diff --git a/src/tracks/ui/TrackView.cpp b/src/tracks/ui/TrackView.cpp
index 4f37693ef..c8df8ef4e 100644
--- a/src/tracks/ui/TrackView.cpp
+++ b/src/tracks/ui/TrackView.cpp
@@ -97,6 +97,10 @@ bool TrackView::HandleXMLAttribute( const wxChar *attr, const wxChar *value )
    long nValue;
    if (!wxStrcmp(attr, wxT("height")) &&
          XMLValueChecker::IsGoodInt(strValue) && strValue.ToLong(&nValue)) {
+      // Extreme values for track height (likely caused by integer overflow)
+      // will stall Audacity as it tries to create an enormous vertical ruler.
+      // So clamp to reasonable values.
+      nValue = std::max( 150l, std::min( nValue, 1000l ));
       SetHeight(nValue);
       return true;
    }