diff --git a/src/hidpp20.c b/src/hidpp20.c
index 42f25e7a..11300326 100644
--- a/src/hidpp20.c
+++ b/src/hidpp20.c
@@ -895,6 +895,7 @@ hidpp20_color_led_effects_get_info(struct hidpp20_device *device,
 		return rc;
 
 	*info = *(struct hidpp20_color_led_info *)msg.msg.parameters;
+	device->led_ext_caps = info->ext_caps;
 
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -1061,6 +1062,10 @@ hidpp20_color_led_effects_get_zone_effect(struct hidpp20_device *device,
 	struct hidpp20_internal_led *internal_led;
 	int rc;
 
+	/* hidpp20_color_led_effects_get_info() must be called first to set the capabilities */
+	if (!(device->led_ext_caps & HIDPP20_COLOR_LED_INFO_EXT_CAP_HAS_ZONE_EFFECT))
+		return -ENOTSUP;
+
 	feature_index = hidpp_root_get_feature_idx(device,
 						   HIDPP_PAGE_COLOR_LED_EFFECTS);
 	if (feature_index == 0)
@@ -3022,6 +3027,8 @@ hidpp20_device_new(const struct hidpp_device *base, unsigned int idx, struct hid
 	dev->proto_major = 1;
 	dev->proto_minor = 0;
 
+	dev->led_ext_caps = 0;
+
 	hidpp_get_supported_report_types(&(dev->base), reports, num_reports);
 
 	if (!(dev->base.supported_report_types & HIDPP_REPORT_SHORT) &&
diff --git a/src/hidpp20.h b/src/hidpp20.h
index ffe37102..de370629 100644
--- a/src/hidpp20.h
+++ b/src/hidpp20.h
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ struct hidpp20_device {
 	unsigned feature_count;
 	struct hidpp20_feature *feature_list;
 	enum hidpp20_quirk quirk;
+	unsigned int led_ext_caps;
 };
 
 int hidpp20_request_command(struct hidpp20_device *dev, union hidpp20_message *msg);