diff --git a/crates/project/src/debugger/breakpoint_store.rs b/crates/project/src/debugger/breakpoint_store.rs
index 33cc3d30a2..5cc361a73e 100644
--- a/crates/project/src/debugger/breakpoint_store.rs
+++ b/crates/project/src/debugger/breakpoint_store.rs
@@ -591,7 +591,13 @@ impl BreakpointStore {
                         this.update(cx, |_, cx| BreakpointsInFile::new(buffer, cx))?;
 
                     for bp in bps {
-                        let position = snapshot.anchor_after(PointUtf16::new(bp.row, 0));
+                        let max_point = snapshot.max_point_utf16();
+                        let point = PointUtf16::new(bp.row, 0);
+                        if point > max_point {
+                            log::error!("skipping a deserialized breakpoint that's out of range");
+                            continue;
+                        }
+                        let position = snapshot.anchor_after(point);
                         breakpoints_for_file.breakpoints.push((
                             position,
                             Breakpoint {