diff --git a/include/net/ipv6.h b/include/net/ipv6.h
index bd1f396cc9c7..637cc6dd12b7 100644
--- a/include/net/ipv6.h
+++ b/include/net/ipv6.h
@@ -1064,6 +1064,8 @@ int ipv6_skip_exthdr(const struct sk_buff *, int start, u8 *nexthdrp,
 
 bool ipv6_ext_hdr(u8 nexthdr);
 
+bool ipv6_frag_thdr_truncated(struct sk_buff *skb, int start, u8 *nexthdrp);
+
 enum {
 	IP6_FH_F_FRAG		= (1 << 0),
 	IP6_FH_F_AUTH		= (1 << 1),
diff --git a/net/ipv6/netfilter/nf_conntrack_reasm.c b/net/ipv6/netfilter/nf_conntrack_reasm.c
index 054d287eb13d..b9cc0b330dbe 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/netfilter/nf_conntrack_reasm.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/netfilter/nf_conntrack_reasm.c
@@ -440,6 +440,7 @@ find_prev_fhdr(struct sk_buff *skb, u8 *prevhdrp, int *prevhoff, int *fhoff)
 int nf_ct_frag6_gather(struct net *net, struct sk_buff *skb, u32 user)
 {
 	u16 savethdr = skb->transport_header;
+	u8 nexthdr = NEXTHDR_FRAGMENT;
 	int fhoff, nhoff, ret;
 	struct frag_hdr *fhdr;
 	struct frag_queue *fq;
@@ -455,6 +456,14 @@ int nf_ct_frag6_gather(struct net *net, struct sk_buff *skb, u32 user)
 	if (find_prev_fhdr(skb, &prevhdr, &nhoff, &fhoff) < 0)
 		return 0;
 
+	/* Discard the first fragment if it does not include all headers
+	 * RFC 8200, Section 4.5
+	 */
+	if (ipv6_frag_thdr_truncated(skb, fhoff, &nexthdr)) {
+		pr_debug("Drop incomplete fragment\n");
+		return 0;
+	}
+
 	if (!pskb_may_pull(skb, fhoff + sizeof(*fhdr)))
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
diff --git a/net/ipv6/reassembly.c b/net/ipv6/reassembly.c
index c8cf1bbad74a..e3869bac9c88 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/reassembly.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/reassembly.c
@@ -318,15 +318,43 @@ static int ip6_frag_reasm(struct frag_queue *fq, struct sk_buff *skb,
 	return -1;
 }
 
+/* Check if the upper layer header is truncated in the first fragment. */
+bool ipv6_frag_thdr_truncated(struct sk_buff *skb, int start, u8 *nexthdrp)
+{
+	u8 nexthdr = *nexthdrp;
+	__be16 frag_off;
+	int offset;
+
+	offset = ipv6_skip_exthdr(skb, start, &nexthdr, &frag_off);
+	if (offset < 0 || (frag_off & htons(IP6_OFFSET)))
+		return false;
+	switch (nexthdr) {
+	case NEXTHDR_TCP:
+		offset += sizeof(struct tcphdr);
+		break;
+	case NEXTHDR_UDP:
+		offset += sizeof(struct udphdr);
+		break;
+	case NEXTHDR_ICMP:
+		offset += sizeof(struct icmp6hdr);
+		break;
+	default:
+		offset += 1;
+	}
+	if (offset > skb->len)
+		return true;
+	return false;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(ipv6_frag_thdr_truncated);
+
 static int ipv6_frag_rcv(struct sk_buff *skb)
 {
 	struct frag_hdr *fhdr;
 	struct frag_queue *fq;
 	const struct ipv6hdr *hdr = ipv6_hdr(skb);
 	struct net *net = dev_net(skb_dst(skb)->dev);
-	__be16 frag_off;
-	int iif, offset;
 	u8 nexthdr;
+	int iif;
 
 	if (IP6CB(skb)->flags & IP6SKB_FRAGMENTED)
 		goto fail_hdr;
@@ -362,24 +390,11 @@ static int ipv6_frag_rcv(struct sk_buff *skb)
 	 * the source of the fragment, with the Pointer field set to zero.
 	 */
 	nexthdr = hdr->nexthdr;
-	offset = ipv6_skip_exthdr(skb, skb_transport_offset(skb), &nexthdr, &frag_off);
-	if (offset >= 0) {
-		/* Check some common protocols' header */
-		if (nexthdr == IPPROTO_TCP)
-			offset += sizeof(struct tcphdr);
-		else if (nexthdr == IPPROTO_UDP)
-			offset += sizeof(struct udphdr);
-		else if (nexthdr == IPPROTO_ICMPV6)
-			offset += sizeof(struct icmp6hdr);
-		else
-			offset += 1;
-
-		if (!(frag_off & htons(IP6_OFFSET)) && offset > skb->len) {
-			__IP6_INC_STATS(net, __in6_dev_get_safely(skb->dev),
-					IPSTATS_MIB_INHDRERRORS);
-			icmpv6_param_prob(skb, ICMPV6_HDR_INCOMP, 0);
-			return -1;
-		}
+	if (ipv6_frag_thdr_truncated(skb, skb_transport_offset(skb), &nexthdr)) {
+		__IP6_INC_STATS(net, __in6_dev_get_safely(skb->dev),
+				IPSTATS_MIB_INHDRERRORS);
+		icmpv6_param_prob(skb, ICMPV6_HDR_INCOMP, 0);
+		return -1;
 	}
 
 	iif = skb->dev ? skb->dev->ifindex : 0;