diff --git a/neutron/common/utils.py b/neutron/common/utils.py
index 48fcd8d6754..71dfbab31dc 100644
--- a/neutron/common/utils.py
+++ b/neutron/common/utils.py
@@ -204,6 +204,15 @@ def is_dvr_serviced(device_owner):
             device_owner in get_other_dvr_serviced_device_owners())
 
 
+def is_fip_serviced(device_owner):
+    """Check if the port can be assigned a floating IP
+
+    Helper function to check the device owner of a
+    port can be assigned a floating IP.
+    """
+    return device_owner != n_const.DEVICE_OWNER_DHCP
+
+
 def ip_to_cidr(ip, prefix=None):
     """Convert an ip with no prefix to cidr notation
 
diff --git a/neutron/db/l3_db.py b/neutron/db/l3_db.py
index 6957dfbaf87..3d8b38451d4 100644
--- a/neutron/db/l3_db.py
+++ b/neutron/db/l3_db.py
@@ -1143,6 +1143,9 @@ class L3_NAT_dbonly_mixin(l3.RouterPluginBase,
             raise n_exc.BadRequest(resource='floatingip', msg=msg)
 
         internal_subnet_id = None
+        if not utils.is_fip_serviced(internal_port.get('device_owner')):
+            msg = _('Port %(id)s is unable to be assigned a floating IP')
+            raise n_exc.BadRequest(resource='floatingip', msg=msg)
         if fip.get('fixed_ip_address'):
             internal_ip_address = fip['fixed_ip_address']
             if netaddr.IPAddress(internal_ip_address).version != 4:
diff --git a/neutron/tests/unit/common/test_utils.py b/neutron/tests/unit/common/test_utils.py
index cb93ac277e0..f5616e737f6 100644
--- a/neutron/tests/unit/common/test_utils.py
+++ b/neutron/tests/unit/common/test_utils.py
@@ -494,6 +494,24 @@ class TestDvrServices(base.BaseTestCase):
         self._test_is_dvr_serviced(constants.DEVICE_OWNER_COMPUTE_PREFIX, True)
 
 
+class TestFipServices(base.BaseTestCase):
+
+    def _test_is_fip_serviced(self, device_owner, expected):
+        self.assertEqual(expected, utils.is_fip_serviced(device_owner))
+
+    def test_is_fip_serviced_with_lb_port(self):
+        self._test_is_fip_serviced(constants.DEVICE_OWNER_LOADBALANCER, True)
+
+    def test_is_fip_serviced_with_lbv2_port(self):
+        self._test_is_fip_serviced(constants.DEVICE_OWNER_LOADBALANCERV2, True)
+
+    def test_is_fip_serviced_with_dhcp_port(self):
+        self._test_is_fip_serviced(constants.DEVICE_OWNER_DHCP, False)
+
+    def test_is_fip_serviced_with_vm_port(self):
+        self._test_is_fip_serviced(constants.DEVICE_OWNER_COMPUTE_PREFIX, True)
+
+
 class TestIpToCidr(base.BaseTestCase):
     def test_ip_to_cidr_ipv4_default(self):
         self.assertEqual('15.1.2.3/32', utils.ip_to_cidr('15.1.2.3'))
diff --git a/neutron/tests/unit/extensions/test_l3.py b/neutron/tests/unit/extensions/test_l3.py
index e2ad178132b..a055c4cce75 100644
--- a/neutron/tests/unit/extensions/test_l3.py
+++ b/neutron/tests/unit/extensions/test_l3.py
@@ -3456,6 +3456,16 @@ class L3NatTestCaseBase(L3NatTestCaseMixin):
             self._delete('routers', router['router']['id'],
                          exc.HTTPForbidden.code)
 
+    def test_associate_to_dhcp_port_fails(self):
+        with self.subnet(cidr="10.0.0.0/24", ip_version=4) as sub:
+            with self.port(subnet=sub,
+                           device_owner=lib_constants.DEVICE_OWNER_DHCP) as p:
+                res = self._create_floatingip(
+                     self.fmt,
+                     sub['subnet']['network_id'],
+                     port_id=p['port']['id'])
+                self.assertEqual(exc.HTTPBadRequest.code, res.status_int)
+
 
 class L3AgentDbTestCaseBase(L3NatTestCaseMixin):