diff --git a/src/core/devices/nm-device-bond.c b/src/core/devices/nm-device-bond.c
index 39e68e966b..06d41a19f9 100644
--- a/src/core/devices/nm-device-bond.c
+++ b/src/core/devices/nm-device-bond.c
@@ -52,11 +52,12 @@
         NM_SETTING_BOND_OPTION_PACKETS_PER_SLAVE, NM_SETTING_BOND_OPTION_PRIMARY_RESELECT, \
         NM_SETTING_BOND_OPTION_RESEND_IGMP, NM_SETTING_BOND_OPTION_USE_CARRIER,            \
         NM_SETTING_BOND_OPTION_XMIT_HASH_POLICY, NM_SETTING_BOND_OPTION_NUM_GRAT_ARP,      \
-        NM_SETTING_BOND_OPTION_PEER_NOTIF_DELAY, NM_SETTING_BOND_OPTION_ARP_MISSED_MAX
+        NM_SETTING_BOND_OPTION_PEER_NOTIF_DELAY
 
-#define OPTIONS_REAPPLY_FULL                                     \
-    OPTIONS_REAPPLY_SUBSET, NM_SETTING_BOND_OPTION_ACTIVE_SLAVE, \
-        NM_SETTING_BOND_OPTION_ARP_IP_TARGET, NM_SETTING_BOND_OPTION_NS_IP6_TARGET
+#define OPTIONS_REAPPLY_FULL                                                        \
+    OPTIONS_REAPPLY_SUBSET, NM_SETTING_BOND_OPTION_ACTIVE_SLAVE,                    \
+        NM_SETTING_BOND_OPTION_ARP_IP_TARGET, NM_SETTING_BOND_OPTION_NS_IP6_TARGET, \
+        NM_SETTING_BOND_OPTION_ARP_MISSED_MAX
 
 /*****************************************************************************/
 
@@ -501,6 +502,8 @@ _platform_lnk_bond_init_from_setting(NMSettingBond *s_bond, NMPlatformLnkBond *p
     props->lp_interval_has      = props->lp_interval != 1;
     props->tlb_dynamic_lb_has   = NM_IN_SET(props->mode, NM_BOND_MODE_TLB, NM_BOND_MODE_ALB);
     props->lacp_active_has      = NM_IN_SET(props->mode, NM_BOND_MODE_8023AD);
+    props->arp_missed_max_has =
+        !NM_IN_SET(props->mode, NM_BOND_MODE_TLB, NM_BOND_MODE_ALB, NM_BOND_MODE_8023AD);
 }
 
 static void
@@ -907,6 +910,8 @@ reapply_connection(NMDevice *device, NMConnection *con_old, NMConnection *con_ne
     set_bond_arp_ip_targets(device, s_bond);
 
     set_bond_attrs_or_default(device, s_bond, NM_MAKE_STRV(OPTIONS_REAPPLY_SUBSET));
+    if (!NM_IN_SET(mode, NM_BOND_MODE_TLB, NM_BOND_MODE_ALB, NM_BOND_MODE_8023AD))
+        set_bond_attr_or_default(device, s_bond, NM_SETTING_BOND_OPTION_ARP_MISSED_MAX);
 
