diff --git a/CHANGES b/CHANGES
index 8aee273d68..b2bcd033a0 100644
--- a/CHANGES
+++ b/CHANGES
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+3899.	[bug]		"request-ixfr" is only applicable to slave and redirect
+			zones. [RT #36608]
+
 3898.	[bug]		Too small a buffer in tohexstr() calls in test code.
 			[RT #36598]
 
diff --git a/bin/tests/system/checkconf/bad-master-request-ixfr.conf b/bin/tests/system/checkconf/bad-master-request-ixfr.conf
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..0a8c9baeba
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bin/tests/system/checkconf/bad-master-request-ixfr.conf
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2014  Internet Systems Consortium, Inc. ("ISC")
+ *
+ * Permission to use, copy, modify, and/or distribute this software for any
+ * purpose with or without fee is hereby granted, provided that the above
+ * copyright notice and this permission notice appear in all copies.
+ *
+ * THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" AND ISC DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES WITH
+ * REGARD TO THIS SOFTWARE INCLUDING ALL IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY
+ * AND FITNESS.  IN NO EVENT SHALL ISC BE LIABLE FOR ANY SPECIAL, DIRECT,
+ * INDIRECT, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER RESULTING FROM
+ * LOSS OF USE, DATA OR PROFITS, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, NEGLIGENCE
+ * OR OTHER TORTIOUS ACTION, ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE USE OR
+ * PERFORMANCE OF THIS SOFTWARE.
+ */
+
+/*
+ * request-ixfr clause is not allowed in zone of type master.
+ */
+
+zone dummy {
+	type master;
+	request-ixfr no;
+	file "xxxx";
+};
diff --git a/bin/tests/system/ixfr/ns3/named.conf b/bin/tests/system/ixfr/ns3/named.conf
index 5edba116ff..11c482dfe8 100644
--- a/bin/tests/system/ixfr/ns3/named.conf
+++ b/bin/tests/system/ixfr/ns3/named.conf
@@ -48,7 +48,6 @@ view "primary" {
 	zone "sub.test" IN {
 		type master;
 		file "subtest.db";
-		request-ixfr no;
 	};
 	zone "large" IN {
 		type master;
diff --git a/lib/bind9/check.c b/lib/bind9/check.c
index 086c35bc3d..0e81401232 100644
--- a/lib/bind9/check.c
+++ b/lib/bind9/check.c
@@ -1513,6 +1513,7 @@ check_zoneconf(const cfg_obj_t *zconfig, const cfg_obj_t *voptions,
 	{ "notify-source", MASTERZONE | SLAVEZONE },
 	{ "notify-source-v6", MASTERZONE | SLAVEZONE },
 	{ "pubkey", MASTERZONE | SLAVEZONE | STUBZONE },
+	{ "request-ixfr", SLAVEZONE | REDIRECTZONE },
 	{ "server-addresses", STATICSTUBZONE },
 	{ "server-names", STATICSTUBZONE },
 	{ "sig-re-signing-interval", MASTERZONE | SLAVEZONE },