diff --git a/supertokens_python/recipe/multifactorauth/interfaces.py b/supertokens_python/recipe/multifactorauth/interfaces.py
index 3d2708ea..22de2d2c 100644
--- a/supertokens_python/recipe/multifactorauth/interfaces.py
+++ b/supertokens_python/recipe/multifactorauth/interfaces.py
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
 if TYPE_CHECKING:
     from supertokens_python.framework import BaseRequest, BaseResponse
     from supertokens_python.recipe.session import SessionContainer
-    from .types import MFARequirementList, AccountLinkingConfig
+    from .types import MFARequirementList, MultiFactorAuthConfig
 
 
 class RecipeInterface(ABC):
@@ -98,14 +98,14 @@ def __init__(
         request: BaseRequest,
         response: BaseResponse,
         recipe_id: str,
-        config: AccountLinkingConfig,
+        config: MultiFactorAuthConfig,
         recipe_implementation: RecipeInterface,
         app_info: AppInfo,
     ):
         self.request: BaseRequest = request
         self.response: BaseResponse = response
         self.recipe_id: str = recipe_id
-        self.config: AccountLinkingConfig = config
+        self.config = config
         self.recipe_implementation: RecipeInterface = recipe_implementation
         self.app_info = app_info
 
diff --git a/supertokens_python/recipe/multifactorauth/types.py b/supertokens_python/recipe/multifactorauth/types.py
index f325c957..c1f35d6b 100644
--- a/supertokens_python/recipe/multifactorauth/types.py
+++ b/supertokens_python/recipe/multifactorauth/types.py
@@ -50,7 +50,17 @@ def __init__(
         self.apis = apis
 
 
-class AccountLinkingConfig:
+class InputOverrideConfig:
+    def __init__(
+        self,
+        functions: Union[Callable[[RecipeInterface], RecipeInterface], None] = None,
+        apis: Union[Callable[[APIInterface], APIInterface], None] = None,
+    ):
+        self.functions = functions
+        self.apis = apis
+
+
+class MultiFactorAuthConfig:
     def __init__(
         self,
         first_factors: Optional[List[str]],
diff --git a/supertokens_python/recipe/multifactorauth/utils.py b/supertokens_python/recipe/multifactorauth/utils.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b3b18191
--- /dev/null
+++ b/supertokens_python/recipe/multifactorauth/utils.py
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+# Copyright (c) 2024, VRAI Labs and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+#
+# This software is licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+# "License") as published by the Apache Software Foundation.
+#
+# You may not use this file except in compliance with the License. You may
+# obtain a copy of the License at http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT
+# WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the
+# License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
+# under the License.
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, List, Optional, Union
+
+
+if TYPE_CHECKING:
+    from .types import OverrideConfig, InputOverrideConfig, MultiFactorAuthConfig
+
+
+def validate_and_normalise_user_input(
+    first_factors: Optional[List[str]],
+    override: Union[InputOverrideConfig, None] = None,
+) -> MultiFactorAuthConfig:
+    if first_factors is not None and len(first_factors) == 0:
+        raise ValueError("'first_factors' can be either None or a non-empty list")
+
+    if override is None:
+        override = InputOverrideConfig()
+
+    return MultiFactorAuthConfig(
+        first_factors=first_factors,
+        override=OverrideConfig(functions=override.functions, apis=override.apis),
+    )