     _balance_slb_setup(self, con_new);
 }
diff --git a/src/libnm-core-impl/nm-setting-bond.c b/src/libnm-core-impl/nm-setting-bond.c
index 7204df4828..0e9ae67ff4 100644
--- a/src/libnm-core-impl/nm-setting-bond.c
+++ b/src/libnm-core-impl/nm-setting-bond.c
@@ -197,7 +197,7 @@ static NM_UTILS_STRING_TABLE_LOOKUP_STRUCT_DEFINE(
      {"any", NM_BOND_OPTION_TYPE_BOTH, 0, 1, _option_default_strv_arp_all_targets}},
     {NM_SETTING_BOND_OPTION_ARP_INTERVAL, {"0", NM_BOND_OPTION_TYPE_INT, 0, G_MAXINT}},
     {NM_SETTING_BOND_OPTION_ARP_IP_TARGET, {"", NM_BOND_OPTION_TYPE_IP}},
-    {NM_SETTING_BOND_OPTION_ARP_MISSED_MAX, {"0", NM_BOND_OPTION_TYPE_INT, 0, 255}},
+    {NM_SETTING_BOND_OPTION_ARP_MISSED_MAX, {"2", NM_BOND_OPTION_TYPE_INT, 0, 255}},
     {NM_SETTING_BOND_OPTION_ARP_VALIDATE,
      {"none", NM_BOND_OPTION_TYPE_BOTH, 0, 6, _option_default_strv_arp_validate}},
     {NM_SETTING_BOND_OPTION_BALANCE_SLB, {"0", NM_BOND_OPTION_TYPE_INT, 0, 1}},
@@ -950,14 +950,17 @@ verify(NMSetting *setting, NMConnection *connection, GError **error)
             g_prefix_error(error, "%s.%s: ", NM_SETTING_BOND_SETTING_NAME, NM_SETTING_BOND_OPTIONS);
             return FALSE;
         }
-        if (arp_missed_max > 0) {
+    }
+
+    if (!NM_IN_SET(bond_mode, NM_BOND_MODE_8023AD, NM_BOND_MODE_TLB, NM_BOND_MODE_ALB)) {
+        if (arp_missed_max == 0) {
             g_set_error(error,
                         NM_CONNECTION_ERROR,
                         NM_CONNECTION_ERROR_INVALID_PROPERTY,
-                        _("'%s=%s' is incompatible with '%s > 0'"),
+                        _("'%s = 0' option is not a valid value for '%s=%s'"),
+                        NM_SETTING_BOND_OPTION_ARP_MISSED_MAX,
                         NM_SETTING_BOND_OPTION_MODE,
-                        mode_str,
-                        NM_SETTING_BOND_OPTION_ARP_MISSED_MAX);
+                        mode_str);
             g_prefix_error(error, "%s.%s: ", NM_SETTING_BOND_SETTING_NAME, NM_SETTING_BOND_OPTIONS);
             return FALSE;
         }
diff --git a/src/libnm-core-impl/tests/test-setting.c b/src/libnm-core-impl/tests/test-setting.c
index f3070c1730..b8d7b2e1c1 100644
--- a/src/libnm-core-impl/tests/test-setting.c
+++ b/src/libnm-core-impl/tests/test-setting.c
@@ -5533,7 +5533,7 @@ test_bond_meta(void)
     _A(_nm_setting_bond_opt_value_as_u16, set, NM_SETTING_BOND_OPTION_AD_ACTOR_SYS_PRIO, 0, EINVAL);
     _A(_nm_setting_bond_opt_value_as_u16, set, NM_SETTING_BOND_OPTION_AD_USER_PORT_KEY, 0, EINVAL);
     _A(_nm_setting_bond_opt_value_as_u8, set, NM_SETTING_BOND_OPTION_NUM_GRAT_ARP, 1, 0);
-    _A(_nm_setting_bond_opt_value_as_u8, set, NM_SETTING_BOND_OPTION_ARP_MISSED_MAX, 0, 0);
+    _A(_nm_setting_bond_opt_value_as_u8, set, NM_SETTING_BOND_OPTION_ARP_MISSED_MAX, 2, 0);
     _A(_nm_setting_bond_opt_value_as_u8, set, NM_SETTING_BOND_OPTION_ALL_SLAVES_ACTIVE, 0, 0);
     _A(_nm_setting_bond_opt_value_as_intbool, set, NM_SETTING_BOND_OPTION_USE_CARRIER, 1, 0);
     _A(_nm_setting_bond_opt_value_as_intbool,
diff --git a/src/libnm-platform/nm-linux-platform.c b/src/libnm-platform/nm-linux-platform.c
index cde96326ca..2ff9843ff7 100644
--- a/src/libnm-platform/nm-linux-platform.c
+++ b/src/libnm-platform/nm-linux-platform.c
@@ -1766,8 +1766,12 @@ _parse_lnk_bond(const char *kind, struct nlattr *info_data)
         props->num_grat_arp = nla_get_u8(tb[IFLA_BOND_NUM_PEER_NOTIF]);
     if (tb[IFLA_BOND_ALL_PORTS_ACTIVE])
         props->all_ports_active = nla_get_u8(tb[IFLA_BOND_ALL_PORTS_ACTIVE]);
-    if (tb[IFLA_BOND_MISSED_MAX])
-        props->arp_missed_max = nla_get_u8(tb[IFLA_BOND_MISSED_MAX]);
+    if (tb[IFLA_BOND_MISSED_MAX]) {
+        props->arp_missed_max     = nla_get_u8(tb[IFLA_BOND_MISSED_MAX]);
+        props->arp_missed_max_has = TRUE;
+    } else {
+        props->arp_missed_max_has = FALSE;
+    }
     if (tb[IFLA_BOND_MIN_LINKS])
         props->min_links = nla_get_u32(tb[IFLA_BOND_MIN_LINKS]);
     if (tb[IFLA_BOND_LP_INTERVAL])
@@ -5114,7 +5118,7 @@ _nl_msg_new_link_set_linkinfo(struct nl_msg *msg, NMLinkType link_type, gconstpo
                     &props->ad_actor_system);
         if (props->ad_select)
             NLA_PUT_U8(msg, IFLA_BOND_AD_SELECT, props->ad_select);
-        if (props->arp_missed_max)
+        if (props->arp_missed_max_has)
             NLA_PUT_U8(msg, IFLA_BOND_MISSED_MAX, props->arp_missed_max);
 
