diff --git a/src/Columns/ColumnArray.cpp b/src/Columns/ColumnArray.cpp
index 7e4e6233f73..58543d6a4dd 100644
--- a/src/Columns/ColumnArray.cpp
+++ b/src/Columns/ColumnArray.cpp
@@ -31,8 +31,17 @@ namespace ErrorCodes
     extern const int PARAMETER_OUT_OF_BOUND;
     extern const int SIZES_OF_COLUMNS_DOESNT_MATCH;
     extern const int LOGICAL_ERROR;
+    extern const int TOO_LARGE_ARRAY_SIZE;
 }
 
+/** Obtaining array as Field can be slow for large arrays and consume vast amount of memory.
+  * Just don't allow to do it.
+  * You can increase the limit if the following query:
+  *  SELECT range(10000000)
+  * will take less than 500ms on your machine.
+  */
+static constexpr size_t max_array_size_as_field = 1000000;
+
 
 ColumnArray::ColumnArray(MutableColumnPtr && nested_column, MutableColumnPtr && offsets_column)
     : data(std::move(nested_column)), offsets(std::move(offsets_column))
@@ -117,6 +126,11 @@ Field ColumnArray::operator[](size_t n) const
 {
     size_t offset = offsetAt(n);
     size_t size = sizeAt(n);
+
+    if (size > max_array_size_as_field)
+        throw Exception(ErrorCodes::TOO_LARGE_ARRAY_SIZE, "Array of size {} is too large to be manipulated as single field, maximum size {}",
+            size, max_array_size_as_field);
+
     Array res(size);
 
     for (size_t i = 0; i < size; ++i)
@@ -130,6 +144,11 @@ void ColumnArray::get(size_t n, Field & res) const
 {
     size_t offset = offsetAt(n);
     size_t size = sizeAt(n);
+
+    if (size > max_array_size_as_field)
+        throw Exception(ErrorCodes::TOO_LARGE_ARRAY_SIZE, "Array of size {} is too large to be manipulated as single field, maximum size {}",
+            size, max_array_size_as_field);
+
     res = Array(size);
     Array & res_arr = DB::get<Array &>(res);
 
diff --git a/src/Functions/array/range.cpp b/src/Functions/array/range.cpp
index 16f95ac2682..9468b4df75d 100644
--- a/src/Functions/array/range.cpp
+++ b/src/Functions/array/range.cpp
@@ -102,7 +102,8 @@ private:
     }
 
     template <typename T>
-    bool executeConstStartStep(Block & block, const IColumn * end_arg, const T start, const T step, const size_t input_rows_count, const size_t result) const
+    bool executeConstStartStep(
+        Block & block, const IColumn * end_arg, const T start, const T step, const size_t input_rows_count, const size_t result) const
     {
         auto end_column = checkAndGetColumn<ColumnVector<T>>(end_arg);
         if (!end_column)
@@ -155,7 +156,8 @@ private:
     }
 
     template <typename T>
-    bool executeConstStep(Block & block, const IColumn * start_arg, const IColumn * end_arg, const T step, const size_t input_rows_count, const size_t result) const
+    bool executeConstStep(
+        Block & block, const IColumn * start_arg, const IColumn * end_arg, const T step, const size_t input_rows_count, const size_t result) const
     {
         auto start_column = checkAndGetColumn<ColumnVector<T>>(start_arg);
         auto end_column = checkAndGetColumn<ColumnVector<T>>(end_arg);
@@ -210,7 +212,8 @@ private:
     }
 
     template <typename T>
-    bool executeConstStart(Block & block, const IColumn * end_arg, const IColumn * step_arg, const T start, const size_t input_rows_count, const size_t result) const
+    bool executeConstStart(
+        Block & block, const IColumn * end_arg, const IColumn * step_arg, const T start, const size_t input_rows_count, const size_t result) const
     {
         auto end_column = checkAndGetColumn<ColumnVector<T>>(end_arg);
         auto step_column = checkAndGetColumn<ColumnVector<T>>(step_arg);
@@ -265,7 +268,9 @@ private:
     }
 
     template <typename T>
-    bool executeGeneric(Block & block, const IColumn * start_col, const IColumn * end_col, const IColumn * step_col, const size_t input_rows_count, const size_t result) const
+    bool executeGeneric(
+        Block & block, const IColumn * start_col, const IColumn * end_col, const IColumn * step_col,
+        const size_t input_rows_count, const size_t result) const
     {
         auto start_column = checkAndGetColumn<ColumnVector<T>>(start_col);
         auto end_column = checkAndGetColumn<ColumnVector<T>>(end_col);