diff --git a/Userland/Libraries/LibGfx/Font/OpenType/Cmap.cpp b/Userland/Libraries/LibGfx/Font/OpenType/Cmap.cpp
index e88f33750b8..1a0aa3f1f96 100644
--- a/Userland/Libraries/LibGfx/Font/OpenType/Cmap.cpp
+++ b/Userland/Libraries/LibGfx/Font/OpenType/Cmap.cpp
@@ -79,9 +79,31 @@ Optional<Cmap::Subtable> Cmap::subtable(u32 index) const
     return Subtable(subtable_slice, platform_id, encoding_id);
 }
 
+ErrorOr<void> Cmap::validate_active_cmap_format() const
+{
+    auto opt_subtable = subtable(m_active_index);
+    VERIFY(opt_subtable.has_value());
+    return opt_subtable.value().validate_format_can_be_read();
+}
+
+ErrorOr<void> Cmap::Subtable::validate_format_can_be_read() const
+{
+    // Keep in sync with switch in glyph_id_for_code_point().
+    switch (format()) {
+    case Format::ByteEncoding:
+    case Format::SegmentToDelta:
+    case Format::TrimmedTable:
+    case Format::SegmentedCoverage:
+        return {};
+    default:
+        return Error::from_string_view("Unimplemented cmap format"sv);
+    }
+}
+
 // FIXME: Implement the missing formats.
 u32 Cmap::Subtable::glyph_id_for_code_point(u32 code_point) const
 {
+    // Keep in sync with switch in validate_format_can_be_read().
     switch (format()) {
     case Format::ByteEncoding:
         return glyph_id_for_code_point_table_0(code_point);
diff --git a/Userland/Libraries/LibGfx/Font/OpenType/Cmap.h b/Userland/Libraries/LibGfx/Font/OpenType/Cmap.h
index f7701916cd6..a72506dad28 100644
--- a/Userland/Libraries/LibGfx/Font/OpenType/Cmap.h
+++ b/Userland/Libraries/LibGfx/Font/OpenType/Cmap.h
@@ -55,6 +55,9 @@ public:
             , m_encoding_id(encoding_id)
         {
         }
+
+        ErrorOr<void> validate_format_can_be_read() const;
+
         // Returns 0 if glyph not found. This corresponds to the "missing glyph"
         u32 glyph_id_for_code_point(u32 code_point) const;
         Optional<Platform> platform_id() const;
@@ -107,6 +110,7 @@ public:
     u32 num_subtables() const;
     Optional<Subtable> subtable(u32 index) const;
     void set_active_index(u32 index) { m_active_index = index; }
+    ErrorOr<void> validate_active_cmap_format() const;
     // Returns 0 if glyph not found. This corresponds to the "missing glyph"
     u32 glyph_id_for_code_point(u32 code_point) const;
 
diff --git a/Userland/Libraries/LibGfx/Font/OpenType/Font.cpp b/Userland/Libraries/LibGfx/Font/OpenType/Font.cpp
index 5821518a596..9ee9ae49af0 100644
--- a/Userland/Libraries/LibGfx/Font/OpenType/Font.cpp
+++ b/Userland/Libraries/LibGfx/Font/OpenType/Font.cpp
@@ -264,6 +264,7 @@ ErrorOr<NonnullRefPtr<Font>> Font::try_load_from_offset(ReadonlyBytes buffer, u3
     }
     if (!active_cmap_index.has_value())
         return Error::from_string_literal("No suitable cmap subtable found");
+    TRY(cmap.subtable(active_cmap_index.value()).value().validate_format_can_be_read());
     cmap.set_active_index(active_cmap_index.value());
 
     return adopt_ref(*new Font(