diff --git a/odoo/addons/base/i18n/base.pot b/odoo/addons/base/i18n/base.pot
index a0f2ebdd168..26c5969097b 100644
--- a/odoo/addons/base/i18n/base.pot
+++ b/odoo/addons/base/i18n/base.pot
@@ -18284,6 +18284,15 @@ msgstr ""
 msgid "Invalid value for %s.%s: %s"
 msgstr ""
 
+#. module: base
+#. odoo-python
+#: code:addons/base/models/ir_default.py:0
+#, python-format
+msgid ""
+"Invalid value for %s.%s: %s is out of bounds (integers should be between "
+"-2,147,483,648 and 2,147,483,647)"
+msgstr ""
+
 #. module: base
 #. odoo-python
 #: code:addons/base/models/ir_ui_view.py:0
diff --git a/odoo/addons/base/models/ir_default.py b/odoo/addons/base/models/ir_default.py
index 561e0dde56c..c65693f18e9 100644
--- a/odoo/addons/base/models/ir_default.py
+++ b/odoo/addons/base/models/ir_default.py
@@ -72,12 +72,14 @@ class IrDefault(models.Model):
         try:
             model = self.env[model_name]
             field = model._fields[field_name]
-            field.convert_to_cache(value, model)
+            parsed = field.convert_to_cache(value, model)
             json_value = json.dumps(value, ensure_ascii=False)
         except KeyError:
             raise ValidationError(_("Invalid field %s.%s", model_name, field_name))
         except Exception:
             raise ValidationError(_("Invalid value for %s.%s: %s", model_name, field_name, value))
+        if field.type == 'integer' and not (-2**31 < parsed < 2**31-1):
+            raise ValidationError(_("Invalid value for %s.%s: %s is out of bounds (integers should be between -2,147,483,648 and 2,147,483,647)", model_name, field_name, value))
 
         # update existing default for the same scope, or create one
         field = self.env['ir.model.fields']._get(model_name, field_name)
diff --git a/odoo/addons/base/tests/test_ir_default.py b/odoo/addons/base/tests/test_ir_default.py
index 1d05722db52..3672f95a3fd 100644
--- a/odoo/addons/base/tests/test_ir_default.py
+++ b/odoo/addons/base/tests/test_ir_default.py
@@ -92,6 +92,8 @@ class TestIrDefault(TransactionCase):
             IrDefault.set('res.partner', 'lang', 'some_LANG')
         with self.assertRaises(ValidationError):
             IrDefault.set('res.partner', 'partner_latitude', 'foo')
+        with self.assertRaises(ValidationError):
+            IrDefault.set('res.partner', 'color', 2147483648)
 
     def test_removal(self):
         """ check defaults for many2one with their value being removed """