diff --git a/src/libslic3r/Format/DRC.cpp b/src/libslic3r/Format/DRC.cpp
index d489f04dba..c07655f69b 100644
--- a/src/libslic3r/Format/DRC.cpp
+++ b/src/libslic3r/Format/DRC.cpp
@@ -48,24 +48,37 @@ bool load_drc(const char *path, TriangleMesh *meshptr)
         indexed_triangle_set its;
 
         const PointAttribute *const positions = dracoMesh.GetNamedAttribute(GeometryAttribute::POSITION);
+        if (positions == nullptr) {
+            BOOST_LOG_TRIVIAL(error) << "load_drc: the mesh has no POSITION attribute";
+            return false;
+        }
         size_t num_vertices = positions->size();
         its.vertices.reserve(num_vertices);
         for (AttributeValueIndex i(0); i < num_vertices; ++ i) {
             float pos[3];
-            positions->ConvertValue<float>(i, 3, pos);
+            if (!positions->ConvertValue<float>(i, 3, pos)) {
+                BOOST_LOG_TRIVIAL(error) << "load_drc: invalid vertex position";
+                return false;
+            }
             its.vertices.emplace_back(pos[0], pos[1], pos[2]);
         }
 
+        // The Draco decoder does not check face indices against the point count.
+        const uint32_t num_points = dracoMesh.num_points();
         size_t num_faces = dracoMesh.num_faces();
         its.indices.reserve(num_faces);
         for (FaceIndex i(0); i < num_faces; ++ i) {
-            Mesh::Face face = dracoMesh.face(i);
-
-            its.indices.emplace_back(
-                positions->mapped_index(face[0]).value(),
-                positions->mapped_index(face[1]).value(),
-                positions->mapped_index(face[2]).value()
-            );
+            const Mesh::Face &face = dracoMesh.face(i);
+            stl_triangle_vertex_indices facet;
+            for (int k = 0; k < 3; ++ k) {
+                const size_t vertex_idx = face[k].value() < num_points ? positions->mapped_index(face[k]).value() : num_vertices;
+                if (vertex_idx >= num_vertices) {
+                    BOOST_LOG_TRIVIAL(error) << "load_drc: invalid vertex index";
+                    return false;
+                }
+                facet[k] = static_cast<int>(vertex_idx);
+            }
+            its.indices.emplace_back(facet);
         }
 
         *meshptr = TriangleMesh(std::move(its));
diff --git a/tests/libslic3r/CMakeLists.txt b/tests/libslic3r/CMakeLists.txt
index 9c6dae471a..120766c516 100644
--- a/tests/libslic3r/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/tests/libslic3r/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ add_executable(${_TEST_NAME}_tests
     test_clipper_utils.cpp
     test_config.cpp
     test_config_variant_expansion.cpp
+    test_drc.cpp
     test_toolordering_nozzle_group.cpp
     test_preset_bundle_loading.cpp
     test_preset_setting_id.cpp
@@ -68,7 +69,9 @@ if (TARGET OpenVDB::openvdb)
     target_sources(${_TEST_NAME}_tests PRIVATE test_hollowing.cpp)
 endif()
 
-target_link_libraries(${_TEST_NAME}_tests test_common libslic3r Catch2::Catch2WithMain)
+# libslic3r links Draco privately; test_drc.cpp encodes its own fixtures.
+find_package(Draco REQUIRED)
+target_link_libraries(${_TEST_NAME}_tests test_common libslic3r draco::draco Catch2::Catch2WithMain)
 target_include_directories(${_TEST_NAME}_tests PRIVATE ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/src)
 set_property(TARGET ${_TEST_NAME}_tests PROPERTY FOLDER "tests")
 
diff --git a/tests/libslic3r/test_drc.cpp b/tests/libslic3r/test_drc.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..917fd5c714
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/libslic3r/test_drc.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,71 @@
+#include <catch2/catch_all.hpp>
+
+#include "libslic3r/Format/DRC.hpp"
+#include "libslic3r/TriangleMesh.hpp"
+
+#include <boost/nowide/fstream.hpp>
+
+#include <draco/compression/encode.h>
+#include <draco/mesh/mesh.h>
+
+#include "test_utils.hpp"
+
+using namespace Slic3r;
+
+namespace {
+
+// Encodes one triangle whose vertices carry a single attribute of the given type.
+// The decoder accepts both a mesh without POSITION and a face index past the point count.
+void write_drc_triangle(const std::string &path, draco::GeometryAttribute::Type attribute_type, uint32_t second_point)
+{
+    draco::Mesh mesh;
+    mesh.set_num_points(3);
+    draco::GeometryAttribute attribute;
+    attribute.Init(attribute_type, nullptr, 3, draco::DT_FLOAT32, false, sizeof(float) * 3, 0);
+    const int attribute_id = mesh.AddAttribute(attribute, true, 3);
+    const float points[3][3] = {{0, 0, 0}, {1, 0, 0}, {0, 1, 0}};
+    for (int i = 0; i < 3; ++i)
+        mesh.attribute(attribute_id)->SetAttributeValue(draco::AttributeValueIndex(i), points[i]);
+    draco::Mesh::Face face;
+    face[0] = draco::PointIndex(0);
+    face[1] = draco::PointIndex(second_point);
+    face[2] = draco::PointIndex(2);
+    mesh.AddFace(face);
+
+    draco::Encoder encoder;
+    encoder.SetEncodingMethod(draco::MESH_SEQUENTIAL_ENCODING);
+    draco::EncoderBuffer buffer;
+    REQUIRE(encoder.EncodeMeshToBuffer(mesh, &buffer).ok());
+    boost::nowide::ofstream out(path, std::ios::binary);
+    out.write(buffer.data(), static_cast<std::streamsize>(buffer.size()));
+}
+
+} // namespace
+
+TEST_CASE("A Draco triangle with positions loads", "[DRC]")
+{
+    ScopedTemporaryFile drc(".drc");
+    write_drc_triangle(drc.string(), draco::GeometryAttribute::POSITION, 1);
+
+    TriangleMesh mesh;
+    REQUIRE(load_drc(drc.string().c_str(), &mesh));
+    CHECK(mesh.facets_count() == 1);
+}
+
+TEST_CASE("A Draco mesh without a POSITION attribute fails to load", "[DRC][Regression]")
+{
+    ScopedTemporaryFile drc(".drc");
+    write_drc_triangle(drc.string(), draco::GeometryAttribute::GENERIC, 1);
+
+    TriangleMesh mesh;
+    CHECK_FALSE(load_drc(drc.string().c_str(), &mesh));
+}
+
+TEST_CASE("A Draco face referencing a missing point fails to load", "[DRC][Regression]")
+{
+    ScopedTemporaryFile drc(".drc");
+    write_drc_triangle(drc.string(), draco::GeometryAttribute::POSITION, 200);
+
+    TriangleMesh mesh;
+    CHECK_FALSE(load_drc(drc.string().c_str(), &mesh));
+}