diff --git a/pkg/sentry/socket/netstack/netstack.go b/pkg/sentry/socket/netstack/netstack.go
index cb63e46a1..aa41d2e85 100644
--- a/pkg/sentry/socket/netstack/netstack.go
+++ b/pkg/sentry/socket/netstack/netstack.go
@@ -97,7 +97,9 @@ var Metrics = tcpip.Stats{
 			Bytes:   mustCreateMetric("/netstack/nic/disabled_rx/bytes", "Number of bytes received on disabled NICs."),
 		},
 		Neighbor: tcpip.NICNeighborStats{
-			UnreachableEntryLookups: mustCreateMetric("/netstack/nic/neighbor/unreachable_entry_loopups", "Number of lookups performed on a neighbor entry in Unreachable state."),
+			UnreachableEntryLookups:                    mustCreateMetric("/netstack/nic/neighbor/unreachable_entry_loopups", "Number of lookups performed on a neighbor entry in Unreachable state."),
+			DroppedConfirmationForNoninitiatedNeighbor: mustCreateMetric("/netstack/nic/neighbor/dropped_confirmation_for_noninitiated_neighbor", "Number of advertisements received that don't match an entry in the neighbor cache."),
+			DroppedInvalidLinkAddressConfirmations:     mustCreateMetric("/netstack/nic/neighbor/dropped_invalid_link_address_confirmations", "Number of advertisements dropped because they have empty source link-layer addresses"),
 		},
 	},
 	ICMP: tcpip.ICMPStats{
diff --git a/pkg/tcpip/stack/neighbor_cache.go b/pkg/tcpip/stack/neighbor_cache.go
index 19d518ef0..b0468d8d2 100644
--- a/pkg/tcpip/stack/neighbor_cache.go
+++ b/pkg/tcpip/stack/neighbor_cache.go
@@ -286,10 +286,12 @@ func (n *neighborCache) handleConfirmation(addr tcpip.Address, linkAddr tcpip.Li
 		entry.mu.Lock()
 		entry.handleConfirmationLocked(linkAddr, flags)
 		entry.mu.Unlock()
+	} else {
+		// The confirmation SHOULD be silently discarded if the recipient did not
+		// initiate any communication with the target. This is indicated if there is
+		// no matching entry for the remote address.
+		n.nic.stats.neighbor.droppedConfirmationForNoninitiatedNeighbor.Increment()
 	}
-	// The confirmation SHOULD be silently discarded if the recipient did not
-	// initiate any communication with the target. This is indicated if there is
-	// no matching entry for the remote address.
 }
 
