diff --git a/src/air/applications.py b/src/air/applications.py
index a1e3fdfe1..d8ad1be79 100644
--- a/src/air/applications.py
+++ b/src/air/applications.py
@@ -270,6 +270,13 @@ def about():
         This preserves most FastAPI initialization parameters while setting:
             - AirResponse as the default response class.
             - AirRoute as the default route class.
+
+        Raises:
+            ValueError: If fastapi_app is None and kwargs contain parameters
+                that should be passed via fastapi_app instead. These
+                parameters are: default_response_class, on_startup,
+                on_shutdown, docs_url, redoc_url, openapi_url,
+                webhooks, deprecated.
         """
         self.path_separator = path_separator
         if exception_handlers is None:
@@ -290,6 +297,22 @@ def about():
 
         # Create internal FastAPI instance
         if fastapi_app is None:
+            fastapi_kwargs_with_fixed_values = {
+                "default_response_class",
+                "on_startup",
+                "on_shutdown",
+                "docs_url",
+                "redoc_url",
+                "openapi_url",
+                "webhooks",
+                "deprecated",
+            }
+
+            if kwargs_supplied := extra.keys() & fastapi_kwargs_with_fixed_values:
+                kwargs_supplied_str = ", ".join(sorted(f"`{kwarg}`" for kwarg in kwargs_supplied))
+                msg = f"Use `fastapi_app` to pass {kwargs_supplied_str} instead."
+                raise ValueError(msg)
+
             self._app = FastAPI(
                 debug=debug,
                 routes=routes,
diff --git a/tests/test_applications.py b/tests/test_applications.py
index 51bab27be..aebd3e80b 100644
--- a/tests/test_applications.py
+++ b/tests/test_applications.py
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import pytest
 from fastapi import Depends, FastAPI
 from fastapi.routing import APIRouter
 from fastapi.testclient import TestClient
@@ -26,6 +27,13 @@ def page() -> air.H1:
     assert response.text == "<h1>Hello, World!</h1>"
 
 
+def test_air_app_factory_rejects_fastapi_params() -> None:
+    # https://github.com/feldroy/air/issues/1073
+
+    with pytest.raises(ValueError, match=r"Use `fastapi_app` to pass `docs_url`, `redoc_url` instead."):
+        air.Air(docs_url="", redoc_url="")
+
+
 def test_air_plus_fastapi() -> None:
     app = FastAPI()
     html = air.Air()