diff --git a/tools/spectral/ipa/__tests__/IPA102EachPathAlternatesBetweenResourceNameAndPathParam.test.js b/tools/spectral/ipa/__tests__/IPA102EachPathAlternatesBetweenResourceNameAndPathParam.test.js
index 9bb8a2cc91..45b105fcee 100644
--- a/tools/spectral/ipa/__tests__/IPA102EachPathAlternatesBetweenResourceNameAndPathParam.test.js
+++ b/tools/spectral/ipa/__tests__/IPA102EachPathAlternatesBetweenResourceNameAndPathParam.test.js
@@ -32,6 +32,24 @@ testRule('xgen-IPA-102-path-alternate-resource-name-path-param', [
     },
     errors: [],
   },
+  {
+    name: 'valid paths - IPA-132 Operations endpoints',
+    document: {
+      paths: {
+        // Collection-scoped Operations endpoints, nested directly under the parent collection
+        '/api/atlas/v2/resourceName/operations': {},
+        '/api/atlas/v2/resourceName/operations/{operationId}': {},
+        '/api/atlas/v2/resourceName1/{pathParam}/resourceName2/operations': {},
+        '/api/atlas/v2/resourceName1/{pathParam}/resourceName2/operations/{operationId}': {},
+        '/api/atlas/v2/unauth/resourceName/operations': {},
+        '/api/atlas/v2/unauth/resourceName/operations/{operationId}': {},
+        // Instance-scoped Operations endpoints, nested under the parent resource instance
+        '/api/atlas/v2/resourceName/{pathParam}/operations': {},
+        '/api/atlas/v2/resourceName/{pathParam}/operations/{operationId}': {},
+      },
+    },
+    errors: [],
+  },
   {
     name: 'invalid paths - api/atlas/v2',
     document: {
@@ -134,6 +152,69 @@ testRule('xgen-IPA-102-path-alternate-resource-name-path-param', [
       },
     ],
   },
+  {
+    name: 'invalid paths - only a trailing Operations suffix is exempt',
+    document: {
+      paths: {
+        // `operations` is only exempt as the final segment, optionally followed by its path param
+        '/api/atlas/v2/resourceName/operations/foo': {},
+        '/api/atlas/v2/resourceName/operations/{operationId}/details': {},
+      },
+    },
+    errors: [
+      {
+        code: 'xgen-IPA-102-path-alternate-resource-name-path-param',
+        message: 'API paths must alternate between resource name and path params.',
+        path: ['paths', '/api/atlas/v2/resourceName/operations/foo'],
+        severity: DiagnosticSeverity.Error,
+      },
+      {
+        code: 'xgen-IPA-102-path-alternate-resource-name-path-param',
+        message: 'API paths must alternate between resource name and path params.',
+        path: ['paths', '/api/atlas/v2/resourceName/operations/{operationId}/details'],
+        severity: DiagnosticSeverity.Error,
+      },
+    ],
+  },
+  {
+    name: 'Operations endpoints no longer need an exception',
+    document: {
+      paths: {
+        '/api/atlas/v2/resourceName/operations': {
+          'x-xgen-IPA-exception': {
+            'xgen-IPA-102-path-alternate-resource-name-path-param': 'reason',
+          },
+        },
+      },
+    },
+    errors: [
+      {
+        code: 'xgen-IPA-102-path-alternate-resource-name-path-param',
+        message: 'This component adopts the rule and does not need an exception. Please remove the exception.',
+        path: [
+          'paths',
+          '/api/atlas/v2/resourceName/operations',
+          'x-xgen-IPA-exception',
+          'xgen-IPA-102-path-alternate-resource-name-path-param',
+        ],
+        severity: DiagnosticSeverity.Error,
+      },
+    ],
+  },
+  {
+    name: 'Operations paths which are still violations may keep an exception',
+    document: {
+      paths: {
+        // `operations` is not the final segment, so the path is a violation the exception suppresses
+        '/api/atlas/v2/resourceName/operations/foo': {
+          'x-xgen-IPA-exception': {
+            'xgen-IPA-102-path-alternate-resource-name-path-param': 'reason',
+          },
+        },
+      },
+    },
+    errors: [],
+  },
   {
     name: 'invalid paths with exceptions',
     document: {
diff --git a/tools/spectral/ipa/rulesets/IPA-102.yaml b/tools/spectral/ipa/rulesets/IPA-102.yaml
index d573295097..dd512191e9 100644
--- a/tools/spectral/ipa/rulesets/IPA-102.yaml
+++ b/tools/spectral/ipa/rulesets/IPA-102.yaml
@@ -38,6 +38,8 @@ rules:
         - Paths must follow a pattern where resource names and path parameters strictly alternate
         - Even-indexed path segments should be resource names (not path parameters)
         - Odd-indexed path segments should be path parameters
+        - A trailing `operations` or `operations/{operationId}` suffix is exempt, for the Operations
+          endpoints defined by IPA-132
         - Paths with `x-xgen-IPA-exception` for this rule are excluded from validation
         - If any parent path has an exception for this rule, the exception will be inherited.
 
