diff --git a/super-intel.c b/super-intel.c
index 1ad7975..3d085c1 100644
--- a/super-intel.c
+++ b/super-intel.c
@@ -2840,6 +2840,44 @@ struct bbm_log *__get_imsm_bbm_log(struct imsm_super *mpb)
 	return ptr;
 }
 
+/*******************************************************************************
+ * Function:	check_mpb_migr_compatibility
+ * Description:	Function checks for unsupported migration features:
+ *		- migration optimization area (pba_of_lba0)
+ *		- descending reshape (ascending_migr)
+ * Parameters:
+ *	super	: imsm metadata information
+ * Returns:
+ *	 0 : migration is compatible
+ *	-1 : migration is not compatible
+ ******************************************************************************/
+int check_mpb_migr_compatibility(struct intel_super *super)
+{
+	struct imsm_map *map0, *map1;
+	struct migr_record *migr_rec = super->migr_rec;
+	int i;
+
+	for (i = 0; i < super->anchor->num_raid_devs; i++) {
+		struct imsm_dev *dev_iter = __get_imsm_dev(super->anchor, i);
+
+		if (dev_iter &&
+		    dev_iter->vol.migr_state == 1 &&
+		    dev_iter->vol.migr_type == MIGR_GEN_MIGR) {
+			/* This device is migrating */
+			map0 = get_imsm_map(dev_iter, 0);
+			map1 = get_imsm_map(dev_iter, 1);
+			if (map0->pba_of_lba0 != map1->pba_of_lba0)
+				/* migration optimization area was used */
+				return -1;
+			if (migr_rec->ascending_migr == 0
+				&& migr_rec->dest_depth_per_unit > 0)
+				/* descending reshape not supported yet */
+				return -1;
+		}
+	}
+	return 0;
+}
+
 static void __free_imsm(struct intel_super *super, int free_disks);
 
 /* load_imsm_mpb - read matrix metadata
@@ -3569,6 +3607,19 @@ static int load_super_imsm_all(struct supertype *st, int fd, void **sbp,
 		err = 4;
 		goto error;
 	}
+
+	/* Check migration compatibility */
+	if (check_mpb_migr_compatibility(super) != 0) {
+		fprintf(stderr, Name ": Unsupported migration detected");
+		if (devname)
+			fprintf(stderr, " on %s\n", devname);
+		else
+			fprintf(stderr, " (IMSM).\n");
+
+		err = 5;
+		goto error;
+	}
+
 	err = 0;
 
  error:
@@ -3651,6 +3702,16 @@ static int load_super_imsm(struct supertype *st, int fd, char *devname)
 	/* load migration record */
 	load_imsm_migr_rec(super, NULL);
 
+	/* Check for unsupported migration features */
+	if (check_mpb_migr_compatibility(super) != 0) {
+		fprintf(stderr, Name ": Unsupported migration detected");
+		if (devname)
+			fprintf(stderr, " on %s\n", devname);
+		else
+			fprintf(stderr, " (IMSM).\n");
+		return 3;
+	}
+
 	return 0;
 }