diff --git a/PIL/Image.py b/PIL/Image.py
index 787e60270..551c23c29 100644
--- a/PIL/Image.py
+++ b/PIL/Image.py
@@ -1985,6 +1985,8 @@ 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))