According to one embodiment, a semiconductor protection circuit includes a first MOS transistor that has a drain that is connected to an input terminal, a source that is connected to an output terminal, and a gate that is connected to a control terminal, a second MOS transistor that has a drain that is connected to the gate of the first MOS transistor and a source that is connected to the source of the first MOS transistor, a rectifier element that is connected in a forward direction from a gate of the second MOS transistor to the gate of the first MOS transistor, and a low-pass filter that is connected between the gate and the source of the second MOS transistor.