diff --git a/include/linux/ipv6.h b/include/linux/ipv6.h
index 3fde066455535ca98044c8548660e5e6a2279a9d..7e1ded0d8e45120ba1ef3657868d02e9b570b8f6 100644
--- a/include/linux/ipv6.h
+++ b/include/linux/ipv6.h
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@ struct ipv6_pinfo {
 	/* sockopt flags */
 	__u16			recverr:1,
 	                        sndflow:1,
-				pmtudisc:2,
+				pmtudisc:3,
 				ipv6only:1,
 				srcprefs:3,	/* 001: prefer temporary address
 						 * 010: prefer public address
diff --git a/include/net/ip6_route.h b/include/net/ip6_route.h
index 733747ce163c1a08a91a24eb5277832f5c04d6ee..c2626ce1f2ad73a336eccf11dcb8760287fe5085 100644
--- a/include/net/ip6_route.h
+++ b/include/net/ip6_route.h
@@ -178,10 +178,15 @@ static inline int ip6_skb_dst_mtu(struct sk_buff *skb)
 {
 	struct ipv6_pinfo *np = skb->sk ? inet6_sk(skb->sk) : NULL;
 
-	return (np && np->pmtudisc == IPV6_PMTUDISC_PROBE) ?
+	return (np && np->pmtudisc >= IPV6_PMTUDISC_PROBE) ?
 	       skb_dst(skb)->dev->mtu : dst_mtu(skb_dst(skb));
 }
 
+static inline bool ip6_sk_accept_pmtu(const struct sock *sk)
+{
+	return inet6_sk(sk)->pmtudisc != IPV6_PMTUDISC_INTERFACE;
+}
+
 static inline struct in6_addr *rt6_nexthop(struct rt6_info *rt)
 {
 	return &rt->rt6i_gateway;
diff --git a/include/uapi/linux/in6.h b/include/uapi/linux/in6.h
index 440d5c479145ca5924e45f3b6013eecdadfd38b4..f94f1d013bf27d0a2d77dce9b61f6a00233d0c8e 100644
--- a/include/uapi/linux/in6.h
+++ b/include/uapi/linux/in6.h
@@ -188,6 +188,10 @@ enum {
 #define IPV6_PMTUDISC_WANT		1
 #define IPV6_PMTUDISC_DO		2
 #define IPV6_PMTUDISC_PROBE		3
+/* same as IPV6_PMTUDISC_PROBE, provided for symetry with IPv4
+ * also see comments on IP_PMTUDISC_INTERFACE
+ */
+#define IPV6_PMTUDISC_INTERFACE		4
 
 /* Flowlabel */
 #define IPV6_FLOWLABEL_MGR	32
diff --git a/net/dccp/ipv6.c b/net/dccp/ipv6.c
index 2b90a786e475f78ab7084765bfeedc608632255a..629019e6f8e93ff3d811849e661f43bada8bb4b3 100644
--- a/net/dccp/ipv6.c
+++ b/net/dccp/ipv6.c
@@ -141,6 +141,9 @@ static void dccp_v6_err(struct sk_buff *skb, struct inet6_skb_parm *opt,
 	if (type == ICMPV6_PKT_TOOBIG) {
 		struct dst_entry *dst = NULL;
 
