diff --git a/src/shared/gatt-server.c b/src/shared/gatt-server.c
index 4e07398d2..28ac2d68d 100644
--- a/src/shared/gatt-server.c
+++ b/src/shared/gatt-server.c
@@ -1057,33 +1057,23 @@ static void read_multiple_complete_cb(struct gatt_db_attribute *attr, int err,
 	uint16_t length;
 
 	if (err != 0) {
-		bt_att_chan_send_error_rsp(data->chan, data->opcode, handle,
-									err);
-		read_mult_data_free(data);
-		return;
-	}
-
-	ecode = check_permissions(data->server, attr, BT_ATT_PERM_READ |
-						BT_ATT_PERM_READ_AUTHEN |
-						BT_ATT_PERM_READ_ENCRYPT);
-	if (ecode) {
-		bt_att_chan_send_error_rsp(data->chan, data->opcode, handle,
-									ecode);
-		read_mult_data_free(data);
-		return;
+		ecode = err;
+		goto error;
 	}
 
 	length = data->opcode == BT_ATT_OP_READ_MULT_VL_REQ ?
-			MIN(len, data->mtu - data->length - 3) :
+			MIN(len, MAX(data->mtu - data->length, 3) - 3) :
 			MIN(len, data->mtu - data->length - 1);
 
 	if (data->opcode == BT_ATT_OP_READ_MULT_VL_REQ) {
 		/* The Length Value Tuple List may be truncated within the first
 		 * two octets of a tuple due to the size limits of the current
-		 * ATT_MTU.
+		 * ATT_MTU, but the first two octets cannot be separated.
 		 */
-		put_le16(len, data->rsp_data + data->length);
-		data->length += 2;
+		if (data->mtu - data->length >= 3) {
+			put_le16(len, data->rsp_data + data->length);
+			data->length += 2;
+		}
 	}
 
 	memcpy(data->rsp_data + data->length, value, length);
@@ -1091,45 +1081,46 @@ static void read_multiple_complete_cb(struct gatt_db_attribute *attr, int err,
 
 	data->cur_handle++;
 
-	len = data->opcode == BT_ATT_OP_READ_MULT_VL_REQ ?
-		data->mtu - data->length - 3 : data->mtu - data->length - 1;
-
-	if (!len || (data->cur_handle == data->num_handles)) {
+	if (data->cur_handle == data->num_handles) {
 		bt_att_chan_send_rsp(data->chan, data->opcode + 1,
 						data->rsp_data, data->length);
 		read_mult_data_free(data);
 		return;
 	}
 
+	handle = data->handles[data->cur_handle];
+
 	util_debug(data->server->debug_callback, data->server->debug_data,
 				"%s Req - #%zu of %zu: 0x%04x",
 				data->opcode == BT_ATT_OP_READ_MULT_REQ ?
 				"Read Multiple" :
 				"Read Multiple Variable Length",
 				data->cur_handle + 1, data->num_handles,
-				data->handles[data->cur_handle]);
+				handle);
 
-	next_attr = gatt_db_get_attribute(data->server->db,
-					data->handles[data->cur_handle]);
+	next_attr = gatt_db_get_attribute(data->server->db, handle);
 
 	if (!next_attr) {
-		bt_att_chan_send_error_rsp(data->chan,
-					BT_ATT_OP_READ_MULT_REQ,
-					data->handles[data->cur_handle],
-					BT_ATT_ERROR_INVALID_HANDLE);
-		read_mult_data_free(data);
-		return;
+		ecode = BT_ATT_ERROR_INVALID_HANDLE;
+		goto error;
 	}
 
-	if (!gatt_db_attribute_read(next_attr, 0, BT_ATT_OP_READ_MULT_REQ,
+	ecode = check_permissions(data->server, next_attr, BT_ATT_PERM_READ |
+						BT_ATT_PERM_READ_AUTHEN |
+						BT_ATT_PERM_READ_ENCRYPT);
+	if (ecode)
+		goto error;
+
+	if (gatt_db_attribute_read(next_attr, 0, data->opcode,
 					data->server->att,
-					read_multiple_complete_cb, data)) {
-		bt_att_chan_send_error_rsp(data->chan,
-						BT_ATT_OP_READ_MULT_REQ,
-						data->handles[data->cur_handle],
-						BT_ATT_ERROR_UNLIKELY);
-		read_mult_data_free(data);
-	}
+					read_multiple_complete_cb, data))
+		return;
+
+	ecode = BT_ATT_ERROR_UNLIKELY;
+
+error:
+	bt_att_chan_send_error_rsp(data->chan, data->opcode, handle, ecode);
+	read_mult_data_free(data);
 }
 
 static struct read_mult_data *read_mult_data_new(struct bt_gatt_server *server,
@@ -1161,8 +1152,9 @@ static void read_multiple_cb(struct bt_att_chan *chan, uint8_t opcode,
 	struct bt_gatt_server *server = user_data;
 	struct gatt_db_attribute *attr;
 	struct read_mult_data *data = NULL;
-	uint8_t ecode = BT_ATT_ERROR_UNLIKELY;
+	uint8_t ecode;
 	size_t i = 0;
+	uint16_t handle = 0;
 
 	if (length < 4) {
 		ecode = BT_ATT_ERROR_INVALID_PDU;
@@ -1176,28 +1168,38 @@ static void read_multiple_cb(struct bt_att_chan *chan, uint8_t opcode,
 	for (i = 0; i < data->num_handles; i++)
 		data->handles[i] = get_le16(pdu + i * 2);
 
+	handle = data->handles[0];
+
 	util_debug(server->debug_callback, server->debug_data,
 			"%s Req - %zu handles, 1st: 0x%04x",
 			data->opcode == BT_ATT_OP_READ_MULT_REQ ?
 			"Read Multiple" : "Read Multiple Variable Length",
-			data->num_handles, data->handles[0]);
+			data->num_handles, handle);
 
-	attr = gatt_db_get_attribute(server->db, data->handles[0]);
+	attr = gatt_db_get_attribute(server->db, handle);
 
 	if (!attr) {
 		ecode = BT_ATT_ERROR_INVALID_HANDLE;
 		goto error;
 	}
 
+	ecode = check_permissions(data->server, attr, BT_ATT_PERM_READ |
+						BT_ATT_PERM_READ_AUTHEN |
+						BT_ATT_PERM_READ_ENCRYPT);
+	if (ecode)
+		goto error;
+
 	if (gatt_db_attribute_read(attr, 0, opcode, server->att,
 					read_multiple_complete_cb, data))
 		return;
 
+	ecode = BT_ATT_ERROR_UNLIKELY;
+
 error:
 	if (data)
 		read_mult_data_free(data);
 
-	bt_att_chan_send_error_rsp(chan, opcode, 0, ecode);
+	bt_att_chan_send_error_rsp(chan, opcode, handle, ecode);
 }
 
 static bool append_prep_data(struct prep_write_data *prep_data, uint16_t handle,
