diff --git a/components/bt/esp_ble_mesh/mesh_core/net.c b/components/bt/esp_ble_mesh/mesh_core/net.c
index a06d62e5ae..7780922439 100644
--- a/components/bt/esp_ble_mesh/mesh_core/net.c
+++ b/components/bt/esp_ble_mesh/mesh_core/net.c
@@ -1394,6 +1394,24 @@ static bool ready_to_recv(void)
     return false;
 }
 
+static bool ignore_net_msg(u16_t src, u16_t dst)
+{
+    if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_BLE_MESH_PROVISIONER) &&
+        bt_mesh_is_provisioner_en() &&
+        BLE_MESH_ADDR_IS_UNICAST(dst) &&
+        bt_mesh_elem_find(dst)) {
+        /* If the destination address of the message is the element
+         * address of Provisioner, but Provisioner fails to find the
+         * node in its provisioning database, then this message will
+         * be ignored.
+         */
+        if (!bt_mesh_provisioner_get_node_with_addr(src)) {
+            return true;
+        }
+    }
+    return false;
+}
+
 void bt_mesh_net_recv(struct net_buf_simple *data, s8_t rssi,
                       enum bt_mesh_net_if net_if)
 {
@@ -1411,6 +1429,10 @@ void bt_mesh_net_recv(struct net_buf_simple *data, s8_t rssi,
         return;
     }
 
+    if (ignore_net_msg(rx.ctx.addr, rx.ctx.recv_dst)) {
+        return;
+    }
+
     /* Save the state so the buffer can later be relayed */
     net_buf_simple_save(&buf, &state);