diff --git a/application/src/main/resources/thingsboard.yml b/application/src/main/resources/thingsboard.yml
index 5b53339346..4d69afedb2 100644
--- a/application/src/main/resources/thingsboard.yml
+++ b/application/src/main/resources/thingsboard.yml
@@ -1303,8 +1303,28 @@ coap:
     # - A value that are > 4: MultiNodeConnectionIdGenerator is used
     connection_id_length: "${COAP_DTLS_CONNECTION_ID_LENGTH:}"
     # Specify the MTU (Maximum Transmission Unit).
+    # Should be used if LAN MTU is not used, e.g. if IP tunnels are used or if the client uses a smaller value than the LAN MTU.
+    # Default = 1024
+    # Minimum value = 64
+    # If set to 0 - LAN MTU is used.
     max_transmission_unit: "${COAP_DTLS_MAX_TRANSMISSION_UNIT:1024}"
-    # DTLS maximum fragment length (RFC 6066)
+    # DTLS maximum fragment length (RFC 6066, Section 4).
+    # Default = 1024
+    # Possible values: 512, 1024, 2048, 4096.
+    # If set to 0, the default maximum fragment size of 2^14 bytes (16,384 bytes) is used.
+    # Without this extension, TLS specifies a fixed maximum plaintext fragment length of 2^14 bytes.
+    # It may be desirable for constrained clients to negotiate a smaller maximum fragment length due to memory limitations or bandwidth limitations.
+    # In order to negotiate smaller maximum fragment lengths,
+    # clients MAY include an extension of type "max_fragment_length" in the (extended) client hello.
+    # The "extension_data" field of this extension SHALL contain:
+    # enum {
+    #   2^9(1) == 512,
+    #   2^10(2) == 1024,
+    #   2^11(3) == 2048,
+    #   2^12(4) == 4096,
+    #   (255)
+    # } MaxFragmentLength;
+    # TLS already requires clients and servers to support fragmentation of handshake messages.
     max_fragment_length: "${COAP_DTLS_MAX_FRAGMENT_LENGTH:1024}"
     # Server DTLS credentials
     credentials:
diff --git a/common/coap-server/src/main/java/org/thingsboard/server/coapserver/TbCoapDtlsSettings.java b/common/coap-server/src/main/java/org/thingsboard/server/coapserver/TbCoapDtlsSettings.java
index 063494d630..2f0127643a 100644
--- a/common/coap-server/src/main/java/org/thingsboard/server/coapserver/TbCoapDtlsSettings.java
+++ b/common/coap-server/src/main/java/org/thingsboard/server/coapserver/TbCoapDtlsSettings.java
@@ -117,10 +117,10 @@ public class TbCoapDtlsSettings {
                 configBuilder.set(DTLS_CONNECTION_ID_NODE_ID, null);
             }
         }
-        if (maxTransmissionUnit != null) {
+        if (maxTransmissionUnit > 0) {
             configBuilder.set(DTLS_MAX_TRANSMISSION_UNIT, maxTransmissionUnit);
         }
-        if (maxFragmentLength != null) {
+        if (maxFragmentLength > 0) {
             Length length = fromLength(maxFragmentLength);
             if (length != null) {
                 configBuilder.set(DTLS_MAX_FRAGMENT_LENGTH, length);