diff --git a/examples/winit_wrong_sized_buffer.rs b/examples/winit_wrong_sized_buffer.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..38aadce
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/winit_wrong_sized_buffer.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+use winit::event::{Event, WindowEvent};
+use winit::event_loop::{ControlFlow, EventLoop};
+use winit::window::WindowBuilder;
+use softbuffer::GraphicsContext;
+
+const BUFFER_WIDTH: usize = 256;
+const BUFFER_HEIGHT: usize = 128;
+
+fn main() {
+    let event_loop = EventLoop::new();
+    let window = WindowBuilder::new().build(&event_loop).unwrap();
+    let mut graphics_context = unsafe { GraphicsContext::new(window) };
+
+    event_loop.run(move |event, _, control_flow| {
+        *control_flow = ControlFlow::Wait;
+
+        match event {
+            Event::RedrawRequested(window_id) if window_id == graphics_context.window().id() => {
+                let buffer = (0..((BUFFER_WIDTH*BUFFER_HEIGHT) as usize)).map(|index|{
+                    let y = index / (BUFFER_WIDTH as usize);
+                    let x = index % (BUFFER_WIDTH as usize);
+                    let red = x % 255;
+                    let green = y % 255;
+                    let blue = (x*y) % 255;
+
+                    let color = blue | (green << 8) | (red << 16);
+
+                    color as u32
+                }).collect::<Vec<_>>();
+
+                graphics_context.set_buffer(&buffer, BUFFER_WIDTH as u16, BUFFER_HEIGHT as u16);
+            }
+            Event::WindowEvent {
+                event: WindowEvent::CloseRequested,
+                window_id
+            } if window_id == graphics_context.window().id() => {
+                *control_flow = ControlFlow::Exit;
+            },
+            _ => {}
+        }
+    });
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index 37451a7..8f4b279 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -40,6 +40,10 @@ impl<W: HasRawWindowHandle> GraphicsContext<W> {
 
     #[inline]
     pub fn set_buffer(&mut self, buffer: &[u32], width: u16, height: u16){
+        if (width as usize)*(height as usize) != buffer.len(){
+            panic!("The size of the passed buffer is not the correct size. Its length must be exactly width*height.");
+        }
+
         unsafe {
             self.graphics_context_impl.set_buffer(buffer, width, height);
         }