diff --git a/pymodbus/framer/socket_framer.py b/pymodbus/framer/socket_framer.py
index f89d93bd7..cb40debda 100644
--- a/pymodbus/framer/socket_framer.py
+++ b/pymodbus/framer/socket_framer.py
@@ -86,6 +86,8 @@ def check_frame(self):
                 self._header["len"],
                 self._header["uid"],
             ) = struct.unpack(">HHHB", self._buffer[0 : self._hsize])
+            if self._header["len"] == 2 and len(self._buffer) >= self._hsize + 2:
+                self._header["len"] = 3
             if self._header["len"] < 2:
                 length = self._hsize + self._header["len"] -1
                 self._buffer = self._buffer[length:]
diff --git a/test/test_framers.py b/test/test_framers.py
index 0eafac228..e813ebcde 100644
--- a/test/test_framers.py
+++ b/test/test_framers.py
@@ -448,6 +448,21 @@ def _handle_response(_reply):
         framer.processIncomingPacket(message, _handle_response, slave=0)
         assert response_ok, "Response is valid, but not accepted"
 
+    def test_recv_socket_exception_faulty(self):
+        """Test receive packet."""
+        response_ok = False
+
+        def _handle_response(_reply):
+            """Handle response."""
+            nonlocal response_ok
+            response_ok = True
+
+        message = bytearray(b"\x00\x02\x00\x00\x00\x02\x01\x84\x02")
+        response_ok = False
+        framer = ModbusSocketFramer(ClientDecoder())
+        framer.processIncomingPacket(message, _handle_response, slave=0)
+        assert response_ok, "Response is valid, but not accepted"
+
     # ---- 100% coverage
     @pytest.mark.parametrize(
         ("framer", "message"),