diff --git a/rtengine/rawimagesource.cc b/rtengine/rawimagesource.cc
index 931a46ede..7b8d99232 100644
--- a/rtengine/rawimagesource.cc
+++ b/rtengine/rawimagesource.cc
@@ -1008,11 +1008,43 @@ int RawImageSource::load (const Glib::ustring &fname, bool firstFrameOnly)
     if (errCode) {
         return errCode;
     }
-    numFrames = firstFrameOnly ? 1 : ri->getFrameCount();
+    numFrames = firstFrameOnly ? (numFrames < 7 ? 1 : ri->getFrameCount()) : ri->getFrameCount();
 
     errCode = 0;
 
-    if(numFrames > 1) {
+    if(numFrames >= 7) {
+        // special case to avoid crash when loading Hasselblad H6D-100cMS pixelshift files
+        // limit to 6 frames and skip first frame, as first frame is not bayer
+        if (firstFrameOnly) {
+            numFrames = 1;
+        } else {
+            numFrames = 6;
+        }
+#ifdef _OPENMP99
+        #pragma omp parallel
+#endif
+        {
+            int errCodeThr = 0;
+#ifdef _OPENMP99
+            #pragma omp for nowait
+#endif
+            for(unsigned int i = 0; i < numFrames; ++i) {
+                if(i == 0) {
+                    riFrames[i] = ri;
+                    errCodeThr = riFrames[i]->loadRaw (true, i + 1, true, plistener, 0.8);
+                } else {
+                    riFrames[i] = new RawImage(fname);
+                    errCodeThr = riFrames[i]->loadRaw (true, i + 1);
+                }
+            }
+#ifdef _OPENMP99
+            #pragma omp critical
+#endif
+            {
+                errCode = errCodeThr ? errCodeThr : errCode;
+            }
+        }
+    } else if(numFrames > 1) {
 #ifdef _OPENMP
         #pragma omp parallel
 #endif
diff --git a/rtengine/rawimagesource.h b/rtengine/rawimagesource.h
index 5e1c9b424..3687e264d 100644
--- a/rtengine/rawimagesource.h
+++ b/rtengine/rawimagesource.h
@@ -74,13 +74,13 @@ protected:
     bool rgbSourceModified;
 
     RawImage* ri;  // Copy of raw pixels, NOT corrected for initial gain, blackpoint etc.
-    RawImage* riFrames[4] = {nullptr};
+    RawImage* riFrames[6] = {nullptr};
     unsigned int currFrame = 0;
     unsigned int numFrames = 0;
     int flatFieldAutoClipValue = 0;
     array2D<float> rawData;  // holds preprocessed pixel values, rowData[i][j] corresponds to the ith row and jth column
-    array2D<float> *rawDataFrames[4] = {nullptr};
-    array2D<float> *rawDataBuffer[3] = {nullptr};
+    array2D<float> *rawDataFrames[6] = {nullptr};
+    array2D<float> *rawDataBuffer[5] = {nullptr};
 
     // the interpolated green plane:
     array2D<float> green;
diff --git a/rtengine/rtthumbnail.cc b/rtengine/rtthumbnail.cc
index 2a35176e6..5efb75d48 100644
--- a/rtengine/rtthumbnail.cc
+++ b/rtengine/rtthumbnail.cc
@@ -547,6 +547,17 @@ Thumbnail* Thumbnail::loadFromRaw (const Glib::ustring& fname, RawMetaDataLocati
         return nullptr;
     }
 
+    if (ri->getFrameCount() == 7) {
+        // special case for Hasselblad H6D-100cMS pixelshift files
+        // first frame is not bayer, load second frame
+        int r = ri->loadRaw (1, 1, 0);
+
+        if ( r ) {
+            delete ri;
+            sensorType = ST_NONE;
+            return nullptr;
+        }
+    }
     sensorType = ri->getSensorType();
 
     int width = ri->get_width();
diff --git a/rtgui/bayerprocess.cc b/rtgui/bayerprocess.cc
index 6f38f4c43..c361ded16 100644
--- a/rtgui/bayerprocess.cc
+++ b/rtgui/bayerprocess.cc
@@ -729,7 +729,7 @@ void BayerProcess::FrameCountChanged(int n, int frameNum)
 
             imageNumber->remove_all();
             imageNumber->append("1");
-            for (int i = 2; i <= std::min(n, 4); ++i) {
+            for (int i = 2; i <= std::min(n, 6); ++i) {
                 std::ostringstream entry;
                 entry << i;
                 imageNumber->append(entry.str());