diff --git a/src/supervision/config.py b/src/supervision/config.py
index 252f5e92..e1692674 100644
--- a/src/supervision/config.py
+++ b/src/supervision/config.py
@@ -1,5 +1,12 @@
 CLASS_NAME_DATA_FIELD: str = "class_name"
-# Used by move_detections (coordinate transform) and InferenceSlicer (OBB thread-safety
-# detection). Any code that sets this key in Detections.data also affects slicer
-# scheduling: InferenceSlicer switches to sequential mode when this key is present.
+#: Key for oriented bounding-box corner coordinates in ``Detections.data``.
+#:
+#: Value layout: ``np.ndarray`` of shape ``(N, 4, 2)``, dtype ``float32``, pixel
+#: coordinates ordered as ``[[x1, y1], [x2, y2], [x3, y3], [x4, y4]]`` per
+#: detection where the four points are the corners of the oriented box.
+#: Used by :func:`~supervision.dataset.formats.yolo.detections_to_yolo_annotations`
+#: (``is_obb=True``) and
+#: :func:`~supervision.dataset.formats.yolo.yolo_annotations_to_detections`
+#: (``is_obb=True``).
+#: Also triggers sequential mode in ``InferenceSlicer`` when present.
 ORIENTED_BOX_COORDINATES: str = "xyxyxyxy"
diff --git a/src/supervision/dataset/formats/yolo.py b/src/supervision/dataset/formats/yolo.py
index e28b8362..dc5a3dc5 100644
--- a/src/supervision/dataset/formats/yolo.py
+++ b/src/supervision/dataset/formats/yolo.py
@@ -379,6 +379,13 @@ def detections_to_yolo_annotations(
 
         if is_obb:
             corners = np.asarray(data[ORIENTED_BOX_COORDINATES], dtype=np.float32)
+            if corners.shape != (4, 2):
+                raise ValueError(
+                    f"OBB data for each detection must have shape (4, 2), "
+                    f"got {corners.shape}. Ensure "
+                    f"`detections.data['{ORIENTED_BOX_COORDINATES}']` has "
+                    "shape (N, 4, 2) before exporting."
+                )
             next_object = object_to_yolo(
                 xyxy=xyxy,
                 class_id=class_id_int,
diff --git a/tests/dataset/formats/test_yolo.py b/tests/dataset/formats/test_yolo.py
index 12d5303f..9c56a4c6 100644
--- a/tests/dataset/formats/test_yolo.py
+++ b/tests/dataset/formats/test_yolo.py
@@ -617,6 +617,28 @@ def test_detections_to_yolo_annotations_obb_multiple_detections() -> None:
     )
 
 
+def test_detections_to_yolo_annotations_obb_data_ignored_when_is_obb_false() -> None:
+    """OBB data in detections.data must be silently ignored when is_obb=False."""
+    corners = np.array(
+        [[[50.0, 10.0], [90.0, 50.0], [50.0, 90.0], [10.0, 50.0]]],
+        dtype=np.float32,
+    )
+    detections = Detections(
+        xyxy=np.array([[10.0, 10.0, 90.0, 90.0]], dtype=np.float32),
+        class_id=np.array([0], dtype=int),
+        data={ORIENTED_BOX_COORDINATES: corners},
+    )
+
+    lines = detections_to_yolo_annotations(
+        detections=detections, image_shape=(100, 100, 3), is_obb=False
+    )
+
+    assert len(lines) == 1
+    assert len(lines[0].split()) == 5, (
+        "Without is_obb=True, OBB data must be ignored and bbox format (5 tokens) used"
+    )
+
+
 @pytest.mark.parametrize(
     ("is_obb_save", "expected_tokens"),
     [