diff --git a/pretty.c b/pretty.c
index 7a7708a0ea707a..a1a01492c19b6f 100644
--- a/pretty.c
+++ b/pretty.c
@@ -1473,7 +1473,9 @@ static size_t format_and_pad_commit(struct strbuf *sb, /* in UTF-8 */
 				    struct format_commit_context *c)
 {
 	struct strbuf local_sb = STRBUF_INIT;
-	int total_consumed = 0, len, padding = c->padding;
+	size_t total_consumed = 0;
+	int len, padding = c->padding;
+
 	if (padding < 0) {
 		const char *start = strrchr(sb->buf, '\n');
 		int occupied;
@@ -1485,7 +1487,7 @@ static size_t format_and_pad_commit(struct strbuf *sb, /* in UTF-8 */
 	}
 	while (1) {
 		int modifier = *placeholder == 'C';
-		int consumed = format_commit_one(&local_sb, placeholder, c);
+		size_t consumed = format_commit_one(&local_sb, placeholder, c);
 		total_consumed += consumed;
 
 		if (!modifier)
@@ -1551,7 +1553,7 @@ static size_t format_and_pad_commit(struct strbuf *sb, /* in UTF-8 */
 		}
 		strbuf_addbuf(sb, &local_sb);
 	} else {
-		int sb_len = sb->len, offset = 0;
+		size_t sb_len = sb->len, offset = 0;
 		if (c->flush_type == flush_left)
 			offset = padding - len;
 		else if (c->flush_type == flush_both)
@@ -1574,8 +1576,7 @@ static size_t format_commit_item(struct strbuf *sb, /* in UTF-8 */
 				 const char *placeholder,
 				 void *context)
 {
-	int consumed;
-	size_t orig_len;
+	size_t consumed, orig_len;
 	enum {
 		NO_MAGIC,
 		ADD_LF_BEFORE_NON_EMPTY,
diff --git a/t/t4205-log-pretty-formats.sh b/t/t4205-log-pretty-formats.sh
index 204c149d5a4959..fff3e05615e42c 100755
--- a/t/t4205-log-pretty-formats.sh
+++ b/t/t4205-log-pretty-formats.sh
@@ -867,4 +867,21 @@ test_expect_success 'log --pretty=reference is colored appropriately' '
 	test_cmp expect actual
 '
 
+test_expect_success EXPENSIVE,SIZE_T_IS_64BIT 'log --pretty with huge commit message' '
+	# We only assert that this command does not crash. This needs to be
+	# executed with the address sanitizer to demonstrate failure.
+	git log -1 --pretty="format:%>(2147483646)%x41%41%>(2147483646)%x41" >/dev/null
+'
+
+test_expect_success EXPENSIVE,SIZE_T_IS_64BIT 'set up huge commit' '
+	test-tool genzeros 2147483649 | tr "\000" "1" >expect &&
+	huge_commit=$(git commit-tree -F expect HEAD^{tree})
+'
+
+test_expect_success EXPENSIVE,SIZE_T_IS_64BIT 'log --pretty with huge commit message' '
+	git log -1 --format="%B%<(1)%x30" $huge_commit >actual &&
+	echo 0 >>expect &&
+	test_cmp expect actual
+'
+
 test_done