diff --git a/src/entity/ExperienceManager.php b/src/entity/ExperienceManager.php
index 7f4d46511..c29ba6ecd 100644
--- a/src/entity/ExperienceManager.php
+++ b/src/entity/ExperienceManager.php
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ use pocketmine\entity\utils\ExperienceUtils;
 use pocketmine\event\player\PlayerExperienceChangeEvent;
 use pocketmine\item\Durable;
 use pocketmine\item\enchantment\VanillaEnchantments;
+use pocketmine\utils\Limits;
 use pocketmine\world\sound\XpCollectSound;
 use pocketmine\world\sound\XpLevelUpSound;
 use function array_rand;
@@ -223,8 +224,8 @@ class ExperienceManager{
 	 * score when they die. (TODO: add this when MCPE supports it)
 	 */
 	public function setLifetimeTotalXp(int $amount) : void{
-		if($amount < 0){
-			throw new \InvalidArgumentException("XP must be greater than 0");
+		if($amount < 0 || $amount > Limits::INT32_MAX){
+			throw new \InvalidArgumentException("XP must be greater than 0 and less than " . Limits::INT32_MAX);
 		}
 
 		$this->totalXp = $amount;