diff --git a/lib/nvme/nvme_ns_cmd.c b/lib/nvme/nvme_ns_cmd.c
index e4a9ab846..1ed723f6a 100644
--- a/lib/nvme/nvme_ns_cmd.c
+++ b/lib/nvme/nvme_ns_cmd.c
@@ -39,6 +39,24 @@ static struct nvme_request *_nvme_ns_cmd_rw(struct spdk_nvme_ns *ns, struct spdk
 		void *cb_arg, uint32_t opc, uint32_t io_flags,
 		uint16_t apptag_mask, uint16_t apptag, bool check_sgl);
 
+
+static bool
+spdk_nvme_ns_check_request_length(uint32_t lba_count, uint32_t sectors_per_max_io,
+				  uint32_t sectors_per_stripe, uint32_t qdepth)
+{
+	uint32_t child_per_io;
+
+	if (sectors_per_stripe > 0) {
+		child_per_io = (lba_count + sectors_per_stripe - 1) / sectors_per_stripe;
+	} else {
+		child_per_io = (lba_count + sectors_per_max_io - 1) / sectors_per_max_io;
+	}
+
+	SPDK_DEBUGLOG(SPDK_LOG_NVME, "checking maximum i/o length %d\n", child_per_io);
+
+	return child_per_io >= qdepth;
+}
+
 static void
 nvme_cb_complete_child(void *child_arg, const struct spdk_nvme_cpl *cpl)
 {
@@ -499,6 +517,11 @@ spdk_nvme_ns_cmd_compare(struct spdk_nvme_ns *ns, struct spdk_nvme_qpair *qpair,
 			      0, true);
 	if (req != NULL) {
 		return nvme_qpair_submit_request(qpair, req);
+	} else if (spdk_nvme_ns_check_request_length(lba_count,
+			ns->sectors_per_max_io,
+			ns->sectors_per_stripe,
+			qpair->ctrlr->opts.io_queue_requests)) {
+		return -EINVAL;
 	} else {
 		return -ENOMEM;
 	}
@@ -525,6 +548,11 @@ spdk_nvme_ns_cmd_compare_with_md(struct spdk_nvme_ns *ns, struct spdk_nvme_qpair
 			      apptag_mask, apptag, true);
 	if (req != NULL) {
 		return nvme_qpair_submit_request(qpair, req);
+	} else if (spdk_nvme_ns_check_request_length(lba_count,
+			ns->sectors_per_max_io,
+			ns->sectors_per_stripe,
+			qpair->ctrlr->opts.io_queue_requests)) {
+		return -EINVAL;
 	} else {
 		return -ENOMEM;
 	}
@@ -555,6 +583,11 @@ spdk_nvme_ns_cmd_comparev(struct spdk_nvme_ns *ns, struct spdk_nvme_qpair *qpair
 			      io_flags, 0, 0, true);
 	if (req != NULL) {
 		return nvme_qpair_submit_request(qpair, req);
+	} else if (spdk_nvme_ns_check_request_length(lba_count,
+			ns->sectors_per_max_io,
+			ns->sectors_per_stripe,
+			qpair->ctrlr->opts.io_queue_requests)) {
+		return -EINVAL;
 	} else {
 		return -ENOMEM;
 	}
@@ -578,6 +611,11 @@ spdk_nvme_ns_cmd_read(struct spdk_nvme_ns *ns, struct spdk_nvme_qpair *qpair, vo
 			      0, true);
 	if (req != NULL) {
 		return nvme_qpair_submit_request(qpair, req);
+	} else if (spdk_nvme_ns_check_request_length(lba_count,
+			ns->sectors_per_max_io,
+			ns->sectors_per_stripe,
+			qpair->ctrlr->opts.io_queue_requests)) {
+		return -EINVAL;
 	} else {
 		return -ENOMEM;
 	}
@@ -602,6 +640,11 @@ spdk_nvme_ns_cmd_read_with_md(struct spdk_nvme_ns *ns, struct spdk_nvme_qpair *q
