diff --git a/src/sql/mysql/MySQLConnection.zig b/src/sql/mysql/MySQLConnection.zig
index 82bce2824e..bc51bd7599 100644
--- a/src/sql/mysql/MySQLConnection.zig
+++ b/src/sql/mysql/MySQLConnection.zig
@@ -1144,6 +1144,17 @@ pub fn processPackets(this: *MySQLConnection, comptime Context: type, reader: Ne
         const header = PacketHeader.decode(reader.peek()) orelse return AnyMySQLError.Error.ShortRead;
         const header_length = header.length;
         debug("sequence_id: {d} header: {d}", .{ this.sequence_id, header_length });
+        
+        // Check for potential integer overflow and invalid packet sizes
+        // MySQL packets have a max size of 16MB (0xFFFFFF), but we need to prevent overflow
+        // when adding PacketHeader.size (4 bytes)
+        const max_safe_packet_size = 0xFFFFFF - PacketHeader.size;
+        if (header_length > max_safe_packet_size) {
+            // Malformed packet with impossible length - forcefully close connection
+            this.fail("Malformed packet: invalid length", AnyMySQLError.Error.InvalidEncodedLength);
+            return AnyMySQLError.Error.InvalidEncodedLength;
+        }
+        
         // Ensure we have the full packet
         reader.ensureCapacity(header_length + PacketHeader.size) catch return AnyMySQLError.Error.ShortRead;
         // always skip the full packet, we dont care about padding or unreaded bytes
diff --git a/test/regression/issue/mysql-packet-overflow.test.ts b/test/regression/issue/mysql-packet-overflow.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..7f383b143b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/regression/issue/mysql-packet-overflow.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,112 @@
+import { test, expect } from "bun:test";
+import { bunEnv, bunExe, tempDir, normalizeBunSnapshot } from "harness";
+import net from "net";
+
+test("MySQL client handles malformed packets with max length without integer overflow", async () => {
+  // Create a fake MySQL server that sends malformed packets
+  const server = net.createServer();
+  
+  await new Promise<void>((resolve) => {
+    server.listen(0, "127.0.0.1", () => {
+      resolve();
+    });
+  });
+
+  const port = (server.address() as net.AddressInfo).port;
+
+  let connectionClosed = false;
+  server.on("connection", (socket) => {
+    // Send initial MySQL handshake packet
+    const handshake = Buffer.alloc(78);
+    handshake[0] = 74; // packet length low
+    handshake[1] = 0;  // packet length mid
+    handshake[2] = 0;  // packet length high
+    handshake[3] = 0;  // sequence id
+    handshake[4] = 10; // protocol version
+    handshake.write("5.7.0\x00", 5); // server version
+    handshake[13] = 0x01; // connection id
+    // Fill some auth data
+    for (let i = 14; i < 34; i++) {
+      handshake[i] = i;
+    }
+    handshake[34] = 0x00; // filler
+    handshake[35] = 0xff; // capability flags
+    handshake[36] = 0xff;
+    handshake[37] = 33; // character set
+    handshake[38] = 0x00; // status flags
+    handshake[39] = 0x00;
+    
+    socket.write(handshake);
+
+    // After handshake, send a malformed packet with max length
+    setTimeout(() => {
+      if (!connectionClosed) {
+        const malformed = Buffer.alloc(4);
+        malformed[0] = 0xFF; // packet length low
+        malformed[1] = 0xFF; // packet length mid
+        malformed[2] = 0xFF; // packet length high (max 24-bit value = 16777215)
+        malformed[3] = 1;    // sequence id
+        
+        socket.write(malformed);
+      }
+    }, 50);
+
+    socket.on("close", () => {
+      connectionClosed = true;
+    });
+
+    socket.on("error", () => {
+      // Expected if client closes connection
+    });
+  });
+
+  // Test script that attempts to connect using Bun's SQL
+  const testScript = `
+    import { SQL } from "bun";
+    
+    const sql = new SQL({
+      url: "mysql://root:test@127.0.0.1:${port}/test",
+      max: 1,
+      connection_timeout: 1000,
+    });
+    
+    try {
+      // Try to execute a query - this should fail due to malformed packet
+      await sql\`SELECT 1\`;
+      console.log("Query unexpectedly succeeded");
+      process.exit(1);
+    } catch (err) {
+      // We expect an error due to the malformed packet
+      console.log("Expected error:", err.code || err.message || "Connection failed");
+      process.exit(0);
+    }
+  `;
+
+  using dir = tempDir("mysql-overflow", {});
+  await Bun.write(dir + "/test.js", testScript);
+  
+  // Run with the debug build
+  await using proc = Bun.spawn({
+    cmd: [bunExe(), "test.js"],
+    env: bunEnv,
+    cwd: String(dir),
+    stdout: "pipe",
+    stderr: "pipe",
+  });
+
+  const [stdout, stderr, exitCode] = await Promise.all([
+    proc.stdout.text(),
+    proc.stderr.text(), 
+    proc.exited,
+  ]);
+
+  server.close();
+
+  // The process should NOT panic with integer overflow
+  expect(stderr).not.toContain("panic");
+  expect(stderr).not.toContain("integer overflow");
+  
+  // It should handle the error gracefully
+  expect(exitCode).toBe(0);
+  expect(stdout).toContain("Expected error:");
+}, 10000);
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