diff --git a/libavcodec/vc1dec.c b/libavcodec/vc1dec.c
index c81939c5a7..0a05989635 100644
--- a/libavcodec/vc1dec.c
+++ b/libavcodec/vc1dec.c
@@ -854,7 +854,12 @@ static int vc1_decode_frame(AVCodecContext *avctx, void *data,
         ret = AVERROR_INVALIDDATA;
         goto err;
     }
-
+    if ((avctx->codec_id == AV_CODEC_ID_WMV3IMAGE || avctx->codec_id == AV_CODEC_ID_VC1IMAGE)
+        && v->field_mode) {
+        av_log(v->s.avctx, AV_LOG_ERROR, "Sprite decoder: expected Frames not Fields\n");
+        ret = AVERROR_INVALIDDATA;
+        goto err;
+    }
     if ((s->mb_height >> v->field_mode) == 0) {
         av_log(v->s.avctx, AV_LOG_ERROR, "image too short\n");
         ret = AVERROR_INVALIDDATA;