diff --git a/lib/nvme/nvme_rdma.c b/lib/nvme/nvme_rdma.c
index d1264caf75..af1e5232d9 100644
--- a/lib/nvme/nvme_rdma.c
+++ b/lib/nvme/nvme_rdma.c
@@ -1634,12 +1634,18 @@ nvme_rdma_build_sgl_request(struct nvme_rdma_qpair *rqpair,
 		 * Otherwise, The SGL descriptor embedded in the command must point to the list of
 		 * SGL descriptors used to describe the operation. In that case it is a last segment descriptor.
 		 */
-		rdma_req->send_sgl[0].length = sizeof(struct spdk_nvme_cmd) + sizeof(struct
-					       spdk_nvme_sgl_descriptor) * num_sgl_desc;
+		uint32_t descriptors_size = sizeof(struct spdk_nvme_sgl_descriptor) * num_sgl_desc;
+
+		if (spdk_unlikely(descriptors_size > rqpair->qpair.ctrlr->ioccsz_bytes)) {
+			SPDK_ERRLOG("Size of SGL descriptors (%u) exceeds ICD (%u)\n",
+				    descriptors_size, rqpair->qpair.ctrlr->ioccsz_bytes);
+			return -1;
+		}
+		rdma_req->send_sgl[0].length = sizeof(struct spdk_nvme_cmd) + descriptors_size;
 
 		req->cmd.dptr.sgl1.unkeyed.type = SPDK_NVME_SGL_TYPE_LAST_SEGMENT;
 		req->cmd.dptr.sgl1.unkeyed.subtype = SPDK_NVME_SGL_SUBTYPE_OFFSET;
-		req->cmd.dptr.sgl1.unkeyed.length = num_sgl_desc * sizeof(struct spdk_nvme_sgl_descriptor);
+		req->cmd.dptr.sgl1.unkeyed.length = descriptors_size;
 		req->cmd.dptr.sgl1.address = (uint64_t)0;
 	}
 
diff --git a/test/unit/lib/nvme/nvme_rdma.c/nvme_rdma_ut.c b/test/unit/lib/nvme/nvme_rdma.c/nvme_rdma_ut.c
index 8342e84d33..18e63a1897 100644
--- a/test/unit/lib/nvme/nvme_rdma.c/nvme_rdma_ut.c
+++ b/test/unit/lib/nvme/nvme_rdma.c/nvme_rdma_ut.c
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ test_nvme_rdma_build_sgl_request(void)
 
 	ctrlr.max_sges = NVME_RDMA_MAX_SGL_DESCRIPTORS;
 	ctrlr.cdata.nvmf_specific.msdbd = 16;
+	ctrlr.ioccsz_bytes = 4096;
 
 	rqpair.mr_map = &rmap;
 	rqpair.qpair.ctrlr = &ctrlr;
@@ -208,6 +209,17 @@ test_nvme_rdma_build_sgl_request(void)
 	bio.iovs[1].iov_len = 1 << 24;
 	rc = nvme_rdma_build_sgl_request(&rqpair, &rdma_req);
 	SPDK_CU_ASSERT_FATAL(rc != 0);
+
+	/* Test case 6: 4 SGL descriptors, size of SGL descriptors exceeds ICD. Expected: FAIL */
+	ctrlr.ioccsz_bytes = 60;
+	bio.iovpos = 0;
+	req.payload_offset = 0;
+	req.payload_size = 0x4000;
+	for (i = 0; i < 4; i++) {
+		bio.iovs[i].iov_len = 0x1000;
+	}
+	rc = nvme_rdma_build_sgl_request(&rqpair, &rdma_req);
+	SPDK_CU_ASSERT_FATAL(rc == -1);
 }
 
 static void