diff --git a/huma.go b/huma.go
index a80bf2c2..8c9e5a47 100644
--- a/huma.go
+++ b/huma.go
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ import (
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
+	"mime"
 	"mime/multipart"
 	"net"
 	"net/http"
@@ -1020,7 +1021,7 @@ func Register[I, O any](api API, op Operation, handler func(context.Context, *I)
 
 			if rbt.isMultipart() {
 				// Read form
-				form, err := readForm(ctx)
+				form, err := readForm(ctx, op.MaxBodyBytes)
 				jsonUnmarshaler := func(data []byte, v any) error { return api.Unmarshal("application/json", data, v) }
 
 				if err != nil {
@@ -2043,13 +2044,36 @@ func processMultipartMsgBody(form *multipart.Form, op Operation, v reflect.Value
 	return nil
 }
 
-func readForm(ctx Context) (*multipart.Form, *ErrorDetail) {
-	form, err := ctx.GetMultipartForm()
+func readForm(ctx Context, maxBytes int64) (*multipart.Form, error) {
+	if maxBytes <= 0 {
+		form, err := ctx.GetMultipartForm()
+		if err != nil {
+			return form, &ErrorDetail{
+				Location: "body",
+				Message:  "cannot read multipart form: " + err.Error(),
+			}
+		}
+		return form, nil
+	}
+
+	_, params, err := mime.ParseMediaType(ctx.Header("Content-Type"))
 	if err != nil {
-		return form, &ErrorDetail{
-			Location: "body",
-			Message:  "cannot read multipart form: " + err.Error(),
+		return nil, &ErrorDetail{Location: "body", Message: "cannot read multipart form: " + err.Error()}
+	}
+
+	r := &io.LimitedReader{R: ctx.BodyReader(), N: maxBytes}
+	form, err := multipart.NewReader(r, params["boundary"]).ReadForm(8 << 10)
+	if err == nil {
+		_, err = io.Copy(io.Discard, r)
+	}
+	if r.N == 0 {
+		if form != nil {
+			_ = form.RemoveAll()
 		}
+		return nil, Error413RequestEntityTooLarge(fmt.Sprintf("request body is too large limit=%d bytes", maxBytes))
+	}
+	if err != nil {
+		return form, &ErrorDetail{Location: "body", Message: "cannot read multipart form: " + err.Error()}
 	}
 	return form, nil
 }
diff --git a/huma_test.go b/huma_test.go
index 5d35f4c1..134efaf4 100644
--- a/huma_test.go
+++ b/huma_test.go
@@ -2919,10 +2919,10 @@ Content-Type: text/plain
 			},
 			Method: http.MethodGet,
 			URL:    "/transform",
-Assert: func(t *testing.T, resp *httptest.ResponseRecorder) {
-	assert.Equal(t, http.StatusOK, resp.Code)
-	assert.JSONEq(t, `null`, resp.Body.String())
-},
+			Assert: func(t *testing.T, resp *httptest.ResponseRecorder) {
+				assert.Equal(t, http.StatusOK, resp.Code)
+				assert.JSONEq(t, `null`, resp.Body.String())
+			},
 		},
 		{
 			Name: "schema-url-from-x-forwarded-host",
@@ -3711,6 +3711,52 @@ func TestMultipartStructFieldRequiresJSONTag(t *testing.T) {
 		})
 }
 
+func TestMultipartMaxBodyBytesEnforced(t *testing.T) {
+	const maxBodyBytes = 1024
+
+	mux, api := humatest.New(t, huma.DefaultConfig("Test", "1.0.0"))
+
+	var handlerCalled bool
+	huma.Register(api, huma.Operation{
+		Method:       http.MethodPost,
+		Path:         "/upload",
+		MaxBodyBytes: maxBodyBytes,
+	}, func(_ context.Context, _ *struct {
+		RawBody multipart.Form
+	}) (*struct{}, error) {
+		handlerCalled = true
+		return &struct{}{}, nil
+	})
+
+	var body bytes.Buffer
+	mw := multipart.NewWriter(&body)
+	part, err := mw.CreateFormField("large")
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	// Much larger than MaxBodyBytes
+	if _, err := part.Write([]byte(strings.Repeat("a", maxBodyBytes+1))); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	if err := mw.Close(); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	mpbodylen := body.Len()
+
+	req := httptest.NewRequest(http.MethodPost, "/upload", &body)
+	req.Header.Set("Content-Type", mw.FormDataContentType())
+	res := httptest.NewRecorder()
+	mux.ServeHTTP(res, req)
+
+	if handlerCalled {
+		t.Fatalf("handler was called even though multipart body (%d bytes) exceeds MaxBodyBytes (%d bytes)", mpbodylen, maxBodyBytes)
+	}
+
+	if got, want := res.Code, http.StatusRequestEntityTooLarge; got != want {
+		t.Fatalf("invalid status code: got %d, want %d", got, want)
+	}
+}
+
 func TestOpenAPI(t *testing.T) {
 	r, api := humatest.New(t, huma.DefaultConfig("Features Test API", "1.0.0"))