diff --git a/io/Makefile b/io/Makefile
index 427a14bec7..f80e8b8358 100644
--- a/io/Makefile
+++ b/io/Makefile
@@ -199,6 +199,7 @@ tests := \
   tst-fts \
   tst-fts-bz22944 \
   tst-fts-bz34782 \
+  tst-fts-bz34782-root \
   tst-fts-cwdfd-follow \
   tst-fts-follow \
   tst-fts-lfs \
diff --git a/io/fts-common.c b/io/fts-common.c
index d3219071d9..b3a75d2b90 100644
--- a/io/fts-common.c
+++ b/io/fts-common.c
@@ -2019,8 +2019,14 @@ fts_alloc (FTSOBJ *sp, const char *name, register size_t namelen)
 #else
 	/*
 	 * For glibc, we use a wrapper struct to provide the extra required
-	 * fields without changing the FSENT layout.
+	 * fields without changing the FSENT layout.  That layout also keeps
+	 * fts_namelen and fts_pathlen as unsigned short, so reject a name
+	 * that does not fit (only fts_open root arguments can be that long).
 	 */
+	if (namelen > USHRT_MAX) {
+		__set_errno (ENAMETOOLONG);
+		return (NULL);
+	}
 	len += sizeof (struct FTSENT_wrapper);
 	struct FTSENT_wrapper *wrapper = malloc(len);
 	if (wrapper == NULL)
diff --git a/io/tst-fts-bz34782-root.c b/io/tst-fts-bz34782-root.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..5df4b09bb5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/io/tst-fts-bz34782-root.c
@@ -0,0 +1,80 @@
+/* Check fts_open with root arguments around USHRT_MAX bytes (BZ 34782).
+   Copyright (C) 2026 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+   This file is part of the GNU C Library.
+
+   The GNU C Library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+   modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
+   License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
+   version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+
+   The GNU C Library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+   but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+   MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
+   Lesser General Public License for more details.
+
+   You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
+   License along with the GNU C Library; if not, see
+   <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.  */
+
+#include <errno.h>
+#include <fts.h>
+#include <limits.h>
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <string.h>
+#include <support/check.h>
+#include <support/support.h>
+
+/* FTSENT::fts_namelen and FTSENT::fts_pathlen are unsigned short, so
+   fts_open must reject a root argument longer than USHRT_MAX instead of
+   truncating its length.  */
+static void
+check_root (size_t len)
+{
+  char *root = xmalloc (len + 1);
+  memset (root, 'a', len);
+  root[len] = '\0';
+  char *paths[] = { root, NULL };
+
+  errno = 0;
+  FTS *ftsp = fts_open (paths, FTS_PHYSICAL, NULL);
+  if (len > USHRT_MAX)
+    {
+      if (ftsp != NULL)
+	{
+	  support_record_failure ();
+	  printf ("error: fts_open accepted a %zu byte root\n", len);
+	  fts_close (ftsp);
+	}
+      else
+	TEST_COMPARE (errno, ENAMETOOLONG);
+    }
+  else
+    {
+      TEST_VERIFY_EXIT (ftsp != NULL);
+      FTSENT *ent = fts_read (ftsp);
+      TEST_VERIFY_EXIT (ent != NULL);
+      /* The name does not exist (and is longer than PATH_MAX on Linux),
+	 but the entry must still describe it correctly.  */
+      TEST_COMPARE (ent->fts_info, FTS_NS);
+      TEST_COMPARE (ent->fts_namelen, len);
+      TEST_COMPARE (ent->fts_pathlen, len);
+      TEST_COMPARE (strnlen (ent->fts_path, len + 1), len);
+      TEST_VERIFY (memcmp (ent->fts_path, root, len) == 0);
+      TEST_COMPARE (fts_close (ftsp), 0);
+    }
+
+  free (root);
+}
+
+static int
+do_test (void)
+{
+  check_root (USHRT_MAX);
+  check_root (USHRT_MAX + 1);
+  check_root (USHRT_MAX + 2);
+  check_root (2 * (USHRT_MAX + 1) + 10);
+  return 0;
+}
+
+#include <support/test-driver.c>