diff --git a/PIL/Image.py b/PIL/Image.py
index 8a4aa6ae6..c9180600d 100644
--- a/PIL/Image.py
+++ b/PIL/Image.py
@@ -2033,6 +2033,8 @@ def new(mode, size, color=0):
     :returns: An :py:class:`~PIL.Image.Image` object.
     """
 
+    _decompression_bomb_check(size)
+
     if color is None:
         # don't initialize
         return Image()._new(core.new(mode, size))
diff --git a/Tests/test_decompression_bomb.py b/Tests/test_decompression_bomb.py
index e952f6586..c75663251 100644
--- a/Tests/test_decompression_bomb.py
+++ b/Tests/test_decompression_bomb.py
@@ -39,5 +39,17 @@ class TestDecompressionBomb(PillowTestCase):
             Image.DecompressionBombWarning,
             lambda: Image.open(TEST_FILE))
 
+    def test_image_new(self):
+        # Arrange
+        # Set limit to a low, easily testable value
+        Image.MAX_IMAGE_PIXELS = 10
+        self.assertEqual(Image.MAX_IMAGE_PIXELS, 10)
+
+        # Act / Assert
+        self.assert_warning(
+            Image.DecompressionBombWarning,
+            lambda: Image.new('L', (100, 100), 0))
+
+
 if __name__ == '__main__':
     unittest.main()