diff --git a/programs/ssl/ssl_server2.c b/programs/ssl/ssl_server2.c
index 0f210b9..39e3a41 100644
--- a/programs/ssl/ssl_server2.c
+++ b/programs/ssl/ssl_server2.c
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@
 #define DFL_ANTI_REPLAY         -1
 #define DFL_HS_TO_MIN           0
 #define DFL_HS_TO_MAX           0
+#define DFL_BADMAC_LIMIT        -1
 
 #define LONG_RESPONSE "<p>01-blah-blah-blah-blah-blah-blah-blah-blah-blah\r\n" \
     "02-blah-blah-blah-blah-blah-blah-blah-blah-blah-blah-blah-blah-blah\r\n"  \
@@ -192,6 +193,7 @@
     int anti_replay;            /* Use anti-replay for DTLS? -1 for default */
     uint32_t hs_to_min;         /* Initial value of DTLS handshake timer    */
     uint32_t hs_to_max;         /* Max value of DTLS handshake timer        */
+    int badmac_limit;           /* Limit of records with bad MAC            */
 } opt;
 
 static void my_debug( void *ctx, int level, const char *str )
@@ -325,11 +327,18 @@
 
 #if defined(POLARSSL_SSL_DTLS_ANTI_REPLAY)
 #define USAGE_ANTI_REPLAY \
-    "    anti_replay=0/1     default: (library default = enabled)\n"
+    "    anti_replay=0/1     default: (library default: enabled)\n"
 #else
 #define USAGE_ANTI_REPLAY ""
 #endif
 
+#if defined(POLARSSL_SSL_DTLS_BADMAC_LIMIT)
+#define USAGE_BADMAC_LIMIT \
+    "    badmac_limit=%%d     default: (library default: disabled)\n"
+#else
+#define USAGE_BADMAC_LIMIT ""
+#endif
+
 #if defined(POLARSSL_SSL_PROTO_DTLS)
 #define USAGE_DTLS \
     "    dtls=%%d             default: 0 (TLS)\n"                           \
@@ -352,6 +361,7 @@
     USAGE_DTLS                                              \
     USAGE_COOKIES                                           \
     USAGE_ANTI_REPLAY                                       \
+    USAGE_BADMAC_LIMIT                                      \
     "\n"                                                    \
     "    auth_mode=%%s        default: \"optional\"\n"      \
     "                        options: none, optional, required\n" \
@@ -772,6 +782,7 @@
     opt.anti_replay         = DFL_ANTI_REPLAY;
     opt.hs_to_min           = DFL_HS_TO_MIN;
     opt.hs_to_max           = DFL_HS_TO_MAX;
+    opt.badmac_limit        = DFL_BADMAC_LIMIT;
 
     for( i = 1; i < argc; i++ )
     {
@@ -1003,6 +1014,12 @@
             if( opt.anti_replay < 0 || opt.anti_replay > 1)
                 goto usage;
         }
+        else if( strcmp( p, "badmac_limit" ) == 0 )
+        {
+            opt.badmac_limit = atoi( q );
+            if( opt.badmac_limit < 0 )
+                goto usage;
+        }
         else if( strcmp( p, "hs_timeout" ) == 0 )
         {
             if( ( p = strchr( q, '-' ) ) == NULL )
@@ -1458,9 +1475,12 @@
 
 #if defined(POLARSSL_SSL_DTLS_ANTI_REPLAY)
         if( opt.anti_replay != DFL_ANTI_REPLAY )
-        {
             ssl_set_dtls_anti_replay( &ssl, opt.anti_replay );
-        }
+#endif
+
+#if defined(POLARSSL_SSL_DTLS_BADMAC_LIMIT)
+        if( opt.badmac_limit != DFL_BADMAC_LIMIT )
+            ssl_set_dtls_badmac_limit( &ssl, opt.badmac_limit );
 #endif
     }
 #endif /* POLARSSL_SSL_PROTO_DTLS */
diff --git a/tests/ssl-opt.sh b/tests/ssl-opt.sh
index c6f170a..f0560ef 100755
--- a/tests/ssl-opt.sh
+++ b/tests/ssl-opt.sh
@@ -2250,15 +2250,53 @@
             -s "Extra-header:" \
             -c "HTTP/1.0 200 OK"
 
-run_test    "DTLS proxy: inject invalid AD record" \
+run_test    "DTLS proxy: inject invalid AD record, default badmac_limit" \
             -p "$P_PXY bad_ad=1" \
             "$P_SRV dtls=1 debug_level=1" \
-            "$P_CLI dtls=1 debug_level=1" \
+            "$P_CLI dtls=1 debug_level=1 read_timeout=100" \
             0 \
             -c "discarding invalid record" \
             -s "discarding invalid record" \
             -s "Extra-header:" \
-            -c "HTTP/1.0 200 OK"
+            -c "HTTP/1.0 200 OK" \
+            -S "too many records with bad MAC" \
+            -S "Verification of the message MAC failed"
+
+run_test    "DTLS proxy: inject invalid AD record, badmac_limit 1" \
+            -p "$P_PXY bad_ad=1" \
+            "$P_SRV dtls=1 debug_level=1 badmac_limit=1" \
+            "$P_CLI dtls=1 debug_level=1 read_timeout=100" \
+            1 \
+            -C "discarding invalid record" \
+            -S "discarding invalid record" \
+            -S "Extra-header:" \
+            -C "HTTP/1.0 200 OK" \
+            -s "too many records with bad MAC" \
+            -s "Verification of the message MAC failed"
+
+run_test    "DTLS proxy: inject invalid AD record, badmac_limit 2" \
+            -p "$P_PXY bad_ad=1" \
+            "$P_SRV dtls=1 debug_level=1 badmac_limit=2" \
+            "$P_CLI dtls=1 debug_level=1 read_timeout=100" \
+            0 \
+            -c "discarding invalid record" \
+            -s "discarding invalid record" \
+            -s "Extra-header:" \
+            -c "HTTP/1.0 200 OK" \
+            -S "too many records with bad MAC" \
+            -S "Verification of the message MAC failed"
+
+run_test    "DTLS proxy: inject invalid AD record, badmac_limit 2, exchanges 2"\
+            -p "$P_PXY bad_ad=1" \
+            "$P_SRV dtls=1 debug_level=1 badmac_limit=2 exchanges=2" \
+            "$P_CLI dtls=1 debug_level=1 read_timeout=100 exchanges=2" \
+            1 \
+            -c "discarding invalid record" \
+            -s "discarding invalid record" \
+            -s "Extra-header:" \
+            -c "HTTP/1.0 200 OK" \
+            -s "too many records with bad MAC" \
+            -s "Verification of the message MAC failed"
 
 run_test    "DTLS proxy: delay ChangeCipherSpec" \
             -p "$P_PXY delay_ccs=1" \