diff --git a/libavcodec/hevc.c b/libavcodec/hevc.c
index 6fcd548016..13d4903487 100644
--- a/libavcodec/hevc.c
+++ b/libavcodec/hevc.c
@@ -1916,6 +1916,14 @@ static int hls_decode_entry(AVCodecContext *avctxt, void *isFilterThread)
         return AVERROR_INVALIDDATA;
     }
 
+    if (s->sh.dependent_slice_segment_flag) {
+        int prev_rs = s->pps->ctb_addr_ts_to_rs[ctb_addr_ts - 1];
+        if (s->tab_slice_address[prev_rs] == -1) {
+            av_log(s->avctx, AV_LOG_ERROR, "Previous slice segment missing\n");
+            return AVERROR_INVALIDDATA;
+        }
+    }
+
     while (more_data && ctb_addr_ts < s->sps->ctb_size) {
         int ctb_addr_rs = s->pps->ctb_addr_ts_to_rs[ctb_addr_ts];