diff --git a/src_c/surface.c b/src_c/surface.c
index b3e40ccb5c..8139f028d8 100644
--- a/src_c/surface.c
+++ b/src_c/surface.c
@@ -3799,6 +3799,21 @@ pgSurface_Blit(pgSurfaceObject *dstobj, pgSurfaceObject *srcobj,
     SDL_Rect orig_clip, sub_clip;
     Uint8 alpha;
 
+    if ((dstrect->x <= INT_MIN + dstrect->w) ||
+        (dstrect->x >= INT_MAX - dstrect->w) ||
+        (dstrect->y <= INT_MIN + dstrect->h) ||
+        (dstrect->y >= INT_MAX - dstrect->h)) {
+        // destination rect has values that are too large
+        return 0;
+    }
+    if (srcrect != NULL && ((srcrect->x <= INT_MIN + srcrect->w) ||
+                            (srcrect->x >= INT_MAX - dstrect->w) ||
+                            (srcrect->y <= INT_MIN + srcrect->h) ||
+                            (srcrect->y >= INT_MAX - dstrect->h))) {
+        // source rect has values that are too large:
+        return 0;
+    }
+
     /* passthrough blits to the real surface */
     if (((pgSurfaceObject *)dstobj)->subsurface) {
         PyObject *owner;
diff --git a/test/surface_test.py b/test/surface_test.py
index ca60ccb8e0..ea7e51a2ed 100644
--- a/test/surface_test.py
+++ b/test/surface_test.py
@@ -1061,6 +1061,59 @@ def test_blit_zero_overlap(self):
         )  # Remaining corners
         self.assertEqual(self.dst_surface.get_at((0, 63)), (0, 0, 0))
 
+    def test_blit_bad_frect_position_values(self):
+        """Previously segfaulted - these should now silently exit and blit nothing"""
+
+        # test the old segfault case s- just to make sure it doesn't segfault
+        pygame.display.init()
+        screen = pygame.display.set_mode((800, 600))
+        screen.fill((0, 0, 0))
+        test_surf = pygame.Surface((1057, 398), flags=pygame.SRCALPHA)
+        pos_rect = pygame.FRect(float("nan"), 202.0, 100.0, 100.0)
+        screen.blit(test_surf, pos_rect)
+        pygame.display.quit()
+
+        surf_width = 2048
+        c_max_int = 2147483647
+        pygame.display.init()
+        screen = pygame.display.set_mode((63, 600))
+        test_surf = pygame.Surface((surf_width, 400), flags=pygame.SRCALPHA)
+        screen.blit(test_surf, (c_max_int - surf_width - 64, 200.0))
+        pygame.display.quit()
+
+        # thoroughly test the fix code in FRect
+        # these parts could be removed or changed once FRect is able to
+        # handle/reject large values like this
+        c_min_int = -2147483648
+        self.dst_surface.blit(
+            self.src_surface, pygame.FRect(float("nan"), float("inf"), 300, 300)
+        )
+
+        self.assertEqual(self.dst_surface.get_at((0, 0)), (0, 0, 0))
+        self.assertEqual(self.dst_surface.get_at((63, 63)), (0, 0, 0))
+
+        self.dst_surface.blit(
+            self.src_surface, pygame.FRect(c_max_int, c_max_int, c_max_int, c_max_int)
+        )
+
+        self.assertEqual(self.dst_surface.get_at((0, 0)), (0, 0, 0))
+        self.assertEqual(self.dst_surface.get_at((63, 63)), (0, 0, 0))
+
+        # test area too
+        self.dst_surface.blit(
+            self.src_surface, (0, 0), pygame.FRect(c_max_int, c_max_int, 300, 300)
+        )
+
+        self.assertEqual(self.dst_surface.get_at((0, 0)), (0, 0, 0))
+        self.assertEqual(self.dst_surface.get_at((63, 63)), (0, 0, 0))
+
+        self.dst_surface.blit(
+            self.src_surface, (0, 0), pygame.FRect(c_min_int, c_min_int, 300, 300)
+        )
+
+        self.assertEqual(self.dst_surface.get_at((0, 0)), (0, 0, 0))
+        self.assertEqual(self.dst_surface.get_at((63, 63)), (0, 0, 0))
+
     def test_blit__SRCALPHA_opaque_source(self):
         src = pygame.Surface((256, 256), SRCALPHA, 32)
         dst = src.copy()