diff --git a/pcbnew/drc/drc_item.cpp b/pcbnew/drc/drc_item.cpp
index 658291b6fc..92a8667d91 100644
--- a/pcbnew/drc/drc_item.cpp
+++ b/pcbnew/drc/drc_item.cpp
@@ -237,8 +237,9 @@ DRC_ITEM DRC_ITEM::skewOutOfRange( DRCE_SKEW_OUT_OF_RANGE,
         _( "Skew between traces out of range" ),
         wxT( "skew_out_of_range" ) );
 
-DRC_ITEM DRC_ITEM::tooManyVias( DRCE_TOO_MANY_VIAS,
-        _( "Too many vias on a connection" ),
+// Note: this used to only check against a max value, hence the settings key too_many_vias
+DRC_ITEM DRC_ITEM::viaCountOutOfRange( DRCE_VIA_COUNT_OUT_OF_RANGE,
+        _( "Too many or too few vias on a connection" ),
         wxT( "too_many_vias" ) );
 
 DRC_ITEM DRC_ITEM::diffPairGapOutOfRange( DRCE_DIFF_PAIR_GAP_OUT_OF_RANGE,
@@ -298,7 +299,7 @@ std::vector<std::reference_wrapper<RC_ITEM>> DRC_ITEM::allItemTypes( {
             DRC_ITEM::heading_signal_integrity,
             DRC_ITEM::lengthOutOfRange,
             DRC_ITEM::skewOutOfRange,
-            DRC_ITEM::tooManyVias,
+            DRC_ITEM::viaCountOutOfRange,
             DRC_ITEM::diffPairGapOutOfRange,
             DRC_ITEM::diffPairUncoupledLengthTooLong,
 
@@ -378,7 +379,7 @@ std::shared_ptr<DRC_ITEM> DRC_ITEM::Create( int aErrorCode )
     case DRCE_TEXT_THICKNESS:           return std::make_shared<DRC_ITEM>( textThicknessOutOfRange );
     case DRCE_LENGTH_OUT_OF_RANGE:      return std::make_shared<DRC_ITEM>( lengthOutOfRange );
     case DRCE_SKEW_OUT_OF_RANGE:        return std::make_shared<DRC_ITEM>( skewOutOfRange );
-    case DRCE_TOO_MANY_VIAS:            return std::make_shared<DRC_ITEM>( tooManyVias );
+    case DRCE_VIA_COUNT_OUT_OF_RANGE:   return std::make_shared<DRC_ITEM>( viaCountOutOfRange );
     case DRCE_DIFF_PAIR_GAP_OUT_OF_RANGE:          return std::make_shared<DRC_ITEM>( diffPairGapOutOfRange );
     case DRCE_DIFF_PAIR_UNCOUPLED_LENGTH_TOO_LONG: return std::make_shared<DRC_ITEM>( diffPairUncoupledLengthTooLong );
     case DRCE_FOOTPRINT:                return std::make_shared<DRC_ITEM>( footprint );
diff --git a/pcbnew/drc/drc_item.h b/pcbnew/drc/drc_item.h
index c891e98c96..e919292c2a 100644
--- a/pcbnew/drc/drc_item.h
+++ b/pcbnew/drc/drc_item.h
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ enum PCB_DRC_CODE {
 
     DRCE_LENGTH_OUT_OF_RANGE,
     DRCE_SKEW_OUT_OF_RANGE,
-    DRCE_TOO_MANY_VIAS,
+    DRCE_VIA_COUNT_OUT_OF_RANGE,
     DRCE_DIFF_PAIR_GAP_OUT_OF_RANGE,
     DRCE_DIFF_PAIR_UNCOUPLED_LENGTH_TOO_LONG,
 
@@ -202,7 +202,7 @@ private:
     static DRC_ITEM textThicknessOutOfRange;
     static DRC_ITEM lengthOutOfRange;
     static DRC_ITEM skewOutOfRange;
-    static DRC_ITEM tooManyVias;
+    static DRC_ITEM viaCountOutOfRange;
     static DRC_ITEM diffPairGapOutOfRange;
     static DRC_ITEM diffPairUncoupledLengthTooLong;
     static DRC_ITEM footprint;
diff --git a/pcbnew/drc/drc_test_provider_matched_length.cpp b/pcbnew/drc/drc_test_provider_matched_length.cpp
index fe9fc90dda..da276a0179 100644
--- a/pcbnew/drc/drc_test_provider_matched_length.cpp
+++ b/pcbnew/drc/drc_test_provider_matched_length.cpp
@@ -201,16 +201,31 @@ void DRC_TEST_PROVIDER_MATCHED_LENGTH::checkViaCounts( const DRC_CONSTRAINT& aCo
 {
     for( const auto& ent : aMatchedConnections )
     {
+        std::shared_ptr<DRC_ITEM> drcItem = nullptr;
+
         if( aConstraint.GetValue().HasMax() && ent.viaCount > aConstraint.GetValue().Max() )
         {
-            std::shared_ptr<DRC_ITEM> drcItem = DRC_ITEM::Create( DRCE_TOO_MANY_VIAS );
+            drcItem = DRC_ITEM::Create( DRCE_VIA_COUNT_OUT_OF_RANGE );
             wxString msg = wxString::Format( _( "(%s max count %d; actual %d)" ),
                                              aConstraint.GetName(),
                                              aConstraint.GetValue().Max(),
                                              ent.viaCount );
 
-            drcItem->SetErrorMessage( drcItem->GetErrorText() + wxS( " " ) + msg );
+            drcItem->SetErrorMessage( _( "Too many vias on a connection" ) + wxS( " " ) + msg );
+        }
+        else if( aConstraint.GetValue().HasMin() && ent.viaCount < aConstraint.GetValue().Min() )
+        {
+            drcItem = DRC_ITEM::Create( DRCE_VIA_COUNT_OUT_OF_RANGE );
+            wxString msg = wxString::Format( _( "(%s min count %d; actual %d)" ),
+                                             aConstraint.GetName(),
+                                             aConstraint.GetValue().Min(),
+                                             ent.viaCount );
 
+            drcItem->SetErrorMessage( _( "Too few vias on a connection" ) + wxS( " " ) + msg );
+        }
+
+        if( drcItem )
+        {
             for( auto offendingTrack : ent.items )
                 drcItem->SetItems( offendingTrack );