diff --git a/core/debugger/remote_debugger_peer.cpp b/core/debugger/remote_debugger_peer.cpp
index bb79104476..483fdf1ba1 100644
--- a/core/debugger/remote_debugger_peer.cpp
+++ b/core/debugger/remote_debugger_peer.cpp
@@ -129,6 +129,7 @@ void RemoteDebuggerPeerTCP::_write_out() {
 void RemoteDebuggerPeerTCP::_read_in() {
 	while (tcp_client->get_status() == StreamPeerTCP::STATUS_CONNECTED && tcp_client->wait(NetSocket::POLL_TYPE_IN) == OK) {
 		uint8_t *buf = in_buf.ptrw();
+		Error err = OK;
 		if (in_left <= 0) {
 			if (in_queue.size() > max_queued_messages) {
 				break; // Too many messages already in queue.
@@ -138,18 +139,29 @@ void RemoteDebuggerPeerTCP::_read_in() {
 			}
 			uint32_t size = 0;
 			int read = 0;
-			Error err = tcp_client->get_partial_data((uint8_t *)&size, 4, read);
-			ERR_CONTINUE(read != 4 || err != OK || size > (uint32_t)in_buf.size());
+			err = tcp_client->get_partial_data((uint8_t *)&size, 4, read);
+			if (err != OK || read != 4) {
+				_disconnect_with_error("Remote debugger: Connection lost while reading packet size.");
+				return;
+			}
+			if (size > (uint32_t)in_buf.size()) {
+				_disconnect_with_error(vformat("Remote debugger: Packet too large (%s > %s bytes). Disconnecting.", String::num_uint64(size), String::num_int64(in_buf.size())));
+				return;
+			}
 			in_left = size;
 			in_pos = 0;
 		}
 		int read = 0;
-		tcp_client->get_partial_data(buf + in_pos, in_left, read);
+		err = tcp_client->get_partial_data(buf + in_pos, in_left, read);
+		if (err != OK || read == 0) {
+			_disconnect_with_error("Remote debugger: Connection lost while reading packet payload.");
+			return;
+		}
 		in_left -= read;
 		in_pos += read;
 		if (in_left == 0) {
 			Variant var;
-			Error err = decode_variant(var, buf, in_pos, &read);
+			err = decode_variant(var, buf, in_pos, &read);
 			ERR_CONTINUE(read != in_pos || err != OK);
 			ERR_CONTINUE_MSG(var.get_type() != Variant::ARRAY, "Malformed packet received, not an Array.");
 			MutexLock lock(mutex);
@@ -252,3 +264,8 @@ Ref<RemoteDebuggerPeer> RemoteDebuggerPeerTCP::create_unix(const String &p_uri)
 RemoteDebuggerPeer::RemoteDebuggerPeer() {
 	max_queued_messages = (int)GLOBAL_GET("network/limits/debugger/max_queued_messages");
 }
+
+void RemoteDebuggerPeerTCP::_disconnect_with_error(const String &p_reason) {
+	ERR_PRINT(p_reason);
+	tcp_client->disconnect_from_host();
+}
diff --git a/core/debugger/remote_debugger_peer.h b/core/debugger/remote_debugger_peer.h
index cf7adfbf4c..0512e98160 100644
--- a/core/debugger/remote_debugger_peer.h
+++ b/core/debugger/remote_debugger_peer.h
@@ -79,6 +79,7 @@ private:
 	void _poll();
 	void _write_out();
 	void _read_in();
+	void _disconnect_with_error(const String &p_reason);
 	static Error _try_connect(Ref<StreamPeerSocket> p_stream);
 
 public: