diff --git a/include/uapi/linux/l2tp.h b/include/uapi/linux/l2tp.h
index 30c80d5ba4bf..bab8c9708611 100644
--- a/include/uapi/linux/l2tp.h
+++ b/include/uapi/linux/l2tp.h
@@ -145,6 +145,7 @@ enum {
 	L2TP_ATTR_RX_ERRORS,		/* u64 */
 	L2TP_ATTR_STATS_PAD,
 	L2TP_ATTR_RX_COOKIE_DISCARDS,	/* u64 */
+	L2TP_ATTR_RX_INVALID,		/* u64 */
 	__L2TP_ATTR_STATS_MAX,
 };
 
diff --git a/net/l2tp/l2tp_core.c b/net/l2tp/l2tp_core.c
index 7be5103ff2a8..203890e378cb 100644
--- a/net/l2tp/l2tp_core.c
+++ b/net/l2tp/l2tp_core.c
@@ -649,9 +649,9 @@ void l2tp_recv_common(struct l2tp_session *session, struct sk_buff *skb,
 	/* Parse and check optional cookie */
 	if (session->peer_cookie_len > 0) {
 		if (memcmp(ptr, &session->peer_cookie[0], session->peer_cookie_len)) {
-			pr_warn_ratelimited("%s: cookie mismatch (%u/%u). Discarding.\n",
-					    tunnel->name, tunnel->tunnel_id,
-					    session->session_id);
+			pr_debug_ratelimited("%s: cookie mismatch (%u/%u). Discarding.\n",
+					     tunnel->name, tunnel->tunnel_id,
+					     session->session_id);
 			atomic_long_inc(&session->stats.rx_cookie_discards);
 			goto discard;
 		}
@@ -702,8 +702,8 @@ void l2tp_recv_common(struct l2tp_session *session, struct sk_buff *skb,
 		 * If user has configured mandatory sequence numbers, discard.
 		 */
 		if (session->recv_seq) {
-			pr_warn_ratelimited("%s: recv data has no seq numbers when required. Discarding.\n",
-					    session->name);
+			pr_debug_ratelimited("%s: recv data has no seq numbers when required. Discarding.\n",
+					     session->name);
 			atomic_long_inc(&session->stats.rx_seq_discards);
 			goto discard;
 		}
@@ -718,8 +718,8 @@ void l2tp_recv_common(struct l2tp_session *session, struct sk_buff *skb,
 			session->send_seq = 0;
 			l2tp_session_set_header_len(session, tunnel->version);
 		} else if (session->send_seq) {
-			pr_warn_ratelimited("%s: recv data has no seq numbers when required. Discarding.\n",
-					    session->name);
+			pr_debug_ratelimited("%s: recv data has no seq numbers when required. Discarding.\n",
+					     session->name);
 			atomic_long_inc(&session->stats.rx_seq_discards);
 			goto discard;
 		}
@@ -809,9 +809,9 @@ static int l2tp_udp_recv_core(struct l2tp_tunnel *tunnel, struct sk_buff *skb)
 
 	/* Short packet? */
 	if (!pskb_may_pull(skb, L2TP_HDR_SIZE_MAX)) {
-		pr_warn_ratelimited("%s: recv short packet (len=%d)\n",
-				    tunnel->name, skb->len);
-		goto error;
+		pr_debug_ratelimited("%s: recv short packet (len=%d)\n",
+				     tunnel->name, skb->len);
+		goto invalid;
 	}
 
 	/* Point to L2TP header */
@@ -824,9 +824,9 @@ static int l2tp_udp_recv_core(struct l2tp_tunnel *tunnel, struct sk_buff *skb)
 	/* Check protocol version */
 	version = hdrflags & L2TP_HDR_VER_MASK;
 	if (version != tunnel->version) {
-		pr_warn_ratelimited("%s: recv protocol version mismatch: got %d expected %d\n",
-				    tunnel->name, version, tunnel->version);
-		goto error;
+		pr_debug_ratelimited("%s: recv protocol version mismatch: got %d expected %d\n",
+				     tunnel->name, version, tunnel->version);
+		goto invalid;
 	}
 
