diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index 26e4448160..2a6a6f6da1 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -2753,7 +2753,7 @@ endif
 # src/devices/team
 ###############################################################################
 
-if WITH_TEAM
+if WITH_TEAMDCTL
 
 core_plugins += src/devices/team/libnm-device-plugin-team.la
 
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 8a849d3f0a..c358d48821 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -657,10 +657,10 @@ else
 	have_team_prereq=no
 fi
 
-AC_ARG_ENABLE(team,
-              AS_HELP_STRING([--enable-team], [enable Teamd control support]),
-              [enable_team=${enableval}], [enable_team=${have_team_prereq}])
-if (test "${enable_team}" = "yes"); then
+AC_ARG_ENABLE(teamdctl,
+              AS_HELP_STRING([--enable-teamdctl], [enable Teamd control support]),
+              [enable_teamdctl=${enableval}], [enable_teamdctl=${have_team_prereq}])
+if (test "${enable_teamdctl}" = "yes"); then
 	if test "$have_teamdctl" = "no"; then
 		AC_MSG_ERROR(Libteamdctl is required for team support)
 	fi
@@ -669,11 +669,25 @@ if (test "${enable_team}" = "yes"); then
 	fi
 	# temporary bug workaround
 	LIBTEAMDCTL_CFLAGS=`echo $LIBTEAMDCTL_CFLAGS | sed -e 's:/teamdctl.h::'`
-	AC_DEFINE(WITH_TEAM, 1, [Define if you have Teamd control support])
+	AC_DEFINE(WITH_TEAMDCTL, 1, [Define if you have Teamd control support])
 else
-	AC_DEFINE(WITH_TEAM, 0, [Define if you have Teamd control support])
+	AC_DEFINE(WITH_TEAMDCTL, 0, [Define if you have Teamd control support])
+fi
+AM_CONDITIONAL(WITH_TEAMDCTL, test "${enable_teamdctl}" = "yes")
+
+# Jansson for team configuration validation
+AC_ARG_ENABLE(json-validation,
+              AS_HELP_STRING([--enable-json-validation], [Enable JSON validation in libnm]),
+              [enable_json_validation=${enableval}],
+              [enable_json_validation=${have_jansson}])
+if (test "${enable_json_validation}" == "no"); then
+	AC_DEFINE(WITH_JSON_VALIDATION, 0, [Define if JSON validation in libnm is enabled])
+else
+	if test "$have_jansson" = "no"; then
+		AC_MSG_ERROR([jansson is needed for team configuration validation. Use --disable-json-validation to build without it.])
+	fi
+		AC_DEFINE(WITH_JSON_VALIDATION, 1, [Define if JSON validation in libnm is enabled])
 fi
-AM_CONDITIONAL(WITH_TEAM, test "${enable_team}" = "yes")
 
 # we usually compile with polkit support. --enable-polkit=yes|no only sets the
 # default configuration for main.auth-polkit. User can always enable/disable polkit
@@ -1397,7 +1411,7 @@ echo "  ppp: $enable_ppp ${PPPD_PLUGIN_DIR}"
 echo "  modemmanager-1: $with_modem_manager_1"
 echo "  ofono: $with_ofono"
 echo "  concheck: $enable_concheck"
-echo "  team: $enable_team"
+echo "  libteamdctl: $enable_teamdctl"
 echo "  ovs: $enable_ovs"
 echo "  libnm-glib: $with_libnm_glib"
 echo "  nmcli: $build_nmcli"
@@ -1436,6 +1450,7 @@ echo "  valgrind: $with_valgrind   $with_valgrind_suppressions"
 echo "  code coverage: $enable_code_coverage"
 echo "  LTO: $enable_lto"
 echo "  linker garbage collection: $enable_ld_gc"
+echo "  JSON validation for libnm: $enable_json_validation"
 echo "  sanitizers: $sanitizers"
 echo "  Mozilla Public Suffix List: $with_libpsl"
 echo
diff --git a/contrib/fedora/rpm/NetworkManager.spec b/contrib/fedora/rpm/NetworkManager.spec
index b49b1cf07f..e0a0849933 100644
--- a/contrib/fedora/rpm/NetworkManager.spec
+++ b/contrib/fedora/rpm/NetworkManager.spec
@@ -434,9 +434,9 @@ intltoolize --automake --copy --force
 	--disable-gtk-doc \
 %endif
 %if %{with team}
-	--enable-team=yes \
+	--enable-teamdctl=yes \
 %else
-	--enable-team=no \
+	--enable-teamdctl=no \
 %endif
 %if %{with ovs}
 	--enable-ovs=yes \
@@ -472,7 +472,8 @@ intltoolize --automake --copy --force
 	--with-dist-version=%{version}-%{release} \
 	--with-config-plugins-default='ifcfg-rh,ibft' \
 	--with-config-dns-rc-manager-default=symlink \
-	--with-config-logging-backend-default=journal
+	--with-config-logging-backend-default=journal \
+	--enable-json-validation
 