+		if (!ip6_sk_accept_pmtu(sk))
+			goto out;
+
 		if (sock_owned_by_user(sk))
 			goto out;
 		if ((1 << sk->sk_state) & (DCCPF_LISTEN | DCCPF_CLOSED))
diff --git a/net/ipv6/ip6_output.c b/net/ipv6/ip6_output.c
index 9a311cc79672440cfaff2812f5e300817e789fa9..bc4e1bcdf4c0c028da17e4207ead7cf0f6a03691 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/ip6_output.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/ip6_output.c
@@ -1165,10 +1165,10 @@ int ip6_append_data(struct sock *sk, int getfrag(void *from, char *to,
 		np->cork.hop_limit = hlimit;
 		np->cork.tclass = tclass;
 		if (rt->dst.flags & DST_XFRM_TUNNEL)
-			mtu = np->pmtudisc == IPV6_PMTUDISC_PROBE ?
+			mtu = np->pmtudisc >= IPV6_PMTUDISC_PROBE ?
 			      rt->dst.dev->mtu : dst_mtu(&rt->dst);
 		else
-			mtu = np->pmtudisc == IPV6_PMTUDISC_PROBE ?
+			mtu = np->pmtudisc >= IPV6_PMTUDISC_PROBE ?
 			      rt->dst.dev->mtu : dst_mtu(rt->dst.path);
 		if (np->frag_size < mtu) {
 			if (np->frag_size)
@@ -1270,7 +1270,7 @@ int ip6_append_data(struct sock *sk, int getfrag(void *from, char *to,
 			if (skb == NULL || skb_prev == NULL)
 				ip6_append_data_mtu(&mtu, &maxfraglen,
 						    fragheaderlen, skb, rt,
-						    np->pmtudisc ==
+						    np->pmtudisc >=
 						    IPV6_PMTUDISC_PROBE);
 
 			skb_prev = skb;
diff --git a/net/ipv6/ipv6_sockglue.c b/net/ipv6/ipv6_sockglue.c
index 759fbf96515b70f3018fddf9e19773af3301bbe4..af0ecb94b3b44cefe2d1575ebec2e46b3d2d1979 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/ipv6_sockglue.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/ipv6_sockglue.c
@@ -722,7 +722,7 @@ static int do_ipv6_setsockopt(struct sock *sk, int level, int optname,
 	case IPV6_MTU_DISCOVER:
 		if (optlen < sizeof(int))
 			goto e_inval;
-		if (val < IP_PMTUDISC_DONT || val > IP_PMTUDISC_PROBE)
+		if (val < IPV6_PMTUDISC_DONT || val > IPV6_PMTUDISC_INTERFACE)
 			goto e_inval;
 		np->pmtudisc = val;
 		retv = 0;
diff --git a/net/ipv6/tcp_ipv6.c b/net/ipv6/tcp_ipv6.c
index da046a5d7ffb56153b76d37dbd063db9281907ff..d955487f2c542a39addec78760edf681628d0455 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/tcp_ipv6.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/tcp_ipv6.c
@@ -397,6 +397,9 @@ static void tcp_v6_err(struct sk_buff *skb, struct inet6_skb_parm *opt,
 		if (sk->sk_state == TCP_LISTEN)
 			goto out;
 
+		if (!ip6_sk_accept_pmtu(sk))
+			goto out;
+
 		tp->mtu_info = ntohl(info);
 		if (!sock_owned_by_user(sk))
 			tcp_v6_mtu_reduced(sk);
diff --git a/net/ipv6/udp.c b/net/ipv6/udp.c
index 089c741a399217b2c7dd90f7783df4aa89eb5424..65ed5cd79264a12e0409c1c4c5c4c43c2be8df98 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/udp.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/udp.c
@@ -538,8 +538,11 @@ void __udp6_lib_err(struct sk_buff *skb, struct inet6_skb_parm *opt,
 	if (sk == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	if (type == ICMPV6_PKT_TOOBIG)
+	if (type == ICMPV6_PKT_TOOBIG) {
+		if (!ip6_sk_accept_pmtu(sk))
+			goto out;
 		ip6_sk_update_pmtu(skb, sk, info);
+	}
 	if (type == NDISC_REDIRECT) {
 		ip6_sk_redirect(skb, sk);
 		goto out;
diff --git a/net/sctp/input.c b/net/sctp/input.c
index 2a192a7c5d81b3380d5ae497cb3789eb9c8134be..042ec6c9ae24a6106aba1d7c345e3d653359dbfe 100644
--- a/net/sctp/input.c
+++ b/net/sctp/input.c
@@ -389,6 +389,9 @@ void sctp_icmp_frag_needed(struct sock *sk, struct sctp_association *asoc,
 	if (!t || (t->pathmtu <= pmtu))
 		return;
 
+	if (!ip6_sk_accept_pmtu(sk))
+		return;
+
 	if (sock_owned_by_user(sk)) {
 		asoc->pmtu_pending = 1;
 		t->pmtu_pending = 1;