diff --git a/src/datetime.js b/src/datetime.js
index f98d183f5..9472cb531 100644
--- a/src/datetime.js
+++ b/src/datetime.js
@@ -810,6 +810,10 @@ export default class DateTime {
       );
     }
 
+    if (!inst.isValid) {
+      return DateTime.invalid(inst.invalid);
+    }
+
     return inst;
   }
 
diff --git a/test/datetime/invalid.test.js b/test/datetime/invalid.test.js
index a776e1854..d13fb8643 100644
--- a/test/datetime/invalid.test.js
+++ b/test/datetime/invalid.test.js
@@ -72,3 +72,18 @@ test("throwOnInvalid throws", () => {
 test("DateTime.invalid throws if you don't provide a reason", () => {
   expect(() => DateTime.invalid()).toThrow();
 });
+
+test("throwOnInvalid throws if year is too big", () => {
+  try {
+    Settings.throwOnInvalid = true;
+    expect(() =>
+      DateTime.fromObject({
+        year: 9999999,
+        month: 5,
+        day: 25,
+      })
+    ).toThrow();
+  } finally {
+    Settings.throwOnInvalid = false;
+  }
+});