         NLA_PUT_U8(msg, IFLA_BOND_ALL_PORTS_ACTIVE, props->all_ports_active);
diff --git a/src/libnm-platform/nm-platform.c b/src/libnm-platform/nm-platform.c
index 1f98a9a9c3..76b0a15f16 100644
--- a/src/libnm-platform/nm-platform.c
+++ b/src/libnm-platform/nm-platform.c
@@ -6387,6 +6387,7 @@ nm_platform_lnk_bond_to_string(const NMPlatformLnkBond *lnk, char *buf, gsize le
     char sbuf_resend_igmp[30];
     char sbuf_lp_interval[30];
     char sbuf_tlb_dynamic_lb[30];
+    char sbuf_arp_missed_max[30];
     int  i;
 
     if (!nm_utils_to_string_buffer_init_null(lnk, &buf, &len))
@@ -6417,7 +6418,7 @@ nm_platform_lnk_bond_to_string(const NMPlatformLnkBond *lnk, char *buf, gsize le
         " xmit_hash_policy %u"
         " num_gray_arp %u"
         " all_ports_active %u"
-        " arp_missed_max %u"
+        "%s" /* arp_missed_max %u */
         " lacp_rate %u"
         "%s" /* lacp_active */
         " ad_select %u"
@@ -6469,7 +6470,11 @@ nm_platform_lnk_bond_to_string(const NMPlatformLnkBond *lnk, char *buf, gsize le
         lnk->xmit_hash_policy,
         lnk->num_grat_arp,
         lnk->all_ports_active,
-        lnk->arp_missed_max,
+        lnk->arp_missed_max_has ? nm_sprintf_buf(sbuf_arp_missed_max,
+                                                 " arp_missed_max%s %u",
+                                                 !lnk->arp_missed_max_has ? "?" : "",
+                                                 (int) lnk->arp_missed_max)
+                                : "",
         lnk->lacp_rate,
         lnk->lacp_active_has || lnk->lacp_active != 0
             ? nm_sprintf_buf(sbuf_lacp_active,
@@ -8399,7 +8404,8 @@ nm_platform_lnk_bond_hash_update(const NMPlatformLnkBond *obj, NMHashState *h)
                                               obj->tlb_dynamic_lb,
                                               obj->tlb_dynamic_lb_has,
                                               obj->updelay_has,
-                                              obj->use_carrier));
+                                              obj->use_carrier,
+                                              obj->arp_missed_max_has));
 
     nm_hash_update(h, obj->arp_ip_target, obj->arp_ip_targets_num * sizeof(obj->arp_ip_target[0]));
     nm_hash_update(h, obj->ns_ip6_target, obj->ns_ip6_targets_num * sizeof(obj->ns_ip6_target[0]));
@@ -8477,6 +8483,7 @@ nm_platform_lnk_bond_cmp(const NMPlatformLnkBond *a, const NMPlatformLnkBond *b)
     NM_CMP_FIELD_BOOL(a, b, tlb_dynamic_lb_has);
     NM_CMP_FIELD_BOOL(a, b, updelay_has);
     NM_CMP_FIELD_BOOL(a, b, use_carrier);
+    NM_CMP_FIELD_BOOL(a, b, arp_missed_max_has);
 
     return 0;
 }
diff --git a/src/libnm-platform/nm-platform.h b/src/libnm-platform/nm-platform.h
index 1cdd160114..a89ddb610e 100644
--- a/src/libnm-platform/nm-platform.h
+++ b/src/libnm-platform/nm-platform.h
@@ -833,6 +833,7 @@ typedef struct {
     bool            tlb_dynamic_lb_has : 1;
     bool            updelay_has : 1;
     bool            use_carrier : 1;
+    bool            arp_missed_max_has : 1;
 } _nm_alignas(NMPlatformObject) NMPlatformLnkBond;
 
 typedef struct {