diff --git a/man/systemd.network.xml b/man/systemd.network.xml
index 793243f9ae..d8485f736f 100644
--- a/man/systemd.network.xml
+++ b/man/systemd.network.xml
@@ -2270,6 +2270,21 @@
       </variablelist>
   </refsect1>
 
+  <refsect1>
+    <title>[QDisc] Section Options</title>
+    <para>The <literal>[QDisc]</literal> section manages the traffic control queueing discipline (qdisc).</para>
+
+    <variablelist class='network-directives'>
+      <varlistentry>
+        <term><varname>Parent=</varname></term>
+        <listitem>
+          <para>Specifies the parent Queueing Discipline (qdisc). Takes one of <literal>clsact</literal>
+          or <literal>ingress</literal>. This is mandatory.</para>
+        </listitem>
+      </varlistentry>
+    </variablelist>
+  </refsect1>
+
   <refsect1>
     <title>[NetworkEmulator] Section Options</title>
     <para>The <literal>[NetworkEmulator]</literal> section manages the queueing discipline (qdisc) of
diff --git a/src/network/networkd-network-gperf.gperf b/src/network/networkd-network-gperf.gperf
index 369631d9ee..81ce9ee1e4 100644
--- a/src/network/networkd-network-gperf.gperf
+++ b/src/network/networkd-network-gperf.gperf
@@ -251,6 +251,7 @@ CAN.BitRate,                                 config_parse_si_uint64,
 CAN.SamplePoint,                             config_parse_permille,                                    0,                             offsetof(Network, can_sample_point)
 CAN.RestartSec,                              config_parse_sec,                                         0,                             offsetof(Network, can_restart_us)
 CAN.TripleSampling,                          config_parse_tristate,                                    0,                             offsetof(Network, can_triple_sampling)
+QDisc.Parent,                                config_parse_qdisc_parent,                                _QDISC_KIND_INVALID,           0
 ControlledDelay.Parent,                      config_parse_qdisc_parent,                                QDISC_KIND_CODEL,              0
 ControlledDelay.PacketLimit,                 config_parse_controlled_delay_u32,                        QDISC_KIND_CODEL,              0
 ControlledDelay.TargetSec,                   config_parse_controlled_delay_usec,                       QDISC_KIND_CODEL,              0
@@ -320,7 +321,7 @@ DHCP.RapidCommit,                            config_parse_bool,
 DHCP.ForceDHCPv6PDOtherInformation,          config_parse_bool,                                        0,                             offsetof(Network, dhcp6_force_pd_other_information)
 DHCPv4.UseDomainName,                        config_parse_dhcp_use_domains,                            0,                             offsetof(Network, dhcp_use_domains)
 DHCPv4.CriticalConnection,                   config_parse_tristate,                                    0,                             offsetof(Network, dhcp_critical)
-TrafficControlQueueingDiscipline.Parent,                        config_parse_qdisc_parent,             QDISC_KIND_NETEM,              0
+TrafficControlQueueingDiscipline.Parent,                        config_parse_qdisc_parent,             _QDISC_KIND_INVALID,           0
 TrafficControlQueueingDiscipline.NetworkEmulatorDelaySec,       config_parse_network_emulator_delay,   0,                             0
 TrafficControlQueueingDiscipline.NetworkEmulatorDelayJitterSec, config_parse_network_emulator_delay,   0,                             0
 TrafficControlQueueingDiscipline.NetworkEmulatorLossRate,       config_parse_network_emulator_rate,    0,                             0
diff --git a/src/network/networkd-network.c b/src/network/networkd-network.c
index 1b9e6a22b4..96f9c785ba 100644
--- a/src/network/networkd-network.c
+++ b/src/network/networkd-network.c
@@ -482,6 +482,7 @@ int network_load_one(Manager *manager, OrderedHashmap **networks, const char *fi
                               "IPv6RoutePrefix\0"
                               "TrafficControlQueueingDiscipline\0"
                               "CAN\0"
+                              "QDisc\0"
                               "ControlledDelay\0"
                               "FairQueueing\0"
                               "FairQueueingControlledDelay\0"
diff --git a/src/network/tc/qdisc.c b/src/network/tc/qdisc.c
index ee0637bf32..c156fe5ce9 100644
--- a/src/network/tc/qdisc.c
+++ b/src/network/tc/qdisc.c
@@ -254,7 +254,6 @@ int config_parse_qdisc_parent(
         assert(lvalue);
         assert(rvalue);
         assert(data);
-        assert(ltype >= 0 && ltype < _QDISC_KIND_MAX);
 
         r = qdisc_new_static(ltype, network, filename, section_line, &qdisc);
         if (r < 0)
diff --git a/test/fuzz/fuzz-network-parser/directives.network b/test/fuzz/fuzz-network-parser/directives.network
index 180a30c32c..5b04fefeb5 100644
--- a/test/fuzz/fuzz-network-parser/directives.network
+++ b/test/fuzz/fuzz-network-parser/directives.network
@@ -270,6 +270,8 @@ SendOption=
 [NextHop]
 Id=
 Gateway=
+[QDisc]
+Parent=
 [NetworkEmulator]
 Parent=
 DelaySec=