diff --git a/src/backend/storage/aio/aio.c b/src/backend/storage/aio/aio.c
index d2c9cd6f20a..6fb5d3d5dee 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/aio/aio.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/aio/aio.c
@@ -50,6 +50,9 @@
 #include "utils/resowner.h"
 #include "utils/wait_event_types.h"
 
+#ifdef IOMETHOD_IO_URING_ENABLED
+#include <liburing.h>
+#endif
 
 static inline void pgaio_io_update_state(PgAioHandle *ioh, PgAioHandleState new_state);
 static void pgaio_io_reclaim(PgAioHandle *ioh);
@@ -1346,3 +1349,37 @@ check_io_max_concurrency(int *newval, void **extra, GucSource source)
 
 	return true;
 }
+
+
+bool
+check_io_method(int *newval, void **extra, GucSource source) 
+{
+#ifdef IOMETHOD_IO_URING_ENABLED
+	if (*newval == IOMETHOD_IO_URING)
+	{
+		struct io_uring_probe *probe = io_uring_get_probe();
+
+		if (probe == NULL)             
+		{
+			GUC_check_errdetail("liburing probe is not supported by this operating system kernel: setting io_method to io_uring is not possible.");
+			return false;
+		}
+	}	
+
+	return true;
+#else
+	if (*newval == IOMETHOD_WORKER || *newval == IOMETHOD_SYNC)
+	{
+		/*
+		 * OK
+		 */
+	} 
+	else 
+	{
+		GUC_check_errdetail("liburing has not been enabled at build time for this executable: setting io_method to io_uring is not possible.");
+		return false;
+	}
+
+	return true;
+#endif
+}
diff --git a/src/backend/utils/misc/guc_parameters.dat b/src/backend/utils/misc/guc_parameters.dat
index 7c60b125564..2246af79808 100644
--- a/src/backend/utils/misc/guc_parameters.dat
+++ b/src/backend/utils/misc/guc_parameters.dat
@@ -1339,6 +1339,7 @@
   boot_val => 'DEFAULT_IO_METHOD',
   options => 'io_method_options',
   assign_hook => 'assign_io_method',
+  check_hook => 'check_io_method',
 },
 
 { name => 'io_workers', type => 'int', context => 'PGC_SIGHUP', group => 'RESOURCES_IO',
diff --git a/src/include/utils/guc_hooks.h b/src/include/utils/guc_hooks.h
index f723668da9e..1c33dff4b55 100644
--- a/src/include/utils/guc_hooks.h
+++ b/src/include/utils/guc_hooks.h
@@ -176,4 +176,6 @@ extern bool check_synchronized_standby_slots(char **newval, void **extra,
 											 GucSource source);
 extern void assign_synchronized_standby_slots(const char *newval, void *extra);
 
+extern bool check_io_method(int *newval, void **extra, GucSource source);
+
 #endif							/* GUC_HOOKS_H */