diff --git a/doc/user/pimv6.rst b/doc/user/pimv6.rst
index 8daa101fe4..94170c0bb2 100644
--- a/doc/user/pimv6.rst
+++ b/doc/user/pimv6.rst
@@ -260,7 +260,8 @@ is in a vrf, enter the interface command with the vrf keyword at the end.
 
 .. clicmd:: ipv6 mld require-router-alert
 
-   Only accept MLD reports with the router-alert IPv6 hop option.
+   Only accept MLD reports with the router-alert IPv6 hop option. MLDv1 reports
+   without this option are always dropped and not controlled by this command.
 
 .. clicmd:: ipv6 mld join X:X::X:X [Y:Y::Y:Y]
 
diff --git a/pimd/pim6_mld.c b/pimd/pim6_mld.c
index 616efe16af..5e4f18af8a 100644
--- a/pimd/pim6_mld.c
+++ b/pimd/pim6_mld.c
@@ -57,6 +57,8 @@ static void gm_sg_timer_start(struct gm_if *gm_ifp, struct gm_sg *sg,
 #define log_pkt_src(msg)                                                       \
 	"[MLD %s:%s %pI6] " msg, gm_ifp->ifp->vrf->name, gm_ifp->ifp->name,    \
 		&pkt_src->sin6_addr
+#define log_pkt_dst(msg)                                                       \
+	"[MLD %s:%s %pI6] " msg, gm_ifp->ifp->vrf->name, gm_ifp->ifp->name, pkt_dst
 #define log_sg(sg, msg)                                                        \
 	"[MLD %s:%s %pSG] " msg, sg->iface->ifp->vrf->name,                    \
 		sg->iface->ifp->name, &sg->sgaddr
@@ -1040,9 +1042,8 @@ static void gm_handle_v2_report(struct gm_if *gm_ifp,
 		gm_packet_free(pkt);
 }
 
-static void gm_handle_v1_report(struct gm_if *gm_ifp,
-				const struct sockaddr_in6 *pkt_src, char *data,
-				size_t len)
+static void gm_handle_v1_report(struct gm_if *gm_ifp, const struct sockaddr_in6 *pkt_src,
+				pim_addr *pkt_dst, char *data, size_t len)
 {
 	struct mld_v1_pkt *hdr;
 	struct gm_packet_state *pkt;
@@ -1061,6 +1062,14 @@ static void gm_handle_v1_report(struct gm_if *gm_ifp,
 	gm_ifp->stats.rx_old_report++;
 
 	hdr = (struct mld_v1_pkt *)data;
+	if (pim_addr_cmp(hdr->grp, *pkt_dst)) {
+		if (PIM_DEBUG_GM_PACKETS)
+			zlog_debug(log_pkt_dst(
+					   "malformed MLDv1 report (destination address should be %pI6)"),
+				   &hdr->grp);
+		gm_ifp->stats.rx_drop_malformed++;
+		return;
+	}
 
 	if (gm_sg_filter_match(gm_ifp, PIMADDR_ANY, hdr->grp))
 		return;
@@ -1709,7 +1718,7 @@ static void gm_rx_process(struct gm_if *gm_ifp,
 		gm_handle_query(gm_ifp, pkt_src, pkt_dst, data, pktlen);
 		break;
 	case ICMP6_MLD_V1_REPORT:
-		gm_handle_v1_report(gm_ifp, pkt_src, data, pktlen);
+		gm_handle_v1_report(gm_ifp, pkt_src, pkt_dst, data, pktlen);
 		break;
 	case ICMP6_MLD_V1_DONE:
 		gm_handle_v1_leave(gm_ifp, pkt_src, data, pktlen);
diff --git a/tests/topotests/multicast_features/test_multicast_features.py b/tests/topotests/multicast_features/test_multicast_features.py
index 30a340e0c8..f0f47a9d1c 100644
--- a/tests/topotests/multicast_features/test_multicast_features.py
+++ b/tests/topotests/multicast_features/test_multicast_features.py
@@ -658,7 +658,7 @@ def test_igmp_router_alert():
 def host_send_mldv1_packet(host, source, group, router_alert=True):
     "Sends packet using specified script from host."
     command = f"python3 {CWD}/../lib/packet/mld/mld_v1.py"
-    command += f" --src_ip={source} --gaddr={group}"
+    command += f" --src_ip={source} --dst_ip={group} --gaddr={group}"
     command += f" --iface={host}-eth0"
     if router_alert:
         command += f" --enable_router_alert"
@@ -714,13 +714,10 @@ def test_mld_router_alert():
     #
     # Test that without require-router-alert we learn MLD groups
     #
-    group = "ff05::100"
-    host_send_mldv1_packet("h1", source, group, router_alert=False)
-    test_func = partial(expect_mld_group, "r1", "r1-eth2", group)
-    logger.info(f"Waiting for r1 to learn {group} in interface r1-eth2")
-    rv, _ = topotest.run_and_expect(test_func, True, count=10, wait=2)
-    assert rv, "failed to learn group using MLDv1 without router alert"
-
+    # MLDv1 reports without router-alert are always dropped, they are not
+    # controlled by require-router-alert command. So skip the check of
+    # MLDv1 reports without router-alert.
+    #
     group = "ff05::101"
     host_send_mldv2_packet("h1", source, group, router_alert=False)
     test_func = partial(expect_mld_group, "r1", "r1-eth2", group)