diff --git a/src/ImageSharp/Formats/Exr/ExrDecoderCore.cs b/src/ImageSharp/Formats/Exr/ExrDecoderCore.cs
index ac810fff78..8ac96f9483 100644
--- a/src/ImageSharp/Formats/Exr/ExrDecoderCore.cs
+++ b/src/ImageSharp/Formats/Exr/ExrDecoderCore.cs
@@ -203,7 +203,7 @@ internal sealed class ExrDecoderCore : ImageDecoderCore
             uint rowsInBlock = Math.Min(rowsPerBlock, (uint)height - rowStartIndex);
             uint uncompressedBytesCount = (uint)(bytesPerRow * rowsInBlock);
 
-            decompressor.Decompress(stream, compressedBytesCount, uncompressedBytesCount, decompressedPixelData);
+            this.DecompressBlock(decompressor, stream, compressedBytesCount, uncompressedBytesCount, decompressedPixelData);
 
             int offset = 0;
             for (uint rowIndex = rowStartIndex; rowIndex < rowStartIndex + rowsPerBlock && rowIndex < height; rowIndex++)
@@ -292,7 +292,7 @@ internal sealed class ExrDecoderCore : ImageDecoderCore
             uint rowsInBlock = Math.Min(rowsPerBlock, (uint)height - rowStartIndex);
             uint uncompressedBytesCount = (uint)(bytesPerRow * rowsInBlock);
 
-            decompressor.Decompress(stream, compressedBytesCount, uncompressedBytesCount, decompressedPixelData);
+            this.DecompressBlock(decompressor, stream, compressedBytesCount, uncompressedBytesCount, decompressedPixelData);
 
             int offset = 0;
             for (uint rowIndex = rowStartIndex; rowIndex < rowStartIndex + rowsPerBlock && rowIndex < height; rowIndex++)
@@ -321,6 +321,28 @@ internal sealed class ExrDecoderCore : ImageDecoderCore
         }
     }
 
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Decompresses a block according to the configured image-data integrity policy.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <param name="decompressor">The decompressor for the stored compression type.</param>
+    /// <param name="stream">The encoded block stream.</param>
+    /// <param name="compressedBytes">The declared compressed byte count.</param>
+    /// <param name="uncompressedBytes">The expected byte count for the rows in this block.</param>
+    /// <param name="buffer">The reusable decompressed pixel buffer.</param>
+    private void DecompressBlock(ExrBaseDecompressor decompressor, BufferedReadStream stream, uint compressedBytes, uint uncompressedBytes, Span<byte> buffer)
+    {
+        try
+        {
+            decompressor.Decompress(stream, compressedBytes, uncompressedBytes, buffer);
+        }
+        catch (Exception ex) when (this.Options.SegmentIntegrityHandling == SegmentIntegrityHandling.IgnoreImageData && ex is InvalidImageContentException or InvalidDataException)
+        {
+            // The offset table locates the next block independently of this damaged payload.
+            // Discard the entire failed block so partial output or pooled bytes cannot become pixels.
+            buffer[..(int)uncompressedBytes].Clear();
+        }
+    }
+
     /// <summary>
     /// Reads float image channel data.
     /// </summary>
diff --git a/tests/ImageSharp.Tests/Formats/Exr/ExrZipDecoderTests.cs b/tests/ImageSharp.Tests/Formats/Exr/ExrZipDecoderTests.cs
index e102ab8076..4435410316 100644
--- a/tests/ImageSharp.Tests/Formats/Exr/ExrZipDecoderTests.cs
+++ b/tests/ImageSharp.Tests/Formats/Exr/ExrZipDecoderTests.cs
@@ -16,12 +16,55 @@ namespace SixLabors.ImageSharp.Tests.Formats.Exr;
 [ValidateDisposedMemoryAllocations]
 public class ExrZipDecoderTests
 {
-    [Fact]
-    public void Decode_ShortInflatedBlock_Throws()
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Incomplete and oversized blocks are rejected unless image-data recovery is enabled.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <param name="length">The inflated payload length.</param>
+    /// <param name="integrity">The image-data integrity policy.</param>
+    [Theory]
+    [InlineData(0, SegmentIntegrityHandling.Strict)]
+    [InlineData(8, SegmentIntegrityHandling.Strict)]
+    [InlineData(1025, SegmentIntegrityHandling.Strict)]
+    [InlineData(0, SegmentIntegrityHandling.IgnoreAncillary)]
+    [InlineData(8, SegmentIntegrityHandling.IgnoreAncillary)]
+    [InlineData(1025, SegmentIntegrityHandling.IgnoreAncillary)]
+    public void Decode_InvalidInflatedBlock_Throws(int length, SegmentIntegrityHandling integrity)
+    {
+        byte[] data = BuildExr(ZlibCompress(new byte[length]), ExrPixelType.Float, 2);
+        DecoderOptions options = new() { SegmentIntegrityHandling = integrity };
+
+        Assert.Throws<InvalidImageContentException>(() => Image.Load<RgbaVector>(options, data));
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Recovering an invalid image-data block must not expose partially decoded or pooled bytes.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <param name="pixelType">The stored sample type.</param>
+    /// <param name="length">The inflated payload length.</param>
+    [Theory]
+    [InlineData(ExrPixelType.Half, 0)]
+    [InlineData(ExrPixelType.Half, 8)]
+    [InlineData(ExrPixelType.Half, 1025)]
+    [InlineData(ExrPixelType.Float, 0)]
+    [InlineData(ExrPixelType.Float, 8)]
+    [InlineData(ExrPixelType.Float, 1025)]
+    [InlineData(ExrPixelType.UnsignedInt, 0)]
+    [InlineData(ExrPixelType.UnsignedInt, 8)]
+    [InlineData(ExrPixelType.UnsignedInt, 1025)]
+    public void Decode_InvalidInflatedBlock_IgnoreImageData_ClearsPixels(ExrPixelType pixelType, int length)
     {
-        byte[] data = BuildExr(ZlibCompress(new byte[8]), ExrPixelType.Float, 2);
+        byte[] data = BuildExr(ZlibCompress(new byte[length]), pixelType, 2);
+        Configuration configuration = Configuration.Default.Clone();
+        configuration.MemoryAllocator = new TestMemoryAllocator(0x3F);
+        DecoderOptions options = new() { Configuration = configuration, SegmentIntegrityHandling = SegmentIntegrityHandling.IgnoreImageData };
+
+        using Image<RgbaVector> image = Image.Load<RgbaVector>(options, data);
+        Assert.Equal(new Size(256, 1), image.Size);
 
-        Assert.Throws<InvalidImageContentException>(() => Image.Load<RgbaVector>(data));
+        for (int x = 0; x < image.Width; x++)
+        {
+            Assert.Equal(new Vector4(0, 0, 0, 1), image[x, 0].ToVector4());
+        }
     }
 
     /// <summary>