diff --git a/include/mbedtls/check_config.h b/include/mbedtls/check_config.h
index be5c548..816c211 100644
--- a/include/mbedtls/check_config.h
+++ b/include/mbedtls/check_config.h
@@ -926,6 +926,15 @@
 #error "MBEDTLS_SSL_VARIABLE_BUFFER_LENGTH defined, but not all prerequisites"
 #endif
 
+#if defined(MBEDTLS_SSL_SESSION_TICKETS) && \
+    !( defined(MBEDTLS_GCM_C) || defined(MBEDTLS_CCM_C) || defined(MBEDTLS_CHACHAPOLY_C) )
+#error "MBEDTLS_SSL_SESSION_TICKETS defined, but not all prerequisites"
+#endif
+
+#if defined(MBEDTLS_SSL_CONTEXT_SERIALIZATION) && !( defined(MBEDTLS_GCM_C) || defined(MBEDTLS_CCM_C) || defined(MBEDTLS_CHACHAPOLY_C) )
+#error "MBEDTLS_SSL_CONTEXT_SERIALIZATION defined, but not all prerequisites"
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Avoid warning from -pedantic. This is a convenient place for this
  * workaround since this is included by every single file before the
diff --git a/include/mbedtls/config.h b/include/mbedtls/config.h
index 1da9802..73708bd 100644
--- a/include/mbedtls/config.h
+++ b/include/mbedtls/config.h
@@ -1620,6 +1620,8 @@
  * saved after the handshake to allow for more efficient serialization, so if
  * you don't need this feature you'll save RAM by disabling it.
  *
+ * Requires: MBEDTLS_GCM_C or MBEDTLS_CCM_C or MBEDTLS_CHACHAPOLY_C
+ *
  * Comment to disable the context serialization APIs.
  */
 #define MBEDTLS_SSL_CONTEXT_SERIALIZATION
@@ -1990,6 +1992,8 @@
  * tickets, including authenticated encryption and key management. Example
  * callbacks are provided by MBEDTLS_SSL_TICKET_C.
  *
+ * Requires: MBEDTLS_GCM_C or MBEDTLS_CCM_C or MBEDTLS_CHACHAPOLY_C
+ *
  * Comment this macro to disable support for SSL session tickets
  */
 #define MBEDTLS_SSL_SESSION_TICKETS