diff --git a/src/array.c b/src/array.c
index 746d474b97b18..6a893f96cf43e 100644
--- a/src/array.c
+++ b/src/array.c
@@ -61,8 +61,9 @@ static jl_array_t *_new_array_(jl_value_t *atype, uint32_t ndims, size_t *dims,
     jl_array_t *a;
 
     for(i=0; i < ndims; i++) {
-        wideint_t prod = (wideint_t)nel * (wideint_t)dims[i];
-        if (prod > (wideint_t) MAXINTVAL)
+        size_t di = dims[i];
+        wideint_t prod = (wideint_t)nel * (wideint_t)di;
+        if (prod > (wideint_t) MAXINTVAL || di > MAXINTVAL)
             jl_error("invalid Array dimensions");
         nel = prod;
     }
diff --git a/test/core.jl b/test/core.jl
index d8981f352ffb1..822fa6fca76c7 100644
--- a/test/core.jl
+++ b/test/core.jl
@@ -6697,3 +6697,8 @@ function repackage28445()
     true
 end
 @test repackage28445()
+
+# issue #28597
+@test_throws ErrorException Array{Int, 2}(undef, 0, -10)
+@test_throws ErrorException Array{Int, 2}(undef, -10, 0)
+@test_throws ErrorException Array{Int, 2}(undef, -1, -1)