diff --git a/packages/markitdown/src/markitdown/converters/_zip_converter.py b/packages/markitdown/src/markitdown/converters/_zip_converter.py
index f87e6c890..bb3454d7f 100644
--- a/packages/markitdown/src/markitdown/converters/_zip_converter.py
+++ b/packages/markitdown/src/markitdown/converters/_zip_converter.py
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import zipfile
 import io
 import os
+import logging
 
 from typing import BinaryIO, Any, TYPE_CHECKING
 
@@ -12,12 +13,19 @@
 if TYPE_CHECKING:
     from .._markitdown import MarkItDown
 
+logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
 ACCEPTED_MIME_TYPE_PREFIXES = [
     "application/zip",
 ]
 
 ACCEPTED_FILE_EXTENSIONS = [".zip"]
 
+# Zip bomb protection limits
+MAX_DECOMPRESSED_FILE_SIZE = 100 * 1024 * 1024  # 100 MB per file
+MAX_DECOMPRESSION_RATIO = 100  # 100:1 compressed-to-decompressed ratio
+MAX_TOTAL_DECOMPRESSED_SIZE = 500 * 1024 * 1024  # 500 MB total across all files
+
 
 class ZipConverter(DocumentConverter):
     """Converts ZIP files to markdown by extracting and converting all contained files.
@@ -56,15 +64,27 @@ class ZipConverter(DocumentConverter):
     - Uses appropriate converters for each file type
     - Preserves formatting of converted content
     - Cleans up temporary files after processing
+
+    Note: Size checks use ``zipfile.ZipInfo.file_size`` from the local file header.
+    A deliberately crafted archive can spoof this value, so the protection guards
+    against accidental or naive zip bombs but not adversarial archives with falsified
+    headers. Streaming decompression with a running byte counter would be needed for
+    full protection against crafted bombs.
     """
 
     def __init__(
         self,
         *,
         markitdown: "MarkItDown",
+        max_file_size: int = MAX_DECOMPRESSED_FILE_SIZE,
+        max_ratio: int = MAX_DECOMPRESSION_RATIO,
+        max_total_size: int = MAX_TOTAL_DECOMPRESSED_SIZE,
     ):
         super().__init__()
         self._markitdown = markitdown
+        self._max_file_size = max_file_size
+        self._max_ratio = max_ratio
+        self._max_total_size = max_total_size
 
     def accepts(
         self,
@@ -94,7 +114,59 @@ def convert(
         md_content = f"Content from the zip file `{file_path}`:\n\n"
 
