diff --git a/vmware_nsx/services/lbaas/lb_const.py b/vmware_nsx/services/lbaas/lb_const.py
index ac55e6b1bf..3d07469d2e 100644
--- a/vmware_nsx/services/lbaas/lb_const.py
+++ b/vmware_nsx/services/lbaas/lb_const.py
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ LB_HEALTH_MONITOR_PING = 'PING'
 LB_HEALTH_MONITOR_TCP = 'TCP'
 LB_HEALTH_MONITOR_HTTP = 'HTTP'
 LB_HEALTH_MONITOR_HTTPS = 'HTTPS'
+LB_HEALTH_MONITOR_UDP_CONNECT = 'UDP-CONNECT'
 
 HEALTH_MONITOR_MAP = {
     LB_HEALTH_MONITOR_PING: 'icmp',
diff --git a/vmware_nsx/services/lbaas/octavia/octavia_driver.py b/vmware_nsx/services/lbaas/octavia/octavia_driver.py
index 0fdb206c71..e9feac2c48 100644
--- a/vmware_nsx/services/lbaas/octavia/octavia_driver.py
+++ b/vmware_nsx/services/lbaas/octavia/octavia_driver.py
@@ -32,9 +32,9 @@ from octavia_lib.api.drivers import exceptions
 
 from octavia_lib.api.drivers import provider_base as driver_base
 
+from vmware_nsx.services.lbaas import lb_const
 from vmware_nsx.services.lbaas.octavia import constants as d_const
 
-
 LOG = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 cfg.CONF.import_group('oslo_messaging', 'octavia.common.config')
 
@@ -492,6 +492,10 @@ class NSXOctaviaDriver(driver_base.ProviderDriver):
     # Health Monitor
     @log_helpers.log_method_call
     def health_monitor_create(self, healthmonitor):
+        if healthmonitor.type == lb_const.LB_HEALTH_MONITOR_UDP_CONNECT:
+            raise exceptions.UnsupportedOptionError(
+                user_fault_string="UDP-CONNECT monitor is not supported")
+
         kw = {'healthmonitor': self.obj_to_dict(healthmonitor)}
         self.client.cast({}, 'healthmonitor_create', **kw)