diff --git a/formats/cbor/commonMain/src/kotlinx/serialization/cbor/internal/Streams.kt b/formats/cbor/commonMain/src/kotlinx/serialization/cbor/internal/Streams.kt
index fdbfca674..848e58ad0 100644
--- a/formats/cbor/commonMain/src/kotlinx/serialization/cbor/internal/Streams.kt
+++ b/formats/cbor/commonMain/src/kotlinx/serialization/cbor/internal/Streams.kt
@@ -43,12 +43,18 @@ internal class ByteArrayOutput {
     private var position: Int = 0
 
     private fun ensureCapacity(elementsToAppend: Int) {
-        if (position + elementsToAppend <= array.size) {
+        val requiredCapacityLong = position.toLong() + elementsToAppend.toLong()
+        if (requiredCapacityLong > Int.MAX_VALUE) {
+            throw IllegalArgumentException("Required capacity exceeds maximum array size (Int.MAX_VALUE).")
+        }
+
+        val requiredCapacity = requiredCapacityLong.toInt()
+        if (requiredCapacity <= array.size) {
             return
         }
-        val newArray = ByteArray((position + elementsToAppend).takeHighestOneBit() shl 1)
-        array.copyInto(newArray)
-        array = newArray
+
+        val newCapacity = nextPowerOfTwoCapacity(requiredCapacity)
+        array = array.copyOf(newCapacity)
     }
 
     public fun toByteArray(): ByteArray {
@@ -86,4 +92,29 @@ internal class ByteArrayOutput {
         ensureCapacity(1)
         array[position++] = byteValue.toByte()
     }
+    
+    companion object {
+        /**
+         * Calculates the next power-of-two capacity based on the required minimum size.
+         *
+         * This function ensures the returned value is at least as large as `minCapacity`,
+         * and is always a power of two, unless `minCapacity` is less than or equal to zero,
+         * in which case it returns 0. If the calculated power of two exceeds `Integer.MAX_VALUE`,
+         * it returns `Integer.MAX_VALUE`.
+         *
+         * It's useful for resizing arrays with exponential growth.
+         *
+         * @param minCapacity The minimum required capacity.
+         * @return A capacity value that is a power of two and ≥ minCapacity, or 0 if `minCapacity` is ≤ 0.
+         */
+        fun nextPowerOfTwoCapacity(minCapacity: Int): Int {
+            if (minCapacity <= 0) return 0
+
+            val highestOneBit = minCapacity.takeHighestOneBit()
+            val maxHighestOneBit = Integer.MAX_VALUE.takeHighestOneBit()
+
+            // Check if shifting would exceed the maximum allowed value
+            return if (highestOneBit < maxHighestOneBit) highestOneBit shl 1 else Integer.MAX_VALUE
+        }
+    }
 }
diff --git a/formats/cbor/commonTest/src/kotlinx/serialization/cbor/internal/StreamsTest.kt b/formats/cbor/commonTest/src/kotlinx/serialization/cbor/internal/StreamsTest.kt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c13f09db7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/formats/cbor/commonTest/src/kotlinx/serialization/cbor/internal/StreamsTest.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+package kotlinx.serialization.cbor.internal
+
+import kotlinx.serialization.*
+import kotlin.test.*
+
+class StreamsTest {
+
+    @Test
+    fun powerOfTwoCapacity_negativeValue() {
+        assertEquals(0, ByteArrayOutput.nextPowerOfTwoCapacity(-1))
+        assertEquals(0, ByteArrayOutput.nextPowerOfTwoCapacity(-17))
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    fun powerOfTwoCapacity_zeroValue() {
+        assertEquals(0, ByteArrayOutput.nextPowerOfTwoCapacity(0))
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    fun powerOfTwoCapacity_exactPowerOfTwo() {
+        assertEquals(16, ByteArrayOutput.nextPowerOfTwoCapacity(8))
+        assertEquals(32, ByteArrayOutput.nextPowerOfTwoCapacity(16))
+        assertEquals(64, ByteArrayOutput.nextPowerOfTwoCapacity(32))
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    fun powerOfTwoCapacity_nonPowerOfTwo() {
+        assertEquals(16, ByteArrayOutput.nextPowerOfTwoCapacity(9))
+        assertEquals(64, ByteArrayOutput.nextPowerOfTwoCapacity(33))
+        assertEquals(128, ByteArrayOutput.nextPowerOfTwoCapacity(65))
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    fun powerOfTwoCapacity_smallValues() {
+        assertEquals(2, ByteArrayOutput.nextPowerOfTwoCapacity(1))
+        assertEquals(4, ByteArrayOutput.nextPowerOfTwoCapacity(2))
+        assertEquals(4, ByteArrayOutput.nextPowerOfTwoCapacity(3))
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    fun powerOfTwoCapacity_boundaryValues() {
+        assertEquals(0, ByteArrayOutput.nextPowerOfTwoCapacity(0))
+        assertEquals(2, ByteArrayOutput.nextPowerOfTwoCapacity(1))
+        assertEquals(4, ByteArrayOutput.nextPowerOfTwoCapacity(3))
+        assertEquals(8, ByteArrayOutput.nextPowerOfTwoCapacity(5))
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    fun powerOfTwoCapacity_largeValues() {
+        assertEquals(1073741824, ByteArrayOutput.nextPowerOfTwoCapacity(536870912))
+        assertEquals(1073741824, ByteArrayOutput.nextPowerOfTwoCapacity(1073741823))
+        assertEquals(Integer.MAX_VALUE, ByteArrayOutput.nextPowerOfTwoCapacity(1073741824))
+        assertEquals(Integer.MAX_VALUE, ByteArrayOutput.nextPowerOfTwoCapacity(1073741825))
+        assertEquals(Integer.MAX_VALUE, ByteArrayOutput.nextPowerOfTwoCapacity(Integer.MAX_VALUE-1))
+        assertEquals(Integer.MAX_VALUE, ByteArrayOutput.nextPowerOfTwoCapacity(Integer.MAX_VALUE))
+    }
+}