diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/acobject.h b/drivers/acpi/acpica/acobject.h
index 544dcf834922..eb6f038b03d9 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/acobject.h
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/acobject.h
@@ -97,6 +97,7 @@
 #define AOPOBJ_OBJECT_INITIALIZED   0x08
 #define AOPOBJ_SETUP_COMPLETE       0x10
 #define AOPOBJ_SINGLE_DATUM         0x20
+#define AOPOBJ_INVALID              0x40	/* Used if host OS won't allow an op_region address */
 
 /******************************************************************************
  *
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/dsopcode.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/dsopcode.c
index 584d766e6f12..b79978f7bc71 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/dsopcode.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/dsopcode.c
@@ -397,6 +397,30 @@ acpi_status acpi_ds_get_region_arguments(union acpi_operand_object *obj_desc)
 	status = acpi_ds_execute_arguments(node, acpi_ns_get_parent_node(node),
 					   extra_desc->extra.aml_length,
 					   extra_desc->extra.aml_start);
+	if (ACPI_FAILURE(status)) {
+		return_ACPI_STATUS(status);
+	}
+
+	/* Validate the region address/length via the host OS */
+
+	status = acpi_os_validate_address(obj_desc->region.space_id,
+					  obj_desc->region.address,
+					  (acpi_size) obj_desc->region.length,
+					  acpi_ut_get_node_name(node));
+
+	if (ACPI_FAILURE(status)) {
+		/*
+		 * Invalid address/length. We will emit an error message and mark
+		 * the region as invalid, so that it will cause an additional error if
+		 * it is ever used. Then return AE_OK.
+		 */
+		ACPI_EXCEPTION((AE_INFO, status,
+				"During address validation of OpRegion [%4.4s]",
+				node->name.ascii));
+		obj_desc->common.flags |= AOPOBJ_INVALID;
+		status = AE_OK;
+	}
+
 	return_ACPI_STATUS(status);
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/exfldio.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/exfldio.c
index d4075b821021..6687be167f5f 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/exfldio.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/exfldio.c
@@ -113,6 +113,12 @@ acpi_ex_setup_region(union acpi_operand_object *obj_desc,
 		}
 	}
 
+	/* Exit if Address/Length have been disallowed by the host OS */
+
+	if (rgn_desc->common.flags & AOPOBJ_INVALID) {
+		return_ACPI_STATUS(AE_AML_ILLEGAL_ADDRESS);
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * Exit now for SMBus address space, it has a non-linear address space
 	 * and the request cannot be directly validated
diff --git a/include/acpi/acpiosxf.h b/include/acpi/acpiosxf.h
index 3e798593b17b..ab0b85cf21f3 100644
--- a/include/acpi/acpiosxf.h
+++ b/include/acpi/acpiosxf.h
@@ -242,6 +242,10 @@ acpi_os_derive_pci_id(acpi_handle rhandle,
 acpi_status acpi_os_validate_interface(char *interface);
 acpi_status acpi_osi_invalidate(char* interface);
 
+acpi_status
+acpi_os_validate_address(u8 space_id, acpi_physical_address address,
+			 acpi_size length, char *name);
+
 u64 acpi_os_get_timer(void);
 
 acpi_status acpi_os_signal(u32 function, void *info);