diff --git a/fs/btrfs/disk-io.c b/fs/btrfs/disk-io.c
index 6c97ae1e7288..d1770b3e0385 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/disk-io.c
+++ b/fs/btrfs/disk-io.c
@@ -643,6 +643,13 @@ static noinline int check_leaf(struct btrfs_root *root,
 			return -EUCLEAN;
 		}
 
+		/* Also check if the item pointer overlaps with btrfs item. */
+		if (btrfs_item_nr_offset(slot) + sizeof(struct btrfs_item) >
+		    btrfs_item_ptr_offset(leaf, slot)) {
+			CORRUPT("slot overlap with its data", leaf, root, slot);
+			return -EUCLEAN;
+		}
+
 		prev_key.objectid = key.objectid;
 		prev_key.type = key.type;
 		prev_key.offset = key.offset;