diff --git a/crates/lanparty-client-tap/src/lib.rs b/crates/lanparty-client-tap/src/lib.rs
index 7317e6f..a617dc9 100644
--- a/crates/lanparty-client-tap/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crates/lanparty-client-tap/src/lib.rs
@@ -4,13 +4,15 @@
 //! how to find and open an installed TAP-Windows6 Ethernet adapter; the Windows
 //! client binary owns when to connect it to QUIC and how to protect routes.
 
-use anyhow::{Result, bail};
+use anyhow::{Context, Result, bail};
+use lanparty_proto::{EthernetFrame, MAX_STANDARD_ETHERNET_FRAME_LEN};
 
 pub const TAP_COMPONENT_ID: &str = "tap0901";
 pub const TAP_ADAPTER_KEY: &str =
     r"SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Class\{4D36E972-E325-11CE-BFC1-08002BE10318}";
 pub const TAP_DEVICE_PREFIX: &str = r"\\.\Global\";
 pub const TAP_DEVICE_SUFFIX: &str = ".tap";
+pub const TAP_FRAME_BUFFER_LEN: usize = MAX_STANDARD_ETHERNET_FRAME_LEN;
 const FILE_DEVICE_UNKNOWN: u32 = 0x0000_0022;
 const METHOD_BUFFERED: u32 = 0;
 const FILE_ANY_ACCESS: u32 = 0;
@@ -70,6 +72,19 @@ pub fn tap_device_path(instance_id: &str) -> String {
     format!("{TAP_DEVICE_PREFIX}{instance_id}{TAP_DEVICE_SUFFIX}")
 }
 
+pub fn validate_tap_ethernet_frame(frame: &[u8]) -> Result<()> {
+    let frame = EthernetFrame::parse(frame).context("TAP Ethernet frame is malformed")?;
+    if frame.is_jumbo() {
+        bail!(
+            "TAP Ethernet frame length {} exceeds maximum {}",
+            frame.len(),
+            MAX_STANDARD_ETHERNET_FRAME_LEN
+        );
+    }
+
+    Ok(())
+}
+
 #[must_use]
 pub const fn tap_control_code(request: u32) -> u32 {
     (FILE_DEVICE_UNKNOWN << 16) | (FILE_ANY_ACCESS << 14) | (request << 2) | METHOD_BUFFERED
@@ -129,6 +144,17 @@ mod tests {
         assert_eq!(tap_ioctl_set_media_status(), 0x0022_0018);
     }
 
+    #[test]
+    fn validates_tap_ethernet_frames() {
+        let mut valid = vec![0; 14];
+        valid[12..14].copy_from_slice(&0x0800_u16.to_be_bytes());
+
+        assert!(validate_tap_ethernet_frame(&valid).is_ok());
+        assert!(validate_tap_ethernet_frame(&valid[..13]).is_err());
+        valid.resize(TAP_FRAME_BUFFER_LEN + 1, 0);
+        assert!(validate_tap_ethernet_frame(&valid).is_err());
+    }
+
     #[test]
     fn validates_adapter_info() {
         let info =
diff --git a/crates/lanparty-client-tap/src/windows.rs b/crates/lanparty-client-tap/src/windows.rs
index 345da43..cf1952c 100644
--- a/crates/lanparty-client-tap/src/windows.rs
+++ b/crates/lanparty-client-tap/src/windows.rs
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ use std::{
     ptr::{null, null_mut},
 };
 
-use anyhow::{Context, Result};
+use anyhow::{Context, Result, bail};
 use lanparty_proto::MacAddr;
 use windows_sys::Win32::{
     Foundation::{
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ use windows_sys::Win32::{
 
 use crate::{
     TAP_ADAPTER_KEY, TapAdapterInfo, is_tap_component_id, tap_ioctl_get_mac, tap_ioctl_get_mtu,
-    tap_ioctl_set_media_status,
+    tap_ioctl_set_media_status, validate_tap_ethernet_frame,
 };
 
 #[derive(Debug)]
@@ -128,6 +128,13 @@ impl TapAdapter {
         Ok(bytes_read as usize)
     }
 
+    pub fn read_ethernet_frame(&self, buffer: &mut [u8]) -> Result<usize> {
+        let len = self.read_frame(buffer)?;
+        validate_tap_ethernet_frame(&buffer[..len])?;
+
+        Ok(len)
+    }
+
     pub fn write_frame(&self, frame: &[u8]) -> Result<usize> {
         let mut bytes_written = 0_u32;
         let ok = unsafe {
@@ -148,6 +155,16 @@ impl TapAdapter {
         Ok(bytes_written as usize)
     }
 
+    pub fn write_ethernet_frame(&self, frame: &[u8]) -> Result<()> {
+        validate_tap_ethernet_frame(frame)?;
+        let written = self.write_frame(frame)?;
+        if written != frame.len() {
+            bail!("partial TAP frame write: {written}/{}", frame.len());
+        }
+
+        Ok(())
+    }
+
     fn device_io_control(
         &self,
         code: u32,