diff --git a/Changelog.md b/Changelog.md
index 71ccea0df..159ec5187 100644
--- a/Changelog.md
+++ b/Changelog.md
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ Compiler Features:
 
 
 Bugfixes:
+ * Commandline Interface: It is no longer possible to specify both ``--optimize-yul`` and ``--no-optimize-yul`` at the same time.
  * SMTChecker: Fix encoding of side-effects inside ``if`` and ``ternary conditional``statements in the BMC engine.
 
 
diff --git a/solc/CommandLineParser.cpp b/solc/CommandLineParser.cpp
index 1f11fc57c..814470126 100644
--- a/solc/CommandLineParser.cpp
+++ b/solc/CommandLineParser.cpp
@@ -1146,6 +1146,13 @@ void CommandLineParser::processArgs()
 		m_options.output.eofVersion = 1;
 	}
 
+	if (m_args.count(g_strNoOptimizeYul) > 0 && m_args.count(g_strOptimizeYul) > 0)
+		solThrow(
+			CommandLineValidationError,
+			"Options --" + g_strOptimizeYul + " and --" + g_strNoOptimizeYul + " cannot be used together."
+		);
+
+	// We deliberately ignore --optimize-yul
 	m_options.optimizer.enabled = (m_args.count(g_strOptimize) > 0);
 	m_options.optimizer.noOptimizeYul = (m_args.count(g_strNoOptimizeYul) > 0);
 	if (!m_args[g_strOptimizeRuns].defaulted())
diff --git a/test/cmdlineTests/optimizer_enabled_invalid_yul_optimizer_enabled_and_disabled/args b/test/cmdlineTests/optimizer_enabled_invalid_yul_optimizer_enabled_and_disabled/args
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ce566d3e0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/cmdlineTests/optimizer_enabled_invalid_yul_optimizer_enabled_and_disabled/args
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+--optimize-yul --no-optimize-yul
diff --git a/test/cmdlineTests/optimizer_enabled_invalid_yul_optimizer_enabled_and_disabled/err b/test/cmdlineTests/optimizer_enabled_invalid_yul_optimizer_enabled_and_disabled/err
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..43c54c2f3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/cmdlineTests/optimizer_enabled_invalid_yul_optimizer_enabled_and_disabled/err
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Options --optimize-yul and --no-optimize-yul cannot be used together.
diff --git a/test/cmdlineTests/optimizer_enabled_invalid_yul_optimizer_enabled_and_disabled/exit b/test/cmdlineTests/optimizer_enabled_invalid_yul_optimizer_enabled_and_disabled/exit
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d00491fd7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/cmdlineTests/optimizer_enabled_invalid_yul_optimizer_enabled_and_disabled/exit
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+1
diff --git a/test/cmdlineTests/optimizer_enabled_invalid_yul_optimizer_enabled_and_disabled/input.sol b/test/cmdlineTests/optimizer_enabled_invalid_yul_optimizer_enabled_and_disabled/input.sol
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a32f63f78
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/cmdlineTests/optimizer_enabled_invalid_yul_optimizer_enabled_and_disabled/input.sol
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0
+pragma solidity *;
diff --git a/test/cmdlineTests/strict_asm_optimizer_invalid_yul_optimizer_enabled_and_disabled/args b/test/cmdlineTests/strict_asm_optimizer_invalid_yul_optimizer_enabled_and_disabled/args
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..cbefff3e9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/cmdlineTests/strict_asm_optimizer_invalid_yul_optimizer_enabled_and_disabled/args
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+--strict-assembly --optimize-yul --no-optimize-yul
diff --git a/test/cmdlineTests/strict_asm_optimizer_invalid_yul_optimizer_enabled_and_disabled/err b/test/cmdlineTests/strict_asm_optimizer_invalid_yul_optimizer_enabled_and_disabled/err
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..43c54c2f3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/cmdlineTests/strict_asm_optimizer_invalid_yul_optimizer_enabled_and_disabled/err
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Options --optimize-yul and --no-optimize-yul cannot be used together.
diff --git a/test/cmdlineTests/strict_asm_optimizer_invalid_yul_optimizer_enabled_and_disabled/exit b/test/cmdlineTests/strict_asm_optimizer_invalid_yul_optimizer_enabled_and_disabled/exit
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d00491fd7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/cmdlineTests/strict_asm_optimizer_invalid_yul_optimizer_enabled_and_disabled/exit
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+1
diff --git a/test/cmdlineTests/strict_asm_optimizer_invalid_yul_optimizer_enabled_and_disabled/input.yul b/test/cmdlineTests/strict_asm_optimizer_invalid_yul_optimizer_enabled_and_disabled/input.yul
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0967ef424
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/cmdlineTests/strict_asm_optimizer_invalid_yul_optimizer_enabled_and_disabled/input.yul
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+{}