diff --git a/include/uapi/linux/in.h b/include/uapi/linux/in.h
index 7d6687618d80802ce10da1aa4e326b55bd9af014..d1b327036ae43686d66019c18533ed1091ccc65b 100644
--- a/include/uapi/linux/in.h
+++ b/include/uapi/linux/in.h
@@ -289,6 +289,9 @@ struct sockaddr_in {
 /* Address indicating an error return. */
 #define	INADDR_NONE		((unsigned long int) 0xffffffff)
 
+/* Dummy address for src of ICMP replies if no real address is set (RFC7600). */
+#define	INADDR_DUMMY		((unsigned long int) 0xc0000008)
+
 /* Network number for local host loopback. */
 #define	IN_LOOPBACKNET		127
 
diff --git a/net/ipv4/icmp.c b/net/ipv4/icmp.c
index 7b6931a4d7755c7c538bdc11e3dbb5a0f49b0324..752e392083e64105b836d0e16eba6bca2f1fa50b 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/icmp.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/icmp.c
@@ -759,6 +759,13 @@ void __icmp_send(struct sk_buff *skb_in, int type, int code, __be32 info,
 		icmp_param.data_len = room;
 	icmp_param.head_len = sizeof(struct icmphdr);
 
+	/* if we don't have a source address at this point, fall back to the
+	 * dummy address instead of sending out a packet with a source address
+	 * of 0.0.0.0
+	 */
+	if (!fl4.saddr)
+		fl4.saddr = htonl(INADDR_DUMMY);
+
 	icmp_push_reply(&icmp_param, &fl4, &ipc, &rt);
 ende:
 	ip_rt_put(rt);