diff --git a/src/cmd/go/internal/list/list.go b/src/cmd/go/internal/list/list.go
index bb48d2d2ead..1e1c6495bfe 100644
--- a/src/cmd/go/internal/list/list.go
+++ b/src/cmd/go/internal/list/list.go
@@ -335,6 +335,10 @@ var (
 var nl = []byte{'\n'}
 
 func runList(ctx context.Context, cmd *base.Command, args []string) {
+	if *listFmt != "" && *listJson == true {
+		base.Fatalf("go list -f cannot be used with -json")
+	}
+
 	load.ModResolveTests = *listTest
 	work.BuildInit()
 	out := newTrackingWriter(os.Stdout)
diff --git a/src/cmd/go/testdata/script/list_json_with_f.txt b/src/cmd/go/testdata/script/list_json_with_f.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..2011a6e808b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/cmd/go/testdata/script/list_json_with_f.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+[short] skip
+
+# list -json should generate output on stdout
+go list -json ./...
+stdout .
+# list -f should generate output on stdout
+go list -f '{{.}}' ./...
+stdout .
+
+# test passing first -json then -f
+! go list -json -f '{{.}}' ./...
+stderr '^go list -f cannot be used with -json$'
+
+# test passing first -f then -json
+! go list -f '{{.}}' -json ./...
+stderr '^go list -f cannot be used with -json$'
+-- go.mod --
+module m
+-- list_test.go --
+package list_test