diff --git a/protobuf/src/coded_input_stream/mod.rs b/protobuf/src/coded_input_stream/mod.rs
index a979df19c..dc8029c51 100644
--- a/protobuf/src/coded_input_stream/mod.rs
+++ b/protobuf/src/coded_input_stream/mod.rs
@@ -511,6 +511,13 @@ impl<'a> CodedInputStream<'a> {
     }
 
     fn skip_group(&mut self) -> crate::Result<()> {
+        self.incr_recursion()?;
+        let ret = self.skip_group_no_depth_check();
+        self.decr_recursion();
+        ret
+    }
+
+    fn skip_group_no_depth_check(&mut self) -> crate::Result<()> {
         while !self.eof()? {
             let wire_type = self.read_tag_unpack()?.1;
             if wire_type == WireType::EndGroup {
@@ -631,19 +638,16 @@ impl<'a> CodedInputStream<'a> {
     /// Read message, do not check if message is initialized
     pub fn merge_message<M: Message>(&mut self, message: &mut M) -> crate::Result<()> {
         self.incr_recursion()?;
-        struct DecrRecursion<'a, 'b>(&'a mut CodedInputStream<'b>);
-        impl<'a, 'b> Drop for DecrRecursion<'a, 'b> {
-            fn drop(&mut self) {
-                self.0.decr_recursion();
-            }
-        }
-
-        let mut decr = DecrRecursion(self);
+        let ret = self.merge_message_no_depth_check(message);
+        self.decr_recursion();
+        ret
+    }
 
-        let len = decr.0.read_raw_varint64()?;
-        let old_limit = decr.0.push_limit(len)?;
-        message.merge_from(&mut decr.0)?;
-        decr.0.pop_limit(old_limit);
+    fn merge_message_no_depth_check<M: Message>(&mut self, message: &mut M) -> crate::Result<()> {
+        let len = self.read_raw_varint64()?;
+        let old_limit = self.push_limit(len)?;
+        message.merge_from(self)?;
+        self.pop_limit(old_limit);
         Ok(())
     }
 
@@ -982,4 +986,47 @@ mod test {
         );
         assert_eq!("field 3", input.read_string().unwrap());
     }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_shallow_nested_unknown_groups() {
+        // Test skip_group() succeeds on a start group tag 50 times
+        // followed by end group tag 50 times. We should be able to
+        // successfully skip the outermost group.
+        let mut vec = Vec::new();
+        let mut os = CodedOutputStream::new(&mut vec);
+        for _ in 0..50 {
+            os.write_tag(1, WireType::StartGroup).unwrap();
+        }
+        for _ in 0..50 {
+            os.write_tag(1, WireType::EndGroup).unwrap();
+        }
+        drop(os);
+
+        let mut input = CodedInputStream::from_bytes(&vec);
+        assert!(input.skip_group().is_ok());
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_deeply_nested_unknown_groups() {
+        // Create an output stream that has groups nested recursively 1000
+        // deep, and try to skip the group.
+        // This should fail the default depth limit of 100 which ensures we
+        // don't blow the stack on adversial input.
+        let mut vec = Vec::new();
+        let mut os = CodedOutputStream::new(&mut vec);
+        for _ in 0..1000 {
+            os.write_tag(1, WireType::StartGroup).unwrap();
+        }
+        for _ in 0..1000 {
+            os.write_tag(1, WireType::EndGroup).unwrap();
+        }
+        drop(os);
+
+        let mut input = CodedInputStream::from_bytes(&vec);
+        assert!(input
+            .skip_group()
+            .unwrap_err()
+            .to_string()
+            .contains("Over recursion limit"));
+    }
 }