diff --git a/internal/encoding/wire/wire.go b/internal/encoding/wire/wire.go
index 033b4c0e..0706234a 100644
--- a/internal/encoding/wire/wire.go
+++ b/internal/encoding/wire/wire.go
@@ -9,9 +9,11 @@ package wire
 
 import (
 	"io"
+	"math"
 	"math/bits"
 
 	"github.com/golang/protobuf/v2/internal/errors"
+	"github.com/golang/protobuf/v2/internal/flags"
 )
 
 // Number represents the field number.
@@ -479,11 +481,17 @@ func SizeGroup(num Number, n int) int {
 // The Number is -1 if the decoded field number overflows.
 // Other than overflow, this does not check for field number validity.
 func DecodeTag(x uint64) (Number, Type) {
-	num := Number(x >> 3)
-	if num > MaxValidNumber {
-		num = -1
+	// NOTE: MessageSet allows for larger field numbers than normal.
+	if flags.Proto1Legacy {
+		if x>>3 > uint64(math.MaxInt32) {
+			return -1, 0
+		}
+	} else {
+		if x>>3 > uint64(MaxValidNumber) {
+			return -1, 0
+		}
 	}
-	return num, Type(x & 7)
+	return Number(x >> 3), Type(x & 7)
 }
 
 // EncodeTag encodes the field Number and wire Type into its unified form.
diff --git a/internal/encoding/wire/wire_test.go b/internal/encoding/wire/wire_test.go
index 01e4d346..f82a5269 100644
--- a/internal/encoding/wire/wire_test.go
+++ b/internal/encoding/wire/wire_test.go
@@ -136,8 +136,8 @@ func TestTag(t *testing.T) {
 		wantRaw:    dhex("f8ffffff0f"),
 		consumeOps: ops{consumeTag{wantNum: MaxValidNumber, wantType: VarintType, wantCnt: 5}},
 	}, {
-		appendOps:  ops{appendTag{inNum: MaxValidNumber + 1, inType: VarintType}},
-		wantRaw:    dhex("8080808010"),
+		appendOps:  ops{appendVarint{inVal: ((math.MaxInt32+1)<<3 | uint64(VarintType))}},
+		wantRaw:    dhex("8080808040"),
 		consumeOps: ops{consumeTag{wantErr: errFieldNumber}},
 	}})
 }