diff --git a/pngpread.c b/pngpread.c
index 076084a55..89ffc4018 100644
--- a/pngpread.c
+++ b/pngpread.c
@@ -662,7 +662,7 @@ png_process_IDAT_data(png_structrp png_ptr, png_bytep buffer,
        * change the current behavior (see comments in inflate.c
        * for why this doesn't happen at present with zlib 1.2.5).
        */
-      ret = inflate(&png_ptr->zstream, Z_SYNC_FLUSH);
+      ret = PNG_INFLATE(png_ptr, Z_SYNC_FLUSH);
 
       /* Check for any failure before proceeding. */
       if (ret != Z_OK && ret != Z_STREAM_END)
diff --git a/pngpriv.h b/pngpriv.h
index c466d4bfe..e53fb0e5a 100644
--- a/pngpriv.h
+++ b/pngpriv.h
@@ -1215,6 +1215,14 @@ PNG_INTERNAL_FUNCTION(void,png_read_finish_row,(png_structrp png_ptr),
 /* Initialize the row buffers, etc. */
 PNG_INTERNAL_FUNCTION(void,png_read_start_row,(png_structrp png_ptr),PNG_EMPTY);
 
+#if PNG_ZLIB_VERNUM >= 0x1240
+PNG_INTERNAL_FUNCTION(int,png_zlib_inflate,(png_structrp png_ptr, int flush),
+      PNG_EMPTY);
+#  define PNG_INFLATE(pp, flush) png_zlib_inflate(pp, flush)
+#else /* Zlib < 1.2.4 */
+#  define PNG_INFLATE(pp, flush) inflate(&(pp)->zstream, flush)
+#endif /* Zlib < 1.2.4 */
+
 #ifdef PNG_READ_TRANSFORMS_SUPPORTED
 /* Optional call to update the users info structure */
 PNG_INTERNAL_FUNCTION(void,png_read_transform_info,(png_structrp png_ptr,
diff --git a/pngrutil.c b/pngrutil.c
index 2f6d6ad14..1d8653776 100644
--- a/pngrutil.c
+++ b/pngrutil.c
@@ -377,10 +377,16 @@ png_inflate_claim(png_structrp png_ptr, png_uint_32 owner)
 
       if (((png_ptr->options >> PNG_MAXIMUM_INFLATE_WINDOW) & 3) ==
           PNG_OPTION_ON)
+      {
          window_bits = 15;
+         png_ptr->zstream_start = 0; /* fixed window size */
+      }
 
       else
+      {
          window_bits = 0;
+         png_ptr->zstream_start = 1;
+      }
 # else
 #   define window_bits 0
 # endif
@@ -429,6 +435,31 @@ png_inflate_claim(png_structrp png_ptr, png_uint_32 owner)
 #endif
 }
 
+#if PNG_ZLIB_VERNUM >= 0x1240
+/* Handle the start of the inflate stream if we called inflateInit2(strm,0);
+ * in this case some zlib versions skip validation of the CINFO field and, in
+ * certain circumstances, libpng may end up displaying an invalid image, in
+ * contrast to implementations that call zlib in the normal way (e.g. libpng
+ * 1.5).
+ */
+int /* PRIVATE */
+png_zlib_inflate(png_structrp png_ptr, int flush)
+{
+   if (png_ptr->zstream_start && png_ptr->zstream.avail_in > 0)
+   {
+      if ((*png_ptr->zstream.next_in >> 4) > 7)
+      {
+         png_ptr->zstream.msg = "invalid window size (libpng)";
+         return Z_DATA_ERROR;
+      }
+
+      png_ptr->zstream_start = 0;
+   }
+
+   return inflate(&png_ptr->zstream, flush);
+}
+#endif /* Zlib >= 1.2.4 */
+
 #ifdef PNG_READ_COMPRESSED_TEXT_SUPPORTED
 /* png_inflate now returns zlib error codes including Z_OK and Z_STREAM_END to
  * allow the caller to do multiple calls if required.  If the 'finish' flag is
@@ -522,7 +553,7 @@ png_inflate(png_structrp png_ptr, png_uint_32 owner, int finish,
           * the previous chunk of input data.  Tell zlib if we have reached the
           * end of the output buffer.
           */
-         ret = inflate(&png_ptr->zstream, avail_out > 0 ? Z_NO_FLUSH :
+         ret = PNG_INFLATE(png_ptr, avail_out > 0 ? Z_NO_FLUSH :
              (finish ? Z_FINISH : Z_SYNC_FLUSH));
       } while (ret == Z_OK);
 
@@ -771,7 +802,7 @@ png_inflate_read(png_structrp png_ptr, png_bytep read_buffer, uInt read_size,
           * the available output is produced; this allows reading of truncated
           * streams.
           */
-         ret = inflate(&png_ptr->zstream,
+         ret = PNG_INFLATE(png_ptr,
             *chunk_bytes > 0 ? Z_NO_FLUSH : (finish ? Z_FINISH : Z_SYNC_FLUSH));
       }
       while (ret == Z_OK && (*out_size > 0 || png_ptr->zstream.avail_out > 0));
@@ -4039,7 +4070,7 @@ png_read_IDAT_data(png_structrp png_ptr, png_bytep output,
        *
        * TODO: deal more elegantly with truncated IDAT lists.
        */
-      ret = inflate(&png_ptr->zstream, Z_NO_FLUSH);
+      ret = PNG_INFLATE(png_ptr, Z_NO_FLUSH);
 
       /* Take the unconsumed output back. */
       if (output != NULL)
diff --git a/pngstruct.h b/pngstruct.h
index c8c0e46e8..d0bcc7914 100644
--- a/pngstruct.h
+++ b/pngstruct.h
@@ -263,6 +263,9 @@ struct png_struct_def
                               /* pixel depth used for the row buffers */
    png_byte transformed_pixel_depth;
                               /* pixel depth after read/write transforms */
+#if PNG_ZLIB_VERNUM >= 0x1240
+   png_byte zstream_start;    /* at start of an input zlib stream */
+#endif /* Zlib >= 1.2.4 */
 #if defined(PNG_READ_FILLER_SUPPORTED) || defined(PNG_WRITE_FILLER_SUPPORTED)
    png_uint_16 filler;           /* filler bytes for pixel expansion */
 #endif