diff --git a/mindspore/dataset/engine/datasets.py b/mindspore/dataset/engine/datasets.py
index 6f11a230916..74d744f21e6 100644
--- a/mindspore/dataset/engine/datasets.py
+++ b/mindspore/dataset/engine/datasets.py
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ from mindspore import log as logger
 from . import samplers
 from .iterators import DictIterator, TupleIterator, DummyIterator, SaveOp
 from .validators import check_batch, check_shuffle, check_map, check_filter, check_repeat, check_skip, check_zip, \
-    check_rename, check_numpyslicesdataset, \
+    check_rename, check_numpyslicesdataset, check_device_send, \
     check_take, check_project, check_imagefolderdatasetv2, check_mnist_cifar_dataset, check_manifestdataset, \
     check_tfrecorddataset, check_vocdataset, check_cocodataset, check_celebadataset, check_minddataset, \
     check_generatordataset, check_sync_wait, check_zip_dataset, check_add_column, check_textfiledataset, check_concat, \
@@ -952,6 +952,7 @@ class Dataset:
             raise TypeError("apply_func must return a dataset.")
         return dataset
 
+    @check_device_send
     def device_que(self, prefetch_size=None, send_epoch_end=True):
         """
         Return a transferredDataset that transfer data through device.
@@ -970,6 +971,7 @@ class Dataset:
         """
         return self.to_device(send_epoch_end=send_epoch_end)
 
+    @check_device_send
     def to_device(self, send_epoch_end=True):
         """
         Transfer data through CPU, GPU or Ascend devices.
diff --git a/mindspore/dataset/engine/validators.py b/mindspore/dataset/engine/validators.py
index ff1ddab9b0c..a9a61c113cd 100644
--- a/mindspore/dataset/engine/validators.py
+++ b/mindspore/dataset/engine/validators.py
@@ -652,6 +652,25 @@ def check_positive_int32(method):
     return new_method
 
 
+def check_device_send(method):
+    """check the input argument for to_device and device_que."""
+
+    @wraps(method)
+    def new_method(self, *args, **kwargs):
+        param, param_dict = parse_user_args(method, *args, **kwargs)
+        para_list = list(param_dict.keys())
+        if "prefetch_size" in para_list:
+            if param[0] is not None:
+                check_pos_int32(param[0], "prefetch_size")
+            type_check(param[1], (bool,), "send_epoch_end")
+        else:
+            type_check(param[0], (bool,), "send_epoch_end")
+
+        return method(self, *args, **kwargs)
+
+    return new_method
+
+
 def check_zip(method):
     """check the input arguments of zip."""