diff --git a/tools/spectral/ipa/rulesets/README.md b/tools/spectral/ipa/rulesets/README.md
index 43ba12b55d..f5a4957968 100644
--- a/tools/spectral/ipa/rulesets/README.md
+++ b/tools/spectral/ipa/rulesets/README.md
@@ -59,6 +59,8 @@ Rule checks for the following conditions:
   - Paths must follow a pattern where resource names and path parameters strictly alternate
   - Even-indexed path segments should be resource names (not path parameters)
   - Odd-indexed path segments should be path parameters
+  - A trailing `operations` or `operations/{operationId}` suffix is exempt, for the Operations
+    endpoints defined by IPA-132
   - Paths with `x-xgen-IPA-exception` for this rule are excluded from validation
   - If any parent path has an exception for this rule, the exception will be inherited.
 
diff --git a/tools/spectral/ipa/rulesets/functions/IPA102EachPathAlternatesBetweenResourceNameAndPathParam.js b/tools/spectral/ipa/rulesets/functions/IPA102EachPathAlternatesBetweenResourceNameAndPathParam.js
index 71f5b5acb7..db28e96f1a 100644
--- a/tools/spectral/ipa/rulesets/functions/IPA102EachPathAlternatesBetweenResourceNameAndPathParam.js
+++ b/tools/spectral/ipa/rulesets/functions/IPA102EachPathAlternatesBetweenResourceNameAndPathParam.js
@@ -15,8 +15,35 @@ const getPrefix = (path) => {
   return null;
 };
 
+const OPERATIONS_SEGMENT = 'operations';
+
+/**
+ * Removes a trailing Operations suffix (`operations` or `operations/{operationId}`) so the rest of
+ * the path can be checked for strict alternation. The Operations collection defined by IPA-132 is
+ * nested directly under its parent resource and intentionally does not alternate.
+ *
+ * @param {string[]} elements - The path segments
+ * @returns {string[]} The path segments without a trailing Operations suffix
+ */
+const stripOperationsSuffix = (elements) => {
+  const last = elements[elements.length - 1];
+  const secondToLast = elements[elements.length - 2];
+
+  let suffixLength;
+  if (secondToLast === OPERATIONS_SEGMENT && isPathParam(last)) {
+    suffixLength = 2; // `.../operations/{operationId}`
+  } else if (last === OPERATIONS_SEGMENT) {
+    suffixLength = 1; // `.../operations`
+  } else {
+    return elements;
+  }
+
+  // An unscoped `/api/atlas/v2/operations` strips to nothing and passes; rejecting it is IPA-132's job.
+  return elements.slice(0, elements.length - suffixLength);
+};
+
 const validatePathStructure = (elements) => {
-  return elements.every((element, index) => {
+  return stripOperationsSuffix(elements).every((element, index) => {
     const isEvenIndex = index % 2 === 0;
     return isEvenIndex ? !isPathParam(element) : isPathParam(element);
   });