diff --git a/media/libvpx/libvpx/vp8/vp8_cx_iface.c b/media/libvpx/libvpx/vp8/vp8_cx_iface.c
--- a/media/libvpx/libvpx/vp8/vp8_cx_iface.c
+++ b/media/libvpx/libvpx/vp8/vp8_cx_iface.c
@@ -953,14 +953,23 @@
                          ctx->timestamp_ratio.num / ctx->timestamp_ratio.den;
 
     if (img != NULL) {
       res = image2yuvconfig(img, &sd);
 
-      if (vp8_receive_raw_frame(ctx->cpi, ctx->next_frame_flag | lib_flags, &sd,
-                                dst_time_stamp, dst_end_time_stamp)) {
-        VP8_COMP *cpi = (VP8_COMP *)ctx->cpi;
-        res = update_error_state(ctx, &cpi->common.error);
+      if (sd.y_width != ctx->cfg.g_w || sd.y_height != ctx->cfg.g_h) {
+        /* from vpx_encoder.h for g_w/g_h:
+           "Note that the frames passed as input to the encoder must have this
+           resolution"
+        */
+        ctx->base.err_detail = "Invalid input frame resolution";
+        res = VPX_CODEC_INVALID_PARAM;
+      } else {
+        if (vp8_receive_raw_frame(ctx->cpi, ctx->next_frame_flag | lib_flags,
+                                  &sd, dst_time_stamp, dst_end_time_stamp)) {
+          VP8_COMP *cpi = (VP8_COMP *)ctx->cpi;
+          res = update_error_state(ctx, &cpi->common.error);
+        }
       }
 
       /* reset for next frame */
       ctx->next_frame_flag = 0;
     }
diff --git a/media/libvpx/libvpx/vp9/vp9_cx_iface.c b/media/libvpx/libvpx/vp9/vp9_cx_iface.c
--- a/media/libvpx/libvpx/vp9/vp9_cx_iface.c
+++ b/media/libvpx/libvpx/vp9/vp9_cx_iface.c
@@ -1379,17 +1379,26 @@
     if (img != NULL) {
       const int64_t dst_end_time_stamp =
           timebase_units_to_ticks(timestamp_ratio, pts + duration);
       res = image2yuvconfig(img, &sd);
 
-      // Store the original flags in to the frame buffer. Will extract the
-      // key frame flag when we actually encode this frame.
-      if (vp9_receive_raw_frame(cpi, flags | ctx->next_frame_flags, &sd,
+      if (sd.y_width != ctx->cfg.g_w || sd.y_height != ctx->cfg.g_h) {
+        /* from vpx_encoder.h for g_w/g_h:
+           "Note that the frames passed as input to the encoder must have this
+           resolution"
+        */
+        ctx->base.err_detail = "Invalid input frame resolution";
+        res = VPX_CODEC_INVALID_PARAM;
+      } else {
+        // Store the original flags in to the frame buffer. Will extract the
+        // key frame flag when we actually encode this frame.
+        if (vp9_receive_raw_frame(cpi, flags | ctx->next_frame_flags, &sd,
                                 dst_time_stamp, dst_end_time_stamp)) {
-        res = update_error_state(ctx, &cpi->common.error);
+          res = update_error_state(ctx, &cpi->common.error);
+        }
+        ctx->next_frame_flags = 0;
       }
-      ctx->next_frame_flags = 0;
     }
 
     cx_data = ctx->cx_data;
     cx_data_sz = ctx->cx_data_sz;