diff --git a/src/main/scala/eu/neverblink/jelly/cli/command/rdf/RdfToJelly.scala b/src/main/scala/eu/neverblink/jelly/cli/command/rdf/RdfToJelly.scala
index 7fcde62..85631e1 100644
--- a/src/main/scala/eu/neverblink/jelly/cli/command/rdf/RdfToJelly.scala
+++ b/src/main/scala/eu/neverblink/jelly/cli/command/rdf/RdfToJelly.scala
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import eu.neverblink.jelly.cli.command.rdf.util.RdfFormat.*
 import eu.neverblink.jelly.cli.util.jena.riot.JellyStreamWriterGraphs
 import eu.neverblink.jelly.convert.jena.JenaConverterFactory
 import eu.neverblink.jelly.convert.jena.riot.{JellyFormatVariant, JellyLanguage, JellyStreamWriter}
+import eu.neverblink.jelly.core.{JellyOptions, RdfProtoDeserializationError}
 import eu.neverblink.jelly.core.proto.google.v1 as google
 import eu.neverblink.jelly.core.proto.v1.{LogicalStreamType, PhysicalStreamType, RdfStreamOptions}
 import org.apache.jena.riot.lang.LabelToNode
@@ -82,6 +83,7 @@ object RdfToJelly extends RdfSerDesCommand[RdfToJellyOptions, RdfFormat.Readable
       options.inputFormat,
       remainingArgs.remaining.headOption,
     )
+    if !isQuietMode then checkAndWarnTypeCombination()
 
   override def matchFormatToAction(
       format: RdfFormat.Readable,
@@ -191,6 +193,26 @@ object RdfToJelly extends RdfSerDesCommand[RdfToJellyOptions, RdfFormat.Readable
       }
     }
 
+  private def checkAndWarnTypeCombination(): Unit = {
+
+    val rdfStreamOptions = getOptions.jellySerializationOptions.asRdfStreamOptions
+    val physicalType = rdfStreamOptions.getPhysicalType
+    val logicalType = rdfStreamOptions.getLogicalType
+
+    try {
+      // This check will find physical/logical clashes, since all other fields are checked with <=,
+      // so they pass when compared against themselves
+      JellyOptions.checkCompatibility(rdfStreamOptions, rdfStreamOptions)
+    } catch {
+      case _: RdfProtoDeserializationError =>
+        printLine(
+          s"WARNING: Selected combination of logical/physical stream types ($logicalType/$physicalType) is unsupported. " +
+            "Use --quiet to silence this warning.",
+          true,
+        )
+    }
+  }
+
   /** Check if the logical type is defined and grouped.
     * @param jellyOpt
     *   the Jelly options
diff --git a/src/test/scala/eu/neverblink/jelly/cli/command/rdf/RdfToJellySpec.scala b/src/test/scala/eu/neverblink/jelly/cli/command/rdf/RdfToJellySpec.scala
index c6cf447..6a87d9d 100644
--- a/src/test/scala/eu/neverblink/jelly/cli/command/rdf/RdfToJellySpec.scala
+++ b/src/test/scala/eu/neverblink/jelly/cli/command/rdf/RdfToJellySpec.scala
@@ -685,4 +685,46 @@ class RdfToJellySpec extends AnyWordSpec with TestFixtureHelper with Matchers:
         e.code should be(1)
       }
     }
+
+    "emit a warning" when {
+      "requesting an unsupported logical / physical combination" in withFullJenaFile { f =>
+        val (out, err) =
+          RdfToJelly.runTestCommand(
+            List(
+              "rdf",
+              "to-jelly",
+              "--opt.logical-type=SUBJECT_GRAPHS",
+              "--opt.physical-type=QUADS",
+              f,
+            ),
+          )
+        err should (
+          include("WARNING") and
+            include("unsupported") and
+            include("SUBJECT_GRAPHS/QUADS")
+        )
+      }
+    }
+
+    "not emit a warning" when {
+      "requesting an unsupported logical / physical combination with --quiet flag" in withFullJenaFile {
+        f =>
+          val (out, err) =
+            RdfToJelly.runTestCommand(
+              List(
+                "rdf",
+                "to-jelly",
+                "--quiet",
+                "--opt.logical-type=SUBJECT_GRAPHS",
+                "--opt.physical-type=QUADS",
+                f,
+              ),
+            )
+          err should not(
+            include("WARNING") and
+              include("unsupported") and
+              include("SUBJECT_GRAPHS/QUADS"),
+          )
+      }
+    }
   }