 	/* Get length of L2TP packet */
@@ -834,7 +834,7 @@ static int l2tp_udp_recv_core(struct l2tp_tunnel *tunnel, struct sk_buff *skb)
 
 	/* If type is control packet, it is handled by userspace. */
 	if (hdrflags & L2TP_HDRFLAG_T)
-		goto error;
+		goto pass;
 
 	/* Skip flags */
 	ptr += 2;
@@ -863,21 +863,24 @@ static int l2tp_udp_recv_core(struct l2tp_tunnel *tunnel, struct sk_buff *skb)
 			l2tp_session_dec_refcount(session);
 
 		/* Not found? Pass to userspace to deal with */
-		pr_warn_ratelimited("%s: no session found (%u/%u). Passing up.\n",
-				    tunnel->name, tunnel_id, session_id);
-		goto error;
+		pr_debug_ratelimited("%s: no session found (%u/%u). Passing up.\n",
+				     tunnel->name, tunnel_id, session_id);
+		goto pass;
 	}
 
 	if (tunnel->version == L2TP_HDR_VER_3 &&
 	    l2tp_v3_ensure_opt_in_linear(session, skb, &ptr, &optr))
-		goto error;
+		goto invalid;
 
 	l2tp_recv_common(session, skb, ptr, optr, hdrflags, length);
 	l2tp_session_dec_refcount(session);
 
 	return 0;
 
-error:
+invalid:
+	atomic_long_inc(&tunnel->stats.rx_invalid);
+
+pass:
 	/* Put UDP header back */
 	__skb_push(skb, sizeof(struct udphdr));
 
diff --git a/net/l2tp/l2tp_core.h b/net/l2tp/l2tp_core.h
index cb21d906343e..98ea98eb9567 100644
--- a/net/l2tp/l2tp_core.h
+++ b/net/l2tp/l2tp_core.h
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ struct l2tp_stats {
 	atomic_long_t		rx_oos_packets;
 	atomic_long_t		rx_errors;
 	atomic_long_t		rx_cookie_discards;
+	atomic_long_t		rx_invalid;
 };
 
 struct l2tp_tunnel;
diff --git a/net/l2tp/l2tp_netlink.c b/net/l2tp/l2tp_netlink.c
index 83956c9ee1fc..96eb91be9238 100644
--- a/net/l2tp/l2tp_netlink.c
+++ b/net/l2tp/l2tp_netlink.c
@@ -428,6 +428,9 @@ static int l2tp_nl_tunnel_send(struct sk_buff *skb, u32 portid, u32 seq, int fla
 			      L2TP_ATTR_STATS_PAD) ||
 	    nla_put_u64_64bit(skb, L2TP_ATTR_RX_ERRORS,
 			      atomic_long_read(&tunnel->stats.rx_errors),
+			      L2TP_ATTR_STATS_PAD) ||
+	    nla_put_u64_64bit(skb, L2TP_ATTR_RX_INVALID,
+			      atomic_long_read(&tunnel->stats.rx_invalid),
 			      L2TP_ATTR_STATS_PAD))
 		goto nla_put_failure;
 	nla_nest_end(skb, nest);
@@ -771,6 +774,9 @@ static int l2tp_nl_session_send(struct sk_buff *skb, u32 portid, u32 seq, int fl
 			      L2TP_ATTR_STATS_PAD) ||
 	    nla_put_u64_64bit(skb, L2TP_ATTR_RX_ERRORS,
 			      atomic_long_read(&session->stats.rx_errors),
+			      L2TP_ATTR_STATS_PAD) ||
+	    nla_put_u64_64bit(skb, L2TP_ATTR_RX_INVALID,
+			      atomic_long_read(&session->stats.rx_invalid),
 			      L2TP_ATTR_STATS_PAD))
 		goto nla_put_failure;
 	nla_nest_end(skb, nest);