diff --git a/src/internal.c b/src/internal.c
index 69a4bb84b..4ea114d63 100644
--- a/src/internal.c
+++ b/src/internal.c
@@ -30456,8 +30456,16 @@ int wolfSSL_GetMaxRecordSize(WOLFSSL* ssl, int maxFragment)
     }
 #endif /* HAVE_MAX_FRAGMENT */
 #ifdef WOLFSSL_DTLS
-    if (IsDtlsNotSctpMode(ssl) && (maxFragment > MAX_UDP_SIZE)) {
-        maxFragment = MAX_UDP_SIZE;
+    if (IsDtlsNotSctpMode(ssl)) {
+        if (maxFragment > MAX_UDP_SIZE) {
+            maxFragment = MAX_UDP_SIZE;
+        }
+    #if defined(WOLFSSL_DTLS_MTU)
+        if (maxFragment >
+                        ssl->dtlsMtuSz - RECORD_HEADER_SZ - DTLS_RECORD_EXTRA) {
+            maxFragment = ssl->dtlsMtuSz - RECORD_HEADER_SZ - DTLS_RECORD_EXTRA;
+        }
+    #endif
     }
 #endif