diff --git a/src/Element/EntityBrowserElement.php b/src/Element/EntityBrowserElement.php
index 7d702ef..4808eb2 100644
--- a/src/Element/EntityBrowserElement.php
+++ b/src/Element/EntityBrowserElement.php
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ use Drupal\Core\Form\FormStateInterface;
 use Drupal\Core\Render\Element\FormElement;
 use Drupal\entity_browser\Entity\EntityBrowser;
 use Drupal\Core\Entity\EntityInterface;
+use Drupal\Component\Utility\NestedArray;
 
 /**
  * Provides an Entity Browser form element.
@@ -148,10 +149,17 @@ class EntityBrowserElement extends FormElement {
     // Propagate selection if edit selection mode is used.
     $entity_browser_preselected_entities = [];
     if ($element['#selection_mode'] === static::SELECTION_MODE_EDIT) {
-      if ( $entity_browser->getSelectionDisplay()->checkPreselectionSupport() ) {
+      if ($entity_browser->getSelectionDisplay()->supportsPreselection()) {
         $entity_browser_preselected_entities = $element['#default_value'];
-      } else {
-        \Drupal::messenger()->addWarning(t('Configuration problem: the selection display does not support preselection, please check the form_display.'));
+      }
+      else {
+        $field_element = NestedArray::getValue($complete_form, array_slice($element['#array_parents'], 0, -1));
+        $tparams = [
+          '@field_name' => !empty($field_element['#title']) ? $field_element['#title'] : $element['#custom_hidden_id'],
+          '%selection_mode' => static::getSelectionModeOptions()[static::SELECTION_MODE_EDIT],
+          '@browser_link' => $entity_browser->toLink($entity_browser->label(), 'edit-form')->toString(),
+        ];
+        \Drupal::messenger()->addWarning(t('There is a configuration problem with field "@field_name". The selection mode %selection_mode requires an entity browser with a selection display plugin that supports preselection.  Either change the selection mode or update the @browser_link entity browser to use a selection display plugin that supports preselection.', $tparams));
       }
     }
 
diff --git a/src/Plugin/Field/FieldWidget/EntityReferenceBrowserWidget.php b/src/Plugin/Field/FieldWidget/EntityReferenceBrowserWidget.php
index 1b6bbee..6fe6507 100644
--- a/src/Plugin/Field/FieldWidget/EntityReferenceBrowserWidget.php
+++ b/src/Plugin/Field/FieldWidget/EntityReferenceBrowserWidget.php
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ namespace Drupal\entity_browser\Plugin\Field\FieldWidget;
 
 use Drupal\Core\Entity\EntityInterface;
 use Drupal\entity_browser\Element\EntityBrowserElement;
+use Drupal\entity_browser\Entity\EntityBrowser;
 use Symfony\Component\Validator\ConstraintViolationInterface;
 use Drupal\Component\Utility\Html;
 use Drupal\Component\Utility\NestedArray;
@@ -248,10 +249,34 @@ class EntityReferenceBrowserWidget extends WidgetBase implements ContainerFactor
         ->settingsForm($form, $form_state);
     }
 
+    $element['#element_validate'] = [[get_class($this), 'validateSettingsForm']];
+
     return $element;
   }
 
   /**
+   * Validate the settings form.
+   */
+  public static function validateSettingsForm($element, FormStateInterface $form_state, $form) {
+
+    $values = NestedArray::getValue($form_state->getValues(), $element['#parents']);
+
+    if ($values['selection_mode'] == 'selection_edit') {
+      /** @var \Drupal\entity_browser\Entity\EntityBrowser $entity_browser */
+      $entity_browser = EntityBrowser::load($values['entity_browser']);
+      if ($entity_browser->getSelectionDisplay()->supportsPreselection() === FALSE) {
+        $tparams = [
+          '%selection_mode' => EntityBrowserElement::getSelectionModeOptions()[EntityBrowserElement::SELECTION_MODE_EDIT],
+          '@browser_link' => $entity_browser->toLink($entity_browser->label(), 'edit-form')->toString(),
+        ];
+        $form_state->setError($element['entity_browser']);
+        $form_state->setError($element['selection_mode'], t('The selection mode %selection_mode requires an entity browser with a selection display plugin that supports preselection.  Either change the selection mode or update the @browser_link entity browser to use a selection display plugin that supports preselection.', $tparams));
+      }
+
+    }
+  }
+
+  /**
    * Ajax callback that updates field widget display settings fieldset.
    */
   public function updateSettingsAjax(array $form, FormStateInterface $form_state) {
diff --git a/src/SelectionDisplayBase.php b/src/SelectionDisplayBase.php
index d315b89..58d283f 100644
--- a/src/SelectionDisplayBase.php
+++ b/src/SelectionDisplayBase.php
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 namespace Drupal\entity_browser;
 
 use Drupal\Component\Utility\NestedArray;
+use Drupal\Core\Config\ConfigException;
 use Drupal\Core\Plugin\PluginBase;
 use Drupal\Core\Entity\EntityTypeManagerInterface;
 use Drupal\Core\Form\FormStateInterface;
@@ -129,6 +130,15 @@ abstract class SelectionDisplayBase extends PluginBase implements SelectionDispl
    * {@inheritdoc}
    */
   public function checkPreselectionSupport() {
+    if (!$this->getPluginDefinition()['acceptPreselection']) {
+      throw new ConfigException('Used entity browser selection display does not support preselection.');
+    }
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * {@inheritdoc}
+   */
+  public function supportsPreselection() {
     return $this->getPluginDefinition()['acceptPreselection'];
   }
 
diff --git a/src/SelectionDisplayInterface.php b/src/SelectionDisplayInterface.php
index cce9264..6b4c874 100644
--- a/src/SelectionDisplayInterface.php
+++ b/src/SelectionDisplayInterface.php
@@ -62,13 +62,25 @@ interface SelectionDisplayInterface extends PluginInspectionInterface, Configura
   /**
    * Check does selection display support preselection.
    *
+   * If preselection is not allowed by entity browser selection display, then
+   * exception will be thrown.
    *
-   * @return boolean
-   *  TRUE if preselection is supported
+   * @deprecated
+   *  Use ::supportsPreselection instead
+   *
+   * @throws \Drupal\Core\Config\ConfigException
    */
   public function checkPreselectionSupport();
 
   /**
+   * Check if the plugin supports preselection.
+   *
+   * @returns bool
+   *   Returns TRUE if preselection is supported.
+   */
+  public function supportsPreselection();
+
+  /**
    * Returns true if selection display supports selection over javascript.
    *
    * @return bool