diff --git a/Documentation/networking/ip-sysctl.txt b/Documentation/networking/ip-sysctl.txt
index 7373115407e4..c97932c88ea3 100644
--- a/Documentation/networking/ip-sysctl.txt
+++ b/Documentation/networking/ip-sysctl.txt
@@ -26,12 +26,36 @@ ip_no_pmtu_disc - INTEGER
 	discarded. Outgoing frames are handled the same as in mode 1,
 	implicitly setting IP_PMTUDISC_DONT on every created socket.
 
-	Possible values: 0-2
+	Mode 3 is a hardend pmtu discover mode. The kernel will only
+	accept fragmentation-needed errors if the underlying protocol
+	can verify them besides a plain socket lookup. Current
+	protocols for which pmtu events will be honored are TCP, SCTP
+	and DCCP as they verify e.g. the sequence number or the
+	association. This mode should not be enabled globally but is
+	only intended to secure e.g. name servers in namespaces where
+	TCP path mtu must still work but path MTU information of other
+	protocols should be discarded. If enabled globally this mode
+	could break other protocols.
+
+	Possible values: 0-3
 	Default: FALSE
 
 min_pmtu - INTEGER
 	default 552 - minimum discovered Path MTU
 
+ip_forward_use_pmtu - BOOLEAN
+	By default we don't trust protocol path MTUs while forwarding
+	because they could be easily forged and can lead to unwanted
+	fragmentation by the router.
+	You only need to enable this if you have user-space software
+	which tries to discover path mtus by itself and depends on the
+	kernel honoring this information. This is normally not the
+	case.
+	Default: 0 (disabled)
+	Possible values:
+	0 - disabled
+	1 - enabled
+
 route/max_size - INTEGER
 	Maximum number of routes allowed in the kernel.  Increase
 	this when using large numbers of interfaces and/or routes.
diff --git a/include/net/ip.h b/include/net/ip.h
index 535664477c4a..0dab95c2e4d5 100644
--- a/include/net/ip.h
+++ b/include/net/ip.h
@@ -263,6 +263,39 @@ int ip_dont_fragment(struct sock *sk, struct dst_entry *dst)
 		 !(dst_metric_locked(dst, RTAX_MTU)));
 }
 
+static inline bool ip_sk_accept_pmtu(const struct sock *sk)
+{
+	return inet_sk(sk)->pmtudisc != IP_PMTUDISC_INTERFACE;
+}
+
+static inline bool ip_sk_use_pmtu(const struct sock *sk)
+{
+	return inet_sk(sk)->pmtudisc < IP_PMTUDISC_PROBE;
+}
+
+static inline unsigned int ip_dst_mtu_maybe_forward(const struct dst_entry *dst,
+						    bool forwarding)
+{
+	struct net *net = dev_net(dst->dev);
+
+	if (net->ipv4.sysctl_ip_fwd_use_pmtu ||
+	    dst_metric_locked(dst, RTAX_MTU) ||
+	    !forwarding)
+		return dst_mtu(dst);
+
+	return min(dst->dev->mtu, IP_MAX_MTU);
+}
+
+static inline unsigned int ip_skb_dst_mtu(const struct sk_buff *skb)
+{
+	if (!skb->sk || ip_sk_use_pmtu(skb->sk)) {
+		bool forwarding = IPCB(skb)->flags & IPSKB_FORWARDED;
+		return ip_dst_mtu_maybe_forward(skb_dst(skb), forwarding);
+	} else {
+		return min(skb_dst(skb)->dev->mtu, IP_MAX_MTU);
+	}
+}
+
 void __ip_select_ident(struct iphdr *iph, struct dst_entry *dst, int more);
 
 static inline void ip_select_ident(struct sk_buff *skb, struct dst_entry *dst, struct sock *sk)
diff --git a/include/net/netns/ipv4.h b/include/net/netns/ipv4.h
index 929a668e91a9..80f500a29498 100644
--- a/include/net/netns/ipv4.h
+++ b/include/net/netns/ipv4.h
@@ -70,6 +70,7 @@ struct netns_ipv4 {
 
