diff --git a/libavfilter/vf_swaprect.c b/libavfilter/vf_swaprect.c
index cf9c298f2f..8967651b3a 100644
--- a/libavfilter/vf_swaprect.c
+++ b/libavfilter/vf_swaprect.c
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
  * Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA
  */
 
+#include "libavutil/avassert.h"
 #include "libavutil/avstring.h"
 #include "libavutil/eval.h"
 #include "libavutil/imgutils.h"
@@ -179,6 +180,10 @@ static int filter_frame(AVFilterLink *inlink, AVFrame *in)
     y2[1] = y2[2] = AV_CEIL_RSHIFT(y2[0], s->desc->log2_chroma_h);
     y2[0] = y2[3] = y2[0];
 
+
+    av_assert0(FFMAX(x1[1], x2[1]) + pw[1] <= lw[1]);
+    av_assert0(FFMAX(y1[1], y2[1]) + ph[1] <= lh[1]);
+
     for (p = 0; p < s->nb_planes; p++) {
         if (ph[p] == ah[p] && pw[p] == aw[p]) {
             uint8_t *src = in->data[p] + y1[p] * in->linesize[p] + x1[p] * s->pixsteps[p];