diff --git a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/zfs/2_2.nix b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/zfs/2_2.nix
index bdd58548f2e87..487435ca5f48a 100644
--- a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/zfs/2_2.nix
+++ b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/zfs/2_2.nix
@@ -10,8 +10,9 @@ callPackage ./generic.nix args {
   # You have to ensure that in `pkgs/top-level/linux-kernels.nix`
   # this attribute is the correct one for this package.
   kernelModuleAttribute = "zfs_2_2";
-  # check the release notes for compatible kernels
-  kernelCompatible = kernel: kernel.kernelOlder "6.16";
+
+  kernelMinSupportedMajorMinor = "4.18";
+  kernelMaxSupportedMajorMinor = "6.15";
 
   # this package should point to the latest release.
   version = "2.2.8";
diff --git a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/zfs/2_3.nix b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/zfs/2_3.nix
index 1b4f0e642bf53..b58a5c6480d35 100644
--- a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/zfs/2_3.nix
+++ b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/zfs/2_3.nix
@@ -10,8 +10,9 @@ callPackage ./generic.nix args {
   # You have to ensure that in `pkgs/top-level/linux-kernels.nix`
   # this attribute is the correct one for this package.
   kernelModuleAttribute = "zfs_2_3";
-  # check the release notes for compatible kernels
-  kernelCompatible = kernel: kernel.kernelOlder "6.16";
+
+  kernelMinSupportedMajorMinor = "4.18";
+  kernelMaxSupportedMajorMinor = "6.15";
 
   # this package should point to the latest release.
   version = "2.3.3";
diff --git a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/zfs/generic.nix b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/zfs/generic.nix
index 2d74e9734c56b..66d850ad71d68 100644
--- a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/zfs/generic.nix
+++ b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/zfs/generic.nix
@@ -48,7 +48,9 @@ let
       extraLongDescription ? "",
       extraPatches ? [ ],
       rev ? "zfs-${version}",
-      kernelCompatible ? null,
+      kernelMinSupportedMajorMinor,
+      kernelMaxSupportedMajorMinor,
+      enableUnsupportedExperimentalKernel ? false, # allows building against unsupported Kernel versions
       maintainers ? (with lib.maintainers; [ amarshall ]),
       tests,
     }@innerArgs:
@@ -72,6 +74,22 @@ let
         "user"
         "all"
       ];
+      kernelIsCompatible =
+        kernel:
+        let
+          nextMajorMinor =
+            ver:
+            "${lib.versions.major ver}.${
+              lib.pipe ver [
+                lib.versions.minor
+                lib.toInt
+                (x: x + 1)
+                toString
+              ]
+            }";
+        in
+        (lib.versionAtLeast kernel.version kernelMinSupportedMajorMinor)
+        && (lib.versionOlder kernel.version (nextMajorMinor kernelMaxSupportedMajorMinor));
 
       # XXX: You always want to build kernel modules with the same stdenv as the
       # kernel was built with. However, since zfs can also be built for userspace we
@@ -139,6 +157,14 @@ let
               "bashcompletiondir=$out/share/bash-completion/completions"
 
           substituteInPlace ./cmd/arc_summary --replace-fail "/sbin/modinfo" "modinfo"
+        ''
+        + ''
+          echo 'Supported Kernel versions:'
+          grep '^Linux-' META
+          echo 'Checking kernelMinSupportedMajorMinor is correct...'
+          grep --quiet '^Linux-Minimum: *${lib.escapeRegex kernelMinSupportedMajorMinor}$' META
+          echo 'Checking kernelMaxSupportedMajorMinor is correct...'
+          grep --quiet '^Linux-Maximum: *${lib.escapeRegex kernelMaxSupportedMajorMinor}$' META
         '';
 
       nativeBuildInputs = [
@@ -176,6 +202,7 @@ let
         "--with-tirpc=1"
         (lib.withFeatureAs (buildUser && enablePython) "python" python3.interpreter)
       ]
+      ++ optional enableUnsupportedExperimentalKernel "--enable-linux-experimental"
       ++ optionals buildUser [
         "--with-dracutdir=$(out)/lib/dracut"
         "--with-udevdir=$(out)/lib/udev"
@@ -330,7 +357,7 @@ let
 
         inherit maintainers;
         mainProgram = "zfs";
-        broken = buildKernel && (kernelCompatible != null) && !(kernelCompatible kernel);
+        broken = buildKernel && !((kernelIsCompatible kernel) || enableUnsupportedExperimentalKernel);
       };
     };
 in
diff --git a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/zfs/unstable.nix b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/zfs/unstable.nix
index 5bd1412d6c323..269110fdc53a6 100644
--- a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/zfs/unstable.nix
+++ b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/zfs/unstable.nix
@@ -8,8 +8,9 @@ callPackage ./generic.nix args {
   # You have to ensure that in `pkgs/top-level/linux-kernels.nix`
   # this attribute is the correct one for this package.
   kernelModuleAttribute = "zfs_unstable";
-  # check the release notes for compatible kernels
-  kernelCompatible = kernel: kernel.kernelOlder "6.16";
+
+  kernelMinSupportedMajorMinor = "4.18";
+  kernelMaxSupportedMajorMinor = "6.15";
 
   # this package should point to a version / git revision compatible with the latest kernel release
   # IMPORTANT: Always use a tagged release candidate or commits from the