diff --git a/tools/ratbag-command.c b/tools/ratbag-command.c
index 1325c257..73a6670e 100644
--- a/tools/ratbag-command.c
+++ b/tools/ratbag-command.c
@@ -1086,6 +1086,7 @@ ratbag_cmd_button_set_button(const struct ratbag_cmd *cmd,
 			     struct ratbag_cmd_options *options,
 			     int argc, char **argv)
 {
+	struct ratbag_device *device;
 	struct ratbag_button *button;
 	char *str, *endptr;
 	int b;
@@ -1099,6 +1100,12 @@ ratbag_cmd_button_set_button(const struct ratbag_cmd *cmd,
 	if (*endptr != '\0')
 		return ERR_USAGE;
 
+	device = options->device;
+	if (!ratbag_device_has_capability(device,
+					  RATBAG_DEVICE_CAP_BUTTON_KEY))
+		return ERR_UNSUPPORTED;
+
+
 	button = options->button;
 	rc = ratbag_button_set_button(button, b);
 	if (rc != 0)
@@ -1122,6 +1129,7 @@ ratbag_cmd_button_set_key(const struct ratbag_cmd *cmd,
 			  struct ratbag_cmd_options *options,
 			  int argc, char **argv)
 {
+	struct ratbag_device *device;
 	struct ratbag_button *button;
 	int keycode;
 	char *str;
@@ -1137,6 +1145,11 @@ ratbag_cmd_button_set_key(const struct ratbag_cmd *cmd,
 		return ERR_USAGE;
 	}
 
+	device = options->device;
+	if (!ratbag_device_has_capability(device,
+					  RATBAG_DEVICE_CAP_BUTTON_KEY))
+		return ERR_UNSUPPORTED;
+
 	button = options->button;
 	rc = ratbag_button_set_key(button, keycode, NULL, 0);
 	if (rc != 0)
@@ -1198,6 +1211,7 @@ ratbag_cmd_button_set_macro(const struct ratbag_cmd *cmd,
 			    struct ratbag_cmd_options *options,
 			    int argc, char **argv)
 {
+	struct ratbag_device *device;
 	struct ratbag_button *button;
 	struct macro macro = {0};
 	char *str;
@@ -1213,6 +1227,11 @@ ratbag_cmd_button_set_macro(const struct ratbag_cmd *cmd,
 		return ERR_USAGE;
 	}
 
+	device = options->device;
+	if (!ratbag_device_has_capability(device,
+					  RATBAG_DEVICE_CAP_BUTTON_MACROS))
+		return ERR_UNSUPPORTED;
+
 	button = options->button;
 	rc = ratbag_button_set_macro(button, macro.name);
 	for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_LENGTH(macro.events); i++) {