diff --git a/lib/fluent/plugin/buffer/file_chunk.rb b/lib/fluent/plugin/buffer/file_chunk.rb
index 1c42b4705b..24dbaaeb55 100644
--- a/lib/fluent/plugin/buffer/file_chunk.rb
+++ b/lib/fluent/plugin/buffer/file_chunk.rb
@@ -219,13 +219,17 @@ def restore_metadata(bindata)
             # old type of restore
             data = Fluent::MessagePackFactory.msgpack_unpacker(symbolize_keys: true).feed(bindata).read rescue {}
           end
+          raise FileChunkError, "invalid meta data" if data.nil? || !data.is_a?(Hash)
+          raise FileChunkError, "invalid unique_id" unless data[:id]
+          raise FileChunkError, "invalid created_at" unless data[:c].to_i > 0
+          raise FileChunkError, "invalid modified_at" unless data[:m].to_i > 0
 
           now = Fluent::Clock.real_now
 
-          @unique_id = data[:id] || self.class.unique_id_from_path(@path) || @unique_id
+          @unique_id = data[:id]
           @size = data[:s] || 0
-          @created_at = data.fetch(:c, now.to_i)
-          @modified_at = data.fetch(:m, now.to_i)
+          @created_at = data[:c]
+          @modified_at = data[:m]
 
           @metadata.timekey = data[:timekey]
           @metadata.tag = data[:tag]
diff --git a/test/plugin/test_buf_file.rb b/test/plugin/test_buf_file.rb
index ac23334140..17174d9c48 100644
--- a/test/plugin/test_buf_file.rb
+++ b/test/plugin/test_buf_file.rb
@@ -1322,6 +1322,36 @@ def compare_log(plugin, msg)
       assert { File.exist?("#{@bufdir}/backup/worker0/#{@id_output}/#{@d.dump_unique_id_hex(c2id)}.log") }
     end
 
+    test '#resume backups enqueued broken metadata which has broken id, c, m fields' do
+      setup_plugins({'path' => @bufpath})
+      cid, path = create_first_chunk('q')
+      metadata = File.read(path + '.meta')
+      File.open(path + '.meta', 'wb') { |f| f.write(metadata[0..6] + "\0" * (metadata.size - 6)) } # create enqueued broken meta file
+
+      Fluent::SystemConfig.overwrite_system_config('root_dir' => @bufdir) do
+        @p.start
+      end
+
+      compare_log(@p, 'enqueued meta file is broken')
+      assert { not File.exist?(path) }
+      assert { File.exist?("#{@bufdir}/backup/worker0/#{@id_output}/#{@d.dump_unique_id_hex(cid)}.log") }
+    end
+
+    test '#resume backups enqueued broken metadata by truncated' do
+      setup_plugins({'path' => @bufpath})
+      cid, path = create_first_chunk('q')
+      metadata = File.read(path + '.meta')
+      File.open(path + '.meta', 'wb') { |f| f.write(metadata[0..-2]) } # create enqueued broken meta file with last byte truncated
+
+      Fluent::SystemConfig.overwrite_system_config('root_dir' => @bufdir) do
+        @p.start
+      end
+
+      compare_log(@p, 'enqueued meta file is broken')
+      assert { not File.exist?(path) }
+      assert { File.exist?("#{@bufdir}/backup/worker0/#{@id_output}/#{@d.dump_unique_id_hex(cid)}.log") }
+    end
+
     test '#resume throws away broken chunk with disable_chunk_backup' do
       setup_plugins({'path' => @bufpath, 'disable_chunk_backup' => true})
       c1id, _ = create_first_chunk('b')