diff --git a/bin/tests/system/checkconf/tests.sh b/bin/tests/system/checkconf/tests.sh
index 795ab56d57..63052e3e21 100644
--- a/bin/tests/system/checkconf/tests.sh
+++ b/bin/tests/system/checkconf/tests.sh
@@ -75,6 +75,15 @@ EOF
     $CHECKCONF badzero.conf > /dev/null 2>&1
     [ $? -eq 1 ] || { echo "I: view $field failed" ; ret=1; }
     cat > badzero.conf << EOF
+options {
+    $field 0;
+};
+view dummy {
+};
+EOF
+    $CHECKCONF badzero.conf > /dev/null 2>&1
+    [ $? -eq 1 ] || { echo "I: options + view $field failed" ; ret=1; }
+    cat > badzero.conf << EOF
 zone dummy {
     type slave;
     masters { 0.0.0.0; };
diff --git a/lib/bind9/check.c b/lib/bind9/check.c
index e16c21d06a..886c43015b 100644
--- a/lib/bind9/check.c
+++ b/lib/bind9/check.c
@@ -2249,20 +2249,23 @@ check_viewconf(const cfg_obj_t *config, const cfg_obj_t *voptions,
 	 * Check that forwarding is reasonable.
 	 */
 	if (voptions == NULL) {
-		if (options != NULL) {
+		if (options != NULL)
 			if (check_forward(options, NULL,
 					  logctx) != ISC_R_SUCCESS)
 				result = ISC_R_FAILURE;
-			if (check_nonzero(options, logctx) != ISC_R_SUCCESS)
-				result = ISC_R_FAILURE;
-		}
 	} else {
 		if (check_forward(voptions, NULL, logctx) != ISC_R_SUCCESS)
 			result = ISC_R_FAILURE;
-		if (check_nonzero(voptions, logctx) != ISC_R_SUCCESS)
-			result = ISC_R_FAILURE;
 	}
 
+	/*
+	 * Check non-zero options at the global and view levels.
+	 */
+	if (options != NULL && check_nonzero(options, logctx) != ISC_R_SUCCESS)
+		result = ISC_R_FAILURE;
+	if (voptions != NULL &&check_nonzero(voptions, logctx) != ISC_R_SUCCESS)
+		result = ISC_R_FAILURE;
+
 	/*
 	 * Check that dual-stack-servers is reasonable.
 	 */