diff --git a/framework/src/base/FEProblemBase.C b/framework/src/base/FEProblemBase.C
index 9a425f7cbb94..bce229b621c9 100644
--- a/framework/src/base/FEProblemBase.C
+++ b/framework/src/base/FEProblemBase.C
@@ -4691,7 +4691,7 @@ FEProblemBase::checkProblemIntegrity()
 
     // Check material properties on blocks and boundaries
     checkBlockMatProps();
-    // checkBoundaryMatProps();
+    checkBoundaryMatProps();
 
     // Check that material properties exist when requested by other properties on a given block
     const auto & materials = _all_materials.getActiveObjects();
diff --git a/framework/src/bcs/IntegratedBC.C b/framework/src/bcs/IntegratedBC.C
index 144cfeffa4f7..ac56659bf0b8 100644
--- a/framework/src/bcs/IntegratedBC.C
+++ b/framework/src/bcs/IntegratedBC.C
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ IntegratedBC::IntegratedBC(const InputParameters & parameters)
   : BoundaryCondition(parameters, false), // False is because this is NOT nodal
     RandomInterface(parameters, _fe_problem, _tid, false),
     CoupleableMooseVariableDependencyIntermediateInterface(this, false),
-    MaterialPropertyInterface(this),
+    MaterialPropertyInterface(this, boundaryIDs()),
     _current_elem(_assembly.elem()),
     _current_elem_volume(_assembly.elemVolume()),
     _current_side(_assembly.side()),
diff --git a/test/include/bcs/MatTestNeumannBC.h b/test/include/bcs/MatTestNeumannBC.h
index b99a8f579890..f82779fd10ee 100644
--- a/test/include/bcs/MatTestNeumannBC.h
+++ b/test/include/bcs/MatTestNeumannBC.h
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ class MatTestNeumannBC : public NeumannBC
 
   const std::string _prop_name;
 
-  const MaterialProperty<Real> * _value;
+  const MaterialProperty<Real> & _value;
 };
 
 #endif /* MATTESTNEUMANNBC_H */
diff --git a/test/src/bcs/MatTestNeumannBC.C b/test/src/bcs/MatTestNeumannBC.C
index a36e1a4b7195..8df4b856053e 100644
--- a/test/src/bcs/MatTestNeumannBC.C
+++ b/test/src/bcs/MatTestNeumannBC.C
@@ -25,18 +25,14 @@ validParams<MatTestNeumannBC>()
 }
 
 MatTestNeumannBC::MatTestNeumannBC(const InputParameters & parameters)
-  : NeumannBC(parameters), _prop_name(getParam<std::string>("mat_prop"))
+  : NeumannBC(parameters),
+    _prop_name(getParam<std::string>("mat_prop")),
+    _value(getMaterialProperty<Real>("mat_prop"))
 {
-  if (hasBoundaryMaterialProperty<Real>(_prop_name))
-    _value = &getMaterialPropertyByName<Real>(_prop_name);
-
-  else
-    mooseError(
-        "The material property ", _prop_name, " is not defined on all boundaries of this object");
 }
 
 Real
 MatTestNeumannBC::computeQpResidual()
 {
-  return -_test[_i][_qp] * (*_value)[_qp];
+  return -_test[_i][_qp] * _value[_qp];
 }
diff --git a/test/tests/materials/boundary_material/boundary_check.i b/test/tests/materials/boundary_material/boundary_check.i
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..9c90d2d1471e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/tests/materials/boundary_material/boundary_check.i
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+[Mesh]
+  type = GeneratedMesh
+  dim = 2
+  nx = 10
+  ny = 10
+[]
+
+[Variables]
+  [./u]
+  [../]
+[]
+
+[Kernels]
+  [./diff]
+    type = Diffusion
+    variable = u
+  [../]
+[]
+
+[BCs]
+  [./bc_left]
+    type = MatTestNeumannBC
+    variable = u
+    boundary = left
+    mat_prop = 'prop'
+  [../]
+  [./right]
+    type = DirichletBC
+    variable = u
+    boundary = right
+    value = 1
+  [../]
+[]
+
+[Problem]
+  type = FEProblem
+  solve = false
+[]
+
+[Executioner]
+  type = Steady
+  solve_type = 'PJFNK'
+  petsc_options_iname = '-pc_type -pc_hypre_type'
+  petsc_options_value = 'hypre boomeramg'
+[]
+
+[Outputs]
+  exodus = true
+[]
diff --git a/test/tests/materials/boundary_material/tests b/test/tests/materials/boundary_material/tests
index f97c96fc8a50..14dab8e0d8fb 100644
--- a/test/tests/materials/boundary_material/tests
+++ b/test/tests/materials/boundary_material/tests
@@ -12,4 +12,10 @@
     input = 'elem_aux_bc_on_bnd.i'
     exodiff = 'elem_aux_bc_on_bnd_out.e'
   [../]
+
+  [boundary_check]
+    type = RunException
+    input = 'boundary_check.i'
+    expect_err = "Material property 'mat_prop', requested by 'bc_left' is not defined on boundary left"
+  []
 []