diff --git a/src/core/dbus-cgroup.c b/src/core/dbus-cgroup.c
index 42381eca36..f61ca08fcb 100644
--- a/src/core/dbus-cgroup.c
+++ b/src/core/dbus-cgroup.c
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 
 #include "af-list.h"
 #include "alloc-util.h"
+#include "bpf-firewall.h"
 #include "bus-util.h"
 #include "cgroup-util.h"
 #include "cgroup.h"
@@ -1321,6 +1322,15 @@ int bus_cgroup_set_property(
                         if (r < 0)
                                 return r;
                         unit_write_drop_in_private(u, mode, name, buf);
+
+                        if (*list) {
+                                r = bpf_firewall_supported();
+                                if (r < 0)
+                                        return r;
+                                if (r == 0)
+                                        log_warning("Transient unit %s configures an IP firewall, but the local system does not support BPF/cgroup firewalling.\n"
+                                                    "Proceeding WITHOUT firewalling in effect!", u->id);
+                        }
                 }
 
                 return 1;
diff --git a/src/core/ip-address-access.c b/src/core/ip-address-access.c
index 18d28708be..cfb7d51c4f 100644
--- a/src/core/ip-address-access.c
+++ b/src/core/ip-address-access.c
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 #include <stdlib.h>
 
 #include "alloc-util.h"
+#include "bpf-firewall.h"
 #include "extract-word.h"
 #include "hostname-util.h"
 #include "ip-address-access.h"
@@ -150,6 +151,15 @@ int config_parse_ip_address_access(
 
         *list = ip_address_access_reduce(*list);
 
+        if (*list) {
+                r = bpf_firewall_supported();
+                if (r < 0)
+                        return r;
+                if (r == 0)
+                        log_warning("File %s:%u configures an IP firewall (%s=%s), but the local system does not support BPF/cgroup based firewalling.\n"
+                                    "Proceeding WITHOUT firewalling in effect!", filename, line, lvalue, rvalue);
+        }
+
         return 0;
 }