diff --git a/staticd/static_zebra.c b/staticd/static_zebra.c
index 3ed525f386..e3b646a392 100644
--- a/staticd/static_zebra.c
+++ b/staticd/static_zebra.c
@@ -625,8 +625,6 @@ void static_zebra_srv6_sid_install(struct static_srv6_sid *sid)
 	struct seg6local_context ctx = {};
 	struct interface *ifp = NULL;
 	struct vrf *vrf;
-	struct prefix_ipv6 sid_block = {};
-	struct prefix_ipv6 locator_block = {};
 	struct prefix_ipv6 sid_locator = {};
 
 	if (!sid)
@@ -738,22 +736,7 @@ void static_zebra_srv6_sid_install(struct static_srv6_sid *sid)
 		break;
 	}
 
-	sid_block = sid->addr;
-	sid_block.prefixlen = sid->locator->block_bits_length;
-	apply_mask(&sid_block);
-
-	locator_block = sid->locator->prefix;
-	locator_block.prefixlen = sid->locator->block_bits_length;
-	apply_mask(&locator_block);
-
-	if (prefix_same(&sid_block, &locator_block))
-		ctx.block_len = sid->locator->block_bits_length;
-	else {
-		zlog_warn("SID block %pFX does not match locator block %pFX", &sid_block,
-			  &locator_block);
-		return;
-	}
-
+	ctx.block_len = sid->locator->block_bits_length;
 	sid_locator = sid->addr;
 	sid_locator.prefixlen = sid->locator->block_bits_length + sid->locator->node_bits_length;
 	apply_mask(&sid_locator);
@@ -915,6 +898,30 @@ void static_zebra_srv6_sid_uninstall(struct static_srv6_sid *sid)
 	UNSET_FLAG(sid->flags, STATIC_FLAG_SRV6_SID_SENT_TO_ZEBRA);
 }
 
+/* Validate if the sid block and locator block are the same */
+static bool static_zebra_sid_locator_block_check(struct static_srv6_sid *sid)
+{
+	struct prefix_ipv6 sid_block = {};
+	struct prefix_ipv6 locator_block = {};
+
+	sid_block = sid->addr;
+	sid_block.prefixlen = sid->locator->block_bits_length;
+	apply_mask(&sid_block);
+
+	locator_block = sid->locator->prefix;
+	locator_block.prefixlen = sid->locator->block_bits_length;
+	apply_mask(&locator_block);
+
+	if (!prefix_same(&sid_block, &locator_block)) {
+		zlog_warn("SID block %pFX does not match locator block %pFX", &sid_block,
+			  &locator_block);
+
+		return false;
+	}
+
+	return true;
+}
+
 extern void static_zebra_request_srv6_sid(struct static_srv6_sid *sid)
 {
 	struct srv6_sid_ctx ctx = {};
@@ -922,7 +929,7 @@ extern void static_zebra_request_srv6_sid(struct static_srv6_sid *sid)
 	struct vrf *vrf;
 	struct interface *ifp;
 
-	if (!sid)
+	if (!sid || !static_zebra_sid_locator_block_check(sid))
 		return;
 
 	/* convert `srv6_endpoint_behavior_codepoint` to `seg6local_action_t` */
diff --git a/tests/topotests/static_srv6_sids/test_static_srv6_sids.py b/tests/topotests/static_srv6_sids/test_static_srv6_sids.py
index 1ea94c8c07..abf49df046 100755
--- a/tests/topotests/static_srv6_sids/test_static_srv6_sids.py
+++ b/tests/topotests/static_srv6_sids/test_static_srv6_sids.py
@@ -210,6 +210,36 @@ def test_srv6_static_sids_sid_modify():
     check_srv6_static_sids(router, "expected_srv6_sids_sid_modify.json")
 
 
+def test_srv6_static_sids_wrong_sid_block():
+    """
+    The purpose of this test is to verify how FRR behaves when the user
+    provides an invalid configuration.
+    Add a new static Sid with a mismatch in locator and sid block
+    to make sure no Sid is allocated by zebra (TBD: Strict verify once show cmd
+    commit is merged (#16836))
+    """
+    router = get_topogen().gears["r1"]
+    router.vtysh_cmd(
+        """
+        configure terminal
+         segment-routing
+          srv6
+           locators
+            locator MAIN1
+             prefix fcbb:1234:1::/48 block-len 32 node-len 16 func-bits 16
+          srv6
+           static-sids
+            sid fcbb:bbbb:1:fe50::/64 locator MAIN1 behavior uA interface sr0 nexthop 2001::3
+        """
+    )
+
+    output = json.loads(router.vtysh_cmd("show ipv6 route static json"))
+    if "fcbb:bbbb:1:fe50::/64" in output:
+        assert (
+            False
+        ), "Failed. Expected no entry for fcbb:bbbb:1:fe50::/64 since loc and node block dont match"
+
+
 def test_srv6_static_sids_sid_delete_all():
     """
     Remove all static SIDs and verify they get removed