diff --git a/CHANGELOG.rst b/CHANGELOG.rst
index 750102f..145c15e 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.rst
+++ b/CHANGELOG.rst
@@ -19,7 +19,8 @@ dev
 
 **Bugfixes**
 
--
+- Reject oversized frame bodies in ``Frame.serialize()`` instead of silently
+  truncating their 24-bit serialized length.
 
 6.1.0 (2025-01-22)
 ------------------
diff --git a/src/hyperframe/frame.py b/src/hyperframe/frame.py
index 5bab673..8e6c950 100644
--- a/src/hyperframe/frame.py
+++ b/src/hyperframe/frame.py
@@ -159,6 +159,10 @@ def serialize(self) -> bytes:
         body = self.serialize_body()
         self.body_len = len(body)
 
+        if self.body_len > FRAME_MAX_ALLOWED_LEN:
+            msg = f"Frame body exceeds maximum allowed length: {self.body_len} > {FRAME_MAX_ALLOWED_LEN}"
+            raise InvalidFrameError(msg)
+
         # Build the common frame header.
         # First, get the flags.
         flags = 0
diff --git a/tests/test_frames.py b/tests/test_frames.py
index b683354..c4fd7ad 100644
--- a/tests/test_frames.py
+++ b/tests/test_frames.py
@@ -112,6 +112,29 @@ def test_cannot_parse_invalid_frame_header(self):
         with pytest.raises(InvalidFrameError):
             Frame.parse_frame_header(b'\x00\x00\x08\x00\x01\x00\x00\x00')
 
+    @pytest.mark.parametrize('frame_type', [DataFrame, ContinuationFrame])
+    def test_serialize_maximum_frame_length(self, frame_type):
+        f = frame_type(1, data=b'x' * 0xFFFFFF)
+        wire = f.serialize()
+
+        assert wire[:3] == b'\xFF\xFF\xFF'
+        assert f.body_len == len(wire) - 9 == 0xFFFFFF
+        assert decode_frame(wire).data == f.data
+
+    @pytest.mark.parametrize('frame_type', [DataFrame, ContinuationFrame])
+    @pytest.mark.parametrize('body_length', [0x1000000, 0x1000001])
+    def test_serialize_rejects_unrepresentable_frame_length(self, frame_type, body_length):
+        f = frame_type(1, data=b'x' * body_length)
+
+        with pytest.raises(InvalidFrameError):
+            f.serialize()
+
+    def test_serialize_length_limit_includes_padding_length_field(self):
+        f = DataFrame(1, data=b'x' * 0xFFFFFF, flags=['PADDED'])
+
+        with pytest.raises(InvalidFrameError):
+            f.serialize()
+
 
 class TestDataFrame:
     payload = b'\x00\x00\x08\x00\x01\x00\x00\x00\x01testdata'