diff --git a/src/maths/util.hpp b/src/maths/util.hpp
index 92d02d826..cb58212eb 100644
--- a/src/maths/util.hpp
+++ b/src/maths/util.hpp
@@ -162,4 +162,19 @@ namespace util {
     
         return a + glm::ivec3(glm::round(glm::vec3(vec) * t));
     }
+
+    template <int n, typename T = float>
+    bool is_nan_or_inf(const glm::vec<n, T>& vector) {
+        return glm::any(glm::isnan(vector)) || glm::any(glm::isinf(vector));
+    }
+
+    template <int n, typename T = float>
+    bool is_nan_or_inf(const glm::mat<n, n, T>& matrix) {
+        for (int i = 0; i < n; i++) {
+            if (is_nan_or_inf(matrix[i])) {
+                return true;
+            }
+        }
+        return false;
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/objects/Transform.cpp b/src/objects/Transform.cpp
index 8779e2201..1d6a8b621 100644
--- a/src/objects/Transform.cpp
+++ b/src/objects/Transform.cpp
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 #include "Transform.hpp"
 
 #include "data/dv_util.hpp"
+#include "maths/util.hpp"
 
 #include <glm/gtc/matrix_transform.hpp>
 
@@ -31,3 +32,28 @@ void Transform::deserialize(const dv::value& root) {
     dv::get_vec(root, "size", size);
     dv::get_mat(root, "rot", rot);
 }
+
+bool Transform::checkValue(const glm::vec3& vector) {
+    if (util::is_nan_or_inf(vector)) {
+#ifndef NDEBUG
+        throw std::invalid_argument(
+            "invalid vector: " + std::to_string(vector.x) + ", " +
+            std::to_string(vector.y) + ", " + std::to_string(vector.z)
+        );
+#else
+        return false;
+#endif
+    }
+    return true;
+}
+
+bool Transform::checkValue(const glm::mat3& matrix) {
+    if (util::is_nan_or_inf(matrix)) {
+#ifndef NDEBUG
+        throw std::invalid_argument("invalid matrix (contains nan or inf)");
+#else
+        return false;
+#endif
+    }
+    return true;
+}
diff --git a/src/objects/Transform.hpp b/src/objects/Transform.hpp
index b948bd297..37ff18665 100644
--- a/src/objects/Transform.hpp
+++ b/src/objects/Transform.hpp
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 #define GLM_ENABLE_EXPERIMENTAL
 
+#include <stdexcept>
 #include <glm/vec3.hpp>
 #include <glm/mat4x4.hpp>
 #include <glm/gtx/norm.hpp>
@@ -24,11 +25,17 @@ struct Transform {
     void refresh();
 
     inline void setRot(const glm::mat3& m) {
+        if (!checkValue(m)) {
+            return;
+        }
         rot = m;
         dirty = true;
     }
 
     inline void setSize(const glm::vec3& v) {
+        if (!checkValue(v)) {
+            return;
+        }
         if (glm::distance2(displaySize, v) >= EPSILON) {
             dirty = true;
         }
@@ -36,9 +43,15 @@ struct Transform {
     }
 
     inline void setPos(const glm::vec3& v) {
+        if (!checkValue(v)) {
+            return;
+        }
         if (glm::distance2(displayPos, v) >= EPSILON) {
             dirty = true;
         }
         pos = v;
     }
+
+    static bool checkValue(const glm::vec3& v);
+    static bool checkValue(const glm::mat3& v);
 };