diff --git a/pymodbus/message/socket.py b/pymodbus/message/socket.py
index 53e88ef9c..e895c74f9 100644
--- a/pymodbus/message/socket.py
+++ b/pymodbus/message/socket.py
@@ -31,6 +31,8 @@ def decode(self, data: bytes) -> tuple[int, int, int, bytes]:
         if used_len < msg_len:
           Log.debug("Short frame: {} wait for more data", data, ":hex")
           return 0, 0, 0, self.EMPTY
+        if msg_len == 8 and used_len == 9:
+            msg_len = 9
         return msg_len, msg_tid, msg_dev, data[7:msg_len]
 
     def encode(self, data: bytes, device_id: int, tid: int) -> bytes: