diff --git a/drivers/platform/msm/ipa/ipa_v2/ipa_hdr.c b/drivers/platform/msm/ipa/ipa_v2/ipa_hdr.c
index 761aa6f9a4a1..790a0b41147e 100644
--- a/drivers/platform/msm/ipa/ipa_v2/ipa_hdr.c
+++ b/drivers/platform/msm/ipa/ipa_v2/ipa_hdr.c
@@ -485,6 +485,7 @@ static int __ipa_add_hdr_proc_ctx(struct ipa_hdr_proc_ctx_add *proc_ctx,
 	struct ipa_hdr_proc_ctx_tbl *htbl = &ipa_ctx->hdr_proc_ctx_tbl;
 	int id;
 	int needed_len;
+	int mem_size;
 
 	IPADBG("processing type %d hdr_hdl %d\n",
 		proc_ctx->type, proc_ctx->hdr_hdl);
@@ -529,6 +530,14 @@ static int __ipa_add_hdr_proc_ctx(struct ipa_hdr_proc_ctx_add *proc_ctx,
 		goto bad_len;
 	}
 
+	mem_size = (ipa_ctx->hdr_proc_ctx_tbl_lcl) ?
+		IPA_MEM_PART(apps_hdr_proc_ctx_size) :
+		IPA_MEM_PART(apps_hdr_proc_ctx_size_ddr);
+	if (htbl->end + ipa_hdr_proc_ctx_bin_sz[bin] > mem_size) {
+		IPAERR("hdr proc ctx table overflow\n");
+		goto bad_len;
+	}
+
 	if (list_empty(&htbl->head_free_offset_list[bin])) {
 		offset = kmem_cache_zalloc(ipa_ctx->hdr_proc_ctx_offset_cache,
 					   GFP_KERNEL);
diff --git a/drivers/platform/msm/ipa/ipa_v3/ipa_hdr.c b/drivers/platform/msm/ipa/ipa_v3/ipa_hdr.c
index 851e71777c32..029647213531 100644
--- a/drivers/platform/msm/ipa/ipa_v3/ipa_hdr.c
+++ b/drivers/platform/msm/ipa/ipa_v3/ipa_hdr.c
@@ -324,6 +324,7 @@ static int __ipa_add_hdr_proc_ctx(struct ipa_hdr_proc_ctx_add *proc_ctx,
 	struct ipa3_hdr_proc_ctx_tbl *htbl = &ipa3_ctx->hdr_proc_ctx_tbl;
 	int id;
 	int needed_len;
+	int mem_size;
 
 	IPADBG_LOW("processing type %d hdr_hdl %d\n",
 		proc_ctx->type, proc_ctx->hdr_hdl);
@@ -366,6 +367,14 @@ static int __ipa_add_hdr_proc_ctx(struct ipa_hdr_proc_ctx_add *proc_ctx,
 		goto bad_len;
 	}
 
+	mem_size = (ipa3_ctx->hdr_proc_ctx_tbl_lcl) ?
+		IPA_MEM_PART(apps_hdr_proc_ctx_size) :
+		IPA_MEM_PART(apps_hdr_proc_ctx_size_ddr);
+	if (htbl->end + ipa_hdr_proc_ctx_bin_sz[bin] > mem_size) {
+		IPAERR("hdr proc ctx table overflow\n");
+		goto bad_len;
+	}
+
 	if (list_empty(&htbl->head_free_offset_list[bin])) {
 		offset = kmem_cache_zalloc(ipa3_ctx->hdr_proc_ctx_offset_cache,
 					   GFP_KERNEL);