diff --git a/pmb/build/menuconfig.py b/pmb/build/menuconfig.py
index 2b2e8121..1caca557 100644
--- a/pmb/build/menuconfig.py
+++ b/pmb/build/menuconfig.py
@@ -157,4 +157,5 @@ def menuconfig(args, pkgname, use_oldconfig):
                             force_nftables_check=False,
                             force_containers_check=False,
                             force_zram_check=False,
+                            force_netboot_check=False,
                             details=True)
diff --git a/pmb/config/__init__.py b/pmb/config/__init__.py
index 2e70c18d..4f583ea7 100644
--- a/pmb/config/__init__.py
+++ b/pmb/config/__init__.py
@@ -563,6 +563,15 @@ necessary_kconfig_options_zram = {
     },
 }
 
+# Necessary netboot kernel config options
+necessary_kconfig_options_netboot = {
+    ">=0.0.0": {  # all versions
+        "all": {  # all arches
+            "BLK_DEV_NBD": True,
+        }
+    },
+}
+
 #
 # PARSE
 #
diff --git a/pmb/helpers/frontend.py b/pmb/helpers/frontend.py
index 45cb9086..a533fda2 100644
--- a/pmb/helpers/frontend.py
+++ b/pmb/helpers/frontend.py
@@ -379,6 +379,7 @@ def kconfig(args):
                                             nftables=args.nftables,
                                             containers=args.containers,
                                             zram=args.zram,
+                                            netboot=args.netboot,
                                             details=True):
                 logging.info("kconfig check succeeded!")
                 return
@@ -414,6 +415,7 @@ def kconfig(args):
                     force_nftables_check=args.nftables,
                     force_containers_check=args.containers,
                     force_zram_check=args.zram,
+                    force_netboot_check=args.netboot,
                     details=True):
                 error = True
 
diff --git a/pmb/parse/arguments.py b/pmb/parse/arguments.py
index 2fd50d78..6d07aa0d 100644
--- a/pmb/parse/arguments.py
+++ b/pmb/parse/arguments.py
@@ -456,6 +456,8 @@ def arguments_kconfig(subparser):
                        help="check options needed for containers too")
     check.add_argument("--zram", action="store_true", help="check"
                        " options needed for zram support too")
+    check.add_argument("--netboot", action="store_true", help="check"
+                       " options needed for netboooting too")
     add_kernel_arg(check)
 
     # "pmbootstrap kconfig edit"
diff --git a/pmb/parse/kconfig.py b/pmb/parse/kconfig.py
index 3707f6e5..b1a03de8 100644
--- a/pmb/parse/kconfig.py
+++ b/pmb/parse/kconfig.py
@@ -91,6 +91,7 @@ def check_config(config_path, config_path_pretty, config_arch, pkgver,
                  nftables=False,
                  containers=False,
                  zram=False,
+                 netboot=False,
                  details=False):
     logging.debug(f"Check kconfig: {config_path}")
     with open(config_path) as handle:
@@ -110,6 +111,8 @@ def check_config(config_path, config_path_pretty, config_arch, pkgver,
             pmb.config.necessary_kconfig_options_containers
     if zram:
         components["zram"] = pmb.config.necessary_kconfig_options_zram
+    if netboot:
+        components["netboot"] = pmb.config.necessary_kconfig_options_netboot
 
     results = [check_config_options_set(config, config_path_pretty,
                                         config_arch, options, component,
@@ -159,6 +162,7 @@ def check(args, pkgname,
           force_nftables_check=False,
           force_containers_check=False,
           force_zram_check=False,
+          force_netboot_check=False,
           details=False):
     """
     Check for necessary kernel config options in a package.
@@ -188,6 +192,8 @@ def check(args, pkgname,
         "pmb:kconfigcheck-containers" in apkbuild["options"])
     check_zram = force_zram_check or (
         "pmb:kconfigcheck-zram" in apkbuild["options"])
+    check_netboot = force_netboot_check or (
+        "pmb:kconfigcheck-netboot" in apkbuild["options"])
     for config_path in glob.glob(aport + "/config-*"):
         # The architecture of the config is in the name, so it just needs to be
         # extracted
@@ -201,6 +207,7 @@ def check(args, pkgname,
                             nftables=check_nftables,
                             containers=check_containers,
                             zram=check_zram,
+                            netboot=check_netboot,
                             details=details)
     return ret
 
@@ -238,7 +245,7 @@ def extract_version(config_file):
 
 
 def check_file(config_file, anbox=False, nftables=False,
-               containers=False, zram=False, details=False):
+               containers=False, zram=False, netboot=False, details=False):
     """
     Check for necessary kernel config options in a kconfig file.
 
@@ -253,4 +260,5 @@ def check_file(config_file, anbox=False, nftables=False,
                         nftables=nftables,
                         containers=containers,
                         zram=zram,
+                        netboot=netboot,
                         details=details)