diff --git a/core/common/src/main/java/alluxio/util/OSUtils.java b/core/common/src/main/java/alluxio/util/OSUtils.java
index 4b86dac1d73f..e1d525671a07 100644
--- a/core/common/src/main/java/alluxio/util/OSUtils.java
+++ b/core/common/src/main/java/alluxio/util/OSUtils.java
@@ -28,6 +28,10 @@ public final class OSUtils {
   public static final String JAVA_VENDOR_NAME = System.getProperty("java.vendor");
   /** Indicates the current java vendor is IBM java or not. */
   public static final boolean IBM_JAVA = JAVA_VENDOR_NAME.contains("IBM");
+  /** The maximum path length supported by a domain socket on unix varies depending on the
+   * operating system. The conservative limit is returned here.
+   * */
+  public static final int UNIX_SOCKET_MAX_PATH_LENGTH = 100;
 
   /**
    * @return true if current processor is 64 bit
@@ -64,5 +68,12 @@ public static boolean isAIX() {
     return OSUtils.OS_NAME.equals("AIX");
   }
 
+  /***
+   * @return the maximum path length supported by a domain socket on unix
+   */
+  public static int getDomainSocketMaxPathLength() {
+    return OSUtils.UNIX_SOCKET_MAX_PATH_LENGTH;
+  }
+
   private OSUtils() {} // prevent instantiation
 }
diff --git a/core/server/worker/src/main/java/alluxio/worker/AlluxioWorkerProcess.java b/core/server/worker/src/main/java/alluxio/worker/AlluxioWorkerProcess.java
index 88d3170351b2..d73d7ecab1b0 100644
--- a/core/server/worker/src/main/java/alluxio/worker/AlluxioWorkerProcess.java
+++ b/core/server/worker/src/main/java/alluxio/worker/AlluxioWorkerProcess.java
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 import alluxio.underfs.WorkerUfsManager;
 import alluxio.util.CommonUtils;
 import alluxio.util.JvmPauseMonitor;
+import alluxio.util.OSUtils;
 import alluxio.util.WaitForOptions;
 import alluxio.util.io.FileUtils;
 import alluxio.util.io.PathUtils;
@@ -33,6 +34,7 @@
 import alluxio.worker.block.BlockWorker;
 import alluxio.worker.grpc.GrpcDataServer;
 
+import com.google.common.base.Preconditions;
 import io.netty.channel.unix.DomainSocketAddress;
 import org.slf4j.Logger;
 import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
@@ -144,6 +146,9 @@ public final class AlluxioWorkerProcess implements WorkerProcess {
           domainSocketPath =
               PathUtils.concatPath(domainSocketPath, UUID.randomUUID().toString());
         }
+        Preconditions.checkState(domainSocketPath.length() < OSUtils.getDomainSocketMaxPathLength(),
+            "The longest domain socket path possible on this host is %d bytes.",
+            OSUtils.getDomainSocketMaxPathLength());
         LOG.info("Domain socket data server is enabled at {}.", domainSocketPath);
         mDomainSocketDataServer = new GrpcDataServer(mRpcConnectAddress.getHostName(),
             new DomainSocketAddress(domainSocketPath), this);