diff --git a/clients/cli/connections.c b/clients/cli/connections.c
index b0f04f4017..91f9b05a48 100644
--- a/clients/cli/connections.c
+++ b/clients/cli/connections.c
@@ -4273,45 +4273,36 @@ set_bond_option (NmCli *nmc, NMConnection *con, const OptionInfo *option, const
 {
 	NMSettingBond *s_bond;
 	gboolean success;
+	gs_free char *name = NULL;
+	char *p;
 
 	s_bond = nm_connection_get_setting_bond (con);
 	g_return_val_if_fail (s_bond, FALSE);
 
-	if (!value)
-		return TRUE;
+	name = g_strdup (option->option);
+	for (p = name; p[0]; p++) {
+		if (p[0] == '-')
+			p[0] = '_';
+	}
 
-	if (strcmp (option->option, "mode") == 0) {
-		value = nmc_bond_validate_mode (value, error);
-		if (!value)
-			return FALSE;
+	if (nm_str_is_empty (value)) {
+		nm_setting_bond_remove_option (s_bond, name);
+		success = TRUE;
+	} else
+		success = _nm_meta_setting_bond_add_option (NM_SETTING (s_bond), name, value, error);
 
-		if (g_strcmp0 (value, "active-backup") == 0) {
-			const char *primary[] = { "primary", NULL };
-			enable_options (NM_SETTING_BOND_SETTING_NAME, NM_SETTING_BOND_OPTIONS, primary);
+	if (!success)
+		return FALSE;
+
+	if (success) {
+		if (nm_streq (name, NM_SETTING_BOND_OPTION_MODE)) {
+			value = nmc_bond_validate_mode (value, error);
+			if (nm_streq (value, "active-backup")) {
+				enable_options (NM_SETTING_BOND_SETTING_NAME,
+				                NM_SETTING_BOND_OPTIONS,
+				                NM_MAKE_STRV ("primary"));
+			}
 		}
-
-		success = nm_setting_bond_add_option (s_bond, NM_SETTING_BOND_OPTION_MODE, value);
-	} else if (strcmp (option->option, "primary") == 0)
-		success = nm_setting_bond_add_option (s_bond, NM_SETTING_BOND_OPTION_PRIMARY, value);
-	else if (strcmp (option->option, "miimon") == 0)
-		success = nm_setting_bond_add_option (s_bond, NM_SETTING_BOND_OPTION_MIIMON, value);
-	else if (strcmp (option->option, "downdelay") == 0)
-		success = nm_setting_bond_add_option (s_bond, NM_SETTING_BOND_OPTION_DOWNDELAY, value);
-	else if (strcmp (option->option, "updelay") == 0)
-		success = nm_setting_bond_add_option (s_bond, NM_SETTING_BOND_OPTION_UPDELAY, value);
-	else if (strcmp (option->option, "arp-interval") == 0)
-		success = nm_setting_bond_add_option (s_bond, NM_SETTING_BOND_OPTION_ARP_INTERVAL, value);
-	else if (strcmp (option->option, "arp-ip-target") == 0)
-		success = nm_setting_bond_add_option (s_bond, NM_SETTING_BOND_OPTION_ARP_IP_TARGET, value);
-	else if (strcmp (option->option, "lacp-rate") == 0)
-		success = nm_setting_bond_add_option (s_bond, NM_SETTING_BOND_OPTION_LACP_RATE, value);
-	else
-		g_return_val_if_reached (FALSE);
-
-	if (!success) {
-		g_set_error (error, NMCLI_ERROR, NMC_RESULT_ERROR_USER_INPUT,
-		             _("Error: error adding bond option '%s=%s'."),
-		             option->option, value);
 	}
 
 	return success;
diff --git a/clients/common/nm-meta-setting-desc.c b/clients/common/nm-meta-setting-desc.c
index 0ea82dfa28..5a574adea1 100644
--- a/clients/common/nm-meta-setting-desc.c
+++ b/clients/common/nm-meta-setting-desc.c
@@ -2357,8 +2357,8 @@ _get_fcn_bond_options (ARGS_GET_FCN)
 	RETURN_STR_TO_FREE (g_string_free (str, FALSE));
 }
 
-static gboolean
-_optionlist_set_fcn_bond_options (NMSetting *setting,
+gboolean
+_nm_meta_setting_bond_add_option (NMSetting *setting,
                                   const char *name,
                                   const char *value,
                                   GError **error)
@@ -2366,8 +2366,14 @@ _optionlist_set_fcn_bond_options (NMSetting *setting,
 	gs_free char *tmp_value = NULL;
 	char *p;
 
-	if (!value) {
-		nm_setting_bond_remove_option (NM_SETTING_BOND (setting), name);
+	if (   !value
+	    || !value[0]) {
+		if (!nm_setting_bond_remove_option (NM_SETTING_BOND (setting), name)) {
+			nm_utils_error_set (error, NM_UTILS_ERROR_INVALID_ARGUMENT,
+			                    _("failed to unset bond option \"%s\""),
+			                    name);
+			return FALSE;
+		}
 		return TRUE;
 	}
 
