diff --git a/lib/config/config_parser.yy b/lib/config/config_parser.yy
index f84d4d5e5..611dae185 100644
--- a/lib/config/config_parser.yy
+++ b/lib/config/config_parser.yy
@@ -456,6 +456,7 @@ object:
 	{
 		context->m_ObjectAssign.push(true);
 		context->m_SeenAssign.push(false);
+		context->m_SeenIgnore.push(false);
 		context->m_Assign.push(NULL);
 		context->m_Ignore.push(NULL);
 	}
@@ -473,6 +474,9 @@ object:
 		bool seen_assign = context->m_SeenAssign.top();
 		context->m_SeenAssign.pop();
 
+		bool seen_ignore = context->m_SeenIgnore.top();
+		context->m_SeenIgnore.pop();
+
 		Expression *ignore = context->m_Ignore.top();
 		context->m_Ignore.pop();
 
@@ -491,6 +495,9 @@ object:
 				filter = new LogicalAndExpression(assign, rex, DebugInfoRange(@2, @5));
 			} else
 				filter = assign;
+		} else if (seen_ignore) {
+			if (!ObjectRule::IsValidSourceType(type))
+				BOOST_THROW_EXCEPTION(ScriptError("object rule 'ignore' cannot be used for type '" + type + "'", DebugInfoRange(@2, @4)));
 		}
 
 		$$ = new ObjectExpression(abstract, type, $4, filter, context->GetZone(), $5, $6, DebugInfoRange(@2, @5));
@@ -600,6 +607,8 @@ lterm: type
 		if ((context->m_Apply.empty() || !context->m_Apply.top()) && (context->m_ObjectAssign.empty() || !context->m_ObjectAssign.top()))
 			BOOST_THROW_EXCEPTION(ScriptError("'ignore' keyword not valid in this context.", @$));
 
+		context->m_SeenIgnore.top() = true;
+
 		if (context->m_Ignore.top())
 			context->m_Ignore.top() = new LogicalOrExpression(context->m_Ignore.top(), $3, @$);
 		else
@@ -1041,6 +1050,7 @@ apply:
 	{
 		context->m_Apply.push(true);
 		context->m_SeenAssign.push(false);
+		context->m_SeenIgnore.push(false);
 		context->m_Assign.push(NULL);
 		context->m_Ignore.push(NULL);
 		context->m_FKVar.push("");
diff --git a/lib/config/configcompiler.hpp b/lib/config/configcompiler.hpp
index b1f7697a8..e3b692c23 100644
--- a/lib/config/configcompiler.hpp
+++ b/lib/config/configcompiler.hpp
@@ -130,6 +130,7 @@ public:
 	std::stack<bool> m_Apply;
 	std::stack<bool> m_ObjectAssign;
 	std::stack<bool> m_SeenAssign;
+	std::stack<bool> m_SeenIgnore;
 	std::stack<Expression *> m_Assign;
 	std::stack<Expression *> m_Ignore;
 	std::stack<String> m_FKVar;