diff --git a/ads/google/adsense.js b/ads/google/adsense.js
index 9d7ff5b43703c..495dfb4fb0765 100644
--- a/ads/google/adsense.js
+++ b/ads/google/adsense.js
@@ -15,8 +15,10 @@
  */
 
 import {validateData} from '../../3p/3p';
+import {user} from '../../src/log';
 import {setStyles} from '../../src/style';
 import {camelCaseToDash} from '../../src/string';
+import {ADSENSE_RSPV_WHITELISTED_HEIGHT} from './utils';
 
 /**
  * Make an adsense iframe.
@@ -29,6 +31,15 @@ export function adsense(global, data) {
       ['adClient', 'adSlot', 'adHost', 'adtest', 'tagOrigin', 'experimentId',
         'ampSlotIndex', 'adChannel', 'autoFormat', 'fullWidth']);
 
+  if (data['autoFormat'] === 'rspv') {
+    user().assert(
+        data['height'] === ADSENSE_RSPV_WHITELISTED_HEIGHT,
+        'Specified height ' + data['height'] +
+            ' in <amp-ad> tag is not equal to the required height of ' +
+            ADSENSE_RSPV_WHITELISTED_HEIGHT +
+            ' for responsive AdSense ad units.');
+  }
+
   if (global.context.clientId) {
     // Read by GPT for GA/GPT integration.
     global.gaGlobal = {
diff --git a/ads/google/test/test-adsense.js b/ads/google/test/test-adsense.js
index 6e1605f3c4486..9fedefb8514c9 100644
--- a/ads/google/test/test-adsense.js
+++ b/ads/google/test/test-adsense.js
@@ -71,4 +71,12 @@ describes.realWin('adsenseDelayedFetch', {}, env => {
       hid: pageViewId,
     });
   });
+
+  it('throws on invalid responsive ad unit height', () => {
+    const data = {'autoFormat': 'rspv', 'height': '666'};
+    expect(() => {
+      adsense(env.win, data);
+    }).to.throw(
+        /Specified height 666 in <amp-ad> tag is not equal to the required/);
+  });
 });
diff --git a/ads/google/utils.js b/ads/google/utils.js
index 1388d16186245..470545100981c 100644
--- a/ads/google/utils.js
+++ b/ads/google/utils.js
@@ -16,6 +16,12 @@
 
 import {user} from '../../src/log';
 
+/**
+ * Approved height for AdSense full-width responsive ads.
+ * @const {number}
+ */
+export const ADSENSE_RSPV_WHITELISTED_HEIGHT = 320;
+
 /**
  * Given the amp-ad data attribute containing the multi-size dimensions, and a
  * set of primary dimensions, this function will return all valid multi-size
diff --git a/examples/a4a-fullwidth.amp.html b/examples/a4a-fullwidth.amp.html
index b0389b87d9cca..571059d5972a3 100644
--- a/examples/a4a-fullwidth.amp.html
+++ b/examples/a4a-fullwidth.amp.html
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ <h1>Content!</h1>
     ac posuere velit semper.
   </p>
 
-  <amp-ad width="100vw" height=150
+  <amp-ad width="100vw" height=320
           type="adsense"
           data-ad-client="ca-pub-2383777339857329"
           data-ad-slot="4121425836"
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ <h1>Content!</h1>
 
 
   <div class="further-indent">
-    <amp-ad width="100vw" height=150
+    <amp-ad width="100vw" height=320
             type="adsense"
             data-ad-client="ca-pub-2383777339857329"
             data-ad-slot="4121425836"
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ <h1>Content!</h1>
     nec lectus finibus rutrum vel sed orci.
   </p>
 
