diff --git a/lib/sender.js b/lib/sender.js
index f23042453..75c78fb35 100644
--- a/lib/sender.js
+++ b/lib/sender.js
@@ -110,7 +110,13 @@ class Sender {
       buf = Buffer.allocUnsafe(2);
       buf.writeUInt16BE(code, 0);
     } else {
-      buf = Buffer.allocUnsafe(2 + Buffer.byteLength(data));
+      const length = Buffer.byteLength(data);
+
+      if (length > 123) {
+        throw new RangeError('The message must not be greater than 123 bytes');
+      }
+
+      buf = Buffer.allocUnsafe(2 + length);
       buf.writeUInt16BE(code, 0);
       buf.write(data, 2);
     }
@@ -154,6 +160,10 @@ class Sender {
   ping(data, mask, cb) {
     const buf = toBuffer(data);
 
+    if (buf.length > 125) {
+      throw new RangeError('The data size must not be greater than 125 bytes');
+    }
+
     if (this._deflating) {
       this.enqueue([this.doPing, buf, mask, toBuffer.readOnly, cb]);
     } else {
@@ -194,6 +204,10 @@ class Sender {
   pong(data, mask, cb) {
     const buf = toBuffer(data);
 
+    if (buf.length > 125) {
+      throw new RangeError('The data size must not be greater than 125 bytes');
+    }
+
     if (this._deflating) {
       this.enqueue([this.doPong, buf, mask, toBuffer.readOnly, cb]);
     } else {
diff --git a/test/websocket.test.js b/test/websocket.test.js
index b9275035d..87115eeb4 100644
--- a/test/websocket.test.js
+++ b/test/websocket.test.js
@@ -878,6 +878,21 @@ describe('WebSocket', () => {
         });
       });
     });
+
+    it('throws an error if the data size is greater than 125 bytes', (done) => {
+      const wss = new WebSocket.Server({ port: 0 }, () => {
+        const ws = new WebSocket(`ws://localhost:${wss.address().port}`);
+
+        ws.on('open', () => {
+          assert.throws(
+            () => ws.ping(Buffer.alloc(126)),
+            /^RangeError: The data size must not be greater than 125 bytes$/
+          );
+
+          wss.close(done);
+        });
+      });
+    });
   });
 
   describe('#pong', () => {
@@ -1019,6 +1034,21 @@ describe('WebSocket', () => {
         });
       });
     });
+
+    it('throws an error if the data size is greater than 125 bytes', (done) => {
+      const wss = new WebSocket.Server({ port: 0 }, () => {
+        const ws = new WebSocket(`ws://localhost:${wss.address().port}`);
+
+        ws.on('open', () => {
+          assert.throws(
+            () => ws.pong(Buffer.alloc(126)),
+            /^RangeError: The data size must not be greater than 125 bytes$/
+          );
+
+          wss.close(done);
+        });
+      });
+    });
   });
 
   describe('#send', () => {
@@ -1429,6 +1459,21 @@ describe('WebSocket', () => {
       });
     });
 
+    it('throws an error if the message is greater than 123 bytes', (done) => {
+      const wss = new WebSocket.Server({ port: 0 }, () => {
+        const ws = new WebSocket(`ws://localhost:${wss.address().port}`);
+
+        ws.on('open', () => {
+          assert.throws(
+            () => ws.close(1000, 'a'.repeat(124)),
+            /^RangeError: The message must not be greater than 123 bytes$/
+          );
+
+          wss.close(done);
+        });
+      });
+    });
+
     it('sends the close status code only when necessary', (done) => {
       let sent;
       const wss = new WebSocket.Server({ port: 0 }, () => {