diff --git a/drivers/net/ovpn/netlink.c b/drivers/net/ovpn/netlink.c
index 2ba762082acc..e23f7d1f49e0 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ovpn/netlink.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ovpn/netlink.c
@@ -480,8 +480,10 @@ int ovpn_nl_peer_new_doit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info)
 
 int ovpn_nl_peer_set_doit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info)
 {
-	struct nlattr *attrs[OVPN_A_PEER_MAX + 1];
 	struct ovpn_priv *ovpn = info->user_ptr[0];
+	struct nlattr *attrs[OVPN_A_PEER_MAX + 1];
+	struct in6_addr vpn_addr6;
+	struct in_addr vpn_addr4;
 	struct ovpn_socket *sock;
 	struct ovpn_peer *peer;
 	u32 peer_id;
@@ -528,28 +530,47 @@ int ovpn_nl_peer_set_doit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info)
 	rcu_read_unlock();
 
 	spin_lock_bh(&ovpn->lock);
-	ret = ovpn_nl_peer_modify(peer, info, attrs);
-	if (ret < 0) {
-		spin_unlock_bh(&ovpn->lock);
-		ovpn_peer_put(peer);
-		return ret;
+
+	/* reject peer with conflicting VPN address */
+	if (attrs[OVPN_A_PEER_VPN_IPV4]) {
+		vpn_addr4.s_addr = nla_get_in_addr(attrs[OVPN_A_PEER_VPN_IPV4]);
+		if (ovpn_peer_vpn_addr_conflict4(ovpn, peer, &vpn_addr4))
+			goto addr_conflict;
 	}
+	if (attrs[OVPN_A_PEER_VPN_IPV6]) {
+		vpn_addr6 = nla_get_in6_addr(attrs[OVPN_A_PEER_VPN_IPV6]);
+		if (ovpn_peer_vpn_addr_conflict6(ovpn, peer, &vpn_addr6))
+			goto addr_conflict;
+	}
+
+	ret = ovpn_nl_peer_modify(peer, info, attrs);
+	if (ret < 0)
+		goto unlock;
 
 	/* ret == 1 means that VPN IPv4/6 has been modified and rehashing
 	 * is required
 	 */
-	if (ret > 0)
+	if (ret > 0) {
 		ovpn_peer_hash_vpn_ip(peer);
+		ret = 0;
+	}
 	/* if the remote endpoint was updated, the by_transp_addr hash bucket
 	 * also needs to be refreshed, otherwise incoming packets from the new
 	 * remote address would fail the lockless lookup
 	 */
 	if (attrs[OVPN_A_PEER_REMOTE_IPV4] || attrs[OVPN_A_PEER_REMOTE_IPV6])
 		ovpn_peer_hash_transp_addr(peer);
+
+unlock:
 	spin_unlock_bh(&ovpn->lock);
 	ovpn_peer_put(peer);
 
-	return 0;
+	return ret;
+addr_conflict:
+	NL_SET_ERR_MSG_FMT_MOD(info->extack,
+			       "VPN IP is already assigned to another peer");
+	ret = -EADDRINUSE;
+	goto unlock;
 }
 
 static int ovpn_nl_send_peer(struct sk_buff *skb, const struct genl_info *info,
diff --git a/drivers/net/ovpn/peer.c b/drivers/net/ovpn/peer.c
index bbd9e17fb0bf..2067825bb5b6 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ovpn/peer.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ovpn/peer.c
@@ -488,7 +488,7 @@ static struct ovpn_peer *ovpn_peer_get_by_vpn_addr4(struct ovpn_priv *ovpn,
  * Return: the peer if found or NULL otherwise
  */
 static struct ovpn_peer *ovpn_peer_get_by_vpn_addr6(struct ovpn_priv *ovpn,
-						    struct in6_addr *addr)
+						    const struct in6_addr *addr)
 {
 	struct hlist_nulls_head *nhead;
 	struct hlist_nulls_node *ntmp;
@@ -513,6 +513,64 @@ static struct ovpn_peer *ovpn_peer_get_by_vpn_addr6(struct ovpn_priv *ovpn,
 	return NULL;
 }
 