 	int sysctl_tcp_ecn;
 	int sysctl_ip_no_pmtu_disc;
+	int sysctl_ip_fwd_use_pmtu;
 
 	kgid_t sysctl_ping_group_range[2];
 
diff --git a/include/net/protocol.h b/include/net/protocol.h
index fbf7676c9a02..0e5f8665d7fb 100644
--- a/include/net/protocol.h
+++ b/include/net/protocol.h
@@ -43,7 +43,12 @@ struct net_protocol {
 	int			(*handler)(struct sk_buff *skb);
 	void			(*err_handler)(struct sk_buff *skb, u32 info);
 	unsigned int		no_policy:1,
-				netns_ok:1;
+				netns_ok:1,
+				/* does the protocol do more stringent
+				 * icmp tag validation than simple
+				 * socket lookup?
+				 */
+				icmp_strict_tag_validation:1;
 };
 
 #if IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_IPV6)
diff --git a/include/net/route.h b/include/net/route.h
index 638e3ebf76f3..9d1f423d5944 100644
--- a/include/net/route.h
+++ b/include/net/route.h
@@ -36,6 +36,9 @@
 #include <linux/cache.h>
 #include <linux/security.h>
 
+/* IPv4 datagram length is stored into 16bit field (tot_len) */
+#define IP_MAX_MTU	0xFFFFU
+
 #define RTO_ONLINK	0x01
 
 #define RT_CONN_FLAGS(sk)   (RT_TOS(inet_sk(sk)->tos) | sock_flag(sk, SOCK_LOCALROUTE))
@@ -311,20 +314,4 @@ static inline int ip4_dst_hoplimit(const struct dst_entry *dst)
 	return hoplimit;
 }
 
-static inline bool ip_sk_accept_pmtu(const struct sock *sk)
-{
-	return inet_sk(sk)->pmtudisc != IP_PMTUDISC_INTERFACE;
-}
-
-static inline bool ip_sk_use_pmtu(const struct sock *sk)
-{
-	return inet_sk(sk)->pmtudisc < IP_PMTUDISC_PROBE;
-}
-
-static inline int ip_skb_dst_mtu(const struct sk_buff *skb)
-{
-	return (!skb->sk || ip_sk_use_pmtu(skb->sk)) ?
-	       dst_mtu(skb_dst(skb)) : skb_dst(skb)->dev->mtu;
-}
-
 #endif	/* _ROUTE_H */
diff --git a/net/dccp/ipv4.c b/net/dccp/ipv4.c
index 88299c29101d..22b5d818b200 100644
--- a/net/dccp/ipv4.c
+++ b/net/dccp/ipv4.c
@@ -989,6 +989,7 @@ static const struct net_protocol dccp_v4_protocol = {
 	.err_handler	= dccp_v4_err,
 	.no_policy	= 1,
 	.netns_ok	= 1,
+	.icmp_strict_tag_validation = 1,
 };
 
 static const struct proto_ops inet_dccp_ops = {
diff --git a/net/ipv4/af_inet.c b/net/ipv4/af_inet.c
index 6268a4751e64..ecd2c3f245ce 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/af_inet.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/af_inet.c
@@ -1545,6 +1545,7 @@ static const struct net_protocol tcp_protocol = {
 	.err_handler	=	tcp_v4_err,
 	.no_policy	=	1,
 	.netns_ok	=	1,
+	.icmp_strict_tag_validation = 1,
 };
 
 static const struct net_protocol udp_protocol = {
diff --git a/net/ipv4/icmp.c b/net/ipv4/icmp.c
index fb3c5637199d..0134663fdbce 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/icmp.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/icmp.c
@@ -668,6 +668,16 @@ static void icmp_socket_deliver(struct sk_buff *skb, u32 info)
 	rcu_read_unlock();
 }
 
