diff --git a/gio/gdbus-2.0/codegen/dbustypes.py b/gio/gdbus-2.0/codegen/dbustypes.py
index ee11fa2ad..e16ea52f9 100644
--- a/gio/gdbus-2.0/codegen/dbustypes.py
+++ b/gio/gdbus-2.0/codegen/dbustypes.py
@@ -23,6 +23,69 @@ from . import utils
 from .utils import print_error
 
 
+# See: variant_type_string_scan_internal()
+def variant_type_string_scan(signature: str, depth_limit: int, i=0):
+    beg_char = signature[i]
+    i += 1
+    if beg_char == "(":
+        while signature[i] != ")":
+            if depth_limit == 0:
+                raise ValueError(
+                    f'Bad signature "{signature}". Too much recursion beginning at {i}.'
+                )
+            i = variant_type_string_scan(signature, depth_limit - 1, i)
+        i += 1
+    elif beg_char == "{":
+        if depth_limit == 0:
+            raise ValueError(
+                f'Bad signature "{signature}". Too much recursion beginning at {i}.'
+            )
+        elif signature[i] not in "bynqihuxtdsog?":
+            raise ValueError(
+                f'Bad signature "{signature}". "{signature[i]}" is not a valid type for dictionary keys at position {i}.'
+            )
+        i += 1
+        i = variant_type_string_scan(signature, depth_limit - 1, i)
+        if signature[i] != "}":
+            raise ValueError(
+                f'Bad signature "{signature}". Dict must end with "}}" at position {i}.'
+            )
+        i += 1
+    elif beg_char == "a":
+        if depth_limit == 0:
+            raise ValueError(
+                f'Bad signature "{signature}". Too much recursion beginning at {i}.'
+            )
+        i = variant_type_string_scan(signature, depth_limit - 1, i)
+    elif beg_char not in "bynqiuxtdsogvr*?h":
+        raise ValueError(
+            f'Bad signature "{signature}". Unexpected value "{beg_char}" at position {i}.'
+        )
+    return i
+
+
+# variant_check_signature() does not perform a strict validation check and
+# should not be used in security sensitive contexts.
+def variant_check_signature(signature: str):
+    # See: gvariant-internal.h
+    G_VARIANT_MAX_RECURSION_DEPTH = 128
+    if len(signature) > 255:
+        print_error("D-Bus maximum signature length of 255 exceeded.")
+    for s in signature:
+        if s not in "ybnqiuxthdvasog(){}":
+            print_error(
+                f'Bad signature "{signature}". "{s}" is not a valid D-Bus type.'
+            )
+    try:
+        variant_type_string_scan(signature, G_VARIANT_MAX_RECURSION_DEPTH)
+    except IndexError:
+        print_error(
+            f'Bad signature "{signature}". Error parsing string or brackets not closed.'
+        )
+    except ValueError as e:
+        print_error(e.args[0])
+
+
 class Annotation:
     def __init__(self, key, value):
         self.key = key
@@ -88,6 +151,7 @@ class Arg:
         self.gvalue_set = "g_value_take_variant"
         self.gclosure_marshaller = "g_cclosure_marshal_VOID__VARIANT"
         self.array_annotation = ""
+        variant_check_signature(self.signature)
 
         if not utils.lookup_annotation(
             self.annotations, "org.gtk.GDBus.C.ForceGVariant"
diff --git a/gio/tests/codegen.py b/gio/tests/codegen.py
index 34e7e95d8..deaa78fff 100644
--- a/gio/tests/codegen.py
+++ b/gio/tests/codegen.py
@@ -627,6 +627,64 @@ G_END_DECLS
                 "2.64",
             )
 
+    @unittest.skipIf(on_win32(), "requires /dev/stdout")
+    def test_dbus_types(self):
+        bad_types = [
+            "{vs}",  # Bad dictionary key type
+            "(ss(s{{sv}s}))",  # Bad dictionary key types
+            "{s",  # Unterminated dictionary
+            "(s{sss})",  # Unterminated dictionary
+            "z",  # Bad type
+            "(ssms)",  # Bad type
+            "(",  # Unterminated tuple
+            "(((ss))",  # Unterminated tuple
+            "aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa"
+            "aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaas",  # Too much recursion
+            "(((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((("
+            "(((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((s))"
+            "))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))"
+            "))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))",  # Too much recursion
+            "{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{"
+            "{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{sv}"
+            "}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}"
+            "}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}",  # Too much recursion
+            "aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa"
+            "aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa(aaaaaa{sv})",  # Too much recursion
+            "(ssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssss"
+            "ssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssss"
+            "ssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssss"
+            "ssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssss)",  # Too long
+        ]
+        for t in bad_types:
+            interface_xml = f"""
+                <node>
+                  <interface name="BadTypes">
+                    <property type="{t}" name="BadPropertyType" access="read" />
+                  </interface>
+                </node>"""
+            with self.assertRaises(subprocess.CalledProcessError):
+                self.runCodegenWithInterface(
+                    interface_xml, "--output", "/dev/stdout", "--body"
+                )
+        good_types = [
+            "si{s{b(ybnqiuxtdh)}}{yv}{nv}{dv}",
+            "aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa"
+            "aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaas",  # 128 Levels of recursion
+            "aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa"
+            "aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa(aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa{sv})",  # 128 Levels of recursion
+        ]
+        for t in good_types:
+            interface_xml = f"""
+                <node>
+                  <interface name="GoodTypes">
+                    <property type="{t}" name="GoodPropertyType" access="read" />
+                  </interface>
+                </node>"""
+            result = self.runCodegenWithInterface(
+                interface_xml, "--output", "/dev/stdout", "--body"
+            )
+            self.assertEqual("", result.err)
+
     @unittest.skipIf(on_win32(), "requires /dev/stdout")
     def test_unix_fd_types_and_annotations(self):
         """Test an interface with `h` arguments, no annotation, and GLib < 2.64.