diff --git a/stream_chat/tests/test_webhook_compression.py b/stream_chat/tests/test_webhook_compression.py
index c22853f..811e5fb 100644
--- a/stream_chat/tests/test_webhook_compression.py
+++ b/stream_chat/tests/test_webhook_compression.py
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
 
 import pytest
 
-from stream_chat import StreamChat, StreamChatAsync
+from stream_chat import StreamChat, StreamChatAsync, webhook
 from stream_chat.base.exceptions import (
     INVALID_WEBHOOK_GZIP_FAILED,
     INVALID_WEBHOOK_INVALID_BASE64,
@@ -98,6 +98,40 @@ def test_truncated_gzip_with_magic_raises(self):
             gunzip_payload(bad)
         assert str(exc_info.value) == INVALID_WEBHOOK_GZIP_FAILED
 
+    def test_corrupt_deflate_data_raises(self):
+        bad = bytearray(_gzip(JSON_BODY))
+        bad[10:14] = b"\xff\xff\xff\xff"
+        with pytest.raises(InvalidWebhookError) as exc_info:
+            gunzip_payload(bytes(bad))
+        assert str(exc_info.value) == INVALID_WEBHOOK_GZIP_FAILED
+
+    def test_inflates_multiple_members(self):
+        assert gunzip_payload(_gzip(b"ab") + _gzip(b"cd")) == b"abcd"
+
+    def test_inflates_body_at_limit(self):
+        limit = webhook.MAX_WEBHOOK_PAYLOAD_BYTES
+        assert limit == 10 * 1024 * 1024
+        assert len(gunzip_payload(_gzip(b"\x00" * limit))) == limit
+
+    def test_gzip_bomb_raises_before_signature_check(self):
+        limit = webhook.MAX_WEBHOOK_PAYLOAD_BYTES
+        bomb = _gzip(b"\x00" * (limit + 1))
+        expected = f"{INVALID_WEBHOOK_GZIP_FAILED}: payload exceeds {limit} bytes"
+        with pytest.raises(InvalidWebhookError) as exc_info:
+            verify_and_parse_webhook(bomb, "deadbeef", API_SECRET)
+        assert str(exc_info.value) == expected
+        with pytest.raises(InvalidWebhookError, match="payload exceeds"):
+            parse_sqs(_b64(bomb))
+
+    def test_custom_limit(self, monkeypatch):
+        monkeypatch.setattr(webhook, "MAX_WEBHOOK_PAYLOAD_BYTES", len(JSON_BODY) - 1)
+        with pytest.raises(InvalidWebhookError, match="payload exceeds"):
+            gunzip_payload(_gzip(JSON_BODY))
+        monkeypatch.setattr(webhook, "MAX_WEBHOOK_PAYLOAD_BYTES", len(JSON_BODY))
+        assert gunzip_payload(_gzip(JSON_BODY)) == JSON_BODY
+        monkeypatch.setattr(webhook, "MAX_WEBHOOK_PAYLOAD_BYTES", 1)
+        assert gunzip_payload(JSON_BODY) == JSON_BODY
+
 
 class TestDecodeSqsPayload:
     def test_base64_only_no_compression(self):
diff --git a/stream_chat/webhook.py b/stream_chat/webhook.py
index 032aa68..35d41ab 100644
--- a/stream_chat/webhook.py
+++ b/stream_chat/webhook.py
@@ -17,7 +17,9 @@
 import gzip
 import hashlib
 import hmac
+import io
 import json
+import zlib
 from typing import Any, Dict, Optional, Union
 
 from stream_chat.base.exceptions import (
@@ -30,6 +32,11 @@
 
 GZIP_MAGIC = b"\x1f\x8b"
 
+# Caps the decompressed size of a gzip webhook body. gunzip_payload runs before
+# the signature check, so without a cap an unsigned gzip bomb could exhaust
+# memory. Raise it if your events are larger.
+MAX_WEBHOOK_PAYLOAD_BYTES = 10 * 1024 * 1024
+
 _BytesLike = Union[bytes, bytearray, memoryview, str]
 
 
@@ -48,14 +55,24 @@ def gunzip_payload(body: _BytesLike) -> bytes:
     Magic-byte detection (rather than relying on a header) means the same
     handler stays correct when middleware - Rails, Django, Laravel, Phoenix -
     auto-decompresses the request before your code sees it.
+
+    Raises :class:`InvalidWebhookError` when the gzip stream is malformed or
+    decompresses to more than :data:`MAX_WEBHOOK_PAYLOAD_BYTES`.
     """
     raw = _to_bytes(body)
     if raw[:2] != GZIP_MAGIC:
         return raw
+    limit = MAX_WEBHOOK_PAYLOAD_BYTES
     try:
-        return gzip.decompress(raw)
-    except (gzip.BadGzipFile, OSError, EOFError) as exc:
+        with gzip.GzipFile(fileobj=io.BytesIO(raw)) as f:
+            out = f.read(limit + 1)
+    except (OSError, EOFError, zlib.error) as exc:
         raise InvalidWebhookError(INVALID_WEBHOOK_GZIP_FAILED) from exc
+    if len(out) > limit:
+        raise InvalidWebhookError(
+            f"{INVALID_WEBHOOK_GZIP_FAILED}: payload exceeds {limit} bytes"
+        )
+    return out
 
 
 def decode_sqs_payload(body: _BytesLike) -> bytes: