diff --git a/library/ssl_tls.c b/library/ssl_tls.c
index 34d6bd5..bcdc8d1 100644
--- a/library/ssl_tls.c
+++ b/library/ssl_tls.c
@@ -4137,6 +4137,16 @@
 
     if( ssl->in_msgtype == MBEDTLS_SSL_MSG_ALERT )
     {
+        if( ssl->in_msglen != 2 )
+        {
+            /* Note: Standard allows for more than one 2 byte alert
+               to be packed in a single message, but Mbed TLS doesn't
+               currently support this. */
+            MBEDTLS_SSL_DEBUG_MSG( 1, ( "invalid alert message, len: %d",
+                           ssl->in_msglen ) );
+            return( MBEDTLS_ERR_SSL_INVALID_RECORD );
+        }
+
         MBEDTLS_SSL_DEBUG_MSG( 2, ( "got an alert message, type: [%d:%d]",
                        ssl->in_msg[0], ssl->in_msg[1] ) );