@@ -2388,6 +2394,15 @@ _optionlist_set_fcn_bond_options (NMSetting *setting,
 		                    name);
 		return FALSE;
 	}
+
+	if (nm_streq (name, NM_SETTING_BOND_OPTION_ARP_INTERVAL)) {
+		if (_nm_utils_ascii_str_to_int64 (value, 10, 0, G_MAXINT, 0) > 0)
+			_nm_setting_bond_remove_options_miimon (NM_SETTING_BOND (setting));
+	} else if (nm_streq (name, NM_SETTING_BOND_OPTION_MIIMON)) {
+		if (_nm_utils_ascii_str_to_int64 (value, 10, 0, G_MAXINT, 0) > 0)
+			_nm_setting_bond_remove_options_arp_interval (NM_SETTING_BOND (setting));
+	}
+
 	return TRUE;
 }
 
@@ -4883,7 +4898,7 @@ static const NMMetaPropertyInfo property_info_BOND_OPTIONS =
 	    ),
 	    .property_typ_data = DEFINE_PROPERTY_TYP_DATA (
 	        PROPERTY_TYP_DATA_SUBTYPE (optionlist,
-	            .set_fcn =              _optionlist_set_fcn_bond_options,
+	            .set_fcn =              _nm_meta_setting_bond_add_option,
 	        ),
 	        .nested =                   &nm_meta_property_typ_data_bond,
 	    ),
diff --git a/clients/common/nm-meta-setting-desc.h b/clients/common/nm-meta-setting-desc.h
index 2468972092..68c03d0541 100644
--- a/clients/common/nm-meta-setting-desc.h
+++ b/clients/common/nm-meta-setting-desc.h
@@ -524,4 +524,11 @@ extern const NMMetaPropertyTypDataNested nm_meta_property_typ_data_bond;
 
 /*****************************************************************************/
 
+gboolean _nm_meta_setting_bond_add_option (NMSetting *setting,
+                                           const char *name,
+                                           const char *value,
+                                           GError **error);
+
+/*****************************************************************************/
+
 #endif /* __NM_META_SETTING_DESC_H__ */
diff --git a/libnm-core/nm-libnm-core-intern/nm-libnm-core-utils.c b/libnm-core/nm-libnm-core-intern/nm-libnm-core-utils.c
index 5e98d212c8..66c4cafd89 100644
--- a/libnm-core/nm-libnm-core-intern/nm-libnm-core-utils.c
+++ b/libnm-core/nm-libnm-core-intern/nm-libnm-core-utils.c
@@ -16,6 +16,25 @@ nm_utils_bond_option_arp_ip_targets_split (const char *arp_ip_target)
 	return nm_utils_strsplit_set_full (arp_ip_target, ",", NM_UTILS_STRSPLIT_SET_FLAGS_STRSTRIP);
 }
 
+void
+_nm_setting_bond_remove_options_miimon (NMSettingBond *s_bond)
+{
+	g_return_if_fail (NM_IS_SETTING_BOND (s_bond));
+
+	nm_setting_bond_remove_option (s_bond, NM_SETTING_BOND_OPTION_MIIMON);
+	nm_setting_bond_remove_option (s_bond, NM_SETTING_BOND_OPTION_UPDELAY);
+	nm_setting_bond_remove_option (s_bond, NM_SETTING_BOND_OPTION_DOWNDELAY);
+}
+
+void
+_nm_setting_bond_remove_options_arp_interval (NMSettingBond *s_bond)
+{
+	g_return_if_fail (NM_IS_SETTING_BOND (s_bond));
+
+	nm_setting_bond_remove_option (s_bond, NM_SETTING_BOND_OPTION_ARP_INTERVAL);
+	nm_setting_bond_remove_option (s_bond, NM_SETTING_BOND_OPTION_ARP_IP_TARGET);
+}
+
 /*****************************************************************************/
 
 gboolean
diff --git a/libnm-core/nm-libnm-core-intern/nm-libnm-core-utils.h b/libnm-core/nm-libnm-core-intern/nm-libnm-core-utils.h
index d74a39f3d7..aeddf2f9c5 100644
--- a/libnm-core/nm-libnm-core-intern/nm-libnm-core-utils.h
+++ b/libnm-core/nm-libnm-core-intern/nm-libnm-core-utils.h
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 
 /****************************************************************************/
 
+#include "nm-setting-bond.h"
 #include "nm-setting-bridge.h"
 #include "nm-setting-connection.h"
 #include "nm-setting-ip-config.h"
@@ -48,6 +49,9 @@ NM_AUTO_DEFINE_FCN0 (NMWireGuardPeer *, _nm_auto_unref_wgpeer, nm_wireguard_peer
 
 const char **nm_utils_bond_option_arp_ip_targets_split (const char *arp_ip_target);
 
+void _nm_setting_bond_remove_options_miimon (NMSettingBond *s_bond);
+void _nm_setting_bond_remove_options_arp_interval (NMSettingBond *s_bond);
+
 /*****************************************************************************/
 
 static inline guint32
diff --git a/libnm-core/nm-setting-bond.c b/libnm-core/nm-setting-bond.c
index 4e38f474e8..df5c878019 100644
--- a/libnm-core/nm-setting-bond.c
+++ b/libnm-core/nm-setting-bond.c
@@ -609,7 +609,8 @@ nm_setting_bond_add_option (NMSettingBond *setting,
 
 	g_return_val_if_fail (NM_IS_SETTING_BOND (setting), FALSE);
 
-	if (!value || !nm_setting_bond_validate_option (name, value))
+	if (   !value
+	    || !nm_setting_bond_validate_option (name, value))
 		return FALSE;
 
 	priv = NM_SETTING_BOND_GET_PRIVATE (setting);