diff --git a/drivers/platform/msm/ipa/ipa_v3/ipa_flt.c b/drivers/platform/msm/ipa/ipa_v3/ipa_flt.c
index 717e1f886803..c5021cf414b1 100644
--- a/drivers/platform/msm/ipa/ipa_v3/ipa_flt.c
+++ b/drivers/platform/msm/ipa/ipa_v3/ipa_flt.c
@@ -949,7 +949,10 @@ static int __ipa_finish_flt_rule_add(struct ipa3_flt_tbl *tbl,
 {
 	int id;
 
-	tbl->rule_cnt++;
+	if (tbl->rule_cnt < IPA_RULE_CNT_MAX)
+		tbl->rule_cnt++;
+	else
+		return -EINVAL;
 	if (entry->rt_tbl)
 		entry->rt_tbl->ref_cnt++;
 	id = ipa3_id_alloc(entry);
diff --git a/drivers/platform/msm/ipa/ipa_v3/ipa_i.h b/drivers/platform/msm/ipa/ipa_v3/ipa_i.h
index 56894d250f5f..898141959e99 100644
--- a/drivers/platform/msm/ipa/ipa_v3/ipa_i.h
+++ b/drivers/platform/msm/ipa/ipa_v3/ipa_i.h
@@ -469,6 +469,8 @@ enum {
 
 #define MBOX_TOUT_MS 100
 
+#define IPA_RULE_CNT_MAX 512
+
 struct ipa3_active_client_htable_entry {
 	struct hlist_node list;
 	char id_string[IPA3_ACTIVE_CLIENTS_LOG_NAME_LEN];
diff --git a/drivers/platform/msm/ipa/ipa_v3/ipa_rt.c b/drivers/platform/msm/ipa/ipa_v3/ipa_rt.c
index 2027f303a037..123ff63b5de1 100644
--- a/drivers/platform/msm/ipa/ipa_v3/ipa_rt.c
+++ b/drivers/platform/msm/ipa/ipa_v3/ipa_rt.c
@@ -1087,7 +1087,10 @@ static int __ipa_finish_rt_rule_add(struct ipa3_rt_entry *entry, u32 *rule_hdl,
 {
 	int id;
 
-	tbl->rule_cnt++;
+	if (tbl->rule_cnt < IPA_RULE_CNT_MAX)
+		tbl->rule_cnt++;
+	else
+		return -EINVAL;
 	if (entry->hdr)
 		entry->hdr->ref_cnt++;
 	else if (entry->proc_ctx)