diff --git a/code/AssetLib/Ply/PlyLoader.cpp b/code/AssetLib/Ply/PlyLoader.cpp
index 3e92339fb..0c2463f24 100644
--- a/code/AssetLib/Ply/PlyLoader.cpp
+++ b/code/AssetLib/Ply/PlyLoader.cpp
@@ -564,6 +564,10 @@ void PLYImporter::LoadFace(const PLY::Element *pcElement, const PLY::ElementInst
         if (mGeneratedMesh->mFaces == nullptr) {
             mGeneratedMesh->mNumFaces = pcElement->NumOccur;
             mGeneratedMesh->mFaces = new aiFace[mGeneratedMesh->mNumFaces];
+        } else {
+            if (mGeneratedMesh->mNumFaces < pcElement->NumOccur) {
+                throw DeadlyImportError("Invalid .ply file: Too many faces");
+            }
         }
 
         if (!bIsTriStrip) {