diff --git a/include/linux/net_tstamp.h b/include/linux/net_tstamp.h
index 3df0984cd0d5..ae5df122e42f 100644
--- a/include/linux/net_tstamp.h
+++ b/include/linux/net_tstamp.h
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ struct hwtstamp_config {
 };
 
 /* possible values for hwtstamp_config->tx_type */
-enum {
+enum hwtstamp_tx_types {
 	/*
 	 * No outgoing packet will need hardware time stamping;
 	 * should a packet arrive which asks for it, no hardware
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ enum {
 };
 
 /* possible values for hwtstamp_config->rx_filter */
-enum {
+enum hwtstamp_rx_filters {
 	/* time stamp no incoming packet at all */
 	HWTSTAMP_FILTER_NONE,
 
diff --git a/net/core/dev.c b/net/core/dev.c
index 09aef266d4d1..40d439524f49 100644
--- a/net/core/dev.c
+++ b/net/core/dev.c
@@ -136,6 +136,7 @@
 #include <linux/if_tunnel.h>
 #include <linux/if_pppox.h>
 #include <linux/ppp_defs.h>
+#include <linux/net_tstamp.h>
 
 #include "net-sysfs.h"
 
@@ -1477,6 +1478,57 @@ static inline void net_timestamp_check(struct sk_buff *skb)
 		__net_timestamp(skb);
 }
 
+static int net_hwtstamp_validate(struct ifreq *ifr)
+{
+	struct hwtstamp_config cfg;
+	enum hwtstamp_tx_types tx_type;
+	enum hwtstamp_rx_filters rx_filter;
+	int tx_type_valid = 0;
+	int rx_filter_valid = 0;
+
+	if (copy_from_user(&cfg, ifr->ifr_data, sizeof(cfg)))
+		return -EFAULT;
+
+	if (cfg.flags) /* reserved for future extensions */
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	tx_type = cfg.tx_type;
+	rx_filter = cfg.rx_filter;
+
+	switch (tx_type) {
+	case HWTSTAMP_TX_OFF:
+	case HWTSTAMP_TX_ON:
+	case HWTSTAMP_TX_ONESTEP_SYNC:
+		tx_type_valid = 1;
+		break;
+	}
+
+	switch (rx_filter) {
+	case HWTSTAMP_FILTER_NONE:
+	case HWTSTAMP_FILTER_ALL:
+	case HWTSTAMP_FILTER_SOME:
+	case HWTSTAMP_FILTER_PTP_V1_L4_EVENT:
+	case HWTSTAMP_FILTER_PTP_V1_L4_SYNC:
+	case HWTSTAMP_FILTER_PTP_V1_L4_DELAY_REQ:
+	case HWTSTAMP_FILTER_PTP_V2_L4_EVENT:
+	case HWTSTAMP_FILTER_PTP_V2_L4_SYNC:
+	case HWTSTAMP_FILTER_PTP_V2_L4_DELAY_REQ:
+	case HWTSTAMP_FILTER_PTP_V2_L2_EVENT:
+	case HWTSTAMP_FILTER_PTP_V2_L2_SYNC:
+	case HWTSTAMP_FILTER_PTP_V2_L2_DELAY_REQ:
+	case HWTSTAMP_FILTER_PTP_V2_EVENT:
+	case HWTSTAMP_FILTER_PTP_V2_SYNC:
+	case HWTSTAMP_FILTER_PTP_V2_DELAY_REQ:
+		rx_filter_valid = 1;
+		break;
+	}
+
+	if (!tx_type_valid || !rx_filter_valid)
+		return -ERANGE;
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
 static inline bool is_skb_forwardable(struct net_device *dev,
 				      struct sk_buff *skb)
 {
@@ -4921,6 +4973,12 @@ static int dev_ifsioc(struct net *net, struct ifreq *ifr, unsigned int cmd)
 		ifr->ifr_newname[IFNAMSIZ-1] = '\0';
 		return dev_change_name(dev, ifr->ifr_newname);
 
+	case SIOCSHWTSTAMP:
+		err = net_hwtstamp_validate(ifr);
+		if (err)
+			return err;
+		/* fall through */
+
 	/*
 	 *	Unknown or private ioctl
 	 */