diff --git a/cmd/common.go b/cmd/common.go
index 1a0e80f14..2ce8a3528 100644
--- a/cmd/common.go
+++ b/cmd/common.go
@@ -155,6 +155,12 @@ func syncMain(ctx context.Context, filenames []string, dry bool, parallelism,
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
+
+	err = validateSkipConsumersWithLookupTags(targetContent)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
 	if dumpConfig.SkipConsumers {
 		targetContent.Consumers = []file.FConsumer{}
 		targetContent.ConsumerGroups = []file.FConsumerGroupObject{}
@@ -451,6 +457,15 @@ func syncMain(ctx context.Context, filenames []string, dry bool, parallelism,
 	return nil
 }
 
+func validateSkipConsumersWithLookupTags(targetContent *file.Content) error {
+	if dumpConfig.SkipConsumers && targetContent.Info != nil && targetContent.Info.LookUpSelectorTags != nil &&
+		(targetContent.Info.LookUpSelectorTags.Consumers != nil ||
+			targetContent.Info.LookUpSelectorTags.ConsumerGroups != nil) {
+		return errors.New("cannot use --skip-consumers with default lookup tags for consumers or consumer groups")
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
 func addUniqueConsumersInTargetContent(targetContent *file.Content, consumers []*kong.Consumer,
 	consumerGroupObject *file.FConsumerGroupObject,
 	consumersExistInTargetContent bool,
diff --git a/tests/integration/sync_test.go b/tests/integration/sync_test.go
index e02dd4e2e..2f87cbdd7 100644
--- a/tests/integration/sync_test.go
+++ b/tests/integration/sync_test.go
@@ -8597,6 +8597,25 @@ func Test_Sync_SkipConsumersWithConsumerGroups_Konnect(t *testing.T) {
 	})
 }
 
+func Test_Sync_SkipConsumersWithDefaultLookUp_ConsumersAndConsumerGroup_Tag(t *testing.T) {
+	runWhenEnterpriseOrKonnect(t, ">=3.0.0")
+	setup(t)
+
+	ctx := context.Background()
+
+	t.Run("--skip-consumers-with-default-lookup-consumer flag set", func(t *testing.T) {
+		err := sync(ctx, "testdata/sync/049-skip-consumers-default-lookup-tags/consumers.yaml", "--skip-consumers")
+		require.Error(t, err)
+		assert.ErrorContains(t, err, "cannot use --skip-consumers with default lookup tags for consumers or consumer groups")
+	})
+
+	t.Run("--skip-consumers-with-default-lookup-consumer-group flag set", func(t *testing.T) {
+		err := sync(ctx, "testdata/sync/049-skip-consumers-default-lookup-tags/consumer-groups.yaml", "--skip-consumers")
+		require.Error(t, err)
+		assert.ErrorContains(t, err, "cannot use --skip-consumers with default lookup tags for consumers or consumer groups")
+	})
+}
+
 func Test_Sync_Partials_Plugins(t *testing.T) {
 	runWhen(t, "enterprise", ">=3.10.0")
 
diff --git a/tests/integration/testdata/sync/049-skip-consumers-default-lookup-tags/consumer-groups.yaml b/tests/integration/testdata/sync/049-skip-consumers-default-lookup-tags/consumer-groups.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..961c1e6ab
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/integration/testdata/sync/049-skip-consumers-default-lookup-tags/consumer-groups.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+_format_version: "3.0"
+_info:
+  select_tags:
+    - my-service
+  default_lookup_tags:
+    consumer_groups:
+      - my-consumer-group
+services:
+  - name: my-service
+    host: example.com
+    port: 443
+    protocol: https
+    path: /api
+    tags:
+      - my-service
+plugins:
+  - name: rate-limiting-advanced
+    consumer: my-consumer-username
+    service: my-service
+    config:
+      limit:
+        - 30000
+      window_size:
+        - 60
+      strategy: local
+      window_type: fixed
+      namespace: my-namespace
+    tags:
+      - my-service
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/integration/testdata/sync/049-skip-consumers-default-lookup-tags/consumers.yaml b/tests/integration/testdata/sync/049-skip-consumers-default-lookup-tags/consumers.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1cc1394bb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/integration/testdata/sync/049-skip-consumers-default-lookup-tags/consumers.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+_format_version: "3.0"
+_info:
+  select_tags:
+    - my-service
+  default_lookup_tags:
+    consumers:
+      - MyConsumerTag
+services:
+  - name: my-service
+    host: example.com
+    port: 443
+    protocol: https
+    path: /api
+    tags:
+      - my-service
+plugins:
+  - name: rate-limiting-advanced
+    consumer: my-consumer-username
+    service: my-service
+    config:
+      limit:
+        - 30000
+      window_size:
+        - 60
+      strategy: local
+      window_type: fixed
+      namespace: my-namespace
+    tags:
+      - my-service
\ No newline at end of file