diff --git a/include/net/tcp_ao.h b/include/net/tcp_ao.h
index e99c8f300a5a..743a910ba508 100644
--- a/include/net/tcp_ao.h
+++ b/include/net/tcp_ao.h
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ struct tcp_ao_counters {
 	atomic64_t	pkt_bad;
 	atomic64_t	key_not_found;
 	atomic64_t	ao_required;
+	atomic64_t	dropped_icmp;
 };
 
 struct tcp_ao_key {
@@ -77,6 +78,9 @@ static inline unsigned int tcp_ao_digest_size(struct tcp_ao_key *key)
 	return key->digest_size;
 }
 
+/* bits in 'ao_flags' */
+#define AO_ACCEPT_ICMPS		BIT(0)
+
 struct tcp_ao_info {
 	struct hlist_head	head;
 	struct rcu_head		rcu;
@@ -169,6 +173,7 @@ u32 tcp_ao_compute_sne(u32 sne, u32 seq, u32 new_seq);
 void tcp_ao_time_wait(struct tcp_timewait_sock *tcptw, struct tcp_sock *tp);
 int tcp_ao_cache_traffic_keys(const struct sock *sk, struct tcp_ao_info *ao,
 			      struct tcp_ao_key *ao_key);
+bool tcp_ao_ignore_icmp(struct sock *sk, int type, int code);
 enum skb_drop_reason tcp_inbound_ao_hash(struct sock *sk,
 			const struct sk_buff *skb, unsigned short int family,
 			const struct request_sock *req,
@@ -239,6 +244,10 @@ void tcp_ao_connect_init(struct sock *sk);
 
 #else /* CONFIG_TCP_AO */
 
+static inline bool tcp_ao_ignore_icmp(struct sock *sk, int type, int code)
+{
+	return false;
+}
 static inline enum skb_drop_reason tcp_inbound_ao_hash(struct sock *sk,
 		const struct sk_buff *skb, unsigned short int family,
 		const struct request_sock *req, const struct tcp_ao_hdr *aoh)
diff --git a/include/uapi/linux/snmp.h b/include/uapi/linux/snmp.h
index f09119db8b40..bc7655394e9a 100644
--- a/include/uapi/linux/snmp.h
+++ b/include/uapi/linux/snmp.h
@@ -296,6 +296,7 @@ enum
 	LINUX_MIB_TCPAOBAD,			/* TCPAOBad */
 	LINUX_MIB_TCPAOKEYNOTFOUND,		/* TCPAOKeyNotFound */
 	LINUX_MIB_TCPAOGOOD,			/* TCPAOGood */
+	LINUX_MIB_TCPAODROPPEDICMPS,		/* TCPAODroppedIcmps */
 	__LINUX_MIB_MAX
 };
 
diff --git a/include/uapi/linux/tcp.h b/include/uapi/linux/tcp.h
index 5369458ae89f..508bedbc6ad8 100644
--- a/include/uapi/linux/tcp.h
+++ b/include/uapi/linux/tcp.h
@@ -349,6 +349,7 @@ struct tcp_diag_md5sig {
 
 #define TCP_AO_CMDF_CURR	(1 << 0)	/* Only checks field sndid */
 #define TCP_AO_CMDF_NEXT	(1 << 1)	/* Only checks field rcvid */
+#define TCP_AO_CMDF_ACCEPT_ICMP	(1 << 2)	/* Accept incoming ICMPs */
 
 struct tcp_ao { /* setsockopt(TCP_AO) */
 	struct __kernel_sockaddr_storage tcpa_addr;
diff --git a/net/ipv4/proc.c b/net/ipv4/proc.c
index 1b5a078adcf1..ccfb7f51e82f 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/proc.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/proc.c
@@ -301,6 +301,7 @@ static const struct snmp_mib snmp4_net_list[] = {
 	SNMP_MIB_ITEM("TCPAOBad", LINUX_MIB_TCPAOBAD),
 	SNMP_MIB_ITEM("TCPAOKeyNotFound", LINUX_MIB_TCPAOKEYNOTFOUND),
 	SNMP_MIB_ITEM("TCPAOGood", LINUX_MIB_TCPAOGOOD),
+	SNMP_MIB_ITEM("TCPAODroppedIcmps", LINUX_MIB_TCPAODROPPEDICMPS),
 	SNMP_MIB_SENTINEL
 };
 
