Tony Rock‘s giving Pete Davidson mad respect for making his fans sign very pricey non-disclosure agreements to attend his shows … something he thinks is long overdue.

We got the comedian at LAX Monday and asked about the ‘SNL’ star’s new million-dollar NDA policy … he’s fully behind Pete, telling us it’s a bold but necessary move to balance power between stand-up comics and their fans.

Tony tells us the current culture — where people bust out their phones to record everything and post it online instantaneously — makes it hard for comics to try out new material … and he’s praising Davidson for “having the balls” to take a stand against it.

As he puts it … the fans have gotten away with too much for too long, and it’s time for a little get-back.

Rock admits the threat of a million-dollar penalty for breaching the NDA by simply talking about Pete’s content might be too much … but ya gotta start somewhere.

Tony also suggests other comics — including himself — should follow Pete’s lead … especially Eddie Murphy. As you may know, the legendary comedian’s set to make a return to stand-up on Netflix … and Tony thinks the NDA is absolutely necessary for Eddie to avoid his comeback getting spoiled.