diff --git a/neutron/cmd/sanity/checks.py b/neutron/cmd/sanity/checks.py
index 5cfd039b45d..4fd1bec0344 100644
--- a/neutron/cmd/sanity/checks.py
+++ b/neutron/cmd/sanity/checks.py
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ import tempfile
 import netaddr
 from neutron_lib import constants as n_consts
 from neutron_lib import exceptions
+from neutron_lib.utils import helpers
 from oslo_config import cfg
 from oslo_log import log as logging
 from oslo_utils import uuidutils
@@ -515,3 +516,36 @@ def gre_conntrack_supported():
         return agent_utils.execute(cmd, log_fail_as_error=False)
     except exceptions.ProcessExecutionError:
         return False
+
+
+def min_tx_rate_support():
+    device_mappings = helpers.parse_mappings(
+        cfg.CONF.SRIOV_NIC.physical_device_mappings, unique_keys=False)
+    devices_to_test = set()
+    for devices_in_physnet in device_mappings.values():
+        for device in devices_in_physnet:
+            devices_to_test.add(device)
+
+    # NOTE(ralonsoh): the VF used by default is 0. Each SR-IOV configured
+    # NIC should have configured at least 1 VF.
+    VF_NUM = 0
+    devices_without_support = set()
+    for device in devices_to_test:
+        try:
+            ip_link = ip_lib.IpLinkCommand(device)
+            # NOTE(ralonsoh): to set min_tx_rate, first is needed to set
+            # max_tx_rate and max_tx_rate >= min_tx_rate.
+            vf_config = {'vf': VF_NUM, 'rate': {'min_tx_rate': int(400),
+                                                'max_tx_rate': int(500)}}
+            ip_link.set_vf_feature(vf_config)
+            vf_config = {'vf': VF_NUM, 'rate': {'min_tx_rate': 0,
+                                                'max_tx_rate': 0}}
+            ip_link.set_vf_feature(vf_config)
+        except ip_lib.InvalidArgument:
+            devices_without_support.add(device)
+
+    if devices_without_support:
+        LOG.debug('The following NICs do not support "min_tx_rate": %s',
+                  devices_without_support)
+        return False
+    return True
diff --git a/neutron/cmd/sanity_check.py b/neutron/cmd/sanity_check.py
index 86888a17187..5d26af2d19c 100644
--- a/neutron/cmd/sanity_check.py
+++ b/neutron/cmd/sanity_check.py
@@ -288,6 +288,15 @@ def check_ip_nonlocal_bind():
     return result
 
 
+def check_min_tx_rate_support():
+    result = checks.min_tx_rate_support()
+    if not result:
+        LOG.warning('There are SR-IOV network interfaces that do not support '
+                    'setting the minimum TX rate (dataplane enforced minimum '
+                    'guaranteed bandwidth) "ip-link vf min_tx_rate".')
+    return result
+
+
 # Define CLI opts to test specific features, with a callback for the test
 OPTS = [
     BoolOptCallback('ovs_vxlan', check_ovs_vxlan, default=False,
@@ -348,6 +357,10 @@ OPTS = [
                     help=_('Check ip_nonlocal_bind kernel option works with '
                            'network namespaces.'),
                     default=False),
+    BoolOptCallback('check_min_tx_rate_support', check_min_tx_rate_support,
+                    help=_('Check if the configured SR-IOV NICs support '
+                           'the "ip-link vf min_tx_rate" parameter.'),
+                    default=False),
 ]
 
 
@@ -396,6 +409,8 @@ def enable_tests_from_config():
          'OVSHybridIptablesFirewallDriver'),
     ):
         cfg.CONF.set_default('bridge_firewalling', True)
+    if cfg.CONF.SRIOV_NIC.physical_device_mappings:
+        cfg.CONF.set_default('check_min_tx_rate_support', True)
 
 
 def all_tests_passed():
diff --git a/neutron/plugins/ml2/drivers/mech_sriov/agent/pci_lib.py b/neutron/plugins/ml2/drivers/mech_sriov/agent/pci_lib.py
index ebc1c51ecb0..4c288745233 100644
--- a/neutron/plugins/ml2/drivers/mech_sriov/agent/pci_lib.py
+++ b/neutron/plugins/ml2/drivers/mech_sriov/agent/pci_lib.py
@@ -100,4 +100,11 @@ class PciDeviceIPWrapper(ip_lib.IPWrapper):
         """
         ip = self.device(self.dev_name)
         vf_config = {'vf': vf_index, 'rate': {rate_type: int(rate_value)}}
-        ip.link.set_vf_feature(vf_config)
+        try:
+            ip.link.set_vf_feature(vf_config)
+        except ip_lib.InvalidArgument:
+            # NOTE(ralonsoh): some NICs do not support "min_tx_rate" parameter.
+            # https://bugs.launchpad.net/neutron/+bug/1918464
+            LOG.error('Device %(device)s does not support ip-link vf '
+                      '"%(rate_type)s" parameter.',
+                      {'device': self.dev_name, 'rate_type': rate_type})
diff --git a/neutron/tests/unit/plugins/ml2/drivers/mech_sriov/agent/test_pci_lib.py b/neutron/tests/unit/plugins/ml2/drivers/mech_sriov/agent/test_pci_lib.py
index 94497e4ad5b..6bbd6ab78b7 100644
--- a/neutron/tests/unit/plugins/ml2/drivers/mech_sriov/agent/test_pci_lib.py
+++ b/neutron/tests/unit/plugins/ml2/drivers/mech_sriov/agent/test_pci_lib.py
@@ -101,3 +101,13 @@ class TestPciLib(base.BaseTestCase):
         self.pci_wrapper.set_vf_rate(self.VF_INDEX, 'min_tx_rate', 10)
         vf = {'vf': self.VF_INDEX, 'rate': {'min_tx_rate': 10}}
         self.mock_ip_device.link.set_vf_feature.assert_called_once_with(vf)
+
+    @mock.patch.object(pci_lib, 'LOG')
+    def test_set_vf_rate_exception(self, mock_log):
+        self.mock_ip_device.link.set_vf_feature.side_effect = (
+            ip_lib.InvalidArgument)
+        self.pci_wrapper.set_vf_rate(self.VF_INDEX, 'min_tx_rate', 10)
+        mock_log.error.assert_called_once_with(
+            'Device %(device)s does not support ip-link vf "%(rate_type)s" '
+            'parameter.', {'device': self.DEV_NAME, 'rate_type': 'min_tx_rate'}
+        )