diff --git a/pytests/test_dag_cbor.py b/pytests/test_dag_cbor.py
index d0f7ee5..e8a73d7 100644
--- a/pytests/test_dag_cbor.py
+++ b/pytests/test_dag_cbor.py
@@ -227,3 +227,22 @@ def test_dag_cbor_decode_negative_infinity_f32_error() -> None:
         libipld.decode_dag_cbor(bytes.fromhex('faff800000'))
 
     assert 'number out of range for f32' in str(exc_info.value).lower()
+
+
+def test_dag_cbor_decode_cbor_sequence_error() -> None:
+    # 0000 - two CBOR zeros (CBOR sequence), invalid in DAG-CBOR
+    with pytest.raises(ValueError) as exc_info:
+        libipld.decode_dag_cbor(bytes.fromhex('0000'))
+
+    assert 'multiple objects' in str(exc_info.value).lower()
+
+
+def test_decode_dag_cbor_multi() -> None:
+    # 0000 - two CBOR zeros (CBOR sequence), valid only for decode_dag_cbor_multi
+    dag_cbor = bytes.fromhex('0000')
+    decoded = libipld.decode_dag_cbor_multi(dag_cbor)
+
+    assert isinstance(decoded, list)
+    assert len(decoded) == 2
+    assert decoded[0] == 0
+    assert decoded[1] == 0
diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index 32248ae..1d90a91 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -481,9 +481,19 @@ pub fn decode_car<'py>(py: Python<'py>, data: &[u8]) -> PyResult<(PyObject, Boun
 
 #[pyfunction]
 pub fn decode_dag_cbor(py: Python, data: &[u8]) -> PyResult<PyObject> {
-    let py_object = decode_dag_cbor_to_pyobject(py, &mut BufReader::new(Cursor::new(data)), 0);
+    let mut reader = BufReader::new(Cursor::new(data));
+    let py_object = decode_dag_cbor_to_pyobject(py, &mut reader, 0);
     if let Ok(py_object) = py_object {
-        Ok(py_object)
+        // check for any remaining data in the reader
+        let mut buf = [0u8; 1];
+        match reader.read(&mut buf) {
+            Ok(0) => Ok(py_object), // EOF
+            Err(_) => Ok(py_object), // EOF
+            Ok(_) => Err(get_err(
+                "Failed to decode DAG-CBOR", 
+                "Invalid DAG-CBOR: contains multiple objects (CBOR sequence)".to_string()
+            )),
+        }
     } else {
         let err = get_err(
             "Failed to decode DAG-CBOR",