diff --git a/include/net/af_vsock.h b/include/net/af_vsock.h
index 3357ee62d10b..5549298c1ec6 100644
--- a/include/net/af_vsock.h
+++ b/include/net/af_vsock.h
@@ -229,6 +229,9 @@ struct sock *vsock_find_bound_socket_net(struct sockaddr_vm *addr,
 struct sock *vsock_find_connected_socket_net(struct sockaddr_vm *src,
 					     struct sockaddr_vm *dst,
 					     struct net *net);
+bool vsock_check_source(const struct vsock_sock *vsk,
+			const struct vsock_transport *transport,
+			const struct sockaddr_vm *src);
 void vsock_remove_sock(struct vsock_sock *vsk);
 void vsock_for_each_connected_socket(struct vsock_transport *transport,
 				     void (*fn)(struct sock *sk));
diff --git a/net/vmw_vsock/af_vsock.c b/net/vmw_vsock/af_vsock.c
index a33b2a2d381d..f840498b58af 100644
--- a/net/vmw_vsock/af_vsock.c
+++ b/net/vmw_vsock/af_vsock.c
@@ -438,6 +438,38 @@ struct sock *vsock_find_connected_socket(struct sockaddr_vm *src,
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(vsock_find_connected_socket);
 
+/**
+ * vsock_check_source - validate a packet source against a socket peer
+ * @vsk: socket receiving the packet
+ * @transport: transport receiving the packet
+ * @src: source address from the packet
+ *
+ * Return: true if the packet arrived on the socket's assigned transport and
+ * its source matches the stored peer. Loopback packets are generated
+ * internally and always use the local CID as their source, including
+ * connections using a valid CID alias.
+ *
+ * The caller must hold the socket lock and must not call this for listening
+ * sockets, which accept packets from any source and have no assigned
+ * transport.
+ */
+bool vsock_check_source(const struct vsock_sock *vsk,
+			const struct vsock_transport *transport,
+			const struct sockaddr_vm *src)
+{
+	if (vsk->transport != transport)
+		return false;
+
+	if (src->svm_port != vsk->remote_addr.svm_port)
+		return false;
+
+	if (src->svm_cid == vsk->remote_addr.svm_cid)
+		return true;
+
+	return transport->get_local_cid() == VMADDR_CID_LOCAL;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(vsock_check_source);
+
 void vsock_remove_sock(struct vsock_sock *vsk)
 {
 	/* Transport reassignment must not remove the binding. */
diff --git a/net/vmw_vsock/virtio_transport_common.c b/net/vmw_vsock/virtio_transport_common.c
index 88df82364f77..f225f53ed4ba 100644
--- a/net/vmw_vsock/virtio_transport_common.c
+++ b/net/vmw_vsock/virtio_transport_common.c
@@ -1836,7 +1836,8 @@ void virtio_transport_recv_pkt(struct virtio_transport *t,
 	 * lock_sock (note: listener sockets are not assigned to any transport)
 	 */
 	if (sock_flag(sk, SOCK_DONE) ||
-	    (sk->sk_state != TCP_LISTEN && vsk->transport != &t->transport)) {
+	    (sk->sk_state != TCP_LISTEN &&
+	     !vsock_check_source(vsk, &t->transport, &src))) {
 		(void)virtio_transport_reset_no_sock(t, skb, net);
 		release_sock(sk);
 		sock_put(sk);