diff --git a/src/opnsense/mvc/app/library/OPNsense/Firewall/Rule.php b/src/opnsense/mvc/app/library/OPNsense/Firewall/Rule.php
index d0e46aa6e..0c56769de 100644
--- a/src/opnsense/mvc/app/library/OPNsense/Firewall/Rule.php
+++ b/src/opnsense/mvc/app/library/OPNsense/Firewall/Rule.php
@@ -254,6 +254,17 @@ abstract class Rule
                             $rule[$target] = "({$interfaces["{$matches[1]}"]['if']})";
                         }
                     } elseif (!empty($interfaces[$network_name]['if'])) {
+                        if ($rule['ipprotocol'] == "inet") {
+                            $network_found = !empty($interfaces[$network_name]['ifconfig']['ipv4']);
+                        } else {
+                            $network_found = !empty($interfaces[$network_name]['ifconfig']['ipv6']);
+                        }
+                        if (!$network_found) {
+                            $rule['disabled'] = true;
+                            $this->log(
+                              "network address type {$rule['ipprotocol']} not found on interface {$network_name}"
+                            );
+                        }
                         $rule[$target] = "({$interfaces[$network_name]['if']}:network)";
                     } elseif (Util::isIpAddress($rule[$tag]['network']) || Util::isSubnet($rule[$tag]['network'])) {
                         $rule[$target] = $rule[$tag]['network'];