diff --git a/src/render/SDL_render.c b/src/render/SDL_render.c
index 533a2fe52..e7006fb40 100644
--- a/src/render/SDL_render.c
+++ b/src/render/SDL_render.c
@@ -2755,6 +2755,18 @@ static int RenderLineBresenham(SDL_Renderer *renderer, int x1, int y1, int x2, i
     int retval;
     SDL_bool isstack;
     SDL_FPoint *points;
+    SDL_Rect clip_rect;
+
+    /* the backend might clip this further to the clipping rect, but we
+       just want a basic safety against generating millions of points for
+       massive lines. */
+    clip_rect.x = (int) renderer->viewport.x;
+    clip_rect.y = (int) renderer->viewport.y;
+    clip_rect.w = (int) renderer->viewport.w;
+    clip_rect.h = (int) renderer->viewport.h;
+    if (!SDL_IntersectRectAndLine(&clip_rect, &x1, &y1, &x2, &y2)) {
+        return 0;
+    }
 
     deltax = SDL_abs(x2 - x1);
     deltay = SDL_abs(y2 - y1);