diff --git a/huma.go b/huma.go
index a80bf2c2..d471ccd1 100644
--- a/huma.go
+++ b/huma.go
@@ -1361,7 +1361,12 @@ func setDeepObjectValue(pb *PathBuffer, res *ValidateResult, f reflect.Value, da
 				}
 			} else {
 				if val := field.Tag.Get("default"); val != "" {
-					setFieldValue(fv, val)
+					if err := setFieldValue(fv, val); err != nil {
+						pb.Push(fieldName)
+						res.Add(pb, val, err.Error())
+						pb.Pop()
+						continue
+					}
 					result[fieldName] = fv.Interface()
 				}
 			}
@@ -1377,19 +1382,19 @@ func setFieldValue(f reflect.Value, value string) error {
 	case reflect.Interface:
 		f.Set(reflect.ValueOf(value))
 	case reflect.Int, reflect.Int8, reflect.Int16, reflect.Int32, reflect.Int64:
-		v, err := strconv.ParseInt(value, 10, 64)
+		v, err := strconv.ParseInt(value, 10, f.Type().Bits())
 		if err != nil {
 			return errors.New("invalid integer")
 		}
 		f.SetInt(v)
 	case reflect.Uint, reflect.Uint8, reflect.Uint16, reflect.Uint32, reflect.Uint64:
-		v, err := strconv.ParseUint(value, 10, 64)
+		v, err := strconv.ParseUint(value, 10, f.Type().Bits())
 		if err != nil {
 			return errors.New("invalid integer")
 		}
 		f.SetUint(v)
 	case reflect.Float32, reflect.Float64:
-		v, err := strconv.ParseFloat(value, 64)
+		v, err := strconv.ParseFloat(value, f.Type().Bits())
 		if err != nil {
 			return errors.New("invalid float")
 		}
@@ -1824,7 +1829,7 @@ func parseInto(ctx Context, f reflect.Value, value string, preSplit []string, p
 		f.SetString(value)
 		return value, nil
 	case reflect.Int, reflect.Int8, reflect.Int16, reflect.Int32, reflect.Int64:
-		v, err := strconv.ParseInt(value, 10, 64)
+		v, err := strconv.ParseInt(value, 10, p.Type.Bits())
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, errors.New("invalid integer")
 		}
@@ -1833,7 +1838,7 @@ func parseInto(ctx Context, f reflect.Value, value string, preSplit []string, p
 
 		return v, nil
 	case reflect.Uint, reflect.Uint8, reflect.Uint16, reflect.Uint32, reflect.Uint64:
-		v, err := strconv.ParseUint(value, 10, 64)
+		v, err := strconv.ParseUint(value, 10, p.Type.Bits())
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, errors.New("invalid integer")
 		}
@@ -1842,7 +1847,7 @@ func parseInto(ctx Context, f reflect.Value, value string, preSplit []string, p
 
 		return v, nil
 	case reflect.Float32, reflect.Float64:
-		v, err := strconv.ParseFloat(value, 64)
+		v, err := strconv.ParseFloat(value, p.Type.Bits())
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, errors.New("invalid float")
 		}
diff --git a/huma_test.go b/huma_test.go
index 5d35f4c1..7d960ea2 100644
--- a/huma_test.go
+++ b/huma_test.go
@@ -870,6 +870,28 @@ func TestFeatures(t *testing.T) {
 			Method: http.MethodGet,
 			URL:    "/test?test[int]=1&test[uint]=12&test[float]=123.0&test[bool]=true&test[string]=foo&test[any]=foo&test2[foo]=a",
 		},
+		{
+			Name: "param-deepObject-default-overflow",
+			Register: func(t *testing.T, api huma.API) {
+				huma.Register(api, huma.Operation{
+					Method: http.MethodGet,
+					Path:   "/test",
+				}, func(ctx context.Context, i *struct {
+					Test struct {
+						Name  string `json:"name"`
+						Value int8   `json:"value" default:"128"`
+					} `query:"test,deepObject"`
+				}) (*struct{}, error) {
+					return nil, nil
+				})
+			},
+			Method: http.MethodGet,
+			URL:    "/test?test[name]=foo",
+			Assert: func(t *testing.T, resp *httptest.ResponseRecorder) {
+				assert.Equal(t, http.StatusUnprocessableEntity, resp.Code)
+				assert.Contains(t, resp.Body.String(), "invalid integer")
+			},
+		},
 		{
 			Name: "param-deepObject-map-required",
 			Register: func(t *testing.T, api huma.API) {
@@ -2919,10 +2941,10 @@ Content-Type: text/plain
 			},
 			Method: http.MethodGet,
 			URL:    "/transform",
-Assert: func(t *testing.T, resp *httptest.ResponseRecorder) {
-	assert.Equal(t, http.StatusOK, resp.Code)
-	assert.JSONEq(t, `null`, resp.Body.String())
-},
+			Assert: func(t *testing.T, resp *httptest.ResponseRecorder) {
+				assert.Equal(t, http.StatusOK, resp.Code)
+				assert.JSONEq(t, `null`, resp.Body.String())
+			},
 		},
 		{
 			Name: "schema-url-from-x-forwarded-host",
@@ -4975,3 +4997,37 @@ func TestWriteResponseTransformErrorStatus(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.Equal(t, http.StatusInternalServerError, res.StatusCode)
 	assert.Contains(t, string(body), "error transforming response")
 }
+
+func TestInputOverflowIsRejected(t *testing.T) {
+	mux, api := humatest.New(t, huma.DefaultConfig("Test API", "1.0.0"))
+
+	var handlerCalled bool
+	var gotVal int8
+
+	huma.Register(api, huma.Operation{
+		Method: http.MethodGet,
+		Path:   "/number",
+	}, func(_ context.Context, input *struct {
+		Value int8 `query:"value"`
+	}) (*struct{}, error) {
+		handlerCalled = true
+		gotVal = input.Value
+		return &struct{}{}, nil
+	})
+
+	req := httptest.NewRequest(
+		http.MethodGet,
+		"/number?value=128",
+		nil,
+	)
+	res := httptest.NewRecorder()
+	mux.ServeHTTP(res, req)
+
+	if handlerCalled {
+		t.Fatalf("handler was called with value=%d, 128 is not representable as int8", gotVal)
+	}
+
+	if got := res.Code; got < 400 || got >= 500 {
+		t.Fatalf("expected a 4xx response status, got %d", got)
+	}
+}