diff --git a/net/nfc/nci/core.c b/net/nfc/nci/core.c
index 6e9b76e2cc56..e95eef85971f 100644
--- a/net/nfc/nci/core.c
+++ b/net/nfc/nci/core.c
@@ -1482,10 +1482,20 @@ static bool nci_valid_size(struct sk_buff *skb)
 	unsigned int hdr_size = NCI_CTRL_HDR_SIZE;
 
 	if (skb->len < hdr_size ||
-	    !nci_plen(skb->data) ||
 	    skb->len < hdr_size + nci_plen(skb->data)) {
 		return false;
 	}
+
+	if (!nci_plen(skb->data)) {
+		/* Allow zero length in proprietary notifications (0x20 - 0x3F). */
+		if (nci_opcode_oid(nci_opcode(skb->data)) >= 0x20 &&
+		    nci_mt(skb->data) == NCI_MT_NTF_PKT)
+			return true;
+
+		/* Disallow zero length otherwise. */
+		return false;
+	}
+
 	return true;
 }