         with zipfile.ZipFile(file_stream, "r") as zipObj:
+            total_decompressed = 0
+
             for name in zipObj.namelist():
+                info = zipObj.getinfo(name)
+
+                # Skip directories
+                if info.is_dir():
+                    continue
+
+                # Check individual file size.
+                # Files that exceed the per-file limit are skipped but do not
+                # count toward total_decompressed: the per-file check already
+                # prevents them from being read, so the cumulative cap only
+                # tracks data that was actually extracted.
+                if info.file_size > self._max_file_size:
+                    logger.warning(
+                        "Skipping '%s': decompressed size %d bytes exceeds "
+                        "limit of %d bytes",
+                        name,
+                        info.file_size,
+                        self._max_file_size,
+                    )
+                    continue
+
+                # Check decompression ratio (zip bomb detection)
+                compressed = max(info.compress_size, 1)
+                ratio = info.file_size / compressed
+                if ratio > self._max_ratio:
+                    logger.warning(
+                        "Skipping '%s': decompression ratio %.1f:1 exceeds "
+                        "limit of %d:1",
+                        name,
+                        ratio,
+                        self._max_ratio,
+                    )
+                    continue
+
+                # Check cumulative decompressed size
+                total_decompressed += info.file_size
+                if total_decompressed > self._max_total_size:
+                    logger.warning(
+                        "Stopping extraction: cumulative decompressed size "
+                        "%d bytes exceeds limit of %d bytes",
+                        total_decompressed,
+                        self._max_total_size,
+                    )
+                    md_content += (
+                        "\n> **Note:** Extraction stopped early "
+                        "because the cumulative size limit was reached. "
+                        "Some files were not converted.\n\n"
+                    )
+                    break
+
                 try:
                     z_file_stream = io.BytesIO(zipObj.read(name))
                     z_file_stream_info = StreamInfo(
diff --git a/packages/markitdown/tests/test_zip_security.py b/packages/markitdown/tests/test_zip_security.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c7d0fa2dd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/markitdown/tests/test_zip_security.py
@@ -0,0 +1,139 @@
+"""Tests for zip bomb protection in ZipConverter."""
+
+import io
+import struct
+import zipfile
+
+import pytest
+
+from markitdown import MarkItDown, StreamInfo
+
+
+def _make_zip_with_entry(name: str, data: bytes, compress_type: int = zipfile.ZIP_STORED) -> io.BytesIO:
+    """Create a ZIP archive in memory with a single entry."""
+    buf = io.BytesIO()
+    with zipfile.ZipFile(buf, "w", compression=compress_type) as zf:
+        zf.writestr(name, data)
+    buf.seek(0)
+    return buf
+
+
+def _make_zip_with_spoofed_size(name: str, data: bytes, fake_file_size: int) -> io.BytesIO:
+    """Create a ZIP archive where file_size in the header is spoofed to a large value.
+
+    This simulates what a zip bomb's metadata looks like without actually
+    including gigabytes of data. The ZipConverter checks ZipInfo.file_size
+    before calling read(), so we only need the header to report a large size.
+    """
+    buf = io.BytesIO()
+    with zipfile.ZipFile(buf, "w") as zf:
+        zf.writestr(name, data)
+
+    # Patch the uncompressed size in the local file header and central directory
+    raw = bytearray(buf.getvalue())
+
+    # Find local file header (signature 0x04034b50) and patch uncompressed size
+    local_sig = b"PK\x03\x04"
+    idx = raw.find(local_sig)
+    if idx >= 0:
+        # Uncompressed size is at offset 22 from the local file header start
+        struct.pack_into("<I", raw, idx + 22, fake_file_size)
+
+    # Find central directory header (signature 0x02014b50) and patch
+    central_sig = b"PK\x01\x02"
+    idx = raw.find(central_sig)
+    if idx >= 0:
+        # Uncompressed size is at offset 24 from the central directory header start
+        struct.pack_into("<I", raw, idx + 24, fake_file_size)
+
+    result = io.BytesIO(bytes(raw))
+    result.seek(0)
+    return result
+
+
+ZIP_STREAM_INFO = StreamInfo(extension=".zip")
+
+
+class TestZipBombProtection:
+    """Tests for zip bomb DoS protection."""
+
+    def test_normal_zip_converts_successfully(self):
+        """A normal small ZIP file should convert without issues."""
+        md = MarkItDown()
+        buf = _make_zip_with_entry("hello.txt", b"Hello, world!")
+        result = md.convert_stream(buf, stream_info=ZIP_STREAM_INFO)
+        assert "Hello, world!" in result.markdown
+
+    def test_large_file_size_skipped(self):
+        """Files reporting a decompressed size over the limit should be skipped."""
+        from markitdown.converters._zip_converter import MAX_DECOMPRESSED_FILE_SIZE
+
+        md = MarkItDown()
+        fake_size = MAX_DECOMPRESSED_FILE_SIZE + 1
+        buf = _make_zip_with_spoofed_size("bomb.txt", b"small data", fake_size)
+
+        # Should not raise, just skip the oversized entry
+        result = md.convert_stream(buf, stream_info=ZIP_STREAM_INFO)
+        assert "bomb.txt" not in result.markdown
+
+    def test_high_decompression_ratio_skipped(self):
+        """Files with suspiciously high decompression ratios should be skipped."""
+        from markitdown.converters._zip_converter import MAX_DECOMPRESSION_RATIO
+
+        md = MarkItDown()
+
+        # Create highly compressible data (all zeros) and compress it
+        compressible_data = b"\x00" * (1024 * 1024)
+        buf = io.BytesIO()
+        with zipfile.ZipFile(buf, "w", compression=zipfile.ZIP_DEFLATED) as zf:
+            zf.writestr("zeros.txt", compressible_data)
+        buf.seek(0)
+
+        # Check the actual ratio achieved
+        with zipfile.ZipFile(buf, "r") as zf:
+            info = zf.getinfo("zeros.txt")
+            ratio = info.file_size / max(info.compress_size, 1)
+
+        if ratio > MAX_DECOMPRESSION_RATIO:
+            # The data was compressible enough to trigger the guard
+            buf.seek(0)
+            result = md.convert_stream(buf, stream_info=ZIP_STREAM_INFO)
+            assert "zeros.txt" not in result.markdown
+        else:
+            # Compression wasn't extreme enough; just verify no crash
+            buf.seek(0)
+            result = md.convert_stream(buf, stream_info=ZIP_STREAM_INFO)
+            assert result.markdown is not None
+
+    def test_cumulative_size_limit(self):
+        """Total decompressed size across all files should be capped."""
+        from markitdown.converters._zip_converter import MAX_TOTAL_DECOMPRESSED_SIZE
+
+        md = MarkItDown()
+
+        # Create a ZIP where each entry reports a large (but within per-file limit) size
+        # and the total exceeds the cumulative limit
+        per_file = MAX_TOTAL_DECOMPRESSED_SIZE // 3
+        buf = io.BytesIO()
+        with zipfile.ZipFile(buf, "w") as zf:
+            for i in range(5):
+                zf.writestr(f"file{i}.txt", b"x" * 100)
+
+        # Patch each entry to report a large file_size
+        raw = bytearray(buf.getvalue())
+        for sig, offset in [(b"PK\x03\x04", 22), (b"PK\x01\x02", 24)]:
+            start = 0
+            while True:
+                idx = raw.find(sig, start)
+                if idx < 0:
+                    break
+                struct.pack_into("<I", raw, idx + offset, per_file)
+                start = idx + 1
+
+        patched = io.BytesIO(bytes(raw))
+        patched.seek(0)
+
+        # Should not crash - graceful degradation with truncation note
+        result = md.convert_stream(patched, stream_info=ZIP_STREAM_INFO)
+        assert result.markdown is not None
+        assert "Extraction stopped early" in result.markdown