diff --git a/server/src/com/cloud/configuration/ConfigurationManagerImpl.java b/server/src/com/cloud/configuration/ConfigurationManagerImpl.java
index eca90805b8b..7dac1431fad 100755
--- a/server/src/com/cloud/configuration/ConfigurationManagerImpl.java
+++ b/server/src/com/cloud/configuration/ConfigurationManagerImpl.java
@@ -3442,6 +3442,11 @@ public class ConfigurationManagerImpl extends ManagerBase implements Configurati
         if (endIP != null && !NetUtils.sameSubnet(endIP, vlanGateway, vlanNetmask)) {
             throw new InvalidParameterValueException("Please ensure that your end IP is in the same subnet as your IP range's gateway, as per the IP range's netmask.");
         }
+        // check if the gatewayip is the part of the ip range being added.
+        if (NetUtils.ipRangesOverlap(startIP, endIP, vlanGateway, vlanGateway)) {
+            throw new InvalidParameterValueException(
+                    "The gateway ip should not be the part of the ip range being added.");
+        }
     }
 
     private void checkConflictsWithPortableIpRange(long zoneId, String vlanId, String vlanGateway, String vlanNetmask, String startIP, String endIP) {