diff --git a/source/blender/io/wavefront_obj/importer/obj_import_mesh.cc b/source/blender/io/wavefront_obj/importer/obj_import_mesh.cc
index 3c9d5663a43..aa89be9780c 100644
--- a/source/blender/io/wavefront_obj/importer/obj_import_mesh.cc
+++ b/source/blender/io/wavefront_obj/importer/obj_import_mesh.cc
@@ -86,6 +86,7 @@ void MeshFromGeometry::fixup_invalid_faces()
       /* Skip and remove faces that have fewer than 3 corners. */
       mesh_geometry_.total_loops_ -= curr_face.corner_count_;
       mesh_geometry_.face_elements_.remove_and_reorder(face_idx);
+      --face_idx;
       continue;
     }
 
@@ -128,6 +129,7 @@ void MeshFromGeometry::fixup_invalid_faces()
     /* Remove the invalid face. */
     mesh_geometry_.total_loops_ -= curr_face.corner_count_;
     mesh_geometry_.face_elements_.remove_and_reorder(face_idx);
+    --face_idx;
 
     Vector<Vector<int>> new_faces = fixup_invalid_polygon(global_vertices_.vertices, face_verts);
 
diff --git a/source/blender/io/wavefront_obj/tests/obj_importer_tests.cc b/source/blender/io/wavefront_obj/tests/obj_importer_tests.cc
index b2ba10a7abd..62998a51d76 100644
--- a/source/blender/io/wavefront_obj/tests/obj_importer_tests.cc
+++ b/source/blender/io/wavefront_obj/tests/obj_importer_tests.cc
@@ -486,6 +486,15 @@ TEST_F(obj_importer_test, import_faces_invalid_or_with_holes)
   import_and_check("faces_invalid_or_with_holes.obj", expect, std::size(expect), 0);
 }
 
+TEST_F(obj_importer_test, import_invalid_faces)
+{
+  Expectation expect[] = {
+      {"OBCube", OB_MESH, 8, 12, 6, 24, float3(1, 1, -1), float3(-1, 1, 1)},
+      {"OBTheMesh", OB_MESH, 5, 3, 1, 3, float3(-2, 0, -2), float3(0, 2, 0)},
+  };
+  import_and_check("invalid_faces.obj", expect, std::size(expect), 0);
+}
+
 TEST_F(obj_importer_test, import_invalid_indices)
 {
   Expectation expect[] = {