diff --git a/src/devices/nm-device-ppp.c b/src/devices/nm-device-ppp.c
index 3c310146bf..a0722f7192 100644
--- a/src/devices/nm-device-ppp.c
+++ b/src/devices/nm-device-ppp.c
@@ -117,6 +117,25 @@ ppp_ip4_config (NMPPPManager *ppp_manager,
 	}
 }
 
+static gboolean
+check_connection_compatible (NMDevice *device, NMConnection *connection, GError **error)
+{
+	NMSettingPppoe *s_pppoe;
+
+	if (!NM_DEVICE_CLASS (nm_device_ppp_parent_class)->check_connection_compatible (device, connection, error))
+		return FALSE;
+
+	s_pppoe = nm_connection_get_setting_pppoe (connection);
+	if (   !s_pppoe
+	    || !nm_setting_pppoe_get_parent (s_pppoe)) {
+		nm_utils_error_set_literal (error, NM_UTILS_ERROR_CONNECTION_AVAILABLE_INCOMPATIBLE,
+		                            "the connection doesn't specify a PPPoE parent interface");
+		return FALSE;
+	}
+
+	return TRUE;
+}
+
 static NMActStageReturn
 act_stage2_config (NMDevice *device, NMDeviceStateReason *out_failure_reason)
 {
@@ -280,6 +299,7 @@ nm_device_ppp_class_init (NMDevicePppClass *klass)
 
 	device_class->act_stage2_config = act_stage2_config;
 	device_class->act_stage3_ip_config_start = act_stage3_ip_config_start;
+	device_class->check_connection_compatible = check_connection_compatible;
 	device_class->create_and_realize = create_and_realize;
 	device_class->deactivate = deactivate;
 	device_class->get_generic_capabilities = get_generic_capabilities;