diff --git a/t/t5702-protocol-v2.sh b/t/t5702-protocol-v2.sh
index db4ae09f2f..f8912211e0 100755
--- a/t/t5702-protocol-v2.sh
+++ b/t/t5702-protocol-v2.sh
@@ -182,6 +182,13 @@ test_expect_success 'server-options are sent when using ls-remote' '
 	grep "server-option=world" log
 '
 
+test_expect_success 'warn if using server-option with ls-remote with legacy protocol' '
+	test_must_fail env GIT_TEST_PROTOCOL_VERSION=0 git -c protocol.version=0 \
+		ls-remote -o hello -o world "file://$(pwd)/file_parent" master 2>err &&
+
+	test_i18ngrep "see protocol.version in" err &&
+	test_i18ngrep "server options require protocol version 2 or later" err
+'
 
 test_expect_success 'clone with file:// using protocol v2' '
 	test_when_finished "rm -f log" &&
@@ -251,6 +258,18 @@ test_expect_success 'server-options are sent when fetching' '
 	grep "server-option=world" log
 '
 
+test_expect_success 'warn if using server-option with fetch with legacy protocol' '
+	test_when_finished "rm -rf temp_child" &&
+
+	git init temp_child &&
+
+	test_must_fail env GIT_TEST_PROTOCOL_VERSION=0 git -C temp_child -c protocol.version=0 \
+		fetch -o hello -o world "file://$(pwd)/file_parent" master 2>err &&
+
+	test_i18ngrep "see protocol.version in" err &&
+	test_i18ngrep "server options require protocol version 2 or later" err
+'
+
 test_expect_success 'upload-pack respects config using protocol v2' '
 	git init server &&
 	write_script server/.git/hook <<-\EOF &&
diff --git a/transport.c b/transport.c
index e078812897..77446119da 100644
--- a/transport.c
+++ b/transport.c
@@ -252,6 +252,14 @@ static int connect_setup(struct transport *transport, int for_push)
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static void die_if_server_options(struct transport *transport)
+{
+	if (!transport->server_options || !transport->server_options->nr)
+		return;
+	advise(_("see protocol.version in 'git help config' for more details"));
+	die(_("server options require protocol version 2 or later"));
+}
+
 /*
  * Obtains the protocol version from the transport and writes it to
  * transport->data->version, first connecting if not already connected.
@@ -286,6 +294,7 @@ static struct ref *handshake(struct transport *transport, int for_push,
 		break;
 	case protocol_v1:
 	case protocol_v0:
+		die_if_server_options(transport);
 		get_remote_heads(&reader, &refs,
 				 for_push ? REF_NORMAL : 0,
 				 &data->extra_have,
@@ -363,6 +372,7 @@ static int fetch_refs_via_pack(struct transport *transport,
 		break;
 	case protocol_v1:
 	case protocol_v0:
+		die_if_server_options(transport);
 		refs = fetch_pack(&args, data->fd, data->conn,
 				  refs_tmp ? refs_tmp : transport->remote_refs,
 				  dest, to_fetch, nr_heads, &data->shallow,