diff --git a/daemons/import-export b/daemons/import-export
index f7ebd4dee5357238140a73699b4d47dfe7722783..f41fa70c07174c6ea0bf2de9fa8abb576bf11097 100755
--- a/daemons/import-export
+++ b/daemons/import-export
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ import math
 from ganeti import constants
 from ganeti import cli
 from ganeti import utils
+from ganeti import errors
 from ganeti import serializer
 from ganeti import objects
 from ganeti import locking
@@ -401,6 +402,16 @@ def ParseOptions():
     # Won't return
     parser.error("Invalid mode: %s" % mode)
 
+  # Normalize and check parameters
+  if options.host is not None:
+    try:
+      options.host = utils.HostInfo.NormalizeName(options.host)
+    except errors.OpPrereqError, err:
+      parser.error("Invalid hostname '%s': %s" % (options.host, err))
+
+  if options.port is not None:
+    options.port = utils.ValidateServiceName(options.port)
+
   if (options.exp_size is not None and
       options.exp_size != constants.IE_CUSTOM_SIZE):
     try:
diff --git a/lib/cmdlib.py b/lib/cmdlib.py
index ab1adb2209414f26028832ad7638243c7d38b4c6..8dbb1de26054b1dc388af3d5e48967b7fbf06f7a 100644
--- a/lib/cmdlib.py
+++ b/lib/cmdlib.py
@@ -9100,6 +9100,7 @@ class LUExportInstance(LogicalUnit):
       _CheckNodeNotDrained(self, self.dst_node.name)
 
       self._cds = None
+      self.dest_disk_info = None
       self.dest_x509_ca = None
 
     elif self.export_mode == constants.EXPORT_MODE_REMOTE:
@@ -9139,13 +9140,20 @@ class LUExportInstance(LogicalUnit):
       self.dest_x509_ca = cert
 
       # Verify target information
+      disk_info = []
       for idx, disk_data in enumerate(self.op.target_node):
         try:
-          masterd.instance.CheckRemoteExportDiskInfo(cds, idx, disk_data)
+          (host, port) = masterd.instance.CheckRemoteExportDiskInfo(cds, idx,
+                                                                    disk_data)
         except errors.GenericError, err:
           raise errors.OpPrereqError("Target info for disk %s: %s" % (idx, err),
                                      errors.ECODE_INVAL)
 
+        disk_info.append((host, port))
+
+      assert len(disk_info) == len(self.op.target_node)
+      self.dest_disk_info = disk_info
+
     else:
       raise errors.ProgrammerError("Unhandled export mode %r" %
                                    self.export_mode)
@@ -9236,7 +9244,7 @@ class LUExportInstance(LogicalUnit):
           opts = objects.ImportExportOptions(key_name=key_name,
                                              ca_pem=dest_ca_pem)
 
-          (fin_resu, dresults) = helper.RemoteExport(opts, self.op.target_node,
+          (fin_resu, dresults) = helper.RemoteExport(opts, self.dest_disk_info,
                                                      timeouts)
       finally:
         helper.Cleanup()
diff --git a/lib/masterd/instance.py b/lib/masterd/instance.py
index 04806dad65e29f64e505648d43c542faf147b566..6eb01e16dfa620b50824d12a0aaffb65197b01dd 100644
--- a/lib/masterd/instance.py
+++ b/lib/masterd/instance.py
@@ -1239,8 +1239,8 @@ class ExportInstanceHelper:
 
     ieloop = ImportExportLoop(self._lu)
     try:
-      for idx, (dev, (host, port, _, _)) in enumerate(zip(instance.disks,
-                                                          disk_info)):
+      for idx, (dev, (host, port)) in enumerate(zip(instance.disks,
+                                                    disk_info)):
         self._feedback_fn("Sending disk %s to %s:%s" % (idx, host, port))
         finished_fn = compat.partial(self._TransferFinished, idx)
         ieloop.Add(DiskExport(self._lu, instance.primary_node,
@@ -1514,7 +1514,8 @@ def CheckRemoteExportDiskInfo(cds, disk_index, disk_info):
   if not utils.VerifySha1Hmac(cds, msg, hmac_digest, salt=hmac_salt):
     raise errors.GenericError("HMAC is wrong")
 
-  return (host, port)
+  return (utils.HostInfo.NormalizeName(host),
+          utils.ValidateServiceName(port))
 
 
 def ComputeRemoteImportDiskInfo(cds, salt, disk_index, host, port):
diff --git a/test/ganeti.masterd.instance_unittest.py b/test/ganeti.masterd.instance_unittest.py
index 066da7d764819a0cdd98284ff6114567c6183b5f..2daa1a4fcab4279be40524e149d9bafa30d7c978 100755
--- a/test/ganeti.masterd.instance_unittest.py
+++ b/test/ganeti.masterd.instance_unittest.py
@@ -111,6 +111,20 @@ class TestRieDiskInfo(unittest.TestCase):
       self.assertRaises(errors.GenericError, CheckRemoteExportDiskInfo,
                         cds, i, di)
 
+  def testInvalidHostPort(self):
+    cds = "3ZoJY8KtGJ"
+    salt = "drK5oYiHWD"
+
+    for host in [",", "...", "Hello World", "`", "!", "#", "\\"]:
+      di = ComputeRemoteImportDiskInfo(cds, salt, 0, host, 1234)
+      self.assertRaises(errors.OpPrereqError,
+                        CheckRemoteExportDiskInfo, cds, 0, di)
+
+    for port in [-1, 792825908, "HelloWorld!", "`#", "\\\"", "_?_"]:
+      di = ComputeRemoteImportDiskInfo(cds, salt, 0, "localhost", port)
+      self.assertRaises(errors.OpPrereqError,
+                        CheckRemoteExportDiskInfo, cds, 0, di)
+
   def testCheckErrors(self):
     cds = "0776450535a"
     self.assertRaises(errors.GenericError, CheckRemoteExportDiskInfo,
diff --git a/test/import-export_unittest.bash b/test/import-export_unittest.bash
index 96a055f3de63ce04e06685e253b674d2f99a25c7..bbb5e026f311846de1f0873a6d43975867e6b1eb 100755
--- a/test/import-export_unittest.bash
+++ b/test/import-export_unittest.bash
@@ -108,8 +108,21 @@ $impexpd $src_statusfile >/dev/null 2>&1 &&
 $impexpd $src_statusfile invalidmode >/dev/null 2>&1 &&
   err "daemon-util succeeded with invalid mode"
 
-$impexpd $src_statusfile import --compression=rot13 >/dev/null 2>&1 &&
-  err "daemon-util succeeded with invalid compression"
+for mode in import export; do
+  $impexpd $src_statusfile $mode --compression=rot13 >/dev/null 2>&1 &&
+    err "daemon-util succeeded with invalid compression"
+
+  for host in '' '  ' ' s p a c e' ... , foo.example.net... \
+              'some"evil"name' 'x\ny\tmoo'; do
+    $impexpd $src_statusfile $mode --host="$host" >/dev/null 2>&1 &&
+      err "daemon-util succeeded with invalid host '$host'"
+  done
+
+  for port in '' ' ' -1234 'some ` port " here'; do
+    $impexpd $src_statusfile $mode --port="$port" >/dev/null 2>&1 &&
+      err "daemon-util succeeded with invalid port '$port'"
+  done
+done
 
 upto 'Generate test data'
 cat $(get_testfile proc_drbd8.txt) $(get_testfile cert1.pem) > $testdata