diff --git a/src/jsc/bindings/node/crypto/JSCipherConstructor.cpp b/src/jsc/bindings/node/crypto/JSCipherConstructor.cpp
index fef1972bcea1..ff2c86cfc92e 100644
--- a/src/jsc/bindings/node/crypto/JSCipherConstructor.cpp
+++ b/src/jsc/bindings/node/crypto/JSCipherConstructor.cpp
@@ -189,6 +189,16 @@ JSC_DEFINE_HOST_FUNCTION(constructCipher, (JSC::JSGlobalObject * globalObject, J
         }
     }
 
+    // OpenSSL 3 caps GCM IVs at 1024 bits (GCM_IV_MAX_SIZE). BoringSSL has no
+    // such cap, so enforce it here to match Node.js and avoid unbounded GHASH work.
+    if (cipher.isGcmMode()) {
+        ASSERT(ivView);
+
+        if (ivView->byteLength() > 128) {
+            return ERR::CRYPTO_INVALID_IV(scope, globalObject);
+        }
+    }
+
     CipherCtxPointer ctx = CipherCtxPointer::New();
 
     if (cipher.isWrapMode()) {
diff --git a/test/js/bun/crypto/cipheriv-decipheriv.test.ts b/test/js/bun/crypto/cipheriv-decipheriv.test.ts
index af8211d02348..0c1a427fda99 100644
--- a/test/js/bun/crypto/cipheriv-decipheriv.test.ts
+++ b/test/js/bun/crypto/cipheriv-decipheriv.test.ts
@@ -117,6 +117,19 @@ it("only zero-sized iv or null should be accepted in ECB mode", () => {
 it("should allow only valid iv lengths in GCM mode", () => {
   expect(sampleEncryptDecryptGCM("aes-256-gcm", randomBytes(32), randomBytes(1))).toBe(true);
   expect(sampleEncryptDecryptGCM("aes-256-gcm", randomBytes(32), randomBytes(96))).toBe(true);
+  expect(sampleEncryptDecryptGCM("aes-256-gcm", randomBytes(32), randomBytes(128))).toBe(true);
+});
+
+it("should reject GCM IVs longer than 128 bytes", () => {
+  // Node.js (OpenSSL 3) caps GCM IV length at 1024 bits / 128 bytes.
+  const invalidIV = { code: "ERR_CRYPTO_INVALID_IV" };
+  for (const algo of ["aes-128-gcm", "aes-192-gcm", "aes-256-gcm"] as const) {
+    const key = randomBytes(algo === "aes-128-gcm" ? 16 : algo === "aes-192-gcm" ? 24 : 32);
+    expect(() => createCipheriv(algo, key, Buffer.alloc(128))).not.toThrow();
+    expect(() => createCipheriv(algo, key, Buffer.alloc(129))).toThrow(expect.objectContaining(invalidIV));
+    expect(() => createCipheriv(algo, key, Buffer.alloc(4096))).toThrow(expect.objectContaining(invalidIV));
+    expect(() => createDecipheriv(algo, key, Buffer.alloc(129))).toThrow(expect.objectContaining(invalidIV));
+  }
 });
 
 const referencePlaintext = "Out of the mountain of despair, a stone of hope.";
diff --git a/test/js/node/test/parallel/test-crypto-cipheriv-decipheriv.js b/test/js/node/test/parallel/test-crypto-cipheriv-decipheriv.js
index 095458e7d0b4..6e3777460ac3 100644
--- a/test/js/node/test/parallel/test-crypto-cipheriv-decipheriv.js
+++ b/test/js/node/test/parallel/test-crypto-cipheriv-decipheriv.js
@@ -208,7 +208,9 @@ assert.throws(
 
 // But all other IV lengths should be accepted.
 const minIvLength = hasOpenSSL3 ? 8 : 1;
-const maxIvLength = hasOpenSSL3 ? 64 : 256;
+// Bun: BoringSSL has no upper bound, but Bun enforces the OpenSSL 3 cap of
+// 128 bytes (1024 bits) for Node.js compatibility.
+const maxIvLength = hasOpenSSL3 ? 64 : 129;
 for (let n = minIvLength; n < maxIvLength; n += 1) {
   if (isFipsEnabled && n < 12) continue;
   crypto.createCipheriv('aes-128-gcm', Buffer.alloc(16), Buffer.alloc(n));