diff --git a/lib/device/dev-mpath.c b/lib/device/dev-mpath.c
index cbbad9dc9..808d5201f 100644
--- a/lib/device/dev-mpath.c
+++ b/lib/device/dev-mpath.c
@@ -272,7 +272,9 @@ static int _dev_is_mpath_component_udev(struct device *dev)
 }
 #endif
 
-static int _dev_is_mpath_component_sysfs(struct cmd_context *cmd, struct device *dev)
+/* mpath_devno is major:minor of the dm multipath device currently using the component dev. */
+
+static int _dev_is_mpath_component_sysfs(struct cmd_context *cmd, struct device *dev, dev_t *mpath_devno)
 {
 	struct dev_types *dt = cmd->dev_types;
 	const char *part_name;
@@ -426,6 +428,8 @@ static int _dev_is_mpath_component_sysfs(struct cmd_context *cmd, struct device
 	if (closedir(dr))
 		stack;
 
+	if (is_mpath_component)
+		*mpath_devno = MKDEV(dm_dev_major, dm_dev_minor);
 	return is_mpath_component;
 }
 
@@ -464,9 +468,9 @@ static int _dev_in_wwid_file(struct cmd_context *cmd, struct device *dev)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-int dev_is_mpath_component(struct cmd_context *cmd, struct device *dev)
+int dev_is_mpath_component(struct cmd_context *cmd, struct device *dev, dev_t *holder_devno)
 {
-	if (_dev_is_mpath_component_sysfs(cmd, dev) == 1)
+	if (_dev_is_mpath_component_sysfs(cmd, dev, holder_devno) == 1)
 		goto found;
 
 	if (_dev_in_wwid_file(cmd, dev))
diff --git a/lib/device/dev-type.h b/lib/device/dev-type.h
index 36fb8f258..17c997641 100644
--- a/lib/device/dev-type.h
+++ b/lib/device/dev-type.h
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ int major_is_scsi_device(struct dev_types *dt, int major);
 
 /* Signature/superblock recognition with position returned where found. */
 int dev_is_md_component(struct cmd_context *cmd, struct device *dev, uint64_t *sb, int full);
-int dev_is_mpath_component(struct cmd_context *cmd, struct device *dev);
+int dev_is_mpath_component(struct cmd_context *cmd, struct device *dev, dev_t *mpath_devno);
 int dev_is_swap(struct cmd_context *cmd, struct device *dev, uint64_t *signature, int full);
 int dev_is_luks(struct cmd_context *cmd, struct device *dev, uint64_t *signature, int full);
 int dasd_is_cdl_formatted(struct device *dev);
diff --git a/lib/device/device_id.c b/lib/device/device_id.c
index 7ce955b11..fa71874d0 100644
--- a/lib/device/device_id.c
+++ b/lib/device/device_id.c
@@ -887,6 +887,17 @@ static int _device_ids_use_lvmlv(struct cmd_context *cmd)
 	return 0;
 }
 
+struct dev_use *get_du_for_devno(struct cmd_context *cmd, dev_t devno)
+{
+	struct dev_use *du;
+
+	dm_list_iterate_items(du, &cmd->use_devices) {
+		if (du->dev && du->dev->dev == devno)
+			return du;
+	}
+	return NULL;
+}
+
 struct dev_use *get_du_for_dev(struct cmd_context *cmd, struct device *dev)
 {
 	struct dev_use *du;
diff --git a/lib/device/device_id.h b/lib/device/device_id.h
index 5d352cd81..03c3ecaec 100644
--- a/lib/device/device_id.h
+++ b/lib/device/device_id.h
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ void device_ids_find_renamed_devs(struct cmd_context *cmd, struct dm_list *dev_l
 const char *device_id_system_read(struct cmd_context *cmd, struct device *dev, uint16_t idtype);
 void device_id_update_vg_uuid(struct cmd_context *cmd, struct volume_group *vg, struct id *old_vg_id);
 
+struct dev_use *get_du_for_devno(struct cmd_context *cmd, dev_t devno);
 struct dev_use *get_du_for_dev(struct cmd_context *cmd, struct device *dev);
 struct dev_use *get_du_for_pvid(struct cmd_context *cmd, const char *pvid);
 struct dev_use *get_du_for_devname(struct cmd_context *cmd, const char *devname);
diff --git a/lib/filters/filter-mpath.c b/lib/filters/filter-mpath.c
index 7644a5b0a..fc7cc51fa 100644
--- a/lib/filters/filter-mpath.c
+++ b/lib/filters/filter-mpath.c
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 #include "base/memory/zalloc.h"
 #include "lib/misc/lib.h"
 #include "lib/filters/filter.h"
+#include "lib/device/device_id.h"
 
 #ifdef __linux__
 
@@ -22,11 +23,27 @@
 
 static int _ignore_mpath_component(struct cmd_context *cmd, struct dev_filter *f, struct device *dev, const char *use_filter_name)
 {
+	dev_t mpath_devno = 0;
+
 	dev->filtered_flags &= ~DEV_FILTERED_MPATH_COMPONENT;
 
-	if (dev_is_mpath_component(cmd, dev)) {
+	if (dev_is_mpath_component(cmd, dev, &mpath_devno)) {
 		log_debug_devs("%s: Skipping mpath component device", dev_name(dev));
 		dev->filtered_flags |= DEV_FILTERED_MPATH_COMPONENT;
+
+		/*
+		 * Warn about misconfig where an mpath component is
+		 * in the devices file, but its mpath device is not.
+		 */
+		if ((dev->flags & DEV_MATCHED_USE_ID) && mpath_devno) {
+			if (!get_du_for_devno(cmd, mpath_devno)) {
+				struct device *mpath_dev = dev_cache_get_by_devt(cmd, mpath_devno);
+				log_warn("WARNING: devices file is missing %s (%d:%d) using multipath component %s.",
+					 mpath_dev ? dev_name(mpath_dev) : "unknown",
+					 (int)MAJOR(mpath_devno), (int)MINOR(mpath_devno), dev_name(dev));
+			}
+		}
+
 		return 0;
 	}