diff --git a/src/core/meshcop/dataset.hpp b/src/core/meshcop/dataset.hpp
index 50ecb2c62..cffa4bcff 100644
--- a/src/core/meshcop/dataset.hpp
+++ b/src/core/meshcop/dataset.hpp
@@ -770,6 +770,9 @@ public:
      *
      * @tparam ValueType    The type of TLV's Value.
      *
+     * Specializations of this template method are provided for `uint16_t` and `uint32_t` types which ensure big-endian
+     * encoding is used.
+     *
      * @param[in] aType     The TLV Type.
      * @param[in] aValue    The TLV Value (of type `ValueType`).
      *
@@ -780,6 +783,9 @@ public:
     template <typename ValueType> Error SetTlv(Tlv::Type aType, const ValueType &aValue)
     {
         static_assert(!TypeTraits::IsPointer<ValueType>::kValue, "ValueType must not be a pointer");
+        static_assert(!TypeTraits::IsSame<ValueType, uint16_t>::kValue, "Specialization must be used for uint16_t");
+        static_assert(!TypeTraits::IsSame<ValueType, uint32_t>::kValue, "Specialization must be used for uint32_t");
+        static_assert(!TypeTraits::IsSame<ValueType, uint64_t>::kValue, "Specialization must be used for uint64_t");
 
         return SetTlv(aType, &aValue, sizeof(ValueType));
     }