diff --git a/prov/efa/src/efa_user_info.c b/prov/efa/src/efa_user_info.c
index 8eef343d9d0..1484deb629a 100644
--- a/prov/efa/src/efa_user_info.c
+++ b/prov/efa/src/efa_user_info.c
@@ -461,6 +461,11 @@ int efa_user_info_alter_rdm(int version, struct fi_info *info, const struct fi_i
 		if (hints->domain_attr && hints->domain_attr->mr_mode & FI_MR_LOCAL)
 			info->domain_attr->mr_mode |= FI_MR_LOCAL;
 
+		if (hints->ep_attr)
+			info->ep_attr->max_msg_size =
+				MIN(info->ep_attr->max_msg_size,
+				    hints->ep_attr->max_msg_size);
+
 		/*
 		 * Same goes for prefix mode, where the protocol does not
 		 * absolutely need a prefix before receive buffers, but it can
diff --git a/prov/efa/test/efa_unit_test_info.c b/prov/efa/test/efa_unit_test_info.c
index bec039a6462..5c5b6743fd3 100644
--- a/prov/efa/test/efa_unit_test_info.c
+++ b/prov/efa/test/efa_unit_test_info.c
@@ -99,6 +99,26 @@ void test_info_open_ep_with_api_1_1_info()
 	assert_int_equal(err, 0);
 }
 
+/**
+ * @brief Verify info->ep_attr is set according to hints.
+ *
+ */
+void test_info_ep_attr()
+{
+	struct fi_info *hints, *info;
+	int err;
+
+	hints = efa_unit_test_alloc_hints(FI_EP_RDM);
+	hints->ep_attr->max_msg_size = 1024;
+
+	err = fi_getinfo(FI_VERSION(FI_MAJOR_VERSION, FI_MINOR_VERSION), NULL, NULL, 0ULL, hints, &info);
+
+	assert_int_equal(hints->ep_attr->max_msg_size, info->ep_attr->max_msg_size);
+
+	fi_freeinfo(info);
+	fi_freeinfo(hints);
+}
+
 static void test_info_check_shm_info_from_hints(struct fi_info *hints)
 {
 	struct fi_info *info;
diff --git a/prov/efa/test/efa_unit_tests.c b/prov/efa/test/efa_unit_tests.c
index 1091d4540ff..c1a11f4721a 100644
--- a/prov/efa/test/efa_unit_tests.c
+++ b/prov/efa/test/efa_unit_tests.c
@@ -103,6 +103,7 @@ int main(void)
 		cmocka_unit_test_setup_teardown(test_rdm_fallback_to_ibv_create_cq_ex_cq_read_ignore_forgotton_peer, efa_unit_test_mocks_setup, efa_unit_test_mocks_teardown),
 		cmocka_unit_test_setup_teardown(test_info_open_ep_with_wrong_info, efa_unit_test_mocks_setup, efa_unit_test_mocks_teardown),
 		cmocka_unit_test_setup_teardown(test_info_open_ep_with_api_1_1_info, efa_unit_test_mocks_setup, efa_unit_test_mocks_teardown),
+		cmocka_unit_test_setup_teardown(test_info_ep_attr, efa_unit_test_mocks_setup, efa_unit_test_mocks_teardown),
 		cmocka_unit_test_setup_teardown(test_info_check_shm_info_hmem, efa_unit_test_mocks_setup, efa_unit_test_mocks_teardown),
 		cmocka_unit_test_setup_teardown(test_info_check_shm_info_op_flags, efa_unit_test_mocks_setup, efa_unit_test_mocks_teardown),
 		cmocka_unit_test_setup_teardown(test_info_check_shm_info_threading, efa_unit_test_mocks_setup, efa_unit_test_mocks_teardown),
diff --git a/prov/efa/test/efa_unit_tests.h b/prov/efa/test/efa_unit_tests.h
index dc5b01c664d..c5b1d9c73ea 100644
--- a/prov/efa/test/efa_unit_tests.h
+++ b/prov/efa/test/efa_unit_tests.h
@@ -112,6 +112,7 @@ void test_rdm_fallback_to_ibv_create_cq_ex_cq_read_ignore_forgotton_peer();
 void test_ibv_cq_ex_read_ignore_removed_peer();
 void test_info_open_ep_with_wrong_info();
 void test_info_open_ep_with_api_1_1_info();
+void test_info_ep_attr();
 void test_info_check_shm_info_hmem();
 void test_info_check_shm_info_op_flags();
 void test_info_check_shm_info_threading();