diff --git a/code/AssetLib/glTF2/glTF2Asset.inl b/code/AssetLib/glTF2/glTF2Asset.inl
index ffe528757..f35a47efa 100644
--- a/code/AssetLib/glTF2/glTF2Asset.inl
+++ b/code/AssetLib/glTF2/glTF2Asset.inl
@@ -600,6 +600,10 @@ inline void Buffer::Read(Value &obj, Asset &r) {
 inline bool Buffer::LoadFromStream(IOStream &stream, size_t length, size_t baseOffset) {
     byteLength = length ? length : stream.FileSize();
 
+    if (byteLength > stream.FileSize()) {
+        throw DeadlyImportError("GLTF: Invalid byteLength exceeds size of actual data.");
+    }
+
     if (baseOffset) {
         stream.Seek(baseOffset, aiOrigin_SET);
     }