diff --git a/packages/django-dramatiq-postgres/django_dramatiq_postgres/broker.py b/packages/django-dramatiq-postgres/django_dramatiq_postgres/broker.py
index 3d0314df06..f617064601 100644
--- a/packages/django-dramatiq-postgres/django_dramatiq_postgres/broker.py
+++ b/packages/django-dramatiq-postgres/django_dramatiq_postgres/broker.py
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ from django.utils.functional import cached_property
 from django.utils.module_loading import import_string
 from dramatiq.broker import Broker, Consumer, MessageProxy
 from dramatiq.common import compute_backoff, current_millis, dq_name, q_name, xq_name
-from dramatiq.errors import BrokerConnectionError, QueueJoinTimeout
+from dramatiq.errors import BrokerConnectionError, DecodeError, QueueJoinTimeout
 from dramatiq.message import Message
 from dramatiq.middleware import Middleware
 from pglock.core import _cast_lock_id
@@ -367,7 +367,18 @@ class _PostgresConsumer(Consumer):
         )
         if task is None:
             return None
-        message = Message.decode(cast(bytes, task.message))
+        try:
+            message = Message.decode(cast(bytes, task.message))
+        except DecodeError:
+            self.logger.error(
+                "Failed to decode task, rejecting", queue=self.queue_name, message_id=message_id
+            )
+            self.query_set.filter(message_id=message_id, queue_name=self.queue_name).update(
+                state=TaskState.REJECTED,
+                mtime=timezone.now(),
+                eta=None,
+            )
+            return None
         message.options["task"] = task
         self.in_processing.add(str(message_id))
         return message