diff --git a/core/node/libp2p/rcmgr.go b/core/node/libp2p/rcmgr.go
index 5d23a874d..321ffbf19 100644
--- a/core/node/libp2p/rcmgr.go
+++ b/core/node/libp2p/rcmgr.go
@@ -67,6 +67,10 @@ func ResourceManager(cfg config.SwarmConfig) interface{} {
 				limitConfig = l
 			}
 
+			if err := ensureConnMgrMakeSenseVsRessourcesMgr(limitConfig, cfg.ConnMgr); err != nil {
+				return nil, opts, err
+			}
+
 			limiter := rcmgr.NewFixedLimiter(limitConfig)
 
 			str, err := rcmgrObs.NewStatsTraceReporter()
@@ -598,3 +602,41 @@ func NetResetLimit(mgr network.ResourceManager, repo repo.Repo, scope string) (r
 
 	return result, nil
 }
+
+func ensureConnMgrMakeSenseVsRessourcesMgr(rcm rcmgr.LimitConfig, cmgr config.ConnMgr) error {
+	if cmgr.Type.WithDefault(config.DefaultConnMgrType) == "none" {
+		return nil // none connmgr, no checks to do
+	}
+	highWater := cmgr.HighWater.WithDefault(config.DefaultConnMgrHighWater)
+	if rcm.System.ConnsInbound <= rcm.System.Conns {
+		if int64(rcm.System.ConnsInbound) <= highWater {
+			// nolint
+			return fmt.Errorf(`
+Unable to initialize libp2p due to conflicting limit configuration:
+ResourceMgr.Limits.System.ConnsInbound (%d) must be bigger than ConnMgr.HighWater (%d)
+`, rcm.System.ConnsInbound, highWater)
+		}
+	} else if int64(rcm.System.Conns) <= highWater {
+		// nolint
+		return fmt.Errorf(`
+Unable to initialize libp2p due to conflicting limit configuration:
+ResourceMgr.Limits.System.Conns (%d) must be bigger than ConnMgr.HighWater (%d)
+`, rcm.System.Conns, highWater)
+	}
+	if rcm.System.StreamsInbound <= rcm.System.Streams {
+		if int64(rcm.System.StreamsInbound) <= highWater {
+			// nolint
+			return fmt.Errorf(`
+Unable to initialize libp2p due to conflicting limit configuration:
+ResourceMgr.Limits.System.StreamsInbound (%d) must be bigger than ConnMgr.HighWater (%d)
+`, rcm.System.StreamsInbound, highWater)
+		}
+	} else if int64(rcm.System.Streams) <= highWater {
+		// nolint
+		return fmt.Errorf(`
+Unable to initialize libp2p due to conflicting limit configuration:
+ResourceMgr.Limits.System.Streams (%d) must be bigger than ConnMgr.HighWater (%d)
+`, rcm.System.Streams, highWater)
+	}
+	return nil
+}
diff --git a/test/sharness/t0139-swarm-rcmgr.sh b/test/sharness/t0139-swarm-rcmgr.sh
index c36ddd3d8..69c5e4600 100755
--- a/test/sharness/t0139-swarm-rcmgr.sh
+++ b/test/sharness/t0139-swarm-rcmgr.sh
@@ -227,4 +227,32 @@ test_expect_success 'stop iptb' '
   iptb stop 2
 '
 
+## Test daemon refuse to start if connmgr.highwater < ressources inbound
+
+test_expect_success "node refuse to start if Swarm.ResourceMgr.Limits.System.Conns <= Swarm.ConnMgr.HighWater" '
+  ipfs config --json Swarm.ResourceMgr.Limits.System.Conns 128 &&
+  ipfs config --json Swarm.ConnMgr.HighWater 128 &&
+  ipfs config --json Swarm.ConnMgr.LowWater 64 &&
+  test_expect_code 1 ipfs daemon &&
+  ipfs config --json Swarm.ResourceMgr.Limits.System.Conns 256
+'
+
+test_expect_success "node refuse to start if Swarm.ResourceMgr.Limits.System.ConnsInbound <= Swarm.ConnMgr.HighWater" '
+  ipfs config --json Swarm.ResourceMgr.Limits.System.ConnsInbound 128 &&
+  test_expect_code 1 ipfs daemon &&
+  ipfs config --json Swarm.ResourceMgr.Limits.System.ConnsInbound 256
+'
+
+test_expect_success "node refuse to start if Swarm.ResourceMgr.Limits.System.Streams <= Swarm.ConnMgr.HighWater" '
+  ipfs config --json Swarm.ResourceMgr.Limits.System.Streams 128 &&
+  test_expect_code 1 ipfs daemon &&
+  ipfs config --json Swarm.ResourceMgr.Limits.System.Streams 256
+'
+
+test_expect_success "node refuse to start if Swarm.ResourceMgr.Limits.System.StreamsInbound <= Swarm.ConnMgr.HighWater" '
+  ipfs config --json Swarm.ResourceMgr.Limits.System.StreamsInbound 128 &&
+  test_expect_code 1 ipfs daemon &&
+  ipfs config --json Swarm.ResourceMgr.Limits.System.StreamsInbound 256
+'
+
 test_done