diff --git a/src/core/desktopfile/desktopfilereader.cpp b/src/core/desktopfile/desktopfilereader.cpp
index 3ef0e77..110b107 100644
--- a/src/core/desktopfile/desktopfilereader.cpp
+++ b/src/core/desktopfile/desktopfilereader.cpp
@@ -55,6 +55,9 @@ namespace linuxdeploy {
                             if (len > 0 &&
                                 !((len >= 2 && (line[0] == '/' && line[1] == '/')) || (len >= 1 && line[0] == '#'))) {
                                 if (line[0] == '[') {
+                                    if (line.find_last_of('[') != 0)
+                                        throw ParseError("Multiple opening [ brackets");
+
                                     // this line apparently introduces a new section
                                     auto closingBracketPos = line.find(']');
                                     auto lastClosingBracketPos = line.find_last_of(']');
diff --git a/tests/core/test_desktopfilereader.cpp b/tests/core/test_desktopfilereader.cpp
index 8d8ea4a..906d688 100644
--- a/tests/core/test_desktopfilereader.cpp
+++ b/tests/core/test_desktopfilereader.cpp
@@ -217,3 +217,11 @@ TEST_F(DesktopFileReaderFixture, testReadBrokenSectionHeaderTooManyClosingBracke
 
     ASSERT_THROW(DesktopFileReader reader(ins), ParseError);
 }
+
+TEST_F(DesktopFileReaderFixture, testReadBrokenSectionHeaderTooManyOpeningBrackets) {
+    std::stringstream ins;
+    ins << "[[Desktop Entry]" << std::endl
+        << "test=test" << std::endl;
+
+    ASSERT_THROW(DesktopFileReader reader(ins), ParseError);
+}