diff --git a/src/main/java/net/lingala/zip4j/headers/HeaderReader.java b/src/main/java/net/lingala/zip4j/headers/HeaderReader.java
index f15c13e5..b957f691 100755
--- a/src/main/java/net/lingala/zip4j/headers/HeaderReader.java
+++ b/src/main/java/net/lingala/zip4j/headers/HeaderReader.java
@@ -60,6 +60,12 @@ public class HeaderReader {
   private byte[] intBuff = new byte[4];
 
   public ZipModel readAllHeaders(RandomAccessFile zip4jRaf, Charset charset) throws IOException {
+
+    if (zip4jRaf.length() < ENDHDR) {
+      throw new ZipException("Zip file size less than minimum expected zip file size. " +
+          "Probably not a zip file or a corrupted zip file");
+    }
+
     zipModel = new ZipModel();
 
     try {
diff --git a/src/test/java/net/lingala/zip4j/ExtractZipFileIT.java b/src/test/java/net/lingala/zip4j/ExtractZipFileIT.java
index edc4c84b..041e5f5f 100644
--- a/src/test/java/net/lingala/zip4j/ExtractZipFileIT.java
+++ b/src/test/java/net/lingala/zip4j/ExtractZipFileIT.java
@@ -366,6 +366,16 @@ public void testExtractNestedZipFileWithAesOnInnerAndZipStandardOuter() throws I
     testExtractNestedZipFileWithEncrpytion(EncryptionMethod.AES, EncryptionMethod.ZIP_STANDARD);
   }
 
+  @Test
+  public void testExtractZipFileLessThanMinimumExpectedZipFileSizeThrowsException() throws IOException {
+    expectedException.expect(ZipException.class);
+    expectedException.expectMessage("Zip file size less than minimum expected zip file size. " +
+        "Probably not a zip file or a corrupted zip file");
+
+    ZipFile zipFile = new ZipFile(getTestArchiveFromResources("invalid_zip_file_size_less_than_22kb.zip"));
+    zipFile.extractAll(temporaryFolder.toString());
+  }
+
   private void testExtractNestedZipFileWithEncrpytion(EncryptionMethod innerZipEncryption,
                                                        EncryptionMethod outerZipEncryption) throws IOException {
     File innerZipFile = temporaryFolder.newFile("inner.zip");
diff --git a/src/test/resources/test-archives/invalid_zip_file_size_less_than_22kb.zip b/src/test/resources/test-archives/invalid_zip_file_size_less_than_22kb.zip
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..5ef7ea2f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/resources/test-archives/invalid_zip_file_size_less_than_22kb.zip
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+version=18.3.0