diff --git a/services/net/java/android/net/apf/ApfFilter.java b/services/net/java/android/net/apf/ApfFilter.java
index 485f2f5318f49..ce374266b6a24 100644
--- a/services/net/java/android/net/apf/ApfFilter.java
+++ b/services/net/java/android/net/apf/ApfFilter.java
@@ -367,8 +367,9 @@ public class ApfFilter {
         }
 
         // Note that this parses RA and may throw IllegalArgumentException (from
-        // Buffer.position(int) ) or IndexOutOfBoundsException (from ByteBuffer.get(int) ) if
-        // parsing encounters something non-compliant with specifications.
+        // Buffer.position(int) or due to an invalid-length option) or IndexOutOfBoundsException
+        // (from ByteBuffer.get(int) ) if parsing encounters something non-compliant with
+        // specifications.
         Ra(byte[] packet, int length) {
             mPacket = ByteBuffer.allocate(length).put(ByteBuffer.wrap(packet, 0, length));
             mPacket.clear();
@@ -418,6 +419,10 @@ public class ApfFilter {
                         // compatibility.
                         break;
                 }
+                if (optionLength <= 0) {
+                    throw new IllegalArgumentException(String.format(
+                        "Invalid option length opt=%d len=%d", optionType, optionLength));
+                }
                 mPacket.position(mPacket.position() + optionLength);
             }
             // Mark non-lifetime bytes since last lifetime.
diff --git a/services/tests/servicestests/src/android/net/apf/ApfTest.java b/services/tests/servicestests/src/android/net/apf/ApfTest.java
index fae82ca4e7a35..8ac238a9c415d 100644
--- a/services/tests/servicestests/src/android/net/apf/ApfTest.java
+++ b/services/tests/servicestests/src/android/net/apf/ApfTest.java
@@ -552,6 +552,10 @@ public class ApfTest extends AndroidTestCase {
             assertTrue(mGotApfProgram.block(TIMEOUT_MS));
             return mLastApfProgram;
         }
+
+        public void assertNoProgramUpdate() {
+            assertFalse(mGotApfProgram.block(TIMEOUT_MS));
+        }
     }
 
     private static class TestApfFilter extends ApfFilter {
@@ -863,6 +867,13 @@ public class ApfTest extends AndroidTestCase {
         verifyRaLifetime(ipManagerCallback, packet, lifetime);
     }
 
+    private void assertInvalidRa(TestApfFilter apfFilter, MockIpManagerCallback ipManagerCallback,
+            ByteBuffer packet) throws IOException, ErrnoException {
+        ipManagerCallback.resetApfProgramWait();
+        apfFilter.pretendPacketReceived(packet.array());
+        ipManagerCallback.assertNoProgramUpdate();
+    }
+
     @LargeTest
     public void testApfFilterRa() throws Exception {
         MockIpManagerCallback ipManagerCallback = new MockIpManagerCallback();
@@ -881,6 +892,16 @@ public class ApfTest extends AndroidTestCase {
 
         testRaLifetime(apfFilter, ipManagerCallback, basePacket, 1000);
 
+        // Ensure zero-length options cause the packet to be silently skipped.
+        // Do this before we test other packets. http://b/29586253
+        ByteBuffer zeroLengthOptionPacket = ByteBuffer.wrap(
+                new byte[ICMP6_RA_OPTION_OFFSET + ICMP6_4_BYTE_OPTION_LEN]);
+        basePacket.clear();
+        zeroLengthOptionPacket.put(basePacket);
+        zeroLengthOptionPacket.put((byte)ICMP6_PREFIX_OPTION_TYPE);
+        zeroLengthOptionPacket.put((byte)0);
+        assertInvalidRa(apfFilter, ipManagerCallback, zeroLengthOptionPacket);
+
         // Generate several RAs with different options and lifetimes, and verify when
         // ApfFilter is shown these packets, it generates programs to filter them for the
         // appropriate lifetime.