diff --git a/integration/service/network_test.go b/integration/service/network_test.go
index ba4a18a68c..a8dd2e955c 100644
--- a/integration/service/network_test.go
+++ b/integration/service/network_test.go
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/docker/docker/integration/internal/container"
 	net "github.com/docker/docker/integration/internal/network"
 	"github.com/docker/docker/integration/internal/swarm"
+	"github.com/docker/docker/testutil/daemon"
 	"gotest.tools/v3/assert"
 	is "gotest.tools/v3/assert/cmp"
 	"gotest.tools/v3/skip"
@@ -115,3 +116,21 @@ func TestDockerNetworkReConnect(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.NilError(t, err)
 	assert.Check(t, is.DeepEqual(n1, n2))
 }
+
+// Check that a swarm-scoped network can't have EnableIPv4=false.
+func TestSwarmNoDisableIPv4(t *testing.T) {
+	skip.If(t, testEnv.DaemonInfo.OSType == "windows")
+	ctx := setupTest(t)
+
+	d := swarm.NewSwarm(ctx, t, testEnv, daemon.WithExperimental())
+	defer d.Stop(t)
+	client := d.NewClientT(t)
+	defer client.Close()
+
+	_, err := net.Create(ctx, client, "overlay-v6-only",
+		net.WithDriver("overlay"),
+		net.WithAttachable(),
+		net.WithIPv4(false),
+	)
+	assert.Check(t, is.ErrorContains(err, "IPv4 cannot be disabled in a Swarm scoped network"))
+}
diff --git a/libnetwork/controller.go b/libnetwork/controller.go
index 1e3d211248..0a8fe2e062 100644
--- a/libnetwork/controller.go
+++ b/libnetwork/controller.go
@@ -550,6 +550,9 @@ func (c *Controller) NewNetwork(networkType, name string, id string, options ...
 	if (caps.DataScope == scope.Global || nw.scope == scope.Swarm) &&
 		c.isSwarmNode() && !nw.dynamic {
 		if c.isManager() {
+			if !nw.enableIPv4 {
+				return nil, types.InvalidParameterErrorf("IPv4 cannot be disabled in a Swarm scoped network")
+			}
 			// For non-distributed controlled environment, globalscoped non-dynamic networks are redirected to Manager
 			return nil, ManagerRedirectError(name)
 		}