diff --git a/wgpu-core/src/command/draw.rs b/wgpu-core/src/command/draw.rs
index 50ca9516b4..c5b0bb7527 100644
--- a/wgpu-core/src/command/draw.rs
+++ b/wgpu-core/src/command/draw.rs
@@ -67,6 +67,8 @@ pub enum RenderCommandError {
     InvalidRenderBundle(id::RenderBundleId),
     #[error("Bind group index {index} is greater than the device's requested `max_bind_group` limit {max}")]
     BindGroupIndexOutOfRange { index: u32, max: u32 },
+    #[error("Vertex buffer index {index} is greater than the device's requested `max_vertex_buffers` limit {max}")]
+    VertexBufferIndexOutOfRange { index: u32, max: u32 },
     #[error("Dynamic buffer offset {0} does not respect device's requested `{1}` limit {2}")]
     UnalignedBufferOffset(u64, &'static str, u32),
     #[error("Number of buffer offsets ({actual}) does not match the number of dynamic bindings ({expected})")]
diff --git a/wgpu-core/src/command/render.rs b/wgpu-core/src/command/render.rs
index ea3810bdd1..1d0f7cf717 100644
--- a/wgpu-core/src/command/render.rs
+++ b/wgpu-core/src/command/render.rs
@@ -1714,6 +1714,15 @@ impl<G: GlobalIdentityHandlerFactory> Global<G> {
                             return Err(DeviceError::WrongDevice).map_pass_err(scope);
                         }
 
+                        let max_vertex_buffers = device.limits.max_vertex_buffers;
+                        if slot > max_vertex_buffers {
+                            return Err(RenderCommandError::VertexBufferIndexOutOfRange {
+                                index: slot,
+                                max: max_vertex_buffers,
+                            })
+                            .map_pass_err(scope);
+                        }
+
                         check_buffer_usage(buffer.usage, BufferUsages::VERTEX)
                             .map_pass_err(scope)?;
                         let buf_raw = buffer
diff --git a/wgpu-hal/src/dx11/adapter.rs b/wgpu-hal/src/dx11/adapter.rs
index e2beb06571..41b4b4e573 100644
--- a/wgpu-hal/src/dx11/adapter.rs
+++ b/wgpu-hal/src/dx11/adapter.rs
@@ -173,7 +173,8 @@ impl super::Adapter {
         let max_vertex_buffers = match feature_level {
             FL9_1..=FL9_3 => 16,
             _ => 32,
-        };
+        }
+        .min(crate::MAX_VERTEX_BUFFERS as u32);
         let max_compute_workgroup_storage_size = match feature_level {
             FL9_1..=FL9_3 => 0,
             FL10_0 | FL10_1 => 4096 * 4, // This doesn't have an equiv SM4 constant :\
diff --git a/wgpu-hal/src/gles/adapter.rs b/wgpu-hal/src/gles/adapter.rs
index e8cf3d270d..4b88926cd1 100644
--- a/wgpu-hal/src/gles/adapter.rs
+++ b/wgpu-hal/src/gles/adapter.rs
@@ -639,7 +639,8 @@ impl super::Adapter {
                 (unsafe { gl.get_parameter_i32(glow::MAX_VERTEX_ATTRIB_BINDINGS) } as u32)
             } else {
                 16 // should this be different?
-            },
+            }
+            .min(crate::MAX_VERTEX_BUFFERS as u32),
             max_vertex_attributes: (unsafe { gl.get_parameter_i32(glow::MAX_VERTEX_ATTRIBS) }
                 as u32)
                 .min(super::MAX_VERTEX_ATTRIBUTES as u32),
diff --git a/wgpu-hal/src/metal/adapter.rs b/wgpu-hal/src/metal/adapter.rs
index 2f48712b9b..fe7122f425 100644
--- a/wgpu-hal/src/metal/adapter.rs
+++ b/wgpu-hal/src/metal/adapter.rs
@@ -675,7 +675,7 @@ impl super::PrivateCapabilities {
             format_bgr10a2_all: Self::supports_any(device, BGR10A2_ALL),
             format_bgr10a2_no_write: !Self::supports_any(device, BGR10A2_ALL),
             max_buffers_per_stage: 31,
-            max_vertex_buffers: 31,
+            max_vertex_buffers: 31.min(crate::MAX_VERTEX_BUFFERS as u32),
             max_textures_per_stage: if os_is_mac
                 || (family_check && device.supports_family(MTLGPUFamily::Apple6))
             {