diff --git a/roles/ceph-validate/tasks/check_rbdmirror.yml b/roles/ceph-validate/tasks/check_rbdmirror.yml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f28c07588
--- /dev/null
+++ b/roles/ceph-validate/tasks/check_rbdmirror.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+---
+- name: ensure ceph_rbd_mirror_pool is set
+  fail:
+    msg: "ceph_rbd_mirror_pool needs to be provided"
+  when: ceph_rbd_mirror_pool | default("") | length == 0
+
+- name: ensure ceph_rbd_mirror_remote_cluster is set
+  fail:
+    msg: "ceph_rbd_mirror_remote_cluster needs to be provided"
+  when: ceph_rbd_mirror_remote_cluster | default("") | length == 0
+
+- name: ensure ceph_rbd_mirror_remote_user is set
+  fail:
+    msg: "ceph_rbd_mirror_remote_user needs to be provided"
+  when: ceph_rbd_mirror_remote_user | default("") | length == 0
diff --git a/roles/ceph-validate/tasks/main.yml b/roles/ceph-validate/tasks/main.yml
index b650196b8..923eed3a0 100644
--- a/roles/ceph-validate/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/ceph-validate/tasks/main.yml
@@ -189,6 +189,12 @@
   include_tasks: check_nfs.yml
   when: inventory_hostname in groups.get(nfs_group_name, [])
 
+- name: include check_rbdmirror.yml
+  include_tasks: check_rbdmirror.yml
+  when:
+    - rbdmirror_group_name in group_names
+    - ceph_rbd_mirror_configure | default(false) | bool
+
 - block:
     - name: fail if [grafana-server] group doesn't exist
       fail: