diff --git a/net/qrtr/ns.c b/net/qrtr/ns.c
index 1b9a90240a68..c0418764470b 100644
--- a/net/qrtr/ns.c
+++ b/net/qrtr/ns.c
@@ -71,12 +71,16 @@ struct qrtr_node {
 	u32 server_count;
 };
 
-/* Max server, lookup limits are chosen based on the current platform requirements.
- * If the requirement changes in the future, these values can be increased.
+/* Max nodes, server, lookup limits are chosen based on the current platform
+ * requirements. If the requirement changes in the future, these values can be
+ * increased.
  */
+#define QRTR_NS_MAX_NODES   64
 #define QRTR_NS_MAX_SERVERS 256
 #define QRTR_NS_MAX_LOOKUPS 64
 
+static u8 node_count;
+
 static struct qrtr_node *node_get(unsigned int node_id)
 {
 	struct qrtr_node *node;
@@ -85,6 +89,11 @@ static struct qrtr_node *node_get(unsigned int node_id)
 	if (node)
 		return node;
 
+	if (node_count >= QRTR_NS_MAX_NODES) {
+		pr_err_ratelimited("QRTR clients exceed max node limit!\n");
+		return NULL;
+	}
+
 	/* If node didn't exist, allocate and insert it to the tree */
 	node = kzalloc_obj(*node);
 	if (!node)
@@ -98,6 +107,8 @@ static struct qrtr_node *node_get(unsigned int node_id)
 		return NULL;
 	}
 
+	node_count++;
+
 	return node;
 }
 
@@ -404,6 +415,7 @@ static int ctrl_cmd_bye(struct sockaddr_qrtr *from)
 delete_node:
 	xa_erase(&nodes, from->sq_node);
 	kfree(node);
+	node_count--;
 
 	return ret;
 }