diff --git a/src/cairo-bentley-ottmann-rectangular.c b/src/cairo-bentley-ottmann-rectangular.c
index 65f95d797..b4c18cef2 100644
--- a/src/cairo-bentley-ottmann-rectangular.c
+++ b/src/cairo-bentley-ottmann-rectangular.c
@@ -847,12 +847,16 @@ _cairo_bentley_ottmann_tessellate_boxes (const cairo_boxes_t *in,
 		rectangles[j].left.x = box[i].p2.x;
 		rectangles[j].left.dir = -1;
 	    }
+	    if (unlikely (rectangles[j].left.x == INT32_MAX)) rectangles[j].left.x = INT32_MAX-1;
+	    if (unlikely (rectangles[j].right.x == INT32_MAX)) rectangles[j].right.x = INT32_MAX-1;
 
 	    rectangles[j].left.right = NULL;
 	    rectangles[j].right.right = NULL;
 
 	    rectangles[j].top = box[i].p1.y;
 	    rectangles[j].bottom = box[i].p2.y;
+	    if (unlikely (rectangles[j].top == INT32_MIN)) rectangles[j].top = INT32_MIN+1;
+	    if (unlikely (rectangles[j].bottom == INT32_MIN)) rectangles[j].bottom = INT32_MIN+1;
 
 	    if (rectangles_chain) {
 		h = _cairo_fixed_integer_floor (box[i].p1.y) - y_min;
diff --git a/test/bug-crash-tessellate.c b/test/bug-crash-tessellate.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5c68de899
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/bug-crash-tessellate.c
@@ -0,0 +1,104 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright © 2025 Uli Schlachter
+ *
+ * Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person
+ * obtaining a copy of this software and associated documentation
+ * files (the "Software"), to deal in the Software without
+ * restriction, including without limitation the rights to use, copy,
+ * modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies
+ * of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
+ * furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+ *
+ * The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be
+ * included in all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+ *
+ * THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND,
+ * EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF
+ * MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND
+ * NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS
+ * BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN
+ * ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN
+ * CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE
+ * SOFTWARE.
+ *
+ * Author: Uli Schlachter <psychon@znc.in>
+ */
+
+#include "cairo-test.h"
+
+static cairo_test_status_t
+draw_y (cairo_t *cr, int width, int height)
+{
+    // the minimum value that cairo_fixed_t can represent
+    // (because it uses a 24.8 fixed point format)
+    double fixed_min = INT32_MIN / (double) (1 << 8);
+
+    // Fill the output with black so that CONTENT_COLOR and CONTENT_COLOR_ALPHA
+    // can use the same reference image.
+    cairo_set_source_rgb (cr, 0, 0, 0);
+    cairo_paint (cr);
+
+    // Work around the clamping done by commit 47a21c6e30eef91db503a5a183d5c8cf558aaa56
+    cairo_set_line_width(cr, 1.0 / (double) (1 << 16));
+
+    // Some identical rectangles with their lower edge at fixed_min
+    cairo_rectangle (cr, 0, fixed_min, 10, 10);
+    cairo_rectangle (cr, 0, fixed_min, 10, 10);
+    cairo_rectangle (cr, 0, fixed_min, 10, -10);
+    cairo_rectangle (cr, 0, fixed_min, 10, -10);
+
+    cairo_clip (cr);
+
+    return CAIRO_TEST_SUCCESS;
+}
+
+static cairo_test_status_t
+draw_pdf (cairo_t *cr, int width, int height)
+{
+    // This is a reduction from some drawing commands found in a PDF
+    cairo_matrix_t m1 = {1, 0, 0, -1, 0, 792};
+    cairo_matrix_t m2 = {8262, 0, 0, 0.148262, 0, 0};
+
+    // Fill the output with black so that CONTENT_COLOR and CONTENT_COLOR_ALPHA
+    // can use the same reference image.
+    cairo_set_source_rgb (cr, 0, 0, 0);
+    cairo_paint (cr);
+
+    cairo_transform(cr, &m1);
+    cairo_transform(cr, &m2);
+    cairo_set_line_width(cr, 0.0000145243);
+
+    cairo_new_path(cr);
+
+    cairo_move_to(cr, 801.285, 801.285);
+    cairo_line_to(cr, 3205.145, 801.285);
+    cairo_line_to(cr, 3205.145, 1602.57);
+    cairo_line_to(cr, 801.285, 1602.57);
+    cairo_line_to(cr, 801.285, 801.285);
+    cairo_close_path(cr);
+
+    cairo_move_to(cr, 801.285, 2403.86);
+    cairo_line_to(cr, 3205.145, 2403.86);
+    cairo_line_to(cr, 3205.145, 3205.145);
+    cairo_line_to(cr, 801.285, 3205.145);
+    cairo_line_to(cr, 801.285, 2403.86);
+    cairo_close_path(cr);
+
+    cairo_clip(cr);
+
+    return CAIRO_TEST_SUCCESS;
+}
+
+CAIRO_TEST (bug_crash_tessellate_y,
+	    "Trigger a crash in _cairo_bentley_ottmann_tessellate_rectangular with overlapping rectangles near the minimum possible y coordinate",
+	    NULL, /* keywords */
+	    NULL, /* requirements */
+	    1, 1,
+	    NULL, draw_y)
+
+CAIRO_TEST (bug_crash_tessellate_pdf,
+	    "Trigger a crash in _cairo_bentley_ottmann_tessellate_rectangular; reduced from a PDF",
+	    NULL, /* keywords */
+	    NULL, /* requirements */
+	    1, 1,
+	    NULL, draw_pdf)
diff --git a/test/meson.build b/test/meson.build
index 3b460afc5..8aaa823b7 100644
--- a/test/meson.build
+++ b/test/meson.build
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ test_sources = [
   'big-little-triangle.c',
   'bug-spline.c',
   'big-trap.c',
+  'bug-crash-tessellate.c',
   'bilevel-image.c',
   'bug-277.c',
   'bug-361.c',
diff --git a/test/reference/bug-crash-tessellate-pdf.ref.png b/test/reference/bug-crash-tessellate-pdf.ref.png
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diff --git a/test/reference/bug-crash-tessellate-y.ref.png b/test/reference/bug-crash-tessellate-y.ref.png
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