diff --git a/src/ngraph/op/fused/layer_norm.cpp b/src/ngraph/op/fused/layer_norm.cpp
index 13fe18d55b2..8f675f76e54 100644
--- a/src/ngraph/op/fused/layer_norm.cpp
+++ b/src/ngraph/op/fused/layer_norm.cpp
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ shared_ptr<Node> op::LayerNorm::copy_with_new_args(const NodeVector& new_args) c
     }
 }
 
-void op::LayerNorm::validate_and_infer_types()
+void op::LayerNorm::pre_validate_and_infer_types()
 {
     element::Type input_element_type = get_input_element_type(0);
 
@@ -509,7 +509,7 @@ shared_ptr<Node> op::LayerNormBackprop::copy_with_new_args(const NodeVector& new
     }
 }
 
-void op::LayerNormBackprop::validate_and_infer_types()
+void op::LayerNormBackprop::pre_validate_and_infer_types()
 {
     element::Type input_element_type = get_input_element_type(0);
 
diff --git a/src/ngraph/op/fused/layer_norm.hpp b/src/ngraph/op/fused/layer_norm.hpp
index de9d694cc59..851e7a9ecd5 100644
--- a/src/ngraph/op/fused/layer_norm.hpp
+++ b/src/ngraph/op/fused/layer_norm.hpp
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ namespace ngraph
 
                 virtual NodeVector decompose_op() const override;
 
-                void validate_and_infer_types() override;
+                void pre_validate_and_infer_types() override;
 
                 virtual std::shared_ptr<Node>
                     copy_with_new_args(const NodeVector& new_args) const override;
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ namespace ngraph
 
                 virtual NodeVector decompose_op() const override;
 
-                void validate_and_infer_types() override;
+                void pre_validate_and_infer_types() override;
 
                 virtual std::shared_ptr<Node>
                     copy_with_new_args(const NodeVector& new_args) const override;
diff --git a/src/ngraph/runtime/plaidml/unit_test.manifest b/src/ngraph/runtime/plaidml/unit_test.manifest
index 055bdb3b89c..d59876720d2 100644
--- a/src/ngraph/runtime/plaidml/unit_test.manifest
+++ b/src/ngraph/runtime/plaidml/unit_test.manifest
@@ -316,6 +316,7 @@ random_uniform_dynamic_shapes
 layer_norm_affine_stats
 layer_norm_bprop_affine_stats
 layer_norm_bprop_affine
+layer_norm_bprop_4d_input
 
 # Another fused op decomposition pass required after the downgrade pass
 model_split_equal_parts_default
diff --git a/test/backend/layer_norm.in.cpp b/test/backend/layer_norm.in.cpp
index 3161b9c71e4..dd10fc31d19 100644
--- a/test/backend/layer_norm.in.cpp
+++ b/test/backend/layer_norm.in.cpp
@@ -194,3 +194,60 @@ NGRAPH_TEST(${BACKEND_NAME}, layer_norm_bprop_affine)
     EXPECT_TRUE(test::all_close_f(exp_d_scale, read_vector<float>(d_scale)));
     EXPECT_TRUE(test::all_close_f(exp_d_bias, read_vector<float>(d_bias)));
 }
+
+NGRAPH_TEST(${BACKEND_NAME}, layer_norm_bprop_4d_input)
+{
+    auto p_data = make_shared<op::Parameter>(element::f32, Shape{2, 3, 4, 5});
+    auto p_delta = make_shared<op::Parameter>(element::f32, Shape{2, 3, 4, 5});
+    auto p_mean = make_shared<op::Parameter>(element::f32, Shape{2});
+    auto p_variance = make_shared<op::Parameter>(element::f32, Shape{2});
+    auto p_scale = make_shared<op::Parameter>(element::f32, Shape{60});
+    auto lnb = make_shared<op::LayerNormBackprop>(p_data, p_delta, p_mean, p_variance, p_scale);
+
+    auto output_data = lnb->output(0);
+    auto output_scale = lnb->output(1);
+    auto output_bias = lnb->output(2);
+
+    // flatten output_scale
+    auto output_scale_shape = output_scale.get_shape();
+    auto flattened_output_scale = make_shared<op::Reshape>(
+        output_scale, get_default_order(output_scale_shape), Shape{shape_size(output_scale_shape)});
+
+    auto f = make_shared<Function>(OutputVector{output_data, flattened_output_scale, output_bias},
+                                   ParameterVector{p_data, p_delta, p_mean, p_variance, p_scale});
+
+    auto backend = runtime::Backend::create("${BACKEND_NAME}");
+
+    // Create tensors for input
+    auto data = backend->create_tensor(element::f32, Shape{2, 3, 4, 5});
+    auto delta = backend->create_tensor(element::f32, Shape{2, 3, 4, 5});
+    auto mean = backend->create_tensor(element::f32, Shape{2});
+    auto variance = backend->create_tensor(element::f32, Shape{2});
+    auto scale = backend->create_tensor(element::f32, Shape{60});
+    // Fill in input tensors
+    vector<float> d_input(2 * 3 * 4 * 5, 1);
+    copy_data(data, d_input);
+    vector<float> dt_input(2 * 3 * 4 * 5, 1);
+    copy_data(delta, dt_input);
+    vector<float> m_input(2, 1);
+    copy_data(mean, m_input);
+    vector<float> v_input(2, 1);
+    copy_data(variance, v_input);
+    vector<float> s_input(60, 1);
+    copy_data(scale, s_input);
+    // Create tensors for output
+    auto d_data = backend->create_tensor(element::f32, Shape{2, 3, 4, 5});
+    auto d_scale = backend->create_tensor(element::f32, Shape{60});
+    auto d_bias = backend->create_tensor(element::f32, Shape{60});
+
+    auto handle = backend->compile(f);
+    handle->call_with_validate({d_data, d_scale, d_bias}, {data, delta, mean, variance, scale});
+
+    vector<float> expected_data(120, 0);
+    vector<float> expected_scale(60, 0);
+    vector<float> expected_bias(60, 2);
+
+    EXPECT_TRUE(test::all_close_f(expected_data, read_vector<float>(d_data), 1e-6f, 1e-6f));
+    EXPECT_TRUE(test::all_close_f(expected_scale, read_vector<float>(d_scale), 1e-6f, 1e-6f));
+    EXPECT_TRUE(test::all_close_f(expected_bias, read_vector<float>(d_bias), 1e-6f, 1e-6f));
+}