diff --git a/builder/builder-next/adapters/containerimage/pull.go b/builder/builder-next/adapters/containerimage/pull.go
index 729ef52..9d6e07e 100644
--- a/builder/builder-next/adapters/containerimage/pull.go
+++ b/builder/builder-next/adapters/containerimage/pull.go
@@ -526,6 +526,9 @@
 	layers := make([]xfer.DownloadDescriptor, 0, len(mfst.Layers))
 
 	for i, desc := range mfst.Layers {
+		if err := desc.Digest.Validate(); err != nil {
+			return nil, errors.Wrap(err, "layer digest could not be validated")
+		}
 		ongoing.add(desc)
 		layers = append(layers, &layerDescriptor{
 			desc:    desc,
diff --git a/distribution/pull_v2.go b/distribution/pull_v2.go
index 3307458..cb47264 100644
--- a/distribution/pull_v2.go
+++ b/distribution/pull_v2.go
@@ -477,6 +477,9 @@
 	// to top-most, so that the downloads slice gets ordered correctly.
 	for i := len(verifiedManifest.FSLayers) - 1; i >= 0; i-- {
 		blobSum := verifiedManifest.FSLayers[i].BlobSum
+		if err = blobSum.Validate(); err != nil {
+			return "", "", errors.Wrapf(err, "could not validate layer digest %q", blobSum)
+		}
 
 		var throwAway struct {
 			ThrowAway bool `json:"throwaway,omitempty"`
@@ -575,6 +578,9 @@
 	// Note that the order of this loop is in the direction of bottom-most
 	// to top-most, so that the downloads slice gets ordered correctly.
 	for _, d := range layers {
+		if err := d.Digest.Validate(); err != nil {
+			return "", errors.Wrapf(err, "could not validate layer digest %q", d.Digest)
+		}
 		layerDescriptor := &v2LayerDescriptor{
 			digest:            d.Digest,
 			repo:              p.repo,