diff --git a/libunwindstack/Unwinder.cpp b/libunwindstack/Unwinder.cpp
index 099cc9e..ee1cd1a 100644
--- a/libunwindstack/Unwinder.cpp
+++ b/libunwindstack/Unwinder.cpp
@@ -190,6 +190,12 @@
         FillInDexFrame();
         // Clear the dex pc so that we don't repeat this frame later.
         regs_->set_dex_pc(0);
+
+        // Make sure there is enough room for the real frame.
+        if (frames_.size() == max_frames_) {
+          last_error_.code = ERROR_MAX_FRAMES_EXCEEDED;
+          break;
+        }
       }
 
       FillInFrame(map_info, elf, rel_pc, step_pc, pc_adjustment);
diff --git a/libunwindstack/tests/UnwinderTest.cpp b/libunwindstack/tests/UnwinderTest.cpp
index 4369030..831d3b5 100644
--- a/libunwindstack/tests/UnwinderTest.cpp
+++ b/libunwindstack/tests/UnwinderTest.cpp
@@ -946,6 +946,33 @@
   EXPECT_EQ(PROT_READ | PROT_WRITE, frame->map_flags);
 }
 
+TEST_F(UnwinderTest, dex_pc_max_frames) {
+  ElfInterfaceFake::FakePushFunctionData(FunctionData("Frame0", 0));
+  regs_.set_pc(0x1000);
+  regs_.set_sp(0x10000);
+  regs_.FakeSetDexPc(0xa3400);
+
+  Unwinder unwinder(1, &maps_, &regs_, process_memory_);
+  unwinder.Unwind();
+  EXPECT_EQ(ERROR_MAX_FRAMES_EXCEEDED, unwinder.LastErrorCode());
+
+  ASSERT_EQ(1U, unwinder.NumFrames());
+
+  auto* frame = &unwinder.frames()[0];
+  EXPECT_EQ(0U, frame->num);
+  EXPECT_EQ(0x400U, frame->rel_pc);
+  EXPECT_EQ(0xa3400U, frame->pc);
+  EXPECT_EQ(0x10000U, frame->sp);
+  EXPECT_EQ("", frame->function_name);
+  EXPECT_EQ(0U, frame->function_offset);
+  EXPECT_EQ("/fake/fake.vdex", frame->map_name);
+  EXPECT_EQ(0U, frame->map_offset);
+  EXPECT_EQ(0xa3000U, frame->map_start);
+  EXPECT_EQ(0xa4000U, frame->map_end);
+  EXPECT_EQ(0U, frame->map_load_bias);
+  EXPECT_EQ(PROT_READ | PROT_WRITE | PROT_EXEC, frame->map_flags);
+}
+
 // Verify format frame code.
 TEST_F(UnwinderTest, format_frame_static) {
   FrameData frame;