diff --git a/include/eld/Diagnostics/DiagLDScript.inc b/include/eld/Diagnostics/DiagLDScript.inc
index 410c3b53a..d14207781 100644
--- a/include/eld/Diagnostics/DiagLDScript.inc
+++ b/include/eld/Diagnostics/DiagLDScript.inc
@@ -76,6 +76,8 @@ DIAG(error_memory_region_exceeded_limit, DiagnosticEngine::Error,
      "0x%2 bytes")
 DIAG(error_memory_region_empty, DiagnosticEngine::Error,
      "Missing name for memory region, name cannot be empty")
+DIAG(error_section_not_in_region, DiagnosticEngine::Error,
+     "address 0x%2 of section '%0' is not within region '%1' (%3)")
 DIAG(error_duplicate_memory_region, DiagnosticEngine::Error,
      "Duplicate memory region %0")
 DIAG(verbose_verified_add_memory_region, DiagnosticEngine::Verbose,
diff --git a/include/eld/Object/ScriptMemoryRegion.h b/include/eld/Object/ScriptMemoryRegion.h
index bf30d1af0..2e984444f 100644
--- a/include/eld/Object/ScriptMemoryRegion.h
+++ b/include/eld/Object/ScriptMemoryRegion.h
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ class ScriptMemoryRegion {
 
   void addOutputSectionLMA(const OutputSectionEntry *O);
 
-  void verifyMemoryUsage(LinkerConfig &Config);
+  void verifyMemoryUsage(LinkerConfig &Config, const OutputSectionEntry &out);
 
   eld::Expected<uint64_t> getOrigin() const;
 
diff --git a/lib/Object/ScriptMemoryRegion.cpp b/lib/Object/ScriptMemoryRegion.cpp
index 08d45a550..3351d640d 100644
--- a/lib/Object/ScriptMemoryRegion.cpp
+++ b/lib/Object/ScriptMemoryRegion.cpp
@@ -42,8 +42,16 @@ void ScriptMemoryRegion::addOutputSection(const OutputSectionEntry *O) {
     FirstOutputSectionExceededLimit = O;
   }
 }
+void ScriptMemoryRegion::verifyMemoryUsage(LinkerConfig &Config,
+                                           const OutputSectionEntry &out) {
+  if (!out.prolog().hasVMA())
+    return;
+  uint64_t vma = out.prolog().vma().result();
+  if (!containsVMA(vma))
+    Config.raise(Diag::error_section_not_in_region)
+        << out.name() << getName() << utility::toHex(vma)
+        << out.prolog().vma().getContext();
 
-void ScriptMemoryRegion::verifyMemoryUsage(LinkerConfig &Config) {
   auto ExpLen = getLength();
   if (ExpLen && !ExpLen.value() && Config.showLinkerScriptWarnings()) {
     MemorySpec *Spec = MMemoryDesc->getMemorySpec();
diff --git a/lib/Target/GNULDBackend.cpp b/lib/Target/GNULDBackend.cpp
index 0dd419d59..3fc121fe9 100644
--- a/lib/Target/GNULDBackend.cpp
+++ b/lib/Target/GNULDBackend.cpp
@@ -4970,8 +4970,11 @@ void GNULDBackend::clearMemoryRegions() {
 }
 
 void GNULDBackend::verifyMemoryRegions() {
-  for (auto &M : m_Module.getLinkerScript().getMemoryRegions())
-    M->verifyMemoryUsage(config());
+  for (auto *out : m_Module.getLinkerScript().sectionMap()) {
+    if (!out->epilog().hasRegion())
+      continue;
+    out->epilog().region().verifyMemoryUsage(config(), *out);
+  }
 }
 
 bool GNULDBackend::assignMemoryRegions() {
diff --git a/test/Common/standalone/linkerscript/MemoryRegionVMACheck/Inputs/1.c b/test/Common/standalone/linkerscript/MemoryRegionVMACheck/Inputs/1.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..43f7f7595
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/Common/standalone/linkerscript/MemoryRegionVMACheck/Inputs/1.c
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+int foo() { return 1; }
+int bar() { return 3; }
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diff --git a/test/Common/standalone/linkerscript/MemoryRegionVMACheck/Inputs/script.t b/test/Common/standalone/linkerscript/MemoryRegionVMACheck/Inputs/script.t
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..2fad55bf4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/Common/standalone/linkerscript/MemoryRegionVMACheck/Inputs/script.t
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+MEMORY {
+  RAM : ORIGIN = 0x1000, LENGTH = 0x1000
+  ROM : ORIGIN = 0x5000, LENGTH = 0x1000
+}
+SECTIONS {
+  .foo (0x2500) : { *(.text.foo) } >RAM
+  .bar : { *(.text.bar) } >RAM
+}
diff --git a/test/Common/standalone/linkerscript/MemoryRegionVMACheck/MemoryRegionVMACheck.test b/test/Common/standalone/linkerscript/MemoryRegionVMACheck/MemoryRegionVMACheck.test
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..09ae570f0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/Common/standalone/linkerscript/MemoryRegionVMACheck/MemoryRegionVMACheck.test
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+#---MemoryRegionVMACheck.test----------------------- Executable -----------------#
+#BEGIN_COMMENT
+# Test that ELD errors when a section VMA does not fit in its assigned
+# memory region, matching BFD and LLD behavior. 
+#END_COMMENT
+#START_TEST
+RUN: %clang %clangg0opts -o %t1.1.o %p/Inputs/1.c -c -ffunction-sections
+RUN: %not %link %linkopts -o %t1.1.out %t1.1.o -T %p/Inputs/script.t 2>&1 | %filecheck %s
+#END_TEST
+CHECK: address {{0x[0-9a-f]+}} of section '.foo' is not within region 'RAM'
\ No newline at end of file