diff --git a/src/modules/surjection/main_impl.h b/src/modules/surjection/main_impl.h
index f57ddba1d..c67d4c0d3 100644
--- a/src/modules/surjection/main_impl.h
+++ b/src/modules/surjection/main_impl.h
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ int secp256k1_surjectionproof_parse(const secp256k1_context* ctx, secp256k1_surj
     }
 
     signature_len = 32 * (1 + secp256k1_count_bits_set(&input[2], (n_inputs + 7) / 8));
-    if (inputlen < 2 + (n_inputs + 7) / 8 + signature_len) {
+    if (inputlen != 2 + (n_inputs + 7) / 8 + signature_len) {
         return 0;
     }
     proof->n_inputs = n_inputs;
diff --git a/src/modules/surjection/tests_impl.h b/src/modules/surjection/tests_impl.h
index 08742e149..a0856e229 100644
--- a/src/modules/surjection/tests_impl.h
+++ b/src/modules/surjection/tests_impl.h
@@ -331,6 +331,7 @@ static void test_gen_verify(size_t n_inputs, size_t n_used) {
     unsigned char seed[32];
     secp256k1_surjectionproof proof;
     unsigned char serialized_proof[SECP256K1_SURJECTIONPROOF_SERIALIZATION_BYTES_MAX];
+    unsigned char serialized_proof_trailing[SECP256K1_SURJECTIONPROOF_SERIALIZATION_BYTES_MAX + 1];
     size_t serialized_len = SECP256K1_SURJECTIONPROOF_SERIALIZATION_BYTES_MAX;
     secp256k1_fixed_asset_tag fixed_input_tags[1000];
     secp256k1_generator ephemeral_input_tags[1000];
@@ -376,6 +377,12 @@ static void test_gen_verify(size_t n_inputs, size_t n_used) {
     CHECK(secp256k1_surjectionproof_serialize(ctx, serialized_proof, &serialized_len, &proof));
     CHECK(serialized_len == secp256k1_surjectionproof_serialized_size(ctx, &proof));
     CHECK(serialized_len == SECP256K1_SURJECTIONPROOF_SERIALIZATION_BYTES(n_inputs, n_used));
+
+    /* trailing garbage */
+    memcpy(&serialized_proof_trailing, &serialized_proof, serialized_len);
+    serialized_proof_trailing[serialized_len] = seed[0];
+    CHECK(secp256k1_surjectionproof_parse(ctx, &proof, serialized_proof, serialized_len + 1) == 0);
+
     CHECK(secp256k1_surjectionproof_parse(ctx, &proof, serialized_proof, serialized_len));
     result = secp256k1_surjectionproof_verify(ctx, &proof, ephemeral_input_tags, n_inputs, &ephemeral_input_tags[n_inputs]);
     CHECK(result == 1);