diff --git a/src/common/menu/savegamemanager.cpp b/src/common/menu/savegamemanager.cpp
index 19c80a889..f1344efd7 100644
--- a/src/common/menu/savegamemanager.cpp
+++ b/src/common/menu/savegamemanager.cpp
@@ -459,6 +459,7 @@ DEFINE_ACTION_FUNCTION(FSavegameManager, SavegameCount)
 
 FSaveGameNode *FSavegameManagerBase::GetSavegame(int i)
 {
+	if ((unsigned)i >= SaveGames.Size()) ThrowAbortException(X_ARRAY_OUT_OF_BOUNDS, "Bad savegame index");
 	return SaveGames[i];
 }