diff --git a/src/resolve/resolved-mdns.c b/src/resolve/resolved-mdns.c
index e6bd844aad..a1c53ad71b 100644
--- a/src/resolve/resolved-mdns.c
+++ b/src/resolve/resolved-mdns.c
@@ -411,8 +411,10 @@ static int on_mdns_packet(sd_event_source *s, int fd, uint32_t revents, void *us
         /* Refuse traffic from the local host, to avoid query loops. However, allow legacy mDNS
          * unicast queries through anyway (we never send those ourselves, hence no risk).
          * i.e. check for the source port nr. */
-        if (p->sender_port == MDNS_PORT && manager_packet_from_local_address(m, p))
+        if (p->sender_port == MDNS_PORT && manager_packet_from_local_address(m, p)) {
+                log_debug("Got mDNS UDP packet from local host, ignoring.");
                 return 0;
+        }
 
         scope = manager_find_scope(m, p);
         if (!scope) {
@@ -423,6 +425,15 @@ static int on_mdns_packet(sd_event_source *s, int fd, uint32_t revents, void *us
         if (dns_packet_validate_reply(p) > 0) {
                 DnsResourceRecord *rr;
 
+                /* RFC 6762 section 6:
+                 * The source UDP port in all Multicast DNS responses MUST be 5353 (the well-known port
+                 * assigned to mDNS). Multicast DNS implementations MUST silently ignore any Multicast DNS
+                 * responses they receive where the source UDP port is not 5353. */
+                if (p->sender_port != MDNS_PORT) {
+                        log_debug("Got mDNS reply from non-mDNS port %u (not %i), ignoring.", p->sender_port, MDNS_PORT);
+                        return 0;
+                }
+
                 log_debug("Got mDNS reply packet");
 
                 /*