diff --git a/net/ipv4/tcp_ao.c b/net/ipv4/tcp_ao.c
index 4283e0193e2a..858295393643 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/tcp_ao.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/tcp_ao.c
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 
 #include <net/tcp.h>
 #include <net/ipv6.h>
+#include <net/icmp.h>
 
 int tcp_ao_calc_traffic_key(struct tcp_ao_key *mkt, u8 *key, void *ctx,
 			    unsigned int len)
@@ -52,6 +53,63 @@ int tcp_ao_calc_traffic_key(struct tcp_ao_key *mkt, u8 *key, void *ctx,
 	return 1;
 }
 
+bool tcp_ao_ignore_icmp(struct sock *sk, int type, int code)
+{
+	struct tcp_ao_info *ao;
+	bool ignore_icmp = false;
+
+	/* RFC5925, 7.8:
+	 * >> A TCP-AO implementation MUST default to ignore incoming ICMPv4
+	 * messages of Type 3 (destination unreachable), Codes 2-4 (protocol
+	 * unreachable, port unreachable, and fragmentation needed -- ’hard
+	 * errors’), and ICMPv6 Type 1 (destination unreachable), Code 1
+	 * (administratively prohibited) and Code 4 (port unreachable) intended
+	 * for connections in synchronized states (ESTABLISHED, FIN-WAIT-1, FIN-
+	 * WAIT-2, CLOSE-WAIT, CLOSING, LAST-ACK, TIME-WAIT) that match MKTs.
+	 */
+	if (sk->sk_family == AF_INET) {
+		if (type != ICMP_DEST_UNREACH)
+			return false;
+		if (code < ICMP_PROT_UNREACH || code > ICMP_FRAG_NEEDED)
+			return false;
+	} else if (sk->sk_family == AF_INET6) {
+		if (type != ICMPV6_DEST_UNREACH)
+			return false;
+		if (code != ICMPV6_ADM_PROHIBITED && code != ICMPV6_PORT_UNREACH)
+			return false;
+	} else {
+		WARN_ON_ONCE(1);
+		return false;
+	}
+
+	rcu_read_lock();
+	switch (sk->sk_state) {
+	case TCP_TIME_WAIT:
+		ao = rcu_dereference(tcp_twsk(sk)->ao_info);
+		break;
+	case TCP_SYN_SENT:
+	case TCP_SYN_RECV:
+	case TCP_LISTEN:
+	case TCP_NEW_SYN_RECV:
+		/* RFC5925 specifies to ignore ICMPs *only* on connections
+		 * in synchronized states.
+		 */
+		rcu_read_unlock();
+		return false;
+	default:
+		ao = rcu_dereference(tcp_sk(sk)->ao_info);
+	}
+
+	if (ao && !(ao->ao_flags & AO_ACCEPT_ICMPS)) {
+		ignore_icmp = true;
+		__NET_INC_STATS(sock_net(sk), LINUX_MIB_TCPAODROPPEDICMPS);
+		atomic64_inc(&ao->counters.dropped_icmp);
+	}
+	rcu_read_unlock();
+
+	return ignore_icmp;
+}
+
 struct tcp_ao_key *tcp_ao_do_lookup_keyid(struct tcp_ao_info *ao,
 					  int sndid, int rcvid)
 {
@@ -1360,7 +1418,7 @@ static bool tcp_ao_mkt_overlap_v6(struct tcp_ao *cmd,
 
