diff --git a/rust/kona/crates/protocol/derive/src/errors/pipeline.rs b/rust/kona/crates/protocol/derive/src/errors/pipeline.rs
index a537dcc97c924..0871be93e1264 100644
--- a/rust/kona/crates/protocol/derive/src/errors/pipeline.rs
+++ b/rust/kona/crates/protocol/derive/src/errors/pipeline.rs
@@ -356,6 +356,17 @@ pub enum ResetError {
     /// The blob provider returned fewer blobs than expected (under-fill).
     #[error("Blob provider under-fill: {0}")]
     BlobsUnderFill(BlobProviderError),
+    /// The blob provider returned more blobs than were requested (over-fill).
+    /// Can occur with buggy blob providers or in rare L1 reorg scenarios.
+    #[error(
+        "Blob provider over-fill: filled {filled} blob placeholders but provider returned {returned} blobs"
+    )]
+    BlobsOverFill {
+        /// The number of blob placeholders that were filled.
+        filled: usize,
+        /// The total number of blobs returned by the provider.
+        returned: usize,
+    },
 }
 
 impl ResetError {
@@ -449,6 +460,7 @@ mod tests {
                 expected: 0,
                 actual: 0,
             }),
+            ResetError::BlobsOverFill { filled: 0, returned: 0 },
         ];
         for error in reset_errors {
             let expected = PipelineErrorKind::Reset(error.clone());
diff --git a/rust/kona/crates/protocol/derive/src/sources/blobs.rs b/rust/kona/crates/protocol/derive/src/sources/blobs.rs
index f8661f660f153..7a022dc5a0235 100644
--- a/rust/kona/crates/protocol/derive/src/sources/blobs.rs
+++ b/rust/kona/crates/protocol/derive/src/sources/blobs.rs
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 use crate::{
     BlobData, BlobProvider, ChainProvider, DataAvailabilityProvider, PipelineError,
-    PipelineErrorKind, PipelineResult,
+    PipelineErrorKind, PipelineResult, ResetError,
 };
 use alloc::{boxed::Box, vec::Vec};
 use alloy_consensus::{
@@ -163,14 +163,23 @@ where
             })?;
 
         // Fill the blob pointers.
-        let mut blob_index = 0;
+        let mut filled_blobs = 0;
         for blob in &mut data {
-            let should_increment = blob.fill(&blobs, blob_index)?;
+            let should_increment = blob.fill(&blobs, filled_blobs)?;
             if should_increment {
-                blob_index += 1;
+                filled_blobs += 1;
             }
         }
 
+        // Post-loop over-fill check: if the provider returned more blobs than were
+        // requested, the pipeline state is inconsistent. Reset so the pipeline retries
+        // from a clean state.
+        if filled_blobs < blobs.len() {
+            return Err(
+                ResetError::BlobsOverFill { filled: filled_blobs, returned: blobs.len() }.reset()
+            );
+        }
+
         self.open = true;
         self.data = data;
         Ok(())
@@ -485,4 +494,51 @@ pub(crate) mod tests {
              got {err:?}"
         );
     }
+
+    /// Regression test: when the blob provider returns more blobs than were requested
+    /// (over-fill), `load_blobs` must return `PipelineErrorKind::Reset` rather than
+    /// silently discarding the extra blobs.
+    /// Over-fill can occur with buggy providers or in rare L1 reorg scenarios.
+    #[tokio::test]
+    async fn test_load_blobs_overfill_triggers_reset() {
+        use alloy_consensus::Blob;
+
+        let mut source = default_test_blob_source();
+        let block_info = BlockInfo::default();
+        let batcher_address =
+            alloy_primitives::address!("A83C816D4f9b2783761a22BA6FADB0eB0606D7B2");
+        source.batcher_address =
+            alloy_primitives::address!("11E9CA82A3a762b4B5bd264d4173a242e7a77064");
+        let txs = valid_blob_txs();
+        source.chain_provider.insert_block_with_transactions(1, block_info, txs);
+        // Insert blobs for all the real hashes so fill does not under-fill first.
+        let hashes = [
+            alloy_primitives::b256!(
+                "012ec3d6f66766bedb002a190126b3549fce0047de0d4c25cffce0dc1c57921a"
+            ),
+            alloy_primitives::b256!(
+                "0152d8e24762ff22b1cfd9f8c0683786a7ca63ba49973818b3d1e9512cd2cec4"
+            ),
+            alloy_primitives::b256!(
+                "013b98c6c83e066d5b14af2b85199e3d4fc7d1e778dd53130d180f5077e2d1c7"
+            ),
+            alloy_primitives::b256!(
+                "01148b495d6e859114e670ca54fb6e2657f0cbae5b08063605093a4b3dc9f8f1"
+            ),
+            alloy_primitives::b256!(
+                "011ac212f13c5dff2b2c6b600a79635103d6f580a4221079951181b25c7e6549"
+            ),
+        ];
+        for hash in hashes {
+            source.blob_fetcher.insert_blob(hash, Blob::with_last_byte(1u8));
+        }
+        // Instruct the mock provider to return one extra blob beyond what was requested.
+        source.blob_fetcher.should_return_extra_blob = true;
+
+        let err = source.load_blobs(&BlockInfo::default(), batcher_address).await.unwrap_err();
+        assert!(
+            matches!(err, PipelineErrorKind::Reset(_)),
+            "expected Reset for blob over-fill, got {err:?}"
+        );
+    }
 }
diff --git a/rust/kona/crates/protocol/derive/src/test_utils/blob_provider.rs b/rust/kona/crates/protocol/derive/src/test_utils/blob_provider.rs
index 42dcea5d1a772..cd2a3838066ac 100644
--- a/rust/kona/crates/protocol/derive/src/test_utils/blob_provider.rs
+++ b/rust/kona/crates/protocol/derive/src/test_utils/blob_provider.rs
@@ -17,6 +17,9 @@ pub struct TestBlobProvider {
     /// When `true`, `get_and_validate_blobs` returns `BlobProviderError::BlobNotFound`,
     /// simulating a missed/orphaned beacon slot (HTTP 404 from the beacon node).
     pub should_return_not_found: bool,
+    /// When `true`, `get_and_validate_blobs` appends one extra blob beyond those
+    /// requested, simulating a buggy provider that returns too many blobs (over-fill).
+    pub should_return_extra_blob: bool,
 }
 
 impl TestBlobProvider {
@@ -55,6 +58,9 @@ impl BlobProvider for TestBlobProvider {
                 blobs.push(Box::new(*data));
             }
         }
+        if self.should_return_extra_blob {
+            blobs.push(Box::new(Blob::default()));
+        }
         Ok(blobs)
     }
 }