 // handleUpperLevelConfirmation processes a confirmation of reachablity from
diff --git a/pkg/tcpip/stack/neighbor_cache_test.go b/pkg/tcpip/stack/neighbor_cache_test.go
index 48131e2e8..af419ae07 100644
--- a/pkg/tcpip/stack/neighbor_cache_test.go
+++ b/pkg/tcpip/stack/neighbor_cache_test.go
@@ -84,15 +84,18 @@ func newTestNeighborResolver(nudDisp NUDDispatcher, config NUDConfigurations, cl
 		entries: newTestEntryStore(),
 		delay:   typicalLatency,
 	}
+	stack := &Stack{
+		clock:           clock,
+		nudDisp:         nudDisp,
+		nudConfigs:      config,
+		randomGenerator: rng,
+		stats:           tcpip.Stats{}.FillIn(),
+	}
+
 	linkRes.neigh.init(&nic{
-		stack: &Stack{
-			clock:           clock,
-			nudDisp:         nudDisp,
-			nudConfigs:      config,
-			randomGenerator: rng,
-		},
+		stack: stack,
 		id:    1,
-		stats: makeNICStats(tcpip.NICStats{}.FillIn()),
+		stats: makeNICStats(stack.stats.NICs),
 	}, linkRes)
 	return linkRes
 }
@@ -1547,6 +1550,63 @@ func TestNeighborCacheRetryResolution(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func TestNeighborCacheIgnoreUnexpectedAdvertisement(t *testing.T) {
+	config := DefaultNUDConfigurations()
+
+	nudDisp := testNUDDispatcher{}
+	clock := faketime.NewManualClock()
+	linkRes := newTestNeighborResolver(&nudDisp, config, clock)
+
+	addr := toAddress(1)
+	linkAddr := toLinkAddress(1)
+
+	// Receiving confirmation for a neighbor that isn't in the cache should
+	// increment the counter.
+	linkRes.neigh.handleConfirmation(addr, linkAddr, ReachabilityConfirmationFlags{
+		Solicited: true,
+		Override:  false,
+		IsRouter:  false,
+	})
+
+	if got, want := linkRes.neigh.nic.stack.Stats().NICs.Neighbor.DroppedConfirmationForNoninitiatedNeighbor.Value(), uint64(1); got != want {
+		t.Errorf("got DroppedConfirmationForNoninitiatedNeighbor.Value() = %d, want = %d", got, want)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestNeighborCacheIgnoreInvalidLinkAddress(t *testing.T) {
+	config := DefaultNUDConfigurations()
+
+	nudDisp := testNUDDispatcher{}
+	clock := faketime.NewManualClock()
+	linkRes := newTestNeighborResolver(&nudDisp, config, clock)
+
+	entry, ok := linkRes.entries.entry(0)
+	if !ok {
+		t.Fatal("got linkRes.entries.entry(0) = _, false, want = true ")
+	}
+
+	_, _, err := linkRes.neigh.entry(entry.Addr, "", nil)
+	if _, ok := err.(*tcpip.ErrWouldBlock); !ok {
+		t.Fatalf("linkRes.neigh.entry(%s, \"\", nil): %s", entry.Addr, err)
+	}
+
+	// Receiving confirmation with an empty link address should increment the
+	// counter.
+	linkRes.neigh.handleConfirmation(entry.Addr, "" /* linkAddr */, ReachabilityConfirmationFlags{
+		Solicited: true,
+		Override:  false,
+		IsRouter:  false,
+	})
+
+	stats := linkRes.neigh.nic.stack.Stats()
+	if got, want := stats.NICs.Neighbor.DroppedInvalidLinkAddressConfirmations.Value(), uint64(1); got != want {
+		t.Errorf("got DroppedInvalidLinkAddressConfirmations.Value() = %d, want = %d", got, want)
+	}
+	if got, want := stats.NICs.Neighbor.DroppedConfirmationForNoninitiatedNeighbor.Value(), uint64(0); got != want {
+		t.Errorf("got DroppedConfirmationForNoninitiatedNeighbor.Value() = %d, want = %d", got, want)
+	}
+}
+
 func BenchmarkCacheClear(b *testing.B) {
 	b.StopTimer()
 	config := DefaultNUDConfigurations()
diff --git a/pkg/tcpip/stack/neighbor_entry.go b/pkg/tcpip/stack/neighbor_entry.go
index 11c069ed9..da7837af9 100644
--- a/pkg/tcpip/stack/neighbor_entry.go
+++ b/pkg/tcpip/stack/neighbor_entry.go
@@ -506,6 +506,7 @@ func (e *neighborEntry) handleConfirmationLocked(linkAddr tcpip.LinkAddress, fla
 			// "If the link layer has addresses and no Target Link-Layer Address
 			// option is included, the receiving node SHOULD silently discard the
 			// received advertisement." - RFC 4861 section 7.2.5
+			e.cache.nic.stats.neighbor.droppedInvalidLinkAddressConfirmations.Increment()
 			break
 		}
 
diff --git a/pkg/tcpip/stack/nic_stats.go b/pkg/tcpip/stack/nic_stats.go
index e94ea572f..aa336545b 100644
--- a/pkg/tcpip/stack/nic_stats.go
+++ b/pkg/tcpip/stack/nic_stats.go
@@ -40,11 +40,15 @@ func (m *multiCounterNICPacketStats) init(a, b *tcpip.NICPacketStats) {
 // LINT.IfChange(multiCounterNICNeighborStats)
 
 type multiCounterNICNeighborStats struct {
-	unreachableEntryLookups tcpip.MultiCounterStat
+	unreachableEntryLookups                    tcpip.MultiCounterStat
+	droppedConfirmationForNoninitiatedNeighbor tcpip.MultiCounterStat
+	droppedInvalidLinkAddressConfirmations     tcpip.MultiCounterStat
 }
 
 func (m *multiCounterNICNeighborStats) init(a, b *tcpip.NICNeighborStats) {
 	m.unreachableEntryLookups.Init(a.UnreachableEntryLookups, b.UnreachableEntryLookups)
+	m.droppedConfirmationForNoninitiatedNeighbor.Init(a.DroppedConfirmationForNoninitiatedNeighbor, b.DroppedConfirmationForNoninitiatedNeighbor)
+	m.droppedInvalidLinkAddressConfirmations.Init(a.DroppedInvalidLinkAddressConfirmations, b.DroppedInvalidLinkAddressConfirmations)
 }
 
 // LINT.ThenChange(../tcpip.go:NICNeighborStats)
diff --git a/pkg/tcpip/tcpip.go b/pkg/tcpip/tcpip.go
index cd981ba60..a43970901 100644
--- a/pkg/tcpip/tcpip.go
+++ b/pkg/tcpip/tcpip.go
@@ -2036,6 +2036,16 @@ type NICNeighborStats struct {
 	// entry in Unreachable state.
 	UnreachableEntryLookups *StatCounter
 
+	// DroppedConfirmationForNoninitiatedNeighbor counts the number of neighbor
+	// responses that were dropped because they didn't match an entry in the
+	// cache.
+	DroppedConfirmationForNoninitiatedNeighbor *StatCounter
+
+	// DroppedInvalidLinkAddressConfirmations counts the number of neighbor
+	// responses that were ignored because they had an invalid source link-layer
+	// address.
+	DroppedInvalidLinkAddressConfirmations *StatCounter
+
 	// LINT.ThenChange(stack/nic_stats.go:multiCounterNICNeighborStats)
 }