diff --git a/src/entt/meta/node.hpp b/src/entt/meta/node.hpp
index 7a699cdc6..3e7a907ef 100644
--- a/src/entt/meta/node.hpp
+++ b/src/entt/meta/node.hpp
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 #include <memory>
 #include <type_traits>
 #include <utility>
+#include "../config/config.h"
 #include "../container/dense_map.hpp"
 #include "../core/attribute.h"
 #include "../core/enum.hpp"
@@ -141,6 +142,7 @@ template<typename... Args>
         return static_cast<element_type>(nullptr);
     } else {
         const element_type args[sizeof...(Args)]{&internal::resolve<std::remove_cv_t<std::remove_reference_t<Args>>>...};
+        ENTT_ASSERT(index < sizeof...(Args), "Out of bounds");
         return args[index];
     }
 }
diff --git a/test/entt/meta/meta_utility.cpp b/test/entt/meta/meta_utility.cpp
index 2f5a52142..faacf90fa 100644
--- a/test/entt/meta/meta_utility.cpp
+++ b/test/entt/meta/meta_utility.cpp
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 #include <entt/meta/meta.hpp>
 #include <entt/meta/resolve.hpp>
 #include <entt/meta/utility.hpp>
+#include "../common/config.h"
 
 struct clazz {
     void setter(int v) {
@@ -51,6 +52,8 @@ struct MetaUtility: ::testing::Test {
     }
 };
 
+using MetaUtilityDeathTest = MetaUtility;
+
 TEST_F(MetaUtility, MetaDispatch) {
     int value = 42;
 
@@ -79,6 +82,11 @@ TEST_F(MetaUtility, MetaArg) {
     ASSERT_EQ((entt::meta_arg<entt::type_list<int, char>>(1u)), entt::resolve<char>());
 }
 
+ENTT_DEBUG_TEST_F(MetaUtilityDeathTest, MetaArg) {
+    ASSERT_DEATH([[maybe_unused]] auto type = entt::meta_arg<entt::type_list<>>(0u), "");
+    ASSERT_DEATH([[maybe_unused]] auto type = entt::meta_arg<entt::type_list<int>>(3u), "");
+}
+
 TEST_F(MetaUtility, MetaSetter) {
     const int invalid{};
     clazz instance{};