diff --git a/src/network/networkd-setlink.c b/src/network/networkd-setlink.c
index b6aaa1e9db..541c4b8a72 100644
--- a/src/network/networkd-setlink.c
+++ b/src/network/networkd-setlink.c
@@ -502,6 +502,14 @@ static int link_is_ready_to_set_link(Link *link, Request *req) {
                         r = link_down_now(link);
                         if (r < 0)
                                 return r;
+
+                        /* If the kind of the link is "bond", we need
+                         * set the slave link down as well. */
+                        if (streq_ptr(link->kind, "bond")) {
+                                r = link_down_slave_links(link);
+                                if (r < 0)
+                                        return r;
+                        }
                 }
                 break;
 
@@ -1226,6 +1234,21 @@ int link_down_now(Link *link) {
         return 0;
 }
 
+int link_down_slave_links(Link *link) {
+        Link *slave;
+        int r;
+
+        assert(link);
+
+        SET_FOREACH(slave, link->slaves) {
+                r = link_down_now(slave);
+                if (r < 0)
+                        return r;
+        }
+
+        return 0;
+}
+
 static int link_remove_handler(sd_netlink *rtnl, sd_netlink_message *m, Link *link) {
         int r;
 
diff --git a/src/network/networkd-setlink.h b/src/network/networkd-setlink.h
index 7e5ba32ef1..841e5eeb9c 100644
--- a/src/network/networkd-setlink.h
+++ b/src/network/networkd-setlink.h
@@ -25,4 +25,5 @@ int link_request_to_activate(Link *link);
 int link_request_to_bring_up_or_down(Link *link, bool up);
 
 int link_down_now(Link *link);
+int link_down_slave_links(Link *link);
 int link_remove(Link *link);
diff --git a/test/test-network/conf/23-bond199.network b/test/test-network/conf/23-bond199.network
index 9f4879ff24..6a1f9a1bc7 100644
--- a/test/test-network/conf/23-bond199.network
+++ b/test/test-network/conf/23-bond199.network
@@ -4,3 +4,6 @@ Name=bond199
 
 [Network]
 IPv6AcceptRA=no
+
+[Link]
+MACAddress=00:11:22:33:44:55
diff --git a/test/test-network/systemd-networkd-tests.py b/test/test-network/systemd-networkd-tests.py
index e4e92d5a37..398ece8297 100755
--- a/test/test-network/systemd-networkd-tests.py
+++ b/test/test-network/systemd-networkd-tests.py
@@ -3881,6 +3881,7 @@ class NetworkdBondTests(unittest.TestCase, Utilities):
         output = check_output('ip -d link show bond199')
         print(output)
         self.assertRegex(output, 'primary dummy98')
+        self.assertIn('link/ether 00:11:22:33:44:55', output)
 
     def test_bond_operstate(self):
         copy_network_unit('25-bond.netdev', '11-dummy.netdev', '12-dummy.netdev',