-  <amp-ad width="100vw" height=150
+  <amp-ad width="100vw" height=320
           type="adsense"
           data-ad-client="ca-pub-2383777339857329"
           data-ad-slot="4121425836"
diff --git a/extensions/amp-ad-network-adsense-impl/0.1/amp-ad-network-adsense-impl.js b/extensions/amp-ad-network-adsense-impl/0.1/amp-ad-network-adsense-impl.js
index a7b0b34b297b4..f75fb1123d24a 100644
--- a/extensions/amp-ad-network-adsense-impl/0.1/amp-ad-network-adsense-impl.js
+++ b/extensions/amp-ad-network-adsense-impl/0.1/amp-ad-network-adsense-impl.js
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ import {
 import {removeElement} from '../../../src/dom';
 import {getMode} from '../../../src/mode';
 import {stringHash32} from '../../../src/string';
-import {dev} from '../../../src/log';
+import {dev, user} from '../../../src/log';
 import {Services} from '../../../src/services';
 import {domFingerprintPlain} from '../../../src/utils/dom-fingerprint';
 import {clamp} from '../../../src/utils/math';
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ import {insertAnalyticsElement} from '../../../src/extension-analytics';
 import {
   getAdSenseAmpAutoAdsExpBranch,
 } from '../../../ads/google/adsense-amp-auto-ads';
+import {ADSENSE_RSPV_WHITELISTED_HEIGHT} from '../../../ads/google/utils';
 
 /** @const {string} */
 const ADSENSE_BASE_URL = 'https://googleads.g.doubleclick.net/pagead/ads';
@@ -159,6 +160,17 @@ export class AmpAdNetworkAdsenseImpl extends AmpA4A {
     return this.autoFormat_ == 'rspv';
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Returns true if the height is an approved height for full-width responsive
+   * ads.
+   * @return {boolean}
+   * @private
+   */
+  hasValidResponsiveHeight_() {
+    return this.element.getAttribute('height') ==
+    ADSENSE_RSPV_WHITELISTED_HEIGHT;
+  }
+
   /** @override */
   isValidElement() {
     /**
@@ -168,6 +180,15 @@ export class AmpAdNetworkAdsenseImpl extends AmpA4A {
      * to an amp-ad-adsense element. Thus, if we are an amp-ad, we can be sure
      * that it has been verified.
      */
+    if (this.isResponsive_() && !this.hasValidResponsiveHeight_()) {
+      user().error(TAG,
+          'Specified height ' +
+          this.element.getAttribute('height') +
+          ' in <amp-ad> tag is not equal to the required height of ' +
+          ADSENSE_RSPV_WHITELISTED_HEIGHT +
+          ' for responsive AdSense ad units.');
+      return false;
+    }
     return !!this.element.getAttribute('data-ad-client') &&
         this.isAmpAdElement();
   }
diff --git a/extensions/amp-ad-network-adsense-impl/0.1/test/test-amp-ad-network-adsense-impl.js b/extensions/amp-ad-network-adsense-impl/0.1/test/test-amp-ad-network-adsense-impl.js
index c68d6e4f7c815..7934f59c56634 100644
--- a/extensions/amp-ad-network-adsense-impl/0.1/test/test-amp-ad-network-adsense-impl.js
+++ b/extensions/amp-ad-network-adsense-impl/0.1/test/test-amp-ad-network-adsense-impl.js
@@ -132,6 +132,18 @@ describes.realWin('amp-ad-network-adsense-impl', {
       impl = new AmpAdNetworkAdsenseImpl(element);
       expect(impl.isValidElement()).to.be.true;
     });
+    it('should be valid (correct responsive ad height)', () => {
+      element.setAttribute('data-auto-format', 'rspv');
+      element.setAttribute('height', '320');
+      expect(impl.isValidElement()).to.be.true;
+    });
+    it('should be NOT valid (wrong responsive ad height)', () => {
+      element = createAdsenseImplElement(
+          {'data-auto-format': 'rsvp', 'height': '666'}, doc,
+          'amp-ad-network-adsense-impl');
+      impl = new AmpAdNetworkAdsenseImpl(element);
+      expect(impl.isValidElement()).to.be.false;
+    });
   });
 
   describe('#extractSize', () => {