diff --git a/Lib/test/test_bytes.py b/Lib/test/test_bytes.py
index b83a83f..28ae5ca 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_bytes.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_bytes.py
@@ -63,17 +63,18 @@
         b = self.type2test([Indexable(), Indexable(1), Indexable(254),
                             Indexable(255)])
         self.assertEqual(list(b), [0, 1, 254, 255])
-        self.assertRaises(ValueError, bytearray, [Indexable(-1)])
-        self.assertRaises(ValueError, bytearray, [Indexable(256)])
+        self.assertRaises(ValueError, self.type2test, [Indexable(-1)])
+        self.assertRaises(ValueError, self.type2test, [Indexable(256)])
 
     def test_from_ssize(self):
-        self.assertEqual(bytearray(0), b'')
-        self.assertEqual(bytearray(1), b'\x00')
-        self.assertEqual(bytearray(5), b'\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00')
-        self.assertRaises(ValueError, bytearray, -1)
+        self.assertEqual(self.type2test(0), b'')
+        self.assertEqual(self.type2test(1), b'\x00')
+        self.assertEqual(self.type2test(5), b'\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00')
+        self.assertRaises(ValueError, self.type2test, -1)
 
-        self.assertEqual(bytearray('0', 'ascii'), b'0')
-        self.assertEqual(bytearray(b'0'), b'0')
+        self.assertEqual(self.type2test('0', 'ascii'), b'0')
+        self.assertEqual(self.type2test(b'0'), b'0')
+        self.assertRaises(OverflowError, self.type2test, sys.maxsize + 1)
 
     def test_constructor_type_errors(self):
         self.assertRaises(TypeError, self.type2test, 0.0)
diff --git a/Misc/NEWS b/Misc/NEWS
index 1ed921c..ab662cb 100644
--- a/Misc/NEWS
+++ b/Misc/NEWS
@@ -15,6 +15,9 @@
 - Issue #8014: Setting a T_UINT or T_PYSSIZET attribute of an object with
   PyMemberDefs could produce an internal error;  raise TypeError instead.
 
+- Issue #8417: Raise an OverflowError when an integer larger than sys.maxsize is
+  passed to bytes or bytearray.
+
 - Issue #8329: Don't return the same lists from select.select when no fds are
   changed.
 
diff --git a/Objects/bytearrayobject.c b/Objects/bytearrayobject.c
index d25144d..18e6f8d 100644
--- a/Objects/bytearrayobject.c
+++ b/Objects/bytearrayobject.c
@@ -761,14 +761,17 @@
     }
 
     /* Is it an int? */
-    count = PyNumber_AsSsize_t(arg, PyExc_ValueError);
-    if (count == -1 && PyErr_Occurred())
-        PyErr_Clear();
-    else {
-        if (count < 0) {
-            PyErr_SetString(PyExc_ValueError, "negative count");
+    count = PyNumber_AsSsize_t(arg, PyExc_OverflowError);
+    if (count == -1 && PyErr_Occurred()) {
+        if (PyErr_ExceptionMatches(PyExc_OverflowError))
             return -1;
-        }
+        PyErr_Clear();
+    }
+    else if (count < 0) {
+        PyErr_SetString(PyExc_ValueError, "negative count");
+        return -1;
+    }
+    else {
         if (count > 0) {
             if (PyByteArray_Resize((PyObject *)self, count))
                 return -1;
diff --git a/Objects/bytesobject.c b/Objects/bytesobject.c
index 6584462..36d71c0 100644
--- a/Objects/bytesobject.c
+++ b/Objects/bytesobject.c
@@ -2949,15 +2949,17 @@
 	}
 
 	/* Is it an int? */
-	size = PyNumber_AsSsize_t(x, PyExc_ValueError);
+	size = PyNumber_AsSsize_t(x, PyExc_OverflowError);
 	if (size == -1 && PyErr_Occurred()) {
+		if (PyErr_ExceptionMatches(PyExc_OverflowError))
+			return NULL;
 		PyErr_Clear();
 	}
+	else if (size < 0) {
+		PyErr_SetString(PyExc_ValueError, "negative count");
+		return NULL;
+	}
 	else {
-		if (size < 0) {
-			PyErr_SetString(PyExc_ValueError, "negative count");
-			return NULL;
-		}
 		new = PyBytes_FromStringAndSize(NULL, size);
 		if (new == NULL) {
 			return NULL;