+/**
+ * ovpn_peer_vpn_addr_conflict4 - check if the VPN v4 address is already in use
+ * @ovpn: the openvpn instance to search
+ * @peer: peer being added or updated, or NULL
+ * @addr: VPN IPv4 address to check
+ *
+ * Check whether @addr is already assigned to another peer. @peer is ignored
+ * when found, allowing peer updates that keep an existing address.
+ * Unspecified addresses are ignored.
+ *
+ * Note: the caller must hold @ovpn->lock.
+ *
+ * Return: true on conflict, false otherwise.
+ */
+bool ovpn_peer_vpn_addr_conflict4(struct ovpn_priv *ovpn,
+				  const struct ovpn_peer *peer,
+				  const struct in_addr *addr)
+{
+	struct ovpn_peer *tmp = NULL;
+
+	lockdep_assert_held(&ovpn->lock);
+
+	/* we don't hash INADDR_ANY, no conflict in that case */
+	if (addr->s_addr != htonl(INADDR_ANY))
+		tmp = ovpn_peer_get_by_vpn_addr4(ovpn, addr->s_addr);
+
+	return tmp && tmp != peer;
+}
+
+/**
+ * ovpn_peer_vpn_addr_conflict6 - check if the VPN v6 address is already in use
+ * @ovpn: the openvpn instance to search
+ * @peer: peer being added or updated, or NULL
+ * @addr: VPN IPv6 address to check
+ *
+ * Check whether @addr is already assigned to another peer. @peer is ignored
+ * when found, allowing peer updates that keep an existing address.
+ * Unspecified addresses are ignored.
+ *
+ * Note: the caller must hold @ovpn->lock.
+ *
+ * Return: true on conflict, false otherwise.
+ */
+bool ovpn_peer_vpn_addr_conflict6(struct ovpn_priv *ovpn,
+				  const struct ovpn_peer *peer,
+				  const struct in6_addr *addr)
+{
+	struct ovpn_peer *tmp = NULL;
+
+	lockdep_assert_held(&ovpn->lock);
+
+	/* we don't hash ::, no conflict in that case */
+	if (!ipv6_addr_any(addr))
+		tmp = ovpn_peer_get_by_vpn_addr6(ovpn, addr);
+
+	return tmp && tmp != peer;
+}
+
 /**
  * ovpn_peer_transp_match - check if sockaddr and peer binding match
  * @peer: the peer to get the binding from
@@ -1040,6 +1098,13 @@ static int ovpn_peer_add_mp(struct ovpn_priv *ovpn, struct ovpn_peer *peer)
 		goto out;
 	}
 
+	/* reject peer with conflicting VPN address */
+	if (ovpn_peer_vpn_addr_conflict4(ovpn, NULL, &peer->vpn_addrs.ipv4) ||
+	    ovpn_peer_vpn_addr_conflict6(ovpn, NULL, &peer->vpn_addrs.ipv6)) {
+		ret = -EADDRINUSE;
+		goto out;
+	}
+
 	bind = rcu_dereference_protected(peer->bind, true);
 	/* peers connected via TCP have bind == NULL */
 	if (bind) {
diff --git a/drivers/net/ovpn/peer.h b/drivers/net/ovpn/peer.h
index 063535699ecd..1879bfb76992 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ovpn/peer.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ovpn/peer.h
@@ -164,6 +164,12 @@ struct ovpn_peer *ovpn_peer_get_by_transp_addr(struct ovpn_priv *ovpn,
 struct ovpn_peer *ovpn_peer_get_by_id(struct ovpn_priv *ovpn, u32 peer_id);
 struct ovpn_peer *ovpn_peer_get_by_dst(struct ovpn_priv *ovpn,
 				       struct sk_buff *skb);
+bool ovpn_peer_vpn_addr_conflict4(struct ovpn_priv *ovpn,
+				  const struct ovpn_peer *peer,
+				  const struct in_addr *addr);
+bool ovpn_peer_vpn_addr_conflict6(struct ovpn_priv *ovpn,
+				  const struct ovpn_peer *peer,
+				  const struct in6_addr *addr);
 void ovpn_peer_hash_vpn_ip(struct ovpn_peer *peer);
 void ovpn_peer_hash_transp_addr(struct ovpn_peer *peer);
 bool ovpn_peer_check_by_src(struct ovpn_priv *ovpn, struct sk_buff *skb,