diff --git a/src/gst/gstpipewireformat.c b/src/gst/gstpipewireformat.c
index c4c613454..b16f7b1cf 100644
--- a/src/gst/gstpipewireformat.c
+++ b/src/gst/gstpipewireformat.c
@@ -729,7 +729,7 @@ handle_id_prop (const struct spa_pod_prop *prop, const char *key, id_to_string_f
   uint32_t i, n_items, choice;
 
   val = spa_pod_get_values(&prop->value, &n_items, &choice);
-  if (val->type != SPA_TYPE_Id)
+  if (val->type != SPA_TYPE_Id || n_items == 0)
           return;
 
   id = SPA_POD_BODY(val);
@@ -770,7 +770,7 @@ handle_int_prop (const struct spa_pod_prop *prop, const char *key, GstCaps *res)
   uint32_t i, n_items, choice;
 
   val = spa_pod_get_values(&prop->value, &n_items, &choice);
-  if (val->type != SPA_TYPE_Int)
+  if (val->type != SPA_TYPE_Int || n_items == 0)
           return;
 
   ints = SPA_POD_BODY(val);
@@ -814,7 +814,7 @@ handle_rect_prop (const struct spa_pod_prop *prop, const char *width, const char
   uint32_t i, n_items, choice;
 
   val = spa_pod_get_values(&prop->value, &n_items, &choice);
-  if (val->type != SPA_TYPE_Rectangle)
+  if (val->type != SPA_TYPE_Rectangle || n_items == 0)
           return;
 
   rect = SPA_POD_BODY(val);
@@ -867,7 +867,7 @@ handle_fraction_prop (const struct spa_pod_prop *prop, const char *key, GstCaps
   uint32_t i, n_items, choice;
 
   val = spa_pod_get_values(&prop->value, &n_items, &choice);
-  if (val->type != SPA_TYPE_Fraction)
+  if (val->type != SPA_TYPE_Fraction || n_items == 0)
           return;
 
   fract = SPA_POD_BODY(val);
diff --git a/src/modules/module-protocol-pulse/format.c b/src/modules/module-protocol-pulse/format.c
index a73317f9d..8ab786b3f 100644
--- a/src/modules/module-protocol-pulse/format.c
+++ b/src/modules/module-protocol-pulse/format.c
@@ -687,6 +687,9 @@ static int add_int(struct format_info *info, const char *k, struct spa_pod *para
 	if (val->type != SPA_TYPE_Int)
 		return -ENOTSUP;
 
+	if (n_values == 0)
+		return -ENOENT;
+
 	values = SPA_POD_BODY(val);
 
 	switch (choice) {
diff --git a/src/pipewire/stream.c b/src/pipewire/stream.c
index 4789569c8..8b64635e8 100644
--- a/src/pipewire/stream.c
+++ b/src/pipewire/stream.c
@@ -1271,6 +1271,10 @@ static int node_event_param(void *object, int seq,
 		}
 
 		pod = spa_pod_get_values(type, &n_vals, &choice);
+		if (n_vals == 0) {
+			free(c);
+			return -EINVAL;
+		}
 
 		c->type = SPA_POD_TYPE(pod);
 		if (spa_pod_is_float(pod))