diff --git a/src/journal/journalctl-filter.c b/src/journal/journalctl-filter.c
index ce2a6cb18c..01c82ca405 100644
--- a/src/journal/journalctl-filter.c
+++ b/src/journal/journalctl-filter.c
@@ -23,6 +23,25 @@
 #include "strv.h"
 #include "unit-name.h"
 
+bool field_list_has_scope_options(void) {
+        return
+                arg_boot_filter ||
+                arg_invocation ||
+                arg_dmesg ||
+                arg_cursor ||
+                arg_after_cursor ||
+                arg_cursor_file ||
+                !strv_isempty(arg_system_units) ||
+                !strv_isempty(arg_user_units) ||
+                !strv_isempty(arg_syslog_identifier) ||
+                !strv_isempty(arg_exclude_identifier) ||
+                arg_priorities != 0 ||
+                !set_isempty(arg_facilities) ||
+                arg_since_set ||
+                arg_until_set ||
+                arg_pattern;
+}
+
 static int add_invocation(sd_journal *j) {
         int r;
 
diff --git a/src/journal/journalctl-filter.h b/src/journal/journalctl-filter.h
index bf2f7b839c..f0ac453d3c 100644
--- a/src/journal/journalctl-filter.h
+++ b/src/journal/journalctl-filter.h
@@ -11,4 +11,5 @@ int journal_add_unit_matches(
                 uid_t uid,
                 char * const *user_units);
 
+bool field_list_has_scope_options(void);
 int add_filters(sd_journal *j, char **matches);
diff --git a/src/journal/journalctl.c b/src/journal/journalctl.c
index b407a77d97..4bc648ceff 100644
--- a/src/journal/journalctl.c
+++ b/src/journal/journalctl.c
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 #include "journalctl.h"
 #include "journalctl-authenticate.h"
 #include "journalctl-catalog.h"
+#include "journalctl-filter.h"
 #include "journalctl-metrics.h"
 #include "journalctl-misc.h"
 #include "journalctl-show.h"
@@ -70,6 +71,7 @@ bool arg_merge = false;
 int arg_boot = -1; /* tristate */
 sd_id128_t arg_boot_id = {};
 int arg_boot_offset = 0;
+bool arg_boot_filter = false;
 bool arg_dmesg = false;
 bool arg_no_hostname = false;
 char *arg_cursor = NULL;
@@ -532,6 +534,7 @@ static int parse_argv(int argc, char *argv[], char ***remaining_args) {
 
                 OPTION_LONG("this-boot", NULL, /* help= */ NULL):
                         arg_boot = true;
+                        arg_boot_filter = true;
                         arg_boot_id = SD_ID128_NULL;
                         arg_boot_offset = 0;
                         break;
@@ -539,6 +542,7 @@ static int parse_argv(int argc, char *argv[], char ***remaining_args) {
                 OPTION_FULL(OPTION_OPTIONAL_ARG, 'b', "boot", "ID",
                             "Show current boot or the specified boot"):
                         arg_boot = true;
+                        arg_boot_filter = true;
                         arg_boot_id = SD_ID128_NULL;
                         arg_boot_offset = 0;
 
@@ -548,6 +552,7 @@ static int parse_argv(int argc, char *argv[], char ***remaining_args) {
                                         return log_error_errno(r, "Failed to parse boot descriptor '%s'", opts.arg);
 
                                 arg_boot = r;
+                                arg_boot_filter = r > 0;
 
                         } else {
                                 /* Hmm, no argument? Maybe the next word on the command line is supposed to
@@ -558,6 +563,7 @@ static int parse_argv(int argc, char *argv[], char ***remaining_args) {
                                         r = parse_id_descriptor(peek, &arg_boot_id, &arg_boot_offset);
                                         if (r >= 0) {
                                                 arg_boot = r;
+                                                arg_boot_filter = r > 0;
                                                 (void) option_parser_consume_next_arg(&opts);
                                         }
                                 }
@@ -976,6 +982,10 @@ static int parse_argv(int argc, char *argv[], char ***remaining_args) {
                                        "Extraneous arguments starting with '%s'",
                                        args[0]);
 
+        if (IN_SET(arg_action, ACTION_LIST_FIELDS, ACTION_LIST_FIELD_NAMES) && field_list_has_scope_options())
+                return log_error_errno(SYNTHETIC_ERRNO(EINVAL),
+                                       "-F/--field= and -N/--fields cannot be combined with options that limit the journal.");
+
         if ((arg_boot || arg_action == ACTION_LIST_BOOTS) && arg_merge)
                 return log_error_errno(SYNTHETIC_ERRNO(EINVAL),
                                        "Using --boot or --list-boots with --merge is not supported.");
diff --git a/src/journal/journalctl.h b/src/journal/journalctl.h
index 59353253d4..23535ab0ce 100644
--- a/src/journal/journalctl.h
+++ b/src/journal/journalctl.h
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ extern bool arg_merge;
 extern int arg_boot;
 extern sd_id128_t arg_boot_id;
 extern int arg_boot_offset;
+extern bool arg_boot_filter;
 extern bool arg_dmesg;
 extern bool arg_no_hostname;
 extern char *arg_cursor;
diff --git a/test/units/TEST-04-JOURNAL.journal.sh b/test/units/TEST-04-JOURNAL.journal.sh
index 03613b5805..403164016f 100755
--- a/test/units/TEST-04-JOURNAL.journal.sh
+++ b/test/units/TEST-04-JOURNAL.journal.sh
@@ -158,6 +158,10 @@ journalctl --root / | grep . >/dev/null
 journalctl --cursor "t=0;t=-1;t=0;t=0x0" | grep . >/dev/null
 journalctl --header | grep system.journal
 journalctl --field _EXE | grep . >/dev/null
+journalctl --field _EXE --pager-end | grep . >/dev/null
+(! journalctl -q --field _SYSTEMD_UNIT --unit "test-no-such-unit-$RANDOM.service" --no-pager)
+(! journalctl -q --field _SYSTEMD_UNIT --since "9999-01-01" --no-pager)
+(! journalctl -q --fields --unit "test-no-such-unit-$RANDOM.service" --no-pager)
 journalctl --no-hostname --utc --catalog | grep . >/dev/null
 # Exercise executable_is_script() and the related code, e.g. `journalctl -b /path/to/a/script.sh` should turn
 # into ((_EXE=/usr/bin/bash AND _COMM=script.sh) AND _BOOT_ID=c002e3683ba14fa8b6c1e12878386514)