diff --git a/crates/engine/src/cmd/export.rs b/crates/engine/src/cmd/export.rs
index f10f3037..bda75798 100644
--- a/crates/engine/src/cmd/export.rs
+++ b/crates/engine/src/cmd/export.rs
@@ -288,14 +288,22 @@ fn pages_param(id: &str, p: &Value, page_count: usize) -> Result<Option<Vec<usiz
         Some(Value::Array(a)) => {
             let mut v = Vec::new();
             for x in a {
-                let n = x.as_u64().filter(|n| *n >= 1 && (*n as usize) <= page_count).ok_or_else(|| bad(id, format!("bad page {x}")))?;
-                v.push(n as usize - 1);
+                let n = x
+                    .as_u64()
+                    .and_then(|n| usize::try_from(n).ok())
+                    .filter(|n| *n >= 1 && *n <= page_count)
+                    .ok_or_else(|| bad(id, format!("bad page {x}")))?;
+                v.push(n - 1);
             }
             Some(v)
         }
         Some(Value::Number(n)) => {
-            let n = n.as_u64().filter(|n| *n >= 1 && (*n as usize) <= page_count).ok_or_else(|| bad(id, format!("bad page {n}")))?;
-            Some(vec![n as usize - 1])
+            let n = n
+                .as_u64()
+                .and_then(|n| usize::try_from(n).ok())
+                .filter(|n| *n >= 1 && *n <= page_count)
+                .ok_or_else(|| bad(id, format!("bad page {n}")))?;
+            Some(vec![n - 1])
         }
         Some(v) => return Err(bad(id, format!("bad `pages`: {v}"))),
     })
diff --git a/crates/engine/tests/export_page_input.rs b/crates/engine/tests/export_page_input.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ebf0ac9a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crates/engine/tests/export_page_input.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,62 @@
+//! Public export-command page input must be rejected before narrowing on 32-bit targets.
+use designcraft_engine::{EngineError, Session};
+use serde_json::json;
+
+fn rejects(numbers: &[u64]) {
+    let mut session = Session::new();
+    session.execute("file.new", &json!({"pages": 1})).unwrap();
+    let before = serde_json::to_value(&session.doc().unwrap().doc).unwrap();
+    for command in ["file.exportPdf", "file.exportPptx"] {
+        for &number in numbers {
+            for pages in [json!(number), json!([number])] {
+                #[cfg(target_arch = "wasm32")]
+                wasm_bindgen_test::console_log!("SAFETY_REJECTION_INPUT {command} {pages}");
+                #[cfg(not(target_arch = "wasm32"))]
+                println!("SAFETY_REJECTION_INPUT {command} {pages}");
+                match session.execute(command, &json!({"pages": pages})) {
+                    Err(EngineError::BadParams { cmd, msg }) => {
+                        assert_eq!(cmd, command);
+                        assert_eq!(msg, format!("bad page {number}"));
+                    }
+                    Ok(_) => panic!("EXPECTED_BAD_PARAMS: {command} pages {pages} was accepted"),
+                    Err(other) => panic!("EXPECTED_BAD_PARAMS: {command} pages {pages} returned {other:?}"),
+                }
+                assert_eq!(before, serde_json::to_value(&session.doc().unwrap().doc).unwrap());
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+#[cfg_attr(target_arch = "wasm32", wasm_bindgen_test::wasm_bindgen_test)]
+#[cfg_attr(not(target_arch = "wasm32"), test)]
+fn zero_and_maximum_export_pages_are_bad_params() {
+    rejects(&[0, u64::MAX]);
+}
+
+#[cfg_attr(target_arch = "wasm32", wasm_bindgen_test::wasm_bindgen_test)]
+#[cfg_attr(not(target_arch = "wasm32"), test)]
+fn page_value_that_truncates_to_valid_page_is_bad_params() {
+    rejects(&[(1u64 << 32) + 1]);
+}
+
+#[cfg_attr(target_arch = "wasm32", wasm_bindgen_test::wasm_bindgen_test)]
+#[cfg_attr(not(target_arch = "wasm32"), test)]
+fn page_value_that_truncates_to_zero_is_bad_params() {
+    rejects(&[1u64 << 32]);
+}
+
+#[cfg_attr(target_arch = "wasm32", wasm_bindgen_test::wasm_bindgen_test)]
+#[cfg_attr(not(target_arch = "wasm32"), test)]
+fn page_one_exports_in_scalar_and_array_forms() {
+    let mut session = Session::new();
+    session.execute("file.new", &json!({"pages": 1})).unwrap();
+    let before = serde_json::to_value(&session.doc().unwrap().doc).unwrap();
+    for (command, count) in [("file.exportPdf", "pages"), ("file.exportPptx", "slides")] {
+        for pages in [json!(1), json!([1])] {
+            let result = session.execute(command, &json!({"pages": pages})).unwrap();
+            assert_eq!(result[count], 1);
+            assert!(!result["base64"].as_str().unwrap().is_empty());
+            assert_eq!(before, serde_json::to_value(&session.doc().unwrap().doc).unwrap());
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/crates/pptx/src/lib.rs b/crates/pptx/src/lib.rs
index c62bb707..e05d0511 100644
--- a/crates/pptx/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crates/pptx/src/lib.rs
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ pub fn export_pptx(doc: &Document, cache: &Cache, opts: &PptxOptions) -> Result<
         return Err(PptxError::NoPages);
     }
     if let Some(bad) = pages.iter().find(|p| **p >= count) {
-        return Err(PptxError::BadPage(bad + 1));
+        return Err(PptxError::BadPage(bad.saturating_add(1)));
     }
     let mut ex = slide::Exporter::new(doc, cache, opts);
     let mut slides = Vec::with_capacity(pages.len());
diff --git a/crates/pptx/src/tests.rs b/crates/pptx/src/tests.rs
index 98e78384..bb00fbd4 100644
--- a/crates/pptx/src/tests.rs
+++ b/crates/pptx/src/tests.rs
@@ -228,6 +228,14 @@ fn pictures_are_cropped_to_their_frames() {
     assert!(rels.contains("../media/image1.png"));
 }
 
+#[test]
+fn maximal_page_index_is_an_error() {
+    let d = Document::new(&NewDocument::default());
+    let options = PptxOptions { pages: Some(vec![usize::MAX]), ..Default::default() };
+    let result = export_pptx(&d, &Cache::new(), &options);
+    assert!(matches!(result, Err(PptxError::BadPage(usize::MAX))));
+}
+
 #[test]
 fn bad_pages_and_hostile_geometry_are_errors_not_crashes() {
     let mut d = Document::new(&NewDocument::default());