diff --git a/crypto/dh/dh_check.c b/crypto/dh/dh_check.c
index aef6f9b1b7..fbe2797569 100644
--- a/crypto/dh/dh_check.c
+++ b/crypto/dh/dh_check.c
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ int DH_check(const DH *dh, int *ret)
 #ifdef FIPS_MODULE
     return DH_check_params(dh, ret);
 #else
-    int ok = 0, r;
+    int ok = 0, r, q_good = 0;
     BN_CTX *ctx = NULL;
     BIGNUM *t1 = NULL, *t2 = NULL;
     int nid = DH_get_nid((DH *)dh);
@@ -172,6 +172,13 @@ int DH_check(const DH *dh, int *ret)
         goto err;
 
     if (dh->params.q != NULL) {
+        if (BN_ucmp(dh->params.p, dh->params.q) > 0)
+            q_good = 1;
+        else
+            *ret |= DH_CHECK_INVALID_Q_VALUE;
+    }
+
+    if (q_good) {
         if (BN_cmp(dh->params.g, BN_value_one()) <= 0)
             *ret |= DH_NOT_SUITABLE_GENERATOR;
         else if (BN_cmp(dh->params.g, dh->params.p) >= 0)
diff --git a/test/dhtest.c b/test/dhtest.c
index f8dd8f3aa7..d02b3b7c58 100644
--- a/test/dhtest.c
+++ b/test/dhtest.c
@@ -124,6 +124,15 @@ static int dh_test(void)
     /* We'll have a stale error on the queue from the above test so clear it */
     ERR_clear_error();
 
+    if (!TEST_ptr(BN_copy(q, p)) || !TEST_true(BN_add(q, q, BN_value_one())))
+        goto err3;
+
+    if (!TEST_true(DH_check(dh, &i)))
+        goto err3;
+    if (!TEST_true(i & DH_CHECK_INVALID_Q_VALUE)
+        || !TEST_false(i & DH_CHECK_Q_NOT_PRIME))
+        goto err3;
+
     /* Modulus of size: dh check max modulus bits + 1 */
     if (!TEST_true(BN_set_word(p, 1))
             || !TEST_true(BN_lshift(p, p, OPENSSL_DH_CHECK_MAX_MODULUS_BITS)))
@@ -135,6 +144,9 @@ static int dh_test(void)
     if (!TEST_false(DH_check(dh, &i)))
         goto err3;
 
+    /* We'll have a stale error on the queue from the above test so clear it */
+    ERR_clear_error();
+
     /*
      * II) key generation
      */