diff --git a/src/braket/pennylane_plugin/translation.py b/src/braket/pennylane_plugin/translation.py
index bd9eaebe..d477eaff 100644
--- a/src/braket/pennylane_plugin/translation.py
+++ b/src/braket/pennylane_plugin/translation.py
@@ -575,6 +575,8 @@ def translate_result_type(  # noqa: C901
     observable = measurement.obs
 
     if isinstance(measurement, qml.measurements.ProbabilityMP):
+        if observable and observable.diagonalizing_gates():
+            raise qml.DeviceError("Probability result type not supported for observables")
         return Probability(targets)
 
     if isinstance(measurement, qml.measurements.StateMP):
diff --git a/test/unit_tests/test_translation.py b/test/unit_tests/test_translation.py
index ce11fdf4..ff15fbc2 100644
--- a/test/unit_tests/test_translation.py
+++ b/test/unit_tests/test_translation.py
@@ -829,6 +829,17 @@ def test_translate_result_type_unsupported_obs():
         translate_result_type(tape.measurements[0], [0], frozenset())
 
 
+def test_translate_result_type_probs_observable():
+    """Tests if a DeviceError is raised by translate_result_type for a Probability return type
+    with an observable attached"""
+    mp = qml.probs(op=qml.X(wires=0))
+
+    with pytest.raises(
+        qml.DeviceError, match="Probability result type not supported for observables"
+    ):
+        translate_result_type(mp, [0], frozenset())
+
+
 def test_translate_result():
     result_dict = _result_meta()
     result_dict["resultTypes"] = [