diff --git a/src/id3.c b/src/id3.c
index bdd2800..9593567 100644
--- a/src/id3.c
+++ b/src/id3.c
@@ -272,12 +272,27 @@ _id3_parse_v2(id3info *id3)
       goto out;
     }
 
-    // tested with v2.3-ext-header.mp3
+    // tested with v2.3-ext-header.mp3 & v2.4-ext-header.mp3
 
     // We don't care about the value of the extended flags or CRC, so just read the size and skip it
-    ehsize = buffer_get_int(id3->buf);
 
-    // ehsize may be invalid, tested with v2.3-ext-header-invalid.mp3
+    if (id3->version_major == 3) {
+      // v2.3: 'Extended header size' excludes itself
+      ehsize = buffer_get_int(id3->buf);
+    }
+    else {
+      // v2.4: 'Extended header size' includes itself, and is a synchsafe integer of 4 bytes
+      ehsize = buffer_get_syncsafe(id3->buf, 4);
+      // must be at least 4 bytes - tested with v2.4-ext-header-invalid-too-short.mp3
+      if (ehsize < 4 ) {
+        warn("Error: Invalid ID3 extended header - too short (%s)\n", id3->file);
+        ret = 0;
+        goto out;
+      }
+      ehsize -= 4; // adjust to v2.3 basis
+    }
+
+    // ehsize may be invalid, tested with v2.3-ext-header-invalid.mp3 & v2.4-ext-header-invalid.mp3
     if (ehsize > id3->size_remain - 4) {
       warn("Error: Invalid ID3 extended header size (%s)\n", id3->file);
       ret = 0;
diff --git a/t/mp3.t b/t/mp3.t
index ed960ea..b6f860c 100644
--- a/t/mp3.t
+++ b/t/mp3.t
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ use strict;
 use Digest::MD5 qw(md5_hex);
 use File::Spec::Functions;
 use FindBin ();
-use Test::More tests => 396;
+use Test::More tests => 399;
 use Test::Warn;
 
 use Audio::Scan;
@@ -1077,6 +1077,14 @@ eval {
     is( $tags->{TCON}, 'Blues', 'v2.3 extended header ok' );
 }
 
+# v2.4 extended header
+{
+    my $s = Audio::Scan->scan_tags( _f('v2.4-ext-header.mp3') );
+    my $tags = $s->{tags};
+
+    is( $tags->{TCON}, 'Blues', 'v2.4 extended header ok' );
+}
+
 # MCDI frame
 {
     my $s = Audio::Scan->scan( _f('v2.3-mcdi.mp3') );
@@ -1301,13 +1309,27 @@ eval {
     is( $info->{vbr}, 1, 'Xing without LAME marked as VBR ok' );
 }
 
-# File with extended header bit set but no extended header
+# v2.3 file with extended header bit set but no extended header
 {
     warning_like { Audio::Scan->scan( _f('v2.3-ext-header-invalid.mp3') ); }
         [ qr/Error: Invalid ID3 extended header size/ ],
         'v2.3 invalid extended header ok';
 }
 
+# v2.4 file with extended header bit set but invalid extended header size
+{
+    warning_like { Audio::Scan->scan( _f('v2.4-ext-header-invalid.mp3') ); }
+        [ qr/Error: Invalid ID3 extended header size/ ],
+        'v2.4 invalid extended header ok';
+}
+
+# v2.4 file with extended header bit set but extended header too short
+{
+    warning_like { Audio::Scan->scan( _f('v2.4-ext-header-invalid-too-short.mp3') ); }
+        [ qr/Error: Invalid ID3 extended header - too short/ ],
+        'v2.4 extended header too short ok';
+}
+
 # Bug 15895, bad APE tag
 {
     my $s;
diff --git a/t/mp3/v2.4-ext-header-invalid-too-short.mp3 b/t/mp3/v2.4-ext-header-invalid-too-short.mp3
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