diff --git a/cpp/src/phonenumbers/phonenumberutil.cc b/cpp/src/phonenumbers/phonenumberutil.cc
index c0c9d09a04..0bdcd7576f 100644
--- a/cpp/src/phonenumbers/phonenumberutil.cc
+++ b/cpp/src/phonenumbers/phonenumberutil.cc
@@ -2285,6 +2285,16 @@ PhoneNumberUtil::ErrorType PhoneNumberUtil::ParseHelper(
     PhoneNumber* phone_number) const {
   DCHECK(phone_number);
 
+  // We don't allow input strings for parsing to be longer than 250 chars.
+  // This prevents malicious input from consuming excessive CPU in the
+  // regular-expression engine. This matches the check in the Java and
+  // JavaScript implementations.
+  static const size_t kMaxInputStringLength = 250;
+  if (number_to_parse.length() > kMaxInputStringLength) {
+    VLOG(2) << "Input string is too long for parsing.";
+    return NOT_A_NUMBER;
+  }
+
   string national_number;
   PhoneNumberUtil::ErrorType build_national_number_for_parsing_return =
       BuildNationalNumberForParsing(number_to_parse, &national_number);
diff --git a/cpp/test/phonenumbers/phonenumberutil_test.cc b/cpp/test/phonenumbers/phonenumberutil_test.cc
index 97cf1f08a4..85f523eabd 100644
--- a/cpp/test/phonenumbers/phonenumberutil_test.cc
+++ b/cpp/test/phonenumbers/phonenumberutil_test.cc
@@ -4116,6 +4116,42 @@ TEST_F(PhoneNumberUtilTest, FailedParseOnInvalidNumbers) {
   EXPECT_EQ(PhoneNumber::default_instance(), test_number);
 }
 
+TEST_F(PhoneNumberUtilTest, ParseRejectsInputLongerThanMaxLength) {
+  // The C++ ParseHelper enforces a max input string length of 250 characters,
+  // matching the check in the Java and JavaScript implementations. Inputs
+  // exceeding this limit should return NOT_A_NUMBER immediately to prevent
+  // excessive CPU consumption in the regular-expression engine.
+  PhoneNumber test_number;
+
+  // A string of exactly 251 characters (over the 250-char limit).
+  string too_long_input(251, '1');
+  EXPECT_EQ(PhoneNumberUtil::NOT_A_NUMBER,
+            phone_util_.Parse(too_long_input, RegionCode::US(), &test_number));
+  EXPECT_EQ(PhoneNumber::default_instance(), test_number);
+
+  // A string with digits and spaces that exceeds 250 characters total.
+  string too_long_with_spaces = "+1 650 253 ";
+  too_long_with_spaces.append(245, '0');
+  EXPECT_EQ(PhoneNumberUtil::NOT_A_NUMBER,
+            phone_util_.Parse(too_long_with_spaces, RegionCode::US(),
+                              &test_number));
+  EXPECT_EQ(PhoneNumber::default_instance(), test_number);
+
+  // A string of exactly 250 characters should NOT be rejected by the length
+  // check (it may fail for other reasons, but not due to input length).
+  string at_limit_input(250, '1');
+  EXPECT_NE(PhoneNumberUtil::NOT_A_NUMBER,
+            phone_util_.Parse(at_limit_input, RegionCode::US(), &test_number));
+
+  // A normal phone number under 250 characters should parse successfully.
+  PhoneNumber nz_number;
+  nz_number.set_country_code(64);
+  nz_number.set_national_number(uint64{33316005});
+  EXPECT_EQ(PhoneNumberUtil::NO_PARSING_ERROR,
+            phone_util_.Parse("033316005", RegionCode::NZ(), &test_number));
+  EXPECT_EQ(nz_number, test_number);
+}
+
 TEST_F(PhoneNumberUtilTest, ParseNumbersWithPlusWithNoRegion) {
   PhoneNumber nz_number;
   nz_number.set_country_code(64);