diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils2/locale/converters/LongLocaleConverter.java b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils2/locale/converters/LongLocaleConverter.java
index 918222e5d..855a5affd 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils2/locale/converters/LongLocaleConverter.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils2/locale/converters/LongLocaleConverter.java
@@ -78,6 +78,11 @@ protected Long parse(final Object value, final String pattern) throws ParseExcep
             return (Long) result;
         }
 
+        final double doubleValue = result.doubleValue();
+        if (doubleValue < Long.MIN_VALUE || doubleValue > Long.MAX_VALUE) {
+            throw new ConversionException("Supplied number is not of type Long: " + result);
+        }
+
         return Long.valueOf(result.longValue());
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils2/converters/LongLocaleConverterTest.java b/src/test/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils2/converters/LongLocaleConverterTest.java
index f1c4f5e22..dac385f3e 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils2/converters/LongLocaleConverterTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils2/converters/LongLocaleConverterTest.java
@@ -17,6 +17,12 @@
 
 package org.apache.commons.beanutils2.converters;
 
+import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertEquals;
+import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertThrows;
+
+import java.text.DecimalFormat;
+
+import org.apache.commons.beanutils2.ConversionException;
 import org.apache.commons.beanutils2.locale.converters.LongLocaleConverter;
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.BeforeEach;
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
@@ -189,4 +195,17 @@ void testConstructorMain() {
         convertInvalid(converter, "(C)", defaultValue);
         convertNull(converter, "(C)", defaultValue);
     }
+
+    /**
+     * Test Long limits
+     */
+    @Test
+    void testLongLimits() {
+        converter = LongLocaleConverter.builder().setLocale(defaultLocale).get();
+        final DecimalFormat fmt = new DecimalFormat("#");
+        assertEquals(Long.valueOf(Long.MAX_VALUE), converter.convert(fmt.format(Long.MAX_VALUE)), "Long.MAX_VALUE");
+        assertEquals(Long.valueOf(Long.MIN_VALUE), converter.convert(fmt.format(Long.MIN_VALUE)), "Long.MIN_VALUE");
+        assertThrows(ConversionException.class, () -> converter.convert("99999999999999999999"));
+        assertThrows(ConversionException.class, () -> converter.convert("-99999999999999999999"));
+    }
 }