diff --git a/fs/ocfs2/dir.c b/fs/ocfs2/dir.c
index 047d1b486f4a..7e09a5a4d49e 100644
--- a/fs/ocfs2/dir.c
+++ b/fs/ocfs2/dir.c
@@ -625,6 +625,28 @@ static int ocfs2_validate_dx_root(struct super_block *sb,
 					  le16_to_cpu(el->l_count));
 			goto bail;
 		}
+	} else {
+		struct ocfs2_dx_entry_list *dl_list = &dx_root->dr_entries;
+
+		if (le16_to_cpu(dl_list->de_count) !=
+		    ocfs2_dx_entries_per_root(sb)) {
+			ret = ocfs2_error(sb,
+					  "Dir Index Root # %llu has invalid de_count %u (expected %u)\n",
+					  (unsigned long long)le64_to_cpu(dx_root->dr_blkno),
+					  le16_to_cpu(dl_list->de_count),
+					  ocfs2_dx_entries_per_root(sb));
+			goto bail;
+		}
+
+		if (le16_to_cpu(dl_list->de_num_used) >
+		    le16_to_cpu(dl_list->de_count)) {
+			ret = ocfs2_error(sb,
+					  "Dir Index Root # %llu has invalid de_num_used %u (de_count %u)\n",
+					  (unsigned long long)le64_to_cpu(dx_root->dr_blkno),
+					  le16_to_cpu(dl_list->de_num_used),
+					  le16_to_cpu(dl_list->de_count));
+			goto bail;
+		}
 	}
 
 bail:
@@ -664,10 +686,25 @@ static int ocfs2_validate_dx_leaf(struct super_block *sb,
 		return ret;
 	}
 
-	if (!OCFS2_IS_VALID_DX_LEAF(dx_leaf)) {
-		ret = ocfs2_error(sb, "Dir Index Leaf has bad signature %.*s\n",
-				  7, dx_leaf->dl_signature);
-	}
+	if (!OCFS2_IS_VALID_DX_LEAF(dx_leaf))
+		return ocfs2_error(sb, "Dir Index Leaf has bad signature %.*s\n",
+				   7, dx_leaf->dl_signature);
+
+	if (le16_to_cpu(dx_leaf->dl_list.de_count) !=
+	    ocfs2_dx_entries_per_leaf(sb))
+		return ocfs2_error(sb,
+				   "Dir Index Leaf # %llu has invalid de_count %u (expected %u)\n",
+				   (unsigned long long)le64_to_cpu(dx_leaf->dl_blkno),
+				   le16_to_cpu(dx_leaf->dl_list.de_count),
+				   ocfs2_dx_entries_per_leaf(sb));
+
+	if (le16_to_cpu(dx_leaf->dl_list.de_num_used) >
+	    le16_to_cpu(dx_leaf->dl_list.de_count))
+		return ocfs2_error(sb,
+				   "Dir Index Leaf # %llu has invalid de_num_used %u (de_count %u)\n",
+				   (unsigned long long)le64_to_cpu(dx_leaf->dl_blkno),
+				   le16_to_cpu(dx_leaf->dl_list.de_num_used),
+				   le16_to_cpu(dx_leaf->dl_list.de_count));
 
 	return ret;
 }