diff --git a/include/osmocom/hnbgw/ranap_rab_ass.h b/include/osmocom/hnbgw/ranap_rab_ass.h
index eb18de8..13fd2df 100644
--- a/include/osmocom/hnbgw/ranap_rab_ass.h
+++ b/include/osmocom/hnbgw/ranap_rab_ass.h
@@ -17,3 +17,5 @@ int ranap_rab_ass_resp_ies_replace_inet_addr(RANAP_RAB_AssignmentResponseIEs_t *
 
 bool ranap_rab_ass_req_ies_check_release(RANAP_RAB_AssignmentRequestIEs_t *ies, uint8_t rab_id);
 bool ranap_rab_ass_resp_ies_check_failure(RANAP_RAB_AssignmentResponseIEs_t *ies, uint8_t rab_id);
+
+int ranap_rab_ass_req_ies_get_count(RANAP_RAB_AssignmentRequestIEs_t *ies);
diff --git a/src/osmo-hnbgw/mgw_fsm.c b/src/osmo-hnbgw/mgw_fsm.c
index 3da2b60..d90571b 100644
--- a/src/osmo-hnbgw/mgw_fsm.c
+++ b/src/osmo-hnbgw/mgw_fsm.c
@@ -689,6 +689,16 @@ int handle_rab_ass_req(struct hnbgw_context_map *map, struct osmo_prim_hdr *oph,
 	mgw_fsm_priv = talloc_zero(map, struct mgw_fsm_priv);
 	mgw_fsm_priv->ranap_rab_ass_req_message = message;
 
+	/* This FSM only supports RAB assignments with a single RAB assignment only. This limitation has been taken
+	 * into account under the assumption that voice calls typically require a single RAB only. Nevertheless, we
+	 * will block all incoming RAB assignments that try to assign more (or less) than one RAB. */
+	if (ranap_rab_ass_req_ies_get_count(&message->msg.raB_AssignmentRequestIEs) != 1) {
+		LOGP(DMGW, LOGL_ERROR,
+		     "mgw_fsm_alloc_and_handle_rab_ass_req() rua_ctx_id=%d, RAB-AssignmentRequest with more than one RAB assignment -- abort!\n",
+		     map->rua_ctx_id);
+		goto error;
+	}
+
 	/* Parse the RAB Assignment Request now, if it is bad for some reason we will exit early and not bother with
 	 * creating an FSM etc. */
 	ies = &mgw_fsm_priv->ranap_rab_ass_req_message->msg.raB_AssignmentRequestIEs;
diff --git a/src/osmo-hnbgw/ranap_rab_ass.c b/src/osmo-hnbgw/ranap_rab_ass.c
index 56886c7..5930451 100644
--- a/src/osmo-hnbgw/ranap_rab_ass.c
+++ b/src/osmo-hnbgw/ranap_rab_ass.c
@@ -620,3 +620,18 @@ bool ranap_rab_ass_req_ies_check_release(RANAP_RAB_AssignmentRequestIEs_t *ies,
 
 	return result;
 }
+
+/*! Find out how many RAB items are present in a RAB-SetupOrModifyList inside RANAP_RAB_AssignmentRequestIEs.
+ *  \ptmap[in] ies user provided memory with RANAP_RAB_AssignmentRequestIEs.
+ *  \returns number of RAB items, -1 on failure. */
+int ranap_rab_ass_req_ies_get_count(RANAP_RAB_AssignmentRequestIEs_t *ies)
+{
+	/* Make sure we indeed deal with a setup-or-modify list */
+	if (!(ies->presenceMask & RAB_ASSIGNMENTREQUESTIES_RANAP_RAB_SETUPORMODIFYLIST_PRESENT)) {
+		RANAP_DEBUG
+		    ("Decoding failed, the RANAP RAB AssignmentRequest did not contain a setup-or-modify list!\n");
+		return -1;
+	}
+
+	return ies->raB_SetupOrModifyList.list.count;
+}
diff --git a/tests/ranap_rab_ass/ranap_rab_ass_test.c b/tests/ranap_rab_ass/ranap_rab_ass_test.c
index 052549e..9a98cf8 100644
--- a/tests/ranap_rab_ass/ranap_rab_ass_test.c
+++ b/tests/ranap_rab_ass/ranap_rab_ass_test.c
@@ -320,6 +320,33 @@ void test_ranap_rab_ass_req_ies_check_release(void)
 	ranap_ran_rx_co_free(&message);
 }
 
+void test_ranap_rab_ass_req_ies_get_count(void)
+{
+	int rc;
+	ranap_message message;
+	uint8_t testvec[] = {
+		0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x59, 0x00, 0x00, 0x01, 0x00,
+		0x36, 0x40, 0x52, 0x00, 0x00, 0x01, 0x00, 0x35,
+		0x00, 0x48, 0x78, 0x22, 0xcd, 0x80, 0x10, 0x2f,
+		0xa7, 0x20, 0x1a, 0x2c, 0x00, 0x00, 0xf4, 0x4c,
+		0x08, 0x0a, 0x02, 0x80, 0x00, 0x51, 0x40, 0x00,
+		0x27, 0x20, 0x28, 0x14, 0x00, 0x67, 0x40, 0x00,
+		0x00, 0x22, 0x28, 0x14, 0x00, 0x3c, 0x40, 0x00,
+		0x00, 0x00, 0x50, 0x3d, 0x02, 0x00, 0x02, 0x27,
+		0xc0, 0x35, 0x00, 0x01, 0x0a, 0x09, 0x01, 0xa2,
+		0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00,
+		0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x40, 0x1f, 0x76,
+		0x00, 0x00, 0x40, 0x01, 0x00, 0x00
+	};
+
+	rc = ranap_ran_rx_co_decode(talloc_asn1_ctx, &message, testvec, sizeof(testvec));
+	OSMO_ASSERT(rc == 0);
+
+	rc = ranap_rab_ass_req_ies_get_count(&message.msg.raB_AssignmentRequestIEs);
+	printf("ranap_rab_ass_req_ies_get_count rc=%d\n", rc);
+	ranap_ran_rx_co_free(&message);
+}
+
 static const struct log_info_cat log_cat[] = {
 	[DRANAP] = {
 		    .name = "RANAP", .loglevel = LOGL_DEBUG, .enabled = 1,
@@ -382,6 +409,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 	test_ranap_rab_ass_resp_ies_replace_inet_addr();
 	test_ranap_rab_ass_resp_ies_check_failure();
 	test_ranap_rab_ass_req_ies_check_release();
+	test_ranap_rab_ass_req_ies_get_count();
 
 	test_cleanup();
 	return 0;
diff --git a/tests/ranap_rab_ass/ranap_rab_ass_test.ok b/tests/ranap_rab_ass/ranap_rab_ass_test.ok
index 688925c..aca4ff3 100644
--- a/tests/ranap_rab_ass/ranap_rab_ass_test.ok
+++ b/tests/ranap_rab_ass/ranap_rab_ass_test.ok
@@ -18,3 +18,4 @@ ranap_rab_ass_resp_ies_check_failure rab_failed_at_hnb=1 (RAB ID 23)
 ranap_rab_ass_resp_ies_check_failure rab_failed_at_hnb=0 (RAB ID 44, which is not in the message)
 ranap_rab_ass_req_ies_check_release rab_release_req=1 (RAB ID 23)
 ranap_rab_ass_req_ies_check_release rab_release_req=0 (RAB ID 44, which is not in the message)
+ranap_rab_ass_req_ies_get_count rc=1