diff --git a/modules/video_coding/rtp_frame_reference_finder.cc b/modules/video_coding/rtp_frame_reference_finder.cc
index be05e56070..09b2593531 100644
--- a/modules/video_coding/rtp_frame_reference_finder.cc
+++ b/modules/video_coding/rtp_frame_reference_finder.cc
@@ -533,6 +533,12 @@ bool RtpFrameReferenceFinder::MissingRequiredFrameVp9(uint16_t picture_id,
   size_t gof_idx = diff % info.gof->num_frames_in_gof;
   size_t temporal_idx = info.gof->temporal_idx[gof_idx];
 
+  if (temporal_idx >= kMaxTemporalLayers) {
+    RTC_LOG(LS_WARNING) << "At most " << kMaxTemporalLayers << " temporal "
+                        << "layers are supported.";
+    return true;
+  }
+
   // For every reference this frame has, check if there is a frame missing in
   // the interval (|ref_pid|, |picture_id|) in any of the lower temporal
   // layers. If so, we are missing a required frame.
diff --git a/modules/video_coding/rtp_frame_reference_finder_unittest.cc b/modules/video_coding/rtp_frame_reference_finder_unittest.cc
index 78195148e3..dd9b2de01c 100644
--- a/modules/video_coding/rtp_frame_reference_finder_unittest.cc
+++ b/modules/video_coding/rtp_frame_reference_finder_unittest.cc
@@ -1331,5 +1331,21 @@ TEST_F(TestRtpFrameReferenceFinder, Vp9GofPidJump) {
   InsertVp9Gof(sn + 1, sn + 1, false, pid + 1000, 0, 0, 1);
 }
 
+TEST_F(TestRtpFrameReferenceFinder, Vp9GofTidTooHigh) {
+  // Same as RtpFrameReferenceFinder::kMaxTemporalLayers.
+  const int kMaxTemporalLayers = 5;
+  uint16_t pid = Rand();
+  uint16_t sn = Rand();
+  GofInfoVP9 ss;
+  ss.SetGofInfoVP9(kTemporalStructureMode2);
+  ss.temporal_idx[1] = kMaxTemporalLayers;
+
+  InsertVp9Gof(sn, sn, true, pid, 0, 0, 0, false, &ss);
+  InsertVp9Gof(sn + 1, sn + 1, false, pid + 1, 0, 0, 1);
+
+  ASSERT_EQ(1UL, frames_from_callback_.size());
+  CheckReferencesVp9(0, 0);
+}
+
 }  // namespace video_coding
 }  // namespace webrtc