diff --git a/include/xrpl/protocol/ValidatorBitset.h b/include/xrpl/protocol/ValidatorBitset.h
index 1601e95d4..aebc7a39f 100644
--- a/include/xrpl/protocol/ValidatorBitset.h
+++ b/include/xrpl/protocol/ValidatorBitset.h
@@ -30,9 +30,44 @@
 
 namespace ripple {
 
-struct ValidatorBitsetInfo
+class ValidatedValidatorBitset
 {
-    std::size_t selected = 0;
+    Slice bitset_;
+    std::size_t memberCount_ = 0;
+    std::size_t selected_ = 0;
+
+    ValidatedValidatorBitset(
+        Slice bitset,
+        std::size_t memberCount,
+        std::size_t selected)
+        : bitset_(bitset), memberCount_(memberCount), selected_(selected)
+    {
+    }
+
+public:
+    /** Construct a validated, non-owning view over a validator bitset.
+
+        The caller must keep the bitset storage alive while using the view.
+    */
+    static std::optional<ValidatedValidatorBitset>
+    make(Slice bitset, std::size_t memberCount);
+
+    std::size_t
+    selected() const
+    {
+        return selected_;
+    }
+
+    bool
+    contains(std::size_t position) const
+    {
+        if (position >= memberCount_)
+            return false;
+
+        auto const byte = position / 8;
+        return (bitset_[byte] &
+                static_cast<std::uint8_t>(1u << (position % 8))) != 0;
+    }
 };
 
 constexpr std::size_t
@@ -47,8 +82,14 @@ validatorBitsetBytes(std::size_t memberCount)
     unused high bit in the final byte clear. The returned population can be
     used by a caller's profile-specific admission and quorum rules.
 */
-inline std::optional<ValidatorBitsetInfo>
+inline std::optional<ValidatedValidatorBitset>
 validateValidatorBitset(Slice bitset, std::size_t memberCount)
+{
+    return ValidatedValidatorBitset::make(bitset, memberCount);
+}
+
+inline std::optional<ValidatedValidatorBitset>
+ValidatedValidatorBitset::make(Slice bitset, std::size_t memberCount)
 {
     if (bitset.size() != validatorBitsetBytes(memberCount))
         return std::nullopt;
@@ -66,22 +107,7 @@ validateValidatorBitset(Slice bitset, std::size_t memberCount)
     for (auto const byte : bitset)
         selected += std::popcount(byte);
 
-    return ValidatorBitsetInfo{selected};
-}
-
-inline bool
-validatorBitsetContains(
-    Slice bitset,
-    std::size_t memberCount,
-    std::size_t position)
-{
-    if (position >= memberCount ||
-        bitset.size() != validatorBitsetBytes(memberCount))
-        return false;
-
-    auto const byte = position / 8;
-    return (bitset[byte] & static_cast<std::uint8_t>(1u << (position % 8))) !=
-        0;
+    return ValidatedValidatorBitset{bitset, memberCount, selected};
 }
 
 template <class Predicate>
diff --git a/src/test/protocol/ValidatorBitset_test.cpp b/src/test/protocol/ValidatorBitset_test.cpp
index fe9d35f33..ca0edd7dc 100644
--- a/src/test/protocol/ValidatorBitset_test.cpp
+++ b/src/test/protocol/ValidatorBitset_test.cpp
@@ -49,17 +49,15 @@ public:
         auto const info = validateValidatorBitset(makeSlice(bitset), 10);
         BEAST_EXPECT(info);
         if (info)
-            BEAST_EXPECT(info->selected == 3);
-
-        BEAST_EXPECT(validatorBitsetContains(makeSlice(bitset), 10, 0));
-        BEAST_EXPECT(validatorBitsetContains(makeSlice(bitset), 10, 7));
-        BEAST_EXPECT(!validatorBitsetContains(makeSlice(bitset), 10, 8));
-        BEAST_EXPECT(validatorBitsetContains(makeSlice(bitset), 10, 9));
-        BEAST_EXPECT(!validatorBitsetContains(makeSlice(bitset), 10, 10));
-        BEAST_EXPECT(!validatorBitsetContains(makeSlice(bitset), 10, 80));
-
-        Blob const wrongSize{0x81};
-        BEAST_EXPECT(!validatorBitsetContains(makeSlice(wrongSize), 10, 0));
+        {
+            BEAST_EXPECT(info->selected() == 3);
+            BEAST_EXPECT(info->contains(0));
+            BEAST_EXPECT(info->contains(7));
+            BEAST_EXPECT(!info->contains(8));
+            BEAST_EXPECT(info->contains(9));
+            BEAST_EXPECT(!info->contains(10));
+            BEAST_EXPECT(!info->contains(80));
+        }
     }
 
     void
@@ -78,7 +76,7 @@ public:
         auto const info = validateValidatorBitset(makeSlice(exact), 10);
         BEAST_EXPECT(info);
         if (info)
-            BEAST_EXPECT(info->selected == 10);
+            BEAST_EXPECT(info->selected() == 10);
         BEAST_EXPECT(!validateValidatorBitset(makeSlice(highBitSet), 10));
         BEAST_EXPECT(!validateValidatorBitset(makeSlice(tooLong), 10));
 
@@ -86,7 +84,7 @@ public:
         auto const full = validateValidatorBitset(makeSlice(fullByte), 8);
         BEAST_EXPECT(full);
         if (full)
-            BEAST_EXPECT(full->selected == 8);
+            BEAST_EXPECT(full->selected() == 8);
     }
 
     void
diff --git a/src/xrpld/app/tx/detail/Change.cpp b/src/xrpld/app/tx/detail/Change.cpp
index c2f1dd750..976e47b22 100644
--- a/src/xrpld/app/tx/detail/Change.cpp
+++ b/src/xrpld/app/tx/detail/Change.cpp
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 #include <xrpl/protocol/Indexes.h>
 #include <xrpl/protocol/Sign.h>
 #include <xrpl/protocol/TxFlags.h>
+#include <xrpl/protocol/ValidatorBitset.h>
 #include <set>
 #include <string_view>
 
@@ -46,21 +47,6 @@ namespace ripple {
 
 namespace {
 
-std::size_t
-countSetBits(Blob const& bytes)
-{
-    std::size_t count = 0;
-    for (auto byte : bytes)
-    {
-        while (byte != 0)
-        {
-            byte &= static_cast<std::uint8_t>(byte - 1);
-            ++count;
-        }
-    }
-    return count;
-}
-
 bool
 validEntropyContributorMask(
     std::uint8_t tier,
@@ -77,19 +63,9 @@ validEntropyContributorMask(
     if (tier < entropyTierParticipantAligned || tier > entropyTierValidatorFull)
         return false;
 
-    auto const expectedSize = (denominator + 7) / 8;
-    if (contributors.size() != expectedSize)
-        return false;
-
-    if (auto const usedBits = denominator % 8;
-        usedBits != 0 && !contributors.empty())
-    {
-        auto const validBits = static_cast<std::uint8_t>((1u << usedBits) - 1u);
-        if ((contributors.back() & ~validBits) != 0)
-            return false;
-    }
-
-    return countSetBits(contributors) == count;
+    auto const bitset =
+        validateValidatorBitset(makeSlice(contributors), denominator);
+    return bitset && bitset->selected() == count;
 }
 
 }  // namespace