diff --git a/src/modules/rtp_rtcp/source/forward_error_correction.cc b/src/modules/rtp_rtcp/source/forward_error_correction.cc
index 22e1a38081..4476d51251 100644
--- a/src/modules/rtp_rtcp/source/forward_error_correction.cc
+++ b/src/modules/rtp_rtcp/source/forward_error_correction.cc
@@ -673,6 +673,16 @@ int32_t ForwardErrorCorrection::DecodeFEC(
     RecoveredPacketList* recoveredPacketList) {
   // TODO(marpan/ajm): can we check for multiple ULP headers, and return an
   // error?
+  if (recoveredPacketList->size() == kMaxMediaPackets) {
+    const unsigned int seq_num_diff = abs(
+        static_cast<int>(receivedPacketList->front()->seqNum)  -
+        static_cast<int>(recoveredPacketList->back()->seqNum));
+    if (seq_num_diff > kMaxMediaPackets) {
+      // A big gap in sequence numbers. The old recovered packets
+      // are now useless, so it's safe to do a reset.
+      ResetState(recoveredPacketList);
+    }
+  }
   InsertPackets(receivedPacketList, recoveredPacketList);
   AttemptRecover(recoveredPacketList);
   return 0;
diff --git a/src/modules/rtp_rtcp/source/receiver_fec_unittest.cc b/src/modules/rtp_rtcp/source/receiver_fec_unittest.cc
index c57d54f116..a5d440958f 100644
--- a/src/modules/rtp_rtcp/source/receiver_fec_unittest.cc
+++ b/src/modules/rtp_rtcp/source/receiver_fec_unittest.cc
@@ -288,7 +288,7 @@ TEST_F(ReceiverFecTest, PacketNotDroppedTooEarly) {
   delayed_fec = fec_packets.front();
 
   // Fill the FEC decoder. No packets should be dropped.
-  const unsigned int kNumMediaPacketsBatch2 = 47u;
+  const unsigned int kNumMediaPacketsBatch2 = 46u;
   std::list<RtpPacket*> media_rtp_packets_batch2;
   std::list<Packet*> media_packets_batch2;
   GenerateAndAddFrames(kNumMediaPacketsBatch2, 1, &media_rtp_packets_batch2,