diff --git a/indra/llimage/llimagedimensionsinfo.cpp b/indra/llimage/llimagedimensionsinfo.cpp
index 5ea4a236b5ff3f15ccc30a01163c2edc75d1529a..835664c60ff403f36caf7d8c164e396ec7e7975a 100644
--- a/indra/llimage/llimagedimensionsinfo.cpp
+++ b/indra/llimage/llimagedimensionsinfo.cpp
@@ -30,6 +30,9 @@
 
 #include "llimagedimensionsinfo.h"
 
+// Value is true if one of Libjpeg's functions has encountered an error while working.
+static bool sJpegErrorEncountered = false;
+
 bool LLImageDimensionsInfo::load(const std::string& src_filename,U32 codec)
 {
 	clean();
@@ -101,9 +104,17 @@ bool LLImageDimensionsInfo::getImageDimensionsPng()
 	return true;
 }
 
+// Called instead of exit() if Libjpeg encounters an error.
+void on_jpeg_error(j_common_ptr cinfo)
+{
+	(void) cinfo;
+	sJpegErrorEncountered = true;
+	llwarns << "Libjpeg has encountered an error!" << llendl;
+}
 
 bool LLImageDimensionsInfo::getImageDimensionsJpeg()
 {
+	sJpegErrorEncountered = false;
 	clean();
 	FILE *fp = fopen (mSrcFilename.c_str(), "rb");
 	if (fp == NULL) 
@@ -115,6 +126,9 @@ bool LLImageDimensionsInfo::getImageDimensionsJpeg()
 	jpeg_error_mgr jerr;
 	jpeg_decompress_struct cinfo;
 	cinfo.err = jpeg_std_error(&jerr);
+	// Call our function instead of exit() if Libjpeg encounters an error.
+	// This is done to avoid crash in this case (STORM-472).
+	cinfo.err->error_exit = on_jpeg_error;
 
 	jpeg_create_decompress	(&cinfo);
 	jpeg_stdio_src		(&cinfo, fp);
@@ -128,6 +142,6 @@ bool LLImageDimensionsInfo::getImageDimensionsJpeg()
 	jpeg_destroy_decompress(&cinfo);
 	fclose(fp);
 
-	return true;
+	return !sJpegErrorEncountered;
 }