diff --git a/crates/guest-rust/src/rt/async_support/stream_support.rs b/crates/guest-rust/src/rt/async_support/stream_support.rs
index 6e4771827..f2e1e1be2 100644
--- a/crates/guest-rust/src/rt/async_support/stream_support.rs
+++ b/crates/guest-rust/src/rt/async_support/stream_support.rs
@@ -17,6 +17,9 @@ use {
     },
 };
 
+/// Maximum size of a read/write operation as specified by the canonical ABI.
+const MAX_LENGTH: usize = (1 << 28) - 1;
+
 /// Operations that a stream requires throughout the implementation.
 ///
 /// This is generated by `wit_bindgen::generate!` primarily.
@@ -376,7 +379,11 @@ where
         let (ptr, len) = buf.abi_ptr_and_len();
         // SAFETY: sure hope this is safe, everything in this module and
         // `AbiBuffer` is trying to make this safe.
-        let code = unsafe { self.writer.ops.start_write(self.writer.handle, ptr, len) };
+        let code = unsafe {
+            self.writer
+                .ops
+                .start_write(self.writer.handle, ptr, len.min(MAX_LENGTH))
+        };
         rtdebug!(
             "stream.write({}, {ptr:?}, {len}) = {code:#x}",
             self.writer.handle
@@ -618,7 +625,7 @@ unsafe impl<'a, O: StreamOps> WaitableOp for StreamReadOp<'a, O> {
         let code = unsafe {
             self.reader
                 .ops
-                .start_read(self.reader.handle(), ptr, cap.len())
+                .start_read(self.reader.handle(), ptr, cap.len().min(MAX_LENGTH))
         };
         rtdebug!(
             "stream.read({}, {ptr:?}, {}) = {code:#x}",