diff --git a/db/db_impl_write.cc b/db/db_impl_write.cc
index 8f625f839..9e83df861 100644
--- a/db/db_impl_write.cc
+++ b/db/db_impl_write.cc
@@ -1395,7 +1395,10 @@ Status DB::Put(const WriteOptions& opt, ColumnFamilyHandle* column_family,
   // 8 bytes are taken by header, 4 bytes for count, 1 byte for type,
   // and we allocate 11 extra bytes for key length, as well as value length.
   WriteBatch batch(key.size() + value.size() + 24);
-  batch.Put(column_family, key, value);
+  Status s = batch.Put(column_family, key, value);
+  if (!s.ok()) {
+    return s;
+  }
   return Write(opt, &batch);
 }
 
@@ -1424,7 +1427,10 @@ Status DB::DeleteRange(const WriteOptions& opt,
 Status DB::Merge(const WriteOptions& opt, ColumnFamilyHandle* column_family,
                  const Slice& key, const Slice& value) {
   WriteBatch batch;
-  batch.Merge(column_family, key, value);
+  Status s = batch.Merge(column_family, key, value);
+  if (!s.ok()) {
+    return s;
+  }
   return Write(opt, &batch);
 }
 }  // namespace rocksdb
diff --git a/db/db_test.cc b/db/db_test.cc
index 61ddd7d58..5f2f62f99 100644
--- a/db/db_test.cc
+++ b/db/db_test.cc
@@ -480,6 +480,36 @@ TEST_F(DBTest, SingleDeletePutFlush) {
                          kSkipUniversalCompaction | kSkipMergePut));
 }
 
+// Disable because not all platform can run it.
+// It requires more than 9GB memory to run it, With single allocation
+// of more than 3GB.
+TEST_F(DBTest, DISABLED_SanitizeVeryVeryLargeValue) {
+  const size_t kValueSize = 4 * size_t{1024 * 1024 * 1024};  // 4GB value
+  std::string raw(kValueSize, 'v');
+  Options options = CurrentOptions();
+  options.env = env_;
+  options.merge_operator = MergeOperators::CreatePutOperator();
+  options.write_buffer_size = 100000;  // Small write buffer
+  options.paranoid_checks = true;
+  DestroyAndReopen(options);
+
+  ASSERT_OK(Put("boo", "v1"));
+  ASSERT_TRUE(Put("foo", raw).IsInvalidArgument());
+  ASSERT_TRUE(Merge("foo", raw).IsInvalidArgument());
+
+  WriteBatch wb;
+  ASSERT_TRUE(wb.Put("foo", raw).IsInvalidArgument());
+  ASSERT_TRUE(wb.Merge("foo", raw).IsInvalidArgument());
+
+  Slice value_slice = raw;
+  Slice key_slice = "foo";
+  SliceParts sp_key(&key_slice, 1);
+  SliceParts sp_value(&value_slice, 1);
+
+  ASSERT_TRUE(wb.Put(sp_key, sp_value).IsInvalidArgument());
+  ASSERT_TRUE(wb.Merge(sp_key, sp_value).IsInvalidArgument());
+}
+
 // Disable because not all platform can run it.
 // It requires more than 9GB memory to run it, With single allocation
 // of more than 3GB.
diff --git a/db/write_batch.cc b/db/write_batch.cc
index 7963c326b..e5072b1d2 100644
--- a/db/write_batch.cc
+++ b/db/write_batch.cc
@@ -574,6 +574,13 @@ size_t WriteBatchInternal::GetFirstOffset(WriteBatch* b) {
 
 Status WriteBatchInternal::Put(WriteBatch* b, uint32_t column_family_id,
                                const Slice& key, const Slice& value) {
+  if (key.size() > size_t{port::kMaxUint32}) {
+    return Status::InvalidArgument("key is too large");
+  }
+  if (value.size() > size_t{port::kMaxUint32}) {
+    return Status::InvalidArgument("value is too large");
+  }
+
   LocalSavePoint save(b);
   WriteBatchInternal::SetCount(b, WriteBatchInternal::Count(b) + 1);
   if (column_family_id == 0) {
@@ -596,8 +603,33 @@ Status WriteBatch::Put(ColumnFamilyHandle* column_family, const Slice& key,
                                  value);
 }
 
