diff --git a/ethernet_interface.cpp b/ethernet_interface.cpp
index b03e761..8781494 100644
--- a/ethernet_interface.cpp
+++ b/ethernet_interface.cpp
@@ -444,6 +444,18 @@
 
 ServerList EthernetInterface::nameservers(ServerList value)
 {
+    for (const auto& nameserverip : value)
+    {
+        if (!isValidIP(AF_INET, nameserverip) &&
+            !isValidIP(AF_INET6, nameserverip))
+        {
+            log<level::ERR>("Not a valid IP address"),
+                entry("ADDRESS=%s", nameserverip.c_str());
+            elog<InvalidArgument>(
+                Argument::ARGUMENT_NAME("Nameserver"),
+                Argument::ARGUMENT_VALUE(nameserverip.c_str()));
+        }
+    }
     try
     {
         EthernetInterfaceIntf::nameservers(value);