diff --git a/vcl/source/filter/ipdf/pdfread.cxx b/vcl/source/filter/ipdf/pdfread.cxx
index a309173da96f..138bb8495a55 100644
--- a/vcl/source/filter/ipdf/pdfread.cxx
+++ b/vcl/source/filter/ipdf/pdfread.cxx
@@ -425,37 +425,47 @@ ImportPDFUnloaded(SvStream& rStream, std::vector<PDFGraphicResult>& rGraphics,
     if (nPageCount <= 0)
         return 0;
 
+    // A page pdfium cannot read still gets an entry, so the result keeps one page per page the
+    // pdf declares and every entry knows its own page number. Such a page takes the size of the
+    // last page that did come through, starting at A4 in 1/100 mm.
+    Size aLastGoodSize(21000, 29700);
+
     for (int nPageIndex = 0; nPageIndex < nPageCount; ++nPageIndex)
     {
-        basegfx::B2DSize aPageSize = pPdfDocument->getPageSize(nPageIndex);
-        if (aPageSize.getWidth() <= 0.0 || aPageSize.getHeight() <= 0.0)
-            continue;
-
         // Returned unit is points
+        basegfx::B2DSize aPageSize = pPdfDocument->getPageSize(nPageIndex);
+
+        std::unique_ptr<vcl::pdf::PDFiumPage> pPage;
+        if (aPageSize.getWidth() > 0.0 && aPageSize.getHeight() > 0.0)
+            pPage = pPdfDocument->openPage(nPageIndex);
+
+        if (!pPage)
+        {
+            SAL_WARN("vcl.filter",
+                     "ImportPDF: page " << nPageIndex << " is unreadable, importing it blank");
+            rGraphics.emplace_back(Graphic(pGfxLink, nPageIndex), aLastGoodSize,
+                                   std::vector<PDFGraphicAnnotation>(),
+                                   std::vector<std::pair<basegfx::B2DRectangle, OUString>>());
+            continue;
+        }
 
         tools::Long nPageWidth = std::round(convertPointToMm100(aPageSize.getWidth()));
         tools::Long nPageHeight = std::round(convertPointToMm100(aPageSize.getHeight()));
+        aLastGoodSize = Size(nPageWidth, nPageHeight);
 
         // Create the Graphic with the VectorGraphicDataPtr and link the original PDF stream.
         // We swap out this Graphic as soon as possible, and a later swap in
         // actually renders the correct Bitmap on demand.
         Graphic aGraphic(pGfxLink, nPageIndex);
 
-        auto pPage = pPdfDocument->openPage(nPageIndex);
-        if (!pPage)
-        {
-            SAL_WARN("vcl.filter", "ImportPDF: unable to open page: " << nPageIndex);
-            continue;
-        }
-
         std::vector<PDFGraphicAnnotation> aPDFGraphicAnnotations
             = findAnnotations(pPage, aPageSize);
 
         std::vector<std::pair<basegfx::B2DRectangle, OUString>> aPDFLinksInfo
             = findLinks(pPage, pPdfDocument, aPageSize);
 
-        rGraphics.emplace_back(std::move(aGraphic), Size(nPageWidth, nPageHeight),
-                               aPDFGraphicAnnotations, aPDFLinksInfo);
+        rGraphics.emplace_back(std::move(aGraphic), aLastGoodSize, aPDFGraphicAnnotations,
+                               aPDFLinksInfo);
     }
 
     return rGraphics.size();