 #define TCP_AO_KEYF_ALL		(0)
 #define TCP_AO_CMDF_ADDMOD_VALID					\
-	(TCP_AO_CMDF_CURR | TCP_AO_CMDF_NEXT)
+	(TCP_AO_CMDF_CURR | TCP_AO_CMDF_NEXT | TCP_AO_CMDF_ACCEPT_ICMP)
 #define TCP_AO_CMDF_DEL_VALID						\
 	(TCP_AO_CMDF_CURR | TCP_AO_CMDF_NEXT)
 
@@ -1443,6 +1501,11 @@ static int tcp_ao_add_cmd(struct sock *sk, unsigned short int family,
 	atomic64_set(&key->pkt_good, 0);
 	atomic64_set(&key->pkt_bad, 0);
 
+	if (cmd.tcpa_flags & TCP_AO_CMDF_ACCEPT_ICMP)
+		ao_info->ao_flags |= AO_ACCEPT_ICMPS;
+	else
+		ao_info->ao_flags &= ~AO_ACCEPT_ICMPS;
+
 	ret = tcp_ao_parse_crypto(&cmd, key);
 	if (ret < 0)
 		goto err_free_sock;
@@ -1601,6 +1664,11 @@ static int tcp_ao_mod_cmd(struct sock *sk, unsigned short int family,
 	if (!ao_info)
 		return -ENOENT;
 	/* TODO: make tcp_ao_current_rnext() and flags set atomic */
+	if (cmd.tcpa_flags & TCP_AO_CMDF_ACCEPT_ICMP)
+		ao_info->ao_flags |= AO_ACCEPT_ICMPS;
+	else
+		ao_info->ao_flags &= ~AO_ACCEPT_ICMPS;
+
 	return tcp_ao_current_rnext(sk, cmd.tcpa_flags,
 			cmd.tcpa_current, cmd.tcpa_rnext);
 }
diff --git a/net/ipv4/tcp_ipv4.c b/net/ipv4/tcp_ipv4.c
index a1e1a23abfea..bb4d208da8a8 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/tcp_ipv4.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/tcp_ipv4.c
@@ -484,6 +484,8 @@ int tcp_v4_err(struct sk_buff *skb, u32 info)
 		return -ENOENT;
 	}
 	if (sk->sk_state == TCP_TIME_WAIT) {
+		/* To increase the counter of ignored icmps for TCP-AO */
+		tcp_ao_ignore_icmp(sk, type, code);
 		inet_twsk_put(inet_twsk(sk));
 		return 0;
 	}
@@ -498,6 +500,9 @@ int tcp_v4_err(struct sk_buff *skb, u32 info)
 	}
 
 	bh_lock_sock(sk);
+	if (tcp_ao_ignore_icmp(sk, type, code))
+		goto out;
+
 	/* If too many ICMPs get dropped on busy
 	 * servers this needs to be solved differently.
 	 * We do take care of PMTU discovery (RFC1191) special case :
diff --git a/net/ipv6/tcp_ipv6.c b/net/ipv6/tcp_ipv6.c
index 8a27408549cd..78994d1cbc45 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/tcp_ipv6.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/tcp_ipv6.c
@@ -399,6 +399,8 @@ static int tcp_v6_err(struct sk_buff *skb, struct inet6_skb_parm *opt,
 	}
 
 	if (sk->sk_state == TCP_TIME_WAIT) {
+		/* To increase the counter of ignored icmps for TCP-AO */
+		tcp_ao_ignore_icmp(sk, type, code);
 		inet_twsk_put(inet_twsk(sk));
 		return 0;
 	}
@@ -410,6 +412,8 @@ static int tcp_v6_err(struct sk_buff *skb, struct inet6_skb_parm *opt,
 	}
 
 	bh_lock_sock(sk);
+	if (tcp_ao_ignore_icmp(sk, type, code))
+		goto out;
 	if (sock_owned_by_user(sk) && type != ICMPV6_PKT_TOOBIG)
 		__NET_INC_STATS(net, LINUX_MIB_LOCKDROPPEDICMPS);
 
