diff --git a/core/src/cluster_info.rs b/core/src/cluster_info.rs
index 320a02e29d..09db308b38 100644
--- a/core/src/cluster_info.rs
+++ b/core/src/cluster_info.rs
@@ -313,7 +313,7 @@ impl Default for ClusterInfo {
     }
 }
 
-#[derive(Debug, Default, Deserialize, Serialize, AbiExample)]
+#[derive(Clone, Debug, Default, Deserialize, Serialize, AbiExample)]
 pub struct PruneData {
     /// Pubkey of the node that sent this prune data
     pub pubkey: Pubkey,
@@ -413,6 +413,8 @@ enum Protocol {
     PullRequest(CrdsFilter, CrdsValue),
     PullResponse(Pubkey, Vec<CrdsValue>),
     PushMessage(Pubkey, Vec<CrdsValue>),
+    // TODO: Remove the redundant outer pubkey here,
+    // and use the inner PruneData.pubkey instead.
     PruneMessage(Pubkey, PruneData),
     PingMessage(Ping),
     PongMessage(Pong),
@@ -496,7 +498,13 @@ impl Sanitize for Protocol {
             }
             Protocol::PullResponse(_, val) => val.sanitize(),
             Protocol::PushMessage(_, val) => val.sanitize(),
-            Protocol::PruneMessage(_, val) => val.sanitize(),
+            Protocol::PruneMessage(from, val) => {
+                if *from != val.pubkey {
+                    Err(SanitizeError::InvalidValue)
+                } else {
+                    val.sanitize()
+                }
+            }
             Protocol::PingMessage(ping) => ping.sanitize(),
             Protocol::PongMessage(pong) => pong.sanitize(),
         }
@@ -4169,6 +4177,23 @@ mod tests {
         assert_eq!(msg.sanitize(), Err(SanitizeError::ValueOutOfBounds));
     }
 
+    #[test]
+    fn test_protocol_prune_message_sanitize() {
+        let keypair = Keypair::new();
+        let mut prune_data = PruneData {
+            pubkey: keypair.pubkey(),
+            prunes: vec![],
+            signature: Signature::default(),
+            destination: Pubkey::new_unique(),
+            wallclock: timestamp(),
+        };
+        prune_data.sign(&keypair);
+        let prune_message = Protocol::PruneMessage(keypair.pubkey(), prune_data.clone());
+        assert_eq!(prune_message.sanitize(), Ok(()));
+        let prune_message = Protocol::PruneMessage(Pubkey::new_unique(), prune_data);
+        assert_eq!(prune_message.sanitize(), Err(SanitizeError::InvalidValue));
+    }
+
     // computes the maximum size for pull request blooms
     fn max_bloom_size() -> usize {
         let filter_size = serialized_size(&CrdsFilter::default())