refDynamicSourceConfiguration.setLevels(List.of(relation));
         var propagationArgument = new Argument();
         propagationArgument.setRefDynamicSourceConfiguration(refDynamicSourceConfiguration);
         return propagationArgument;
diff --git a/common/data/src/main/java/org/thingsboard/server/common/data/relation/RelationPathLevel.java b/common/data/src/main/java/org/thingsboard/server/common/data/relation/RelationPathLevel.java
index c28135204f..c04ca09e79 100644
--- a/common/data/src/main/java/org/thingsboard/server/common/data/relation/RelationPathLevel.java
+++ b/common/data/src/main/java/org/thingsboard/server/common/data/relation/RelationPathLevel.java
@@ -15,9 +15,11 @@
  */
 package org.thingsboard.server.common.data.relation;
 
+import jakarta.validation.constraints.NotBlank;
+import jakarta.validation.constraints.NotNull;
 import org.thingsboard.server.common.data.StringUtils;
 
-public record RelationPathLevel(EntitySearchDirection direction, String relationType) {
+public record RelationPathLevel(@NotNull EntitySearchDirection direction, @NotBlank String relationType) {
 
     public void validate() {
         if (direction == null) {
diff --git a/common/data/src/test/java/org/thingsboard/server/common/data/cf/configuration/PropagationCalculatedFieldConfigurationTest.java b/common/data/src/test/java/org/thingsboard/server/common/data/cf/configuration/PropagationCalculatedFieldConfigurationTest.java
index 36f63feed7..9c77f1bd21 100644
--- a/common/data/src/test/java/org/thingsboard/server/common/data/cf/configuration/PropagationCalculatedFieldConfigurationTest.java
+++ b/common/data/src/test/java/org/thingsboard/server/common/data/cf/configuration/PropagationCalculatedFieldConfigurationTest.java
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ import org.thingsboard.server.common.data.cf.CalculatedFieldType;
 import org.thingsboard.server.common.data.id.DeviceId;
 import org.thingsboard.server.common.data.relation.EntityRelation;
 import org.thingsboard.server.common.data.relation.EntitySearchDirection;
+import org.thingsboard.server.common.data.relation.RelationPathLevel;
 
 import java.util.Map;
 import java.util.UUID;
@@ -71,7 +72,7 @@ public class PropagationCalculatedFieldConfigurationTest {
         assertThatThrownBy(cfg::validate)
                 .isInstanceOf(IllegalArgumentException.class)
                 .hasMessage("At least one argument must be configured with the 'Current entity' " +
-                            "source entity type for 'Expression result' propagation mode!");
+                        "source entity type for 'Expression result' propagation mode!");
     }
 
     @Test
@@ -95,6 +96,7 @@ public class PropagationCalculatedFieldConfigurationTest {
     @Test
     void validateShouldThrowWhenReferencedEntityKeyIsNotSet() {
         var cfg = new PropagationCalculatedFieldConfiguration();
+        cfg.setRelation(new RelationPathLevel(EntitySearchDirection.TO, EntityRelation.CONTAINS_TYPE));
         Argument argument = new Argument();
         cfg.setArguments(Map.of("someArgumentName", argument));
         assertThatThrownBy(cfg::validate)
@@ -128,8 +130,7 @@ public class PropagationCalculatedFieldConfigurationTest {
     @Test
     void validateToPropagationArgumentMethodCallReturnCorrectArgument() {
         var cfg = new PropagationCalculatedFieldConfiguration();
-        cfg.setDirection(EntitySearchDirection.TO);
-        cfg.setRelationType(EntityRelation.CONTAINS_TYPE);
+        cfg.setRelation(new RelationPathLevel(EntitySearchDirection.TO, EntityRelation.CONTAINS_TYPE));
 
         Argument propagationArgument = cfg.toPropagationArgument();
         assertThat(propagationArgument).isNotNull();