+Status WriteBatchInternal::CheckSlicePartsLength(const SliceParts& key,
+                                                 const SliceParts& value) {
+  size_t total_key_bytes = 0;
+  for (int i = 0; i < key.num_parts; ++i) {
+    total_key_bytes += key.parts[i].size();
+  }
+  if (total_key_bytes >= size_t{port::kMaxUint32}) {
+    return Status::InvalidArgument("key is too large");
+  }
+
+  size_t total_value_bytes = 0;
+  for (int i = 0; i < value.num_parts; ++i) {
+    total_value_bytes += value.parts[i].size();
+  }
+  if (total_value_bytes >= size_t{port::kMaxUint32}) {
+    return Status::InvalidArgument("value is too large");
+  }
+  return Status::OK();
+}
+
 Status WriteBatchInternal::Put(WriteBatch* b, uint32_t column_family_id,
                                const SliceParts& key, const SliceParts& value) {
+  Status s = CheckSlicePartsLength(key, value);
+  if (!s.ok()) {
+    return s;
+  }
+
   LocalSavePoint save(b);
   WriteBatchInternal::SetCount(b, WriteBatchInternal::Count(b) + 1);
   if (column_family_id == 0) {
@@ -814,6 +846,13 @@ Status WriteBatch::DeleteRange(ColumnFamilyHandle* column_family,
 
 Status WriteBatchInternal::Merge(WriteBatch* b, uint32_t column_family_id,
                                  const Slice& key, const Slice& value) {
+  if (key.size() > size_t{port::kMaxUint32}) {
+    return Status::InvalidArgument("key is too large");
+  }
+  if (value.size() > size_t{port::kMaxUint32}) {
+    return Status::InvalidArgument("value is too large");
+  }
+
   LocalSavePoint save(b);
   WriteBatchInternal::SetCount(b, WriteBatchInternal::Count(b) + 1);
   if (column_family_id == 0) {
@@ -839,6 +878,11 @@ Status WriteBatch::Merge(ColumnFamilyHandle* column_family, const Slice& key,
 Status WriteBatchInternal::Merge(WriteBatch* b, uint32_t column_family_id,
                                  const SliceParts& key,
                                  const SliceParts& value) {
+  Status s = CheckSlicePartsLength(key, value);
+  if (!s.ok()) {
+    return s;
+  }
+
   LocalSavePoint save(b);
   WriteBatchInternal::SetCount(b, WriteBatchInternal::Count(b) + 1);
   if (column_family_id == 0) {
diff --git a/db/write_batch_internal.h b/db/write_batch_internal.h
index aeaf0e1ea..9a200f3cb 100644
--- a/db/write_batch_internal.h
+++ b/db/write_batch_internal.h
@@ -138,6 +138,9 @@ class WriteBatchInternal {
 
   static Status SetContents(WriteBatch* batch, const Slice& contents);
 
+  static Status CheckSlicePartsLength(const SliceParts& key,
+                                      const SliceParts& value);
+
   // Inserts batches[i] into memtable, for i in 0..num_batches-1 inclusive.
   //
   // If ignore_missing_column_families == true. WriteBatch
diff --git a/port/port_posix.h b/port/port_posix.h
index fe0d42644..2d2a7a79c 100644
--- a/port/port_posix.h
+++ b/port/port_posix.h
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ namespace rocksdb {
 namespace port {
 
 // For use at db/file_indexer.h kLevelMaxIndex
+const uint32_t kMaxUint32 = std::numeric_limits<uint32_t>::max();
 const int kMaxInt32 = std::numeric_limits<int32_t>::max();
 const uint64_t kMaxUint64 = std::numeric_limits<uint64_t>::max();
 const int64_t kMaxInt64 = std::numeric_limits<int64_t>::max();
diff --git a/port/win/port_win.h b/port/win/port_win.h
index b16a70521..6da9f955d 100644
--- a/port/win/port_win.h
+++ b/port/win/port_win.h
@@ -92,6 +92,7 @@ namespace port {
 // therefore, use the same limits
 
 // For use at db/file_indexer.h kLevelMaxIndex
+const uint32_t kMaxUint32 = UINT32_MAX;
 const int kMaxInt32 = INT32_MAX;
 const int64_t kMaxInt64 = INT64_MAX;
 const uint64_t kMaxUint64 = UINT64_MAX;
@@ -107,6 +108,7 @@ const size_t kMaxSizet = UINT_MAX;
 #define ROCKSDB_NOEXCEPT noexcept
 
 // For use at db/file_indexer.h kLevelMaxIndex
+const uint32_t kMaxUint32 = std::numeric_limits<uint32_t>::max();
 const int kMaxInt32 = std::numeric_limits<int>::max();
 const uint64_t kMaxUint64 = std::numeric_limits<uint64_t>::max();
 const int64_t kMaxInt64 = std::numeric_limits<int64_t>::max();