diff --git a/pkg/api/validation/validation.go b/pkg/api/validation/validation.go
index 0b3d433eb68..c4680784bcf 100644
--- a/pkg/api/validation/validation.go
+++ b/pkg/api/validation/validation.go
@@ -2406,6 +2406,9 @@ func ValidateService(service *api.Service) field.ErrorList {
 				allErrs = append(allErrs, field.Invalid(portPath, port.Port, "may not expose port 10250 externally since it is used by kubelet"))
 			}
 		}
+		if service.Spec.ClusterIP == "None" {
+			allErrs = append(allErrs, field.Invalid(specPath.Child("clusterIP"), service.Spec.ClusterIP, "may not be set to 'None' for LoadBalancer services"))
+		}
 	case api.ServiceTypeExternalName:
 		if service.Spec.ClusterIP != "" {
 			allErrs = append(allErrs, field.Invalid(specPath.Child("clusterIP"), service.Spec.ClusterIP, "must be empty for ExternalName services"))
diff --git a/pkg/api/validation/validation_test.go b/pkg/api/validation/validation_test.go
index efae8426103..5a4fe048020 100644
--- a/pkg/api/validation/validation_test.go
+++ b/pkg/api/validation/validation_test.go
@@ -5173,6 +5173,14 @@ func TestValidateService(t *testing.T) {
 			},
 			numErrs: 1,
 		},
+		{
+			name: "LoadBalancer type cannot have None ClusterIP",
+			tweakSvc: func(s *api.Service) {
+				s.Spec.ClusterIP = "None"
+				s.Spec.Type = api.ServiceTypeLoadBalancer
+			},
+			numErrs: 1,
+		},
 	}
 
 	for _, tc := range testCases {
@@ -6432,6 +6440,14 @@ func TestValidateServiceUpdate(t *testing.T) {
 			},
 			numErrs: 1,
 		},
+		{
+			name: "LoadBalancer type cannot have None ClusterIP",
+			tweakSvc: func(oldSvc, newSvc *api.Service) {
+				newSvc.Spec.ClusterIP = "None"
+				newSvc.Spec.Type = api.ServiceTypeLoadBalancer
+			},
+			numErrs: 1,
+		},
 	}
 
 	for _, tc := range testCases {