diff --git a/ext/msgpack/unpacker.c b/ext/msgpack/unpacker.c
index b2651cb0..4b94a6bb 100644
--- a/ext/msgpack/unpacker.c
+++ b/ext/msgpack/unpacker.c
@@ -378,7 +378,14 @@ static inline int read_raw_body_begin(msgpack_unpacker_t* uk, int raw_type)
             reset_head_byte(uk);
             uk->reading_raw_remaining = 0;
 
-            _msgpack_unpacker_stack_push(uk, STACK_TYPE_RECURSIVE, 1, Qnil);
+            if(_msgpack_unpacker_stack_push(uk, STACK_TYPE_RECURSIVE, 1, Qnil) < 0) {
+                /* Recursive extensions re-enter msgpack_unpacker_read() through the
+                 * user proc, consuming a full C stack frame per nesting level. If we
+                 * ignore a failed push (stack already at MSGPACK_UNPACKER_STACK_CAPACITY)
+                 * the recursion continues unbounded and exhausts the C stack (SIGSEGV)
+                 * instead of raising StackError like every other container type. */
+                return PRIMITIVE_STACK_TOO_DEEP;
+            }
             int raised;
             obj = protected_proc_call(proc, 1, &uk->self, &raised);
             msgpack_unpacker_stack_pop(uk);
diff --git a/spec/factory_spec.rb b/spec/factory_spec.rb
index 25bea66f..b8fefee7 100644
--- a/spec/factory_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/factory_spec.rb
@@ -661,6 +661,44 @@ class << Symbol
         GC.stress = false
       end
     end
+
+    it 'raises StackError instead of crashing on deeply nested recursive extensions' do
+      # The C extension caps nesting at MSGPACK_UNPACKER_STACK_CAPACITY and raises
+      # MessagePack::StackError. The Java (JRuby) decoder has no such guard and
+      # recurses until the JVM stack overflows, so this behavior is CRuby-specific.
+      skip if IS_JRUBY
+
+      recursive_type = Struct.new(:payload)
+      factory = MessagePack::Factory.new
+      factory.register_type(0x01,
+        recursive_type,
+        packer: ->(obj, packer) { packer.write(obj.payload) },
+        unpacker: ->(unpacker) { recursive_type.new(unpacker.read) },
+        recursive: true,
+      )
+
+      # Build the nested type 0x01 extension payload from the inside out so the
+      # construction itself uses no deep recursion (packing 200+ levels would
+      # overflow the C stack on platforms with a small stack, e.g. Windows).
+      wrap_ext = ->(payload) do
+        len = payload.bytesize
+        header =
+          if len == 1 then [0xd4, 0x01].pack("CC")
+          elsif len <= 0xff then [0xc7, len, 0x01].pack("CCC")
+          elsif len <= 0xffff then [0xc8, len, 0x01].pack("CnC")
+          else [0xc9, len, 0x01].pack("CNC")
+          end
+        (header + payload).b
+      end
+
+      payload = "\x2a".b # a single MessagePack integer (42)
+      200.times { payload = wrap_ext.call(payload) } # deeper than the 128 stack cap
+
+      # Before the fix, read_raw_body_begin ignored a failed stack push for
+      # recursive extensions, so nesting past MSGPACK_UNPACKER_STACK_CAPACITY
+      # recursed unbounded in C and crashed the VM (SIGSEGV) rather than raising.
+      expect { factory.load(payload) }.to raise_error(MessagePack::StackError)
+    end
   end
 
   describe 'memsize' do