diff --git a/openstackclient/network/v2/network.py b/openstackclient/network/v2/network.py
index e04efed616..33f7e04e40 100644
--- a/openstackclient/network/v2/network.py
+++ b/openstackclient/network/v2/network.py
@@ -401,6 +401,16 @@ class CreateNetwork(
             )
             raise exceptions.CommandError(msg)
 
+        if (
+            parsed_args.segmentation_id
+            and not parsed_args.provider_network_type
+        ):
+            msg = _(
+                "--provider-segment requires --provider-network-type "
+                "to be specified."
+            )
+            raise exceptions.CommandError(msg)
+
         attrs.update(
             self._parse_extra_properties(parsed_args.extra_properties)
         )
diff --git a/openstackclient/tests/unit/network/v2/test_network.py b/openstackclient/tests/unit/network/v2/test_network.py
index f809cad0af..b2e65f2136 100644
--- a/openstackclient/tests/unit/network/v2/test_network.py
+++ b/openstackclient/tests/unit/network/v2/test_network.py
@@ -330,6 +330,23 @@ class TestCreateNetworkIdentityV3(TestNetwork):
             exceptions.CommandError, self.cmd.take_action, parsed_args
         )
 
+    def test_create_with_provider_segment_without_provider_type(self):
+        arglist = [
+            "--provider-segment",
+            "123",
+            self._network.name,
+        ]
+        verifylist = [
+            ('provider_network_type', None),
+            ('segmentation_id', "123"),
+            ('name', self._network.name),
+        ]
+
+        parsed_args = self.check_parser(self.cmd, arglist, verifylist)
+        self.assertRaises(
+            exceptions.CommandError, self.cmd.take_action, parsed_args
+        )
+
 
 class TestCreateNetworkIdentityV2(
     identity_fakes_v2.FakeClientMixin,