diff --git a/include/net/ieee802154_netdev.h b/include/net/ieee802154_netdev.h
index c4b31601cd53..fd1665baa179 100644
--- a/include/net/ieee802154_netdev.h
+++ b/include/net/ieee802154_netdev.h
@@ -23,6 +23,22 @@
 #ifndef IEEE802154_NETDEVICE_H
 #define IEEE802154_NETDEVICE_H
 
+#define IEEE802154_REQUIRED_SIZE(struct_type, member) \
+	(offsetof(typeof(struct_type), member) + \
+	sizeof(((typeof(struct_type) *)(NULL))->member))
+
+#define IEEE802154_ADDR_OFFSET \
+	offsetof(typeof(struct sockaddr_ieee802154), addr)
+
+#define IEEE802154_MIN_NAMELEN (IEEE802154_ADDR_OFFSET + \
+	IEEE802154_REQUIRED_SIZE(struct ieee802154_addr_sa, addr_type))
+
+#define IEEE802154_NAMELEN_SHORT (IEEE802154_ADDR_OFFSET + \
+	IEEE802154_REQUIRED_SIZE(struct ieee802154_addr_sa, short_addr))
+
+#define IEEE802154_NAMELEN_LONG (IEEE802154_ADDR_OFFSET + \
+	IEEE802154_REQUIRED_SIZE(struct ieee802154_addr_sa, hwaddr))
+
 #include <net/af_ieee802154.h>
 #include <linux/netdevice.h>
 #include <linux/skbuff.h>
@@ -173,6 +189,27 @@ static inline void ieee802154_devaddr_to_raw(void *raw, __le64 addr)
 	memcpy(raw, &temp, IEEE802154_ADDR_LEN);
 }
 
+static inline int
+ieee802154_sockaddr_check_size(struct sockaddr_ieee802154 *daddr, int len)
+{
+	struct ieee802154_addr_sa *sa;
+
+	sa = &daddr->addr;
+	if (len < IEEE802154_MIN_NAMELEN)
+		return -EINVAL;
+	switch (sa->addr_type) {
+	case IEEE802154_ADDR_SHORT:
+		if (len < IEEE802154_NAMELEN_SHORT)
+			return -EINVAL;
+		break;
+	case IEEE802154_ADDR_LONG:
+		if (len < IEEE802154_NAMELEN_LONG)
+			return -EINVAL;
+		break;
+	}
+	return 0;
+}
+
 static inline void ieee802154_addr_from_sa(struct ieee802154_addr *a,
 					   const struct ieee802154_addr_sa *sa)
 {
diff --git a/net/ieee802154/socket.c b/net/ieee802154/socket.c
index 9d46d9462129..16bf114118c3 100644
--- a/net/ieee802154/socket.c
+++ b/net/ieee802154/socket.c
@@ -212,8 +212,9 @@ static int raw_bind(struct sock *sk, struct sockaddr *_uaddr, int len)
 	int err = 0;
 	struct net_device *dev = NULL;
 
-	if (len < sizeof(*uaddr))
-		return -EINVAL;
+	err = ieee802154_sockaddr_check_size(uaddr, len);
+	if (err < 0)
+		return err;
 
 	uaddr = (struct sockaddr_ieee802154 *)_uaddr;
 	if (uaddr->family != AF_IEEE802154)
@@ -506,7 +507,8 @@ static int dgram_bind(struct sock *sk, struct sockaddr *uaddr, int len)
 
 	ro->bound = 0;
 
-	if (len < sizeof(*addr))
+	err = ieee802154_sockaddr_check_size(addr, len);
+	if (err < 0)
 		goto out;
 
 	if (addr->family != AF_IEEE802154)
@@ -577,8 +579,9 @@ static int dgram_connect(struct sock *sk, struct sockaddr *uaddr,
 	struct dgram_sock *ro = dgram_sk(sk);
 	int err = 0;
 
-	if (len < sizeof(*addr))
-		return -EINVAL;
+	err = ieee802154_sockaddr_check_size(addr, len);
+	if (err < 0)
+		return err;
 
 	if (addr->family != AF_IEEE802154)
 		return -EINVAL;
@@ -617,6 +620,7 @@ static int dgram_sendmsg(struct sock *sk, struct msghdr *msg, size_t size)
 	struct ieee802154_mac_cb *cb;
 	struct dgram_sock *ro = dgram_sk(sk);
 	struct ieee802154_addr dst_addr;
+	DECLARE_SOCKADDR(struct sockaddr_ieee802154*, daddr, msg->msg_name);
 	int hlen, tlen;
 	int err;
 
@@ -625,10 +629,20 @@ static int dgram_sendmsg(struct sock *sk, struct msghdr *msg, size_t size)
 		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
 	}
 
-	if (!ro->connected && !msg->msg_name)
-		return -EDESTADDRREQ;
-	else if (ro->connected && msg->msg_name)
-		return -EISCONN;
+	if (msg->msg_name) {
+		if (ro->connected)
+			return -EISCONN;
+		if (msg->msg_namelen < IEEE802154_MIN_NAMELEN)
+			return -EINVAL;
+		err = ieee802154_sockaddr_check_size(daddr, msg->msg_namelen);
+		if (err < 0)
+			return err;
+		ieee802154_addr_from_sa(&dst_addr, &daddr->addr);
+	} else {
+		if (!ro->connected)
+			return -EDESTADDRREQ;
+		dst_addr = ro->dst_addr;
+	}
 
 	if (!ro->bound)
 		dev = dev_getfirstbyhwtype(sock_net(sk), ARPHRD_IEEE802154);
@@ -664,16 +678,6 @@ static int dgram_sendmsg(struct sock *sk, struct msghdr *msg, size_t size)
 	cb = mac_cb_init(skb);
 	cb->type = IEEE802154_FC_TYPE_DATA;
 	cb->ackreq = ro->want_ack;
-
-	if (msg->msg_name) {
-		DECLARE_SOCKADDR(struct sockaddr_ieee802154*,
-				 daddr, msg->msg_name);
-
-		ieee802154_addr_from_sa(&dst_addr, &daddr->addr);
-	} else {
-		dst_addr = ro->dst_addr;
-	}
-
 	cb->secen = ro->secen;
 	cb->secen_override = ro->secen_override;
 	cb->seclevel = ro->seclevel;
