diff --git a/src/lib/openjp2/j2k.c b/src/lib/openjp2/j2k.c
index d9d650e15..e96e747f5 100644
--- a/src/lib/openjp2/j2k.c
+++ b/src/lib/openjp2/j2k.c
@@ -7945,6 +7945,17 @@ OPJ_BOOL opj_j2k_setup_encoder(opj_j2k_t *p_j2k,
                 if (tileno + 1 == parameters->POC[i].tile)  {
                     opj_poc_t *tcp_poc = &tcp->pocs[numpocs_tile];
 
+                    if (parameters->POC[numpocs_tile].compno0 >= image->numcomps) {
+                        opj_event_msg(p_manager, EVT_ERROR,
+                                      "Invalid compno0 for POC %d\n", i);
+                        return OPJ_FALSE;
+                    }
+                    if (parameters->POC[numpocs_tile].compno1 >= image->numcomps + 1) {
+                        opj_event_msg(p_manager, EVT_ERROR,
+                                      "Invalid compno1 for POC %d\n", i);
+                        return OPJ_FALSE;
+                    }
+
                     tcp_poc->resno0         = parameters->POC[numpocs_tile].resno0;
                     tcp_poc->compno0        = parameters->POC[numpocs_tile].compno0;
                     tcp_poc->layno1         = parameters->POC[numpocs_tile].layno1;