diff --git a/qcow/src/qcow.rs b/qcow/src/qcow.rs
index 8bdd8e636..fc6b73575 100755
--- a/qcow/src/qcow.rs
+++ b/qcow/src/qcow.rs
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ pub enum Error {
     InvalidClusterSize,
     InvalidIndex,
     InvalidL1TableOffset,
+    InvalidL1TableSize(u32),
     InvalidMagic,
     InvalidOffset(u64),
     InvalidRefcountTableOffset,
@@ -83,6 +84,7 @@ impl Display for Error {
             InvalidClusterSize => write!(f, "invalid cluster size"),
             InvalidIndex => write!(f, "invalid index"),
             InvalidL1TableOffset => write!(f, "invalid L1 table offset"),
+            InvalidL1TableSize(size) => write!(f, "invalid L1 table size {}", size),
             InvalidMagic => write!(f, "invalid magic"),
             InvalidOffset(_) => write!(f, "invalid offset"),
             InvalidRefcountTableOffset => write!(f, "invalid refcount table offset"),
@@ -387,6 +389,11 @@ impl QcowFile {
             return Err(Error::UnsupportedVersion(header.version));
         }
 
+        // Make sure that the L1 table fits in RAM.
+        if u64::from(header.l1_size) > MAX_RAM_POINTER_TABLE_SIZE {
+            return Err(Error::InvalidL1TableSize(header.l1_size));
+        }
+
         let cluster_bits: u32 = header.cluster_bits;
         if cluster_bits < MIN_CLUSTER_BITS || cluster_bits > MAX_CLUSTER_BITS {
             return Err(Error::InvalidClusterSize);
@@ -1832,6 +1839,15 @@ mod tests {
         });
     }
 
+    #[test]
+    fn test_huge_l1_table() {
+        let mut header = valid_header_v3();
+        header[36] = 0x12;
+        with_basic_file(&header, |disk_file: File| {
+            QcowFile::from(disk_file).expect_err("Failed to create file.");
+        });
+    }
+
     #[test]
     fn test_header_1_tb_file_min_cluster() {
         let mut header = test_huge_header();