+static bool icmp_tag_validation(int proto)
+{
+	bool ok;
+
+	rcu_read_lock();
+	ok = rcu_dereference(inet_protos[proto])->icmp_strict_tag_validation;
+	rcu_read_unlock();
+	return ok;
+}
+
 /*
  *	Handle ICMP_DEST_UNREACH, ICMP_TIME_EXCEED, ICMP_QUENCH, and
  *	ICMP_PARAMETERPROB.
@@ -705,12 +715,22 @@ static void icmp_unreach(struct sk_buff *skb)
 		case ICMP_PORT_UNREACH:
 			break;
 		case ICMP_FRAG_NEEDED:
-			if (net->ipv4.sysctl_ip_no_pmtu_disc == 2) {
-				goto out;
-			} else if (net->ipv4.sysctl_ip_no_pmtu_disc) {
+			/* for documentation of the ip_no_pmtu_disc
+			 * values please see
+			 * Documentation/networking/ip-sysctl.txt
+			 */
+			switch (net->ipv4.sysctl_ip_no_pmtu_disc) {
+			default:
 				LIMIT_NETDEBUG(KERN_INFO pr_fmt("%pI4: fragmentation needed and DF set\n"),
 					       &iph->daddr);
-			} else {
+				break;
+			case 2:
+				goto out;
+			case 3:
+				if (!icmp_tag_validation(iph->protocol))
+					goto out;
+				/* fall through */
+			case 0:
 				info = ntohs(icmph->un.frag.mtu);
 				if (!info)
 					goto out;
diff --git a/net/ipv4/ip_forward.c b/net/ipv4/ip_forward.c
index 694de3b7aebf..e9f1217a8afd 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/ip_forward.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/ip_forward.c
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ static int ip_forward_finish(struct sk_buff *skb)
 
 int ip_forward(struct sk_buff *skb)
 {
+	u32 mtu;
 	struct iphdr *iph;	/* Our header */
 	struct rtable *rt;	/* Route we use */
 	struct ip_options *opt	= &(IPCB(skb)->opt);
@@ -88,11 +89,13 @@ int ip_forward(struct sk_buff *skb)
 	if (opt->is_strictroute && rt->rt_uses_gateway)
 		goto sr_failed;
 
-	if (unlikely(skb->len > dst_mtu(&rt->dst) && !skb_is_gso(skb) &&
+	IPCB(skb)->flags |= IPSKB_FORWARDED;
+	mtu = ip_dst_mtu_maybe_forward(&rt->dst, true);
+	if (unlikely(skb->len > mtu && !skb_is_gso(skb) &&
 		     (ip_hdr(skb)->frag_off & htons(IP_DF))) && !skb->local_df) {
 		IP_INC_STATS(dev_net(rt->dst.dev), IPSTATS_MIB_FRAGFAILS);
 		icmp_send(skb, ICMP_DEST_UNREACH, ICMP_FRAG_NEEDED,
-			  htonl(dst_mtu(&rt->dst)));
+			  htonl(mtu));
 		goto drop;
 	}
 
diff --git a/net/ipv4/ip_output.c b/net/ipv4/ip_output.c
index df184616493f..9a78804cfe9c 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/ip_output.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/ip_output.c
@@ -449,6 +449,7 @@ int ip_fragment(struct sk_buff *skb, int (*output)(struct sk_buff *))
 	__be16 not_last_frag;
 	struct rtable *rt = skb_rtable(skb);
 	int err = 0;
+	bool forwarding = IPCB(skb)->flags & IPSKB_FORWARDED;
 
 	dev = rt->dst.dev;
 
@@ -458,12 +459,13 @@ int ip_fragment(struct sk_buff *skb, int (*output)(struct sk_buff *))
 
 	iph = ip_hdr(skb);
 