 			      apptag_mask, apptag, true);
 	if (req != NULL) {
 		return nvme_qpair_submit_request(qpair, req);
+	} else if (spdk_nvme_ns_check_request_length(lba_count,
+			ns->sectors_per_max_io,
+			ns->sectors_per_stripe,
+			qpair->ctrlr->opts.io_queue_requests)) {
+		return -EINVAL;
 	} else {
 		return -ENOMEM;
 	}
@@ -631,6 +674,11 @@ spdk_nvme_ns_cmd_readv(struct spdk_nvme_ns *ns, struct spdk_nvme_qpair *qpair,
 			      io_flags, 0, 0, true);
 	if (req != NULL) {
 		return nvme_qpair_submit_request(qpair, req);
+	} else if (spdk_nvme_ns_check_request_length(lba_count,
+			ns->sectors_per_max_io,
+			ns->sectors_per_stripe,
+			qpair->ctrlr->opts.io_queue_requests)) {
+		return -EINVAL;
 	} else {
 		return -ENOMEM;
 	}
@@ -653,6 +701,11 @@ spdk_nvme_ns_cmd_write(struct spdk_nvme_ns *ns, struct spdk_nvme_qpair *qpair,
 			      io_flags, 0, 0, true);
 	if (req != NULL) {
 		return nvme_qpair_submit_request(qpair, req);
+	} else if (spdk_nvme_ns_check_request_length(lba_count,
+			ns->sectors_per_max_io,
+			ns->sectors_per_stripe,
+			qpair->ctrlr->opts.io_queue_requests)) {
+		return -EINVAL;
 	} else {
 		return -ENOMEM;
 	}
@@ -675,6 +728,11 @@ spdk_nvme_ns_cmd_write_with_md(struct spdk_nvme_ns *ns, struct spdk_nvme_qpair *
 			      io_flags, apptag_mask, apptag, true);
 	if (req != NULL) {
 		return nvme_qpair_submit_request(qpair, req);
+	} else if (spdk_nvme_ns_check_request_length(lba_count,
+			ns->sectors_per_max_io,
+			ns->sectors_per_stripe,
+			qpair->ctrlr->opts.io_queue_requests)) {
+		return -EINVAL;
 	} else {
 		return -ENOMEM;
 	}
@@ -704,6 +762,11 @@ spdk_nvme_ns_cmd_writev(struct spdk_nvme_ns *ns, struct spdk_nvme_qpair *qpair,
 			      io_flags, 0, 0, true);
 	if (req != NULL) {
 		return nvme_qpair_submit_request(qpair, req);
+	} else if (spdk_nvme_ns_check_request_length(lba_count,
+			ns->sectors_per_max_io,
+			ns->sectors_per_stripe,
+			qpair->ctrlr->opts.io_queue_requests)) {
+		return -EINVAL;
 	} else {
 		return -ENOMEM;
 	}
diff --git a/test/unit/lib/nvme/nvme_ns_cmd.c/nvme_ns_cmd_ut.c b/test/unit/lib/nvme/nvme_ns_cmd.c/nvme_ns_cmd_ut.c
index cdd660a35..af7b18d01 100644
--- a/test/unit/lib/nvme/nvme_ns_cmd.c/nvme_ns_cmd_ut.c
+++ b/test/unit/lib/nvme/nvme_ns_cmd.c/nvme_ns_cmd_ut.c
@@ -512,6 +512,11 @@ test_cmd_child_request(void)
 	SPDK_CU_ASSERT_FATAL(g_request != NULL);
 	CU_ASSERT(g_request->num_children == 4);
 
+	rc = spdk_nvme_ns_cmd_read(&ns, &qpair, payload, lba, (DEFAULT_IO_QUEUE_REQUESTS + 1) * sector_size,
+				   NULL,
+				   NULL, 0);
+	SPDK_CU_ASSERT_FATAL(rc == -EINVAL);
+
 	TAILQ_FOREACH_SAFE(child, &g_request->children, child_tailq, tmp) {
 		nvme_request_remove_child(g_request, child);
 		CU_ASSERT(child->payload_offset == offset);