diff --git a/contrib/seekable_format/tests/seekable_tests.c b/contrib/seekable_format/tests/seekable_tests.c
index 809ea6425eb..b535f5571ef 100644
--- a/contrib/seekable_format/tests/seekable_tests.c
+++ b/contrib/seekable_format/tests/seekable_tests.c
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 #include <string.h>
 
 #include "../zstd_seekable.h"
+#include "zstd_errors.h"
 
 
 /* ZSTD_seekable_customFile implementation that reads/seeks a buffer while keeping track of total bytes read */
@@ -365,6 +366,28 @@ int main(int argc, const char** argv)
     }
     printf("Success!\n");
 
+    printf("Test %u - reject seek table with numFrames beyond format max: ", testNb++);
+    {   /* A corrupt footer claiming numFrames > ZSTD_SEEKABLE_MAXFRAMES must be
+         * rejected up front: such a value overflows the seek table size math. */
+        const uint8_t compressed_data[17] = {
+            0x5e, 0x2a, 0x4d, 0x18,       /* skippable frame magic (| 0xE) */
+            0x09, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00,       /* skippable frame size = 9 */
+            0x01, 0x00, 0x00, 0x08,       /* footer: numFrames = 0x08000001 */
+            0x00,                         /* footer: seek table descriptor */
+            0xb1, 0xea, 0x92, 0x8f,       /* seekable magic number */
+        };
+
+        ZSTD_seekable* const stream = ZSTD_seekable_create();
+        assert(stream != NULL);
+        {   size_t const status = ZSTD_seekable_initBuff(stream, compressed_data, sizeof(compressed_data));
+            if (ZSTD_getErrorCode(status) != ZSTD_error_corruption_detected) {
+                ZSTD_seekable_free(stream);
+                goto _test_error;
+        }   }
+        ZSTD_seekable_free(stream);
+    }
+    printf("Success!\n");
+
     /* TODO: Add more tests */
     printf("Finished tests\n");
     return 0;
diff --git a/contrib/seekable_format/zstdseek_decompress.c b/contrib/seekable_format/zstdseek_decompress.c
index ab9088a1061..dc66c35f7f9 100644
--- a/contrib/seekable_format/zstdseek_decompress.c
+++ b/contrib/seekable_format/zstdseek_decompress.c
@@ -397,6 +397,13 @@ static size_t ZSTD_seekable_loadSeekTable(ZSTD_seekable* zs)
         U32 const frameSize = tableSize + ZSTD_seekTableFooterSize + ZSTD_SKIPPABLEHEADERSIZE;
 
         U32 remaining = frameSize - ZSTD_seekTableFooterSize; /* don't need to re-read footer */
+
+        /* numFrames is bounded by the format (the compressor never writes more
+         * than ZSTD_SEEKABLE_MAXFRAMES). A larger value can only come from a
+         * corrupt footer and overflows the tableSize/frameSize math above, so
+         * reject it before those values are used to seek or size the table. */
+        if (numFrames > ZSTD_SEEKABLE_MAXFRAMES) return ERROR(corruption_detected);
+
         {   U32 const toRead = MIN(remaining, SEEKABLE_BUFF_SIZE);
             CHECK_IO(src.seek(src.opaque, -(S64)frameSize, SEEK_END));
             CHECK_IO(src.read(src.opaque, zs->inBuff, toRead));