diff --git a/selftest/knownfail.d/ldap_raw b/selftest/knownfail.d/ldap_raw
deleted file mode 100644
index 8bd2ee55166..00000000000
--- a/selftest/knownfail.d/ldap_raw
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-^samba.tests.ldap_raw.samba.tests.ldap_raw.RawLdapTest.test_search_exceeds_maximum_permitted_size\(ad_dc\)
diff --git a/source4/ldap_server/ldap_server.c b/source4/ldap_server/ldap_server.c
index 6d329329909..a730667abb9 100644
--- a/source4/ldap_server/ldap_server.c
+++ b/source4/ldap_server/ldap_server.c
@@ -441,6 +441,10 @@ static void ldapsrv_accept_tls_done(struct tevent_req *subreq)
 }
 
 static void ldapsrv_call_read_done(struct tevent_req *subreq);
+static NTSTATUS ldapsrv_packet_check(
+	void *private_data,
+	DATA_BLOB blob,
+	size_t *packet_size);
 
 static bool ldapsrv_call_read_next(struct ldapsrv_connection *conn)
 {
@@ -494,7 +498,7 @@ static bool ldapsrv_call_read_next(struct ldapsrv_connection *conn)
 					    conn->connection->event.ctx,
 					    conn->sockets.active,
 					    7, /* initial_read_size */
-					    ldap_full_packet,
+					    ldapsrv_packet_check,
 					    conn);
 	if (subreq == NULL) {
 		ldapsrv_terminate_connection(conn, "ldapsrv_call_read_next: "
@@ -520,6 +524,9 @@ static bool ldapsrv_call_read_next(struct ldapsrv_connection *conn)
 }
 
 static void ldapsrv_call_process_done(struct tevent_req *subreq);
+static int ldapsrv_check_packet_size(
+	struct ldapsrv_connection *conn,
+	size_t size);
 
 static void ldapsrv_call_read_done(struct tevent_req *subreq)
 {
@@ -530,6 +537,7 @@ static void ldapsrv_call_read_done(struct tevent_req *subreq)
 	struct ldapsrv_call *call;
 	struct asn1_data *asn1;
 	DATA_BLOB blob;
+	int ret = LDAP_SUCCESS;
 
 	conn->sockets.read_req = NULL;
 
@@ -560,6 +568,14 @@ static void ldapsrv_call_read_done(struct tevent_req *subreq)
 		return;
 	}
 
+	ret = ldapsrv_check_packet_size(conn, blob.length);
+	if (ret != LDAP_SUCCESS) {
+		ldapsrv_terminate_connection(
+			conn,
+			"Request packet too large");
+		return;
+	}
+
 	asn1 = asn1_init(call, ASN1_MAX_TREE_DEPTH);
 	if (asn1 == NULL) {
 		ldapsrv_terminate_connection(conn, "no memory");
@@ -1362,6 +1378,84 @@ static void ldapsrv_post_fork(struct task_server *task, struct process_details *
 	}
 }
 
+/*
+ * Check the size of an ldap request packet.
+ *
+ * For authenticated connections the maximum packet size is controlled by
+ * the smb.conf parameter "ldap max authenticated request size"
+ *
+ * For anonymous connections the maximum packet size is controlled by
+ * the smb.conf parameter "ldap max anonymous request size"
+ */
+static int ldapsrv_check_packet_size(
+	struct ldapsrv_connection *conn,
+	size_t size)
+{
+	bool is_anonymous = false;
+	size_t max_size = 0;
+
+	max_size = lpcfg_ldap_max_anonymous_request_size(conn->lp_ctx);
+	if (size <= max_size) {
+		return LDAP_SUCCESS;
+	}
+
+	/*
+	 * Request is larger than the maximum unauthenticated request size.
+	 * As this code is called frequently we avoid calling
+	 * security_token_is_anonymous if possible
+	 */
+	if (conn->session_info != NULL &&
+		conn->session_info->security_token != NULL) {
+		is_anonymous = security_token_is_anonymous(
+			conn->session_info->security_token);
+	}
+
+	if (is_anonymous) {
+		DBG_WARNING(
+			"LDAP request size (%zu) exceeds (%zu)\n",
+			size,
+			max_size);
+		return LDAP_UNWILLING_TO_PERFORM;
+	}
+
+	max_size = lpcfg_ldap_max_authenticated_request_size(conn->lp_ctx);
+	if (size > max_size) {
+		DBG_WARNING(
+			"LDAP request size (%zu) exceeds (%zu)\n",
+			size,
+			max_size);
+		return LDAP_UNWILLING_TO_PERFORM;
+	}
+	return LDAP_SUCCESS;
+
+}
+
+/*
+ * Check that the blob contains enough data to be a valid packet
+ * If there is a packet header check the size to ensure that it does not
+ * exceed the maximum sizes.
+ *
+ */
+static NTSTATUS ldapsrv_packet_check(
+	void *private_data,
+	DATA_BLOB blob,
+	size_t *packet_size)
+{
+	NTSTATUS ret;
+	struct ldapsrv_connection *conn = private_data;
+	int result = LDB_SUCCESS;
+
+	ret = ldap_full_packet(private_data, blob, packet_size);
+	if (!NT_STATUS_IS_OK(ret)) {
+		return ret;
+	}
+	result = ldapsrv_check_packet_size(conn, *packet_size);
+	if (result != LDAP_SUCCESS) {
+		return NT_STATUS_LDAP(result);
+	}
+	return NT_STATUS_OK;
+}
+
 NTSTATUS server_service_ldap_init(TALLOC_CTX *ctx)
 {
 	static const struct service_details details = {