diff --git a/overlord/snapstate/snapstate_install_test.go b/overlord/snapstate/snapstate_install_test.go
index 8eddb32ed61..454eb9d19fd 100644
--- a/overlord/snapstate/snapstate_install_test.go
+++ b/overlord/snapstate/snapstate_install_test.go
@@ -6874,3 +6874,87 @@ func printTasks(ts []*state.Task) string {
 	}
 	return b.String()
 }
+
+func (s *snapmgrTestSuite) TestInstallComponentsFromPathInvalidComponentFile(c *C) {
+	s.state.Lock()
+	defer s.state.Unlock()
+
+	// use the real thing for this one
+	snapstate.MockOpenSnapFile(backend.OpenSnapFile)
+
+	const (
+		snapID        = "test-snap-id"
+		snapName      = "test-snap"
+		componentName = "test-component"
+	)
+	snapRevision := snap.R(11)
+
+	csi := snap.ComponentSideInfo{
+		Component: naming.NewComponentRef(snapName, componentName),
+		Revision:  snap.R(1),
+	}
+
+	compPath := filepath.Join(c.MkDir(), "invalid-component")
+	err := os.WriteFile(compPath, []byte("invalid-component"), 0644)
+	c.Assert(err, IsNil)
+
+	components := map[*snap.ComponentSideInfo]string{
+		&csi: compPath,
+	}
+
+	snapPath := makeTestSnap(c, `name: test-snap
+version: 1.0
+components:
+  test-component:
+    type: test
+`)
+	si := &snap.SideInfo{
+		RealName: snapName,
+		SnapID:   snapID,
+		Revision: snapRevision,
+	}
+
+	goal := snapstate.PathInstallGoal(snapName, snapPath, si, components, snapstate.RevisionOptions{})
+	_, _, err = snapstate.InstallOne(context.Background(), s.state, goal, snapstate.Options{})
+	c.Assert(err, ErrorMatches, fmt.Sprintf(`.*cannot process snap or snapdir: file "%s" is invalid.*`, compPath))
+}
+
+func (s *snapmgrTestSuite) TestInstallComponentsFromPathInvalidComponentName(c *C) {
+	s.state.Lock()
+	defer s.state.Unlock()
+
+	// use the real thing for this one
+	snapstate.MockOpenSnapFile(backend.OpenSnapFile)
+
+	const (
+		snapID        = "test-snap-id"
+		snapName      = "test-snap"
+		componentName = "Bad-component"
+	)
+	snapRevision := snap.R(11)
+
+	csi := snap.ComponentSideInfo{
+		Component: naming.NewComponentRef(snapName, componentName),
+		Revision:  snap.R(1),
+	}
+
+	components := map[*snap.ComponentSideInfo]string{
+		&csi: "",
+	}
+
+	snapPath := makeTestSnap(c, `name: test-snap
+version: 1.0
+components:
+  test-component:
+    type: test
+`)
+	si := &snap.SideInfo{
+		RealName: snapName,
+		SnapID:   snapID,
+		Revision: snapRevision,
+	}
+
+	goal := snapstate.PathInstallGoal(snapName, snapPath, si, components, snapstate.RevisionOptions{})
+	_, _, err := snapstate.InstallOne(context.Background(), s.state, goal, snapstate.Options{})
+	c.Assert(err, ErrorMatches, fmt.Sprintf(`invalid snap name: "%s"`, componentName))
+}
diff --git a/overlord/snapstate/target.go b/overlord/snapstate/target.go
index c04c4c12c9a..02f6586e479 100644
--- a/overlord/snapstate/target.go
+++ b/overlord/snapstate/target.go
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/snapcore/snapd/asserts/snapasserts"
 	"github.com/snapcore/snapd/client"
+	"github.com/snapcore/snapd/logger"
 	"github.com/snapcore/snapd/overlord/snapstate/backend"
 	"github.com/snapcore/snapd/overlord/state"
 	"github.com/snapcore/snapd/snap"
@@ -682,7 +683,7 @@ func (p *pathInstallGoal) toInstall(ctx context.Context, st *state.State, opts O
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
-	comps, err := installableComponentsFromPaths(info, p.components)
+	comps, err := componentSetupsFromPaths(info, p.components)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
@@ -701,10 +702,10 @@ func (p *pathInstallGoal) toInstall(ctx context.Context, st *state.State, opts O
 	return []target{inst}, nil
 }
 
-func installableComponentsFromPaths(info *snap.Info, components map[*snap.ComponentSideInfo]string) ([]ComponentSetup, error) {
+func componentSetupsFromPaths(snapInfo *snap.Info, components map[*snap.ComponentSideInfo]string) ([]ComponentSetup, error) {
 	setups := make([]ComponentSetup, 0, len(components))
 	for csi, path := range components {
-		compInfo, _, err := backend.OpenComponentFile(path, info, csi)
+		compInfo, err := validatedComponentInfo(path, csi, snapInfo)
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, err
 		}
@@ -718,3 +719,17 @@ func installableComponentsFromPaths(info *snap.Info, components map[*snap.Compon
 
 	return setups, nil
 }
+
+func validatedComponentInfo(path string, csi *snap.ComponentSideInfo, si *snap.Info) (*snap.ComponentInfo, error) {
+	if err := csi.Component.Validate(); err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	componentInfo, cont, err := backend.OpenComponentFile(path, si, csi)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("cannot open snap file: %v", err)
+	}
+	if err := snap.ValidateComponentContainer(cont, csi.Component.String(), logger.Noticef); err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	return componentInfo, nil
+}