diff --git a/include/net/sctp/sm.h b/include/net/sctp/sm.h
index b5887e1677e4..2a82d1384706 100644
--- a/include/net/sctp/sm.h
+++ b/include/net/sctp/sm.h
@@ -234,6 +234,8 @@ struct sctp_chunk *sctp_make_abort_violation(const struct sctp_association *,
 struct sctp_chunk *sctp_make_violation_paramlen(const struct sctp_association *,
 				   const struct sctp_chunk *,
 				   struct sctp_paramhdr *);
+struct sctp_chunk *sctp_make_violation_max_retrans(const struct sctp_association *,
+						   const struct sctp_chunk *);
 struct sctp_chunk *sctp_make_heartbeat(const struct sctp_association *,
 				  const struct sctp_transport *);
 struct sctp_chunk *sctp_make_heartbeat_ack(const struct sctp_association *,
diff --git a/net/sctp/sm_make_chunk.c b/net/sctp/sm_make_chunk.c
index fbe1636309a7..e0f01a4e8cd6 100644
--- a/net/sctp/sm_make_chunk.c
+++ b/net/sctp/sm_make_chunk.c
@@ -1090,6 +1090,25 @@ nodata:
 	return retval;
 }
 
+struct sctp_chunk *sctp_make_violation_max_retrans(
+	const struct sctp_association *asoc,
+	const struct sctp_chunk *chunk)
+{
+	struct sctp_chunk *retval;
+	static const char error[] = "Association exceeded its max_retans count";
+	size_t payload_len = sizeof(error) + sizeof(sctp_errhdr_t);
+
+	retval = sctp_make_abort(asoc, chunk, payload_len);
+	if (!retval)
+		goto nodata;
+
+	sctp_init_cause(retval, SCTP_ERROR_PROTO_VIOLATION, sizeof(error));
+	sctp_addto_chunk(retval, sizeof(error), error);
+
+nodata:
+	return retval;
+}
+
 /* Make a HEARTBEAT chunk.  */
 struct sctp_chunk *sctp_make_heartbeat(const struct sctp_association *asoc,
 				  const struct sctp_transport *transport)
diff --git a/net/sctp/sm_sideeffect.c b/net/sctp/sm_sideeffect.c
index 6eecf7e6338d..c0769569b05d 100644
--- a/net/sctp/sm_sideeffect.c
+++ b/net/sctp/sm_sideeffect.c
@@ -577,7 +577,7 @@ static void sctp_cmd_assoc_failed(sctp_cmd_seq_t *commands,
 				  unsigned int error)
 {
 	struct sctp_ulpevent *event;
-
+	struct sctp_chunk *abort;
 	/* Cancel any partial delivery in progress. */
 	sctp_ulpq_abort_pd(&asoc->ulpq, GFP_ATOMIC);
 
@@ -593,6 +593,13 @@ static void sctp_cmd_assoc_failed(sctp_cmd_seq_t *commands,
 		sctp_add_cmd_sf(commands, SCTP_CMD_EVENT_ULP,
 				SCTP_ULPEVENT(event));
 
+	if (asoc->overall_error_count >= asoc->max_retrans) {
+		abort = sctp_make_violation_max_retrans(asoc, chunk);
+		if (abort)
+			sctp_add_cmd_sf(commands, SCTP_CMD_REPLY,
+					SCTP_CHUNK(abort));
+	}
+
 	sctp_add_cmd_sf(commands, SCTP_CMD_NEW_STATE,
 			SCTP_STATE(SCTP_STATE_CLOSED));