diff --git a/components/formats-bsd/src/loci/formats/in/DicomReader.java b/components/formats-bsd/src/loci/formats/in/DicomReader.java
index 27989bd1d2e..aba35119fd4 100644
--- a/components/formats-bsd/src/loci/formats/in/DicomReader.java
+++ b/components/formats-bsd/src/loci/formats/in/DicomReader.java
@@ -672,6 +672,9 @@ else if (child.attribute == OPTICAL_PATH_DESCRIPTION) {
         case EXTENDED_DEPTH_OF_FIELD:
           edf = tag.getStringValue().equalsIgnoreCase("yes");
           break;
+        case TRAILING_PADDING:
+          decodingTags = false;
+          break;
         default:
           in.seek(tag.getEndPointer());
       }