diff --git a/src/core/fonts.js b/src/core/fonts.js
index f6fdd893d9795..1684446937921 100644
--- a/src/core/fonts.js
+++ b/src/core/fonts.js
@@ -2109,21 +2109,32 @@ var Font = (function FontClosure() {
             if (!inFDEF && !inELSE) {
               // collecting information about which functions are used
               funcId = stack[stack.length - 1];
-              ttContext.functionsUsed[funcId] = true;
-              if (funcId in ttContext.functionsStackDeltas) {
-                stack.length += ttContext.functionsStackDeltas[funcId];
-              } else if (funcId in ttContext.functionsDefined &&
-                         !functionsCalled.includes(funcId)) {
-                callstack.push({ data, i, stackTop: stack.length - 1, });
-                functionsCalled.push(funcId);
-                pc = ttContext.functionsDefined[funcId];
-                if (!pc) {
-                  warn('TT: CALL non-existent function');
-                  ttContext.hintsValid = false;
-                  return;
+              if (isNaN(funcId)) {
+                info('TT: CALL empty stack (or invalid entry).');
+              } else {
+                ttContext.functionsUsed[funcId] = true;
+                if (funcId in ttContext.functionsStackDeltas) {
+                  let newStackLength = stack.length +
+                                       ttContext.functionsStackDeltas[funcId];
+                  if (newStackLength < 0) {
+                    warn('TT: CALL invalid functions stack delta.');
+                    ttContext.hintsValid = false;
+                    return;
+                  }
+                  stack.length = newStackLength;
+                } else if (funcId in ttContext.functionsDefined &&
+                           !functionsCalled.includes(funcId)) {
+                  callstack.push({ data, i, stackTop: stack.length - 1, });
+                  functionsCalled.push(funcId);
+                  pc = ttContext.functionsDefined[funcId];
+                  if (!pc) {
+                    warn('TT: CALL non-existent function');
+                    ttContext.hintsValid = false;
+                    return;
+                  }
+                  data = pc.data;
+                  i = pc.i;
                 }
-                data = pc.data;
-                i = pc.i;
               }
             }
           } else if (op === 0x2C && !tooComplexToFollowFunctions) { // FDEF
diff --git a/test/pdfs/.gitignore b/test/pdfs/.gitignore
index 1d643cb1d97f7..bd38ac1667d8e 100644
--- a/test/pdfs/.gitignore
+++ b/test/pdfs/.gitignore
@@ -151,6 +151,7 @@
 !bug1108301.pdf
 !bug1157493.pdf
 !bug1250079.pdf
+!bug1473809.pdf
 !pdfjsbad1586.pdf
 !freeculture.pdf
 !issue6006.pdf
diff --git a/test/pdfs/bug1473809.pdf b/test/pdfs/bug1473809.pdf
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..ed388df178531
Binary files /dev/null and b/test/pdfs/bug1473809.pdf differ
diff --git a/test/test_manifest.json b/test/test_manifest.json
index b69054237f909..defb40f4f055b 100644
--- a/test/test_manifest.json
+++ b/test/test_manifest.json
@@ -143,6 +143,13 @@
        "lastPage": 4,
        "type": "eq"
     },
+    {  "id": "bug1473809",
+       "file": "pdfs/bug1473809.pdf",
+       "md5": "4b1ca51cf8cad58a1ce0618667341c76",
+       "rounds": 1,
+       "link": false,
+       "type": "eq"
+    },
     {  "id": "issue2531",
       "file": "pdfs/issue2531.pdf",
       "md5": "c58e6642d8a6e2ddd5e07a543ef8f30d",