+	mtu = ip_dst_mtu_maybe_forward(&rt->dst, forwarding);
 	if (unlikely(((iph->frag_off & htons(IP_DF)) && !skb->local_df) ||
 		     (IPCB(skb)->frag_max_size &&
-		      IPCB(skb)->frag_max_size > dst_mtu(&rt->dst)))) {
+		      IPCB(skb)->frag_max_size > mtu))) {
 		IP_INC_STATS(dev_net(dev), IPSTATS_MIB_FRAGFAILS);
 		icmp_send(skb, ICMP_DEST_UNREACH, ICMP_FRAG_NEEDED,
-			  htonl(ip_skb_dst_mtu(skb)));
+			  htonl(mtu));
 		kfree_skb(skb);
 		return -EMSGSIZE;
 	}
@@ -473,7 +475,7 @@ int ip_fragment(struct sk_buff *skb, int (*output)(struct sk_buff *))
 	 */
 
 	hlen = iph->ihl * 4;
-	mtu = dst_mtu(&rt->dst) - hlen;	/* Size of data space */
+	mtu = mtu - hlen;	/* Size of data space */
 #ifdef CONFIG_BRIDGE_NETFILTER
 	if (skb->nf_bridge)
 		mtu -= nf_bridge_mtu_reduction(skb);
diff --git a/net/ipv4/route.c b/net/ipv4/route.c
index f8da28278014..25071b48921c 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/route.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/route.c
@@ -112,9 +112,6 @@
 #define RT_FL_TOS(oldflp4) \
 	((oldflp4)->flowi4_tos & (IPTOS_RT_MASK | RTO_ONLINK))
 
-/* IPv4 datagram length is stored into 16bit field (tot_len) */
-#define IP_MAX_MTU	0xFFFF
-
 #define RT_GC_TIMEOUT (300*HZ)
 
 static int ip_rt_max_size;
diff --git a/net/ipv4/sysctl_net_ipv4.c b/net/ipv4/sysctl_net_ipv4.c
index 1d2480ac2bb6..44eba052b43d 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/sysctl_net_ipv4.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/sysctl_net_ipv4.c
@@ -831,6 +831,13 @@ static struct ctl_table ipv4_net_table[] = {
 		.mode		= 0644,
 		.proc_handler	= proc_dointvec
 	},
+	{
+		.procname	= "ip_forward_use_pmtu",
+		.data		= &init_net.ipv4.sysctl_ip_fwd_use_pmtu,
+		.maxlen		= sizeof(int),
+		.mode		= 0644,
+		.proc_handler	= proc_dointvec,
+	},
 	{ }
 };
 
diff --git a/net/ipv6/ip6_output.c b/net/ipv6/ip6_output.c
index d1de9560c421..ef02b26ccf81 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/ip6_output.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/ip6_output.c
@@ -321,6 +321,27 @@ static inline int ip6_forward_finish(struct sk_buff *skb)
 	return dst_output(skb);
 }
 
+static unsigned int ip6_dst_mtu_forward(const struct dst_entry *dst)
+{
+	unsigned int mtu;
+	struct inet6_dev *idev;
+
+	if (dst_metric_locked(dst, RTAX_MTU)) {
+		mtu = dst_metric_raw(dst, RTAX_MTU);
+		if (mtu)
+			return mtu;
+	}
+
+	mtu = IPV6_MIN_MTU;
+	rcu_read_lock();
+	idev = __in6_dev_get(dst->dev);
+	if (idev)
+		mtu = idev->cnf.mtu6;
+	rcu_read_unlock();
+
+	return mtu;
+}
+
 int ip6_forward(struct sk_buff *skb)
 {
 	struct dst_entry *dst = skb_dst(skb);
@@ -441,7 +462,7 @@ int ip6_forward(struct sk_buff *skb)
 		}
 	}
 
-	mtu = dst_mtu(dst);
+	mtu = ip6_dst_mtu_forward(dst);
 	if (mtu < IPV6_MIN_MTU)
 		mtu = IPV6_MIN_MTU;
 
diff --git a/net/sctp/protocol.c b/net/sctp/protocol.c
index 34b7726bcd7f..7c161084f241 100644
--- a/net/sctp/protocol.c
+++ b/net/sctp/protocol.c
@@ -1030,6 +1030,7 @@ static const struct net_protocol sctp_protocol = {
 	.err_handler = sctp_v4_err,
 	.no_policy   = 1,
 	.netns_ok    = 1,
+	.icmp_strict_tag_validation = 1,
 };
 
 /* IPv4 address related functions.  */