 make %{?_smp_mflags}
 
diff --git a/libnm-core/nm-utils.c b/libnm-core/nm-utils.c
index 769f2a7bc1..da297f7a2f 100644
--- a/libnm-core/nm-utils.c
+++ b/libnm-core/nm-utils.c
@@ -4296,7 +4296,7 @@ const char **nm_utils_enum_get_values (GType type, gint from, gint to)
 
 /*****************************************************************************/
 
-#if WITH_TEAM
+#if WITH_JSON_VALIDATION
 
 static void
 _json_add_object (json_t *json,
@@ -5054,7 +5054,7 @@ done:
 	return updated;
 }
 
-#else /* !WITH_TEAM */
+#else /* !WITH_JSON_VALIDATION */
 
 gboolean
 nm_utils_is_json_object (const char *str, GError **error)
diff --git a/libnm-core/tests/test-general.c b/libnm-core/tests/test-general.c
index 8a30aa5d92..21337a9d40 100644
--- a/libnm-core/tests/test-general.c
+++ b/libnm-core/tests/test-general.c
@@ -5858,7 +5858,7 @@ test_nm_utils_check_valid_json (void)
 {
 	_json_config_check_valid (NULL, FALSE);
 	_json_config_check_valid ("", FALSE);
-#if WITH_TEAM
+#if WITH_JSON_VALIDATION
 	_json_config_check_valid ("{ }", TRUE);
 	_json_config_check_valid ("{ \"a\" : 1 }", TRUE);
 	_json_config_check_valid ("{ \"a\" : }", FALSE);
@@ -5883,7 +5883,7 @@ _team_config_equal_check (const char *conf1,
 static void
 test_nm_utils_team_config_equal (void)
 {
-#if WITH_TEAM
+#if WITH_JSON_VALIDATION
 	_team_config_equal_check ("", "", TRUE, TRUE);
 	_team_config_equal_check ("{}",
 	                          "{ }",
diff --git a/libnm-core/tests/test-keyfile.c b/libnm-core/tests/test-keyfile.c
index a5b2ecc255..c7d638244d 100644
--- a/libnm-core/tests/test-keyfile.c
+++ b/libnm-core/tests/test-keyfile.c
@@ -628,7 +628,7 @@ test_team_conf_read_valid (void)
 static void
 test_team_conf_read_invalid (void)
 {
-#if WITH_TEAM
+#if WITH_JSON_VALIDATION
 	GKeyFile *keyfile = NULL;
 	gs_unref_object NMConnection *con = NULL;
 	NMSettingTeam *s_team;
diff --git a/libnm-core/tests/test-setting.c b/libnm-core/tests/test-setting.c
index 2e19e5f516..ab32a7bb2c 100644
--- a/libnm-core/tests/test-setting.c
+++ b/libnm-core/tests/test-setting.c
@@ -1277,7 +1277,7 @@ main (int argc, char **argv)
 	g_test_add_func ("/libnm/settings/dcb/priorities", test_dcb_priorities_valid);
 	g_test_add_func ("/libnm/settings/dcb/bandwidth-sums", test_dcb_bandwidth_sums);
 
-#if WITH_TEAM
+#if WITH_JSON_VALIDATION
 	g_test_add_func ("/libnm/settings/team/sync_runner_from_config_roundrobin",
 	                 test_runner_roundrobin_sync_from_config);
 	g_test_add_func ("/libnm/settings/team/sync_runner_from_config_broadcast",