diff --git a/modules/imgcodecs/src/grfmt_png.cpp b/modules/imgcodecs/src/grfmt_png.cpp
index 7febc3153b..c4b5a2c3a6 100644
--- a/modules/imgcodecs/src/grfmt_png.cpp
+++ b/modules/imgcodecs/src/grfmt_png.cpp
@@ -133,6 +133,7 @@ const uint32_t id_bKGD = 0x624B4744; // The bKGD chunk specifies a default backg
 const uint32_t id_tRNS = 0x74524E53; // The tRNS chunk provides transparency information
 const uint32_t id_tEXt = 0x74455874; // The tEXt chunk stores metadata as text in key-value pairs
 const uint32_t id_IEND = 0x49454E44; // end/footer chunk
+const uint32_t id_CgBI = 0x43674249; // The CgBI chunk (Apple private) is not supported.
 
 APNGFrame::APNGFrame()
 {
@@ -285,9 +286,18 @@ bool  PngDecoder::readHeader()
     if (!readFromStreamOrBuffer(&sig, 8))
         return false;
 
+    // IHDR chunk shall be first. ( https://www.w3.org/TR/png-3/#5ChunkOrdering )
     id = read_chunk(m_chunkIHDR);
-    if (id != id_IHDR)
+    if (id == id_CgBI)
+    {
+        CV_LOG_ERROR(NULL, "CgBI chunk (Apple private) found as the first chunk. IHDR is expected.");
         return false;
+    }
+    if (id != id_IHDR)
+    {
+        CV_LOG_ERROR(NULL, "IHDR chunk shall be first. This data may be broken or malformed.");
+        return false;
+    }
 
     m_is_fcTL_loaded = false;
     while (true)
diff --git a/modules/imgcodecs/test/test_png.cpp b/modules/imgcodecs/test/test_png.cpp
index 95b0bc0793..f271950a5b 100644
--- a/modules/imgcodecs/test/test_png.cpp
+++ b/modules/imgcodecs/test/test_png.cpp
@@ -110,6 +110,44 @@ TEST(Imgcodecs_Png, read_color_palette_with_alpha)
     EXPECT_EQ(img.at<Vec3b>(0, 1), Vec3b(255, 0, 0));
 }
 
+// IHDR shall be first.
+// See https://github.com/opencv/opencv/issues/27295
+TEST(Imgcodecs_Png, decode_regression27295)
+{
+    vector<uchar> buff;
+    Mat src = Mat::zeros(240, 180, CV_8UC3);
+    vector<int> param;
+    EXPECT_NO_THROW(imencode(".png", src, buff, param));
+
+    Mat img;
+
+    // If IHDR chunk found as the first chunk, output shall not be empty.
+    // 8 means PNG signature length.
+    // 4 means length field(uint32_t).
+    EXPECT_EQ(buff[8+4+0], 'I');
+    EXPECT_EQ(buff[8+4+1], 'H');
+    EXPECT_EQ(buff[8+4+2], 'D');
+    EXPECT_EQ(buff[8+4+3], 'R');
+    EXPECT_NO_THROW(img = imdecode(buff, IMREAD_COLOR));
+    EXPECT_FALSE(img.empty());
+
+    // If Non-IHDR chunk found as the first chunk, output shall be empty.
+    buff[8+4+0] = 'i'; // Not 'I'
+    buff[8+4+1] = 'H';
+    buff[8+4+2] = 'D';
+    buff[8+4+3] = 'R';
+    EXPECT_NO_THROW(img = imdecode(buff, IMREAD_COLOR));
+    EXPECT_TRUE(img.empty());
+
+    // If CgBI chunk (Apple private) found as the first chunk, output shall be empty with special message.
+    buff[8+4+0] = 'C';
+    buff[8+4+1] = 'g';
+    buff[8+4+2] = 'B';
+    buff[8+4+3] = 'I';
+    EXPECT_NO_THROW(img = imdecode(buff, IMREAD_COLOR));
+    EXPECT_TRUE(img.empty());
+}
+
 typedef testing::TestWithParam<string> Imgcodecs_Png_PngSuite;
 
 TEST_P(Imgcodecs_Png_PngSuite, decode)