diff --git a/cJSON.c b/cJSON.c
index 4f5b38dc..36b4ece8 100644
--- a/cJSON.c
+++ b/cJSON.c
@@ -1660,6 +1660,10 @@ static cJSON_bool parse_object(cJSON * const item, parse_buffer * const input_bu
             current_item = new_item;
         }
 
+        if (input_buffer->offset+1 >= input_buffer->length) {
+            goto fail; /* nothing comes after the comma */
+        }
+
         /* parse the name of the child */
         input_buffer->offset++;
         buffer_skip_whitespace(input_buffer);