diff --git a/src/main/java/org/bukkit/craftbukkit/CraftChunk.java b/src/main/java/org/bukkit/craftbukkit/CraftChunk.java
index b0297c64b6..6424572ff0 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/bukkit/craftbukkit/CraftChunk.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/bukkit/craftbukkit/CraftChunk.java
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 package org.bukkit.craftbukkit;
 
+import com.google.common.base.Preconditions;
 import java.lang.ref.WeakReference;
 import java.util.Arrays;
 
@@ -69,6 +70,8 @@ public class CraftChunk implements Chunk {
     }
 
     public Block getBlock(int x, int y, int z) {
+        validateChunkCoordinates(x, y, z);
+
         return new CraftBlock(worldServer, new BlockPosition((this.x << 4) | x, y, (this.z << 4) | z));
     }
 
@@ -275,6 +278,12 @@ public class CraftChunk implements Chunk {
         return temps;
     }
 
+    static void validateChunkCoordinates(int x, int y, int z) {
+        Preconditions.checkArgument(0 <= x && x <= 15, "x out of range (expected 0-15, got %s)", x);
+        Preconditions.checkArgument(0 <= y && y <= 255, "y out of range (expected 0-255, got %s)", y);
+        Preconditions.checkArgument(0 <= z && z <= 15, "z out of range (expected 0-15, got %s)", z);
+    }
+
     static {
         Arrays.fill(emptySkyLight, (byte) 0xFF);
     }
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/bukkit/craftbukkit/CraftChunkSnapshot.java b/src/main/java/org/bukkit/craftbukkit/CraftChunkSnapshot.java
index 8032f358bf..f3be8c202e 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/bukkit/craftbukkit/CraftChunkSnapshot.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/bukkit/craftbukkit/CraftChunkSnapshot.java
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 package org.bukkit.craftbukkit;
 
+import com.google.common.base.Preconditions;
 import org.bukkit.ChunkSnapshot;
 import org.bukkit.Material;
 import org.bukkit.block.Biome;
@@ -57,38 +58,54 @@ public class CraftChunkSnapshot implements ChunkSnapshot {
 
     @Override
     public Material getBlockType(int x, int y, int z) {
+        CraftChunk.validateChunkCoordinates(x, y, z);
+
         return CraftMagicNumbers.getMaterial(blockids[y >> 4].a(x, y & 0xF, z).getBlock());
     }
 
     @Override
     public final BlockData getBlockData(int x, int y, int z) {
+        CraftChunk.validateChunkCoordinates(x, y, z);
+
         return CraftBlockData.fromData(blockids[y >> 4].a(x, y & 0xF, z));
     }
 
     @Override
     public final int getData(int x, int y, int z) {
+        CraftChunk.validateChunkCoordinates(x, y, z);
+
         return CraftMagicNumbers.toLegacyData(blockids[y >> 4].a(x, y & 0xF, z));
     }
 
     public final int getBlockSkyLight(int x, int y, int z) {
+        CraftChunk.validateChunkCoordinates(x, y, z);
+
         int off = ((y & 0xF) << 7) | (z << 3) | (x >> 1);
         return (skylight[y >> 4][off] >> ((x & 1) << 2)) & 0xF;
     }
 
     public final int getBlockEmittedLight(int x, int y, int z) {
+        CraftChunk.validateChunkCoordinates(x, y, z);
+
         int off = ((y & 0xF) << 7) | (z << 3) | (x >> 1);
         return (emitlight[y >> 4][off] >> ((x & 1) << 2)) & 0xF;
     }
 
     public final int getHighestBlockYAt(int x, int z) {
+        CraftChunk.validateChunkCoordinates(x, 0, z);
+
         return hmap.a(x, z);
     }
 
     public final Biome getBiome(int x, int z) {
+        CraftChunk.validateChunkCoordinates(x, 0, z);
+
         return CraftBlock.biomeBaseToBiome(biome[z << 4 | x]);
     }
 
     public final double getRawBiomeTemperature(int x, int z) {
+        CraftChunk.validateChunkCoordinates(x, 0, z);
+
         return biomeTemp[z << 4 | x];
     }