diff --git a/crates/api/src/instance.rs b/crates/api/src/instance.rs
index 391754c42b52..d60c3d17f90c 100644
--- a/crates/api/src/instance.rs
+++ b/crates/api/src/instance.rs
@@ -124,6 +124,14 @@ impl Instance {
             }
         }
 
+        if imports.len() != module.imports().len() {
+            bail!(
+                "wrong number of imports provided, {} != {}",
+                imports.len(),
+                module.imports().len()
+            );
+        }
+
         module.register_frame_info();
         let config = store.engine().config();
         let instance_handle = instantiate(
diff --git a/crates/api/tests/instance.rs b/crates/api/tests/instance.rs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..c0f3db86a296
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crates/api/tests/instance.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+use anyhow::Result;
+use wasmtime::*;
+
+#[test]
+fn wrong_import_numbers() -> Result<()> {
+    let store = Store::default();
+    let module = Module::new(&store, r#"(module (import "" "" (func)))"#)?;
+
+    assert!(Instance::new(&module, &[]).is_err());
+    let func = Func::wrap(&store, || {});
+    assert!(Instance::new(&module, &[func.clone().into(), func.into()]).is_err());
+    Ok(())
+}