diff --git a/src/index.rs b/src/index.rs
index 799a8d2169..51ddf713c0 100644
--- a/src/index.rs
+++ b/src/index.rs
@@ -2562,6 +2562,52 @@ mod tests {
     }
   }
 
+  #[test]
+  fn unrecognized_even_field_inscriptions_are_cursed_and_unbound() {
+    for context in Context::configurations() {
+      context.mine_blocks(1);
+
+      let witness = envelope(&[
+        b"ord",
+        &[1],
+        b"text/plain;charset=utf-8",
+        &[2],
+        b"bar",
+        &[4],
+        b"ord",
+      ]);
+
+      let txid = context.rpc_server.broadcast_tx(TransactionTemplate {
+        inputs: &[(1, 0, 0)],
+        witness,
+        ..Default::default()
+      });
+
+      let inscription_id = InscriptionId { txid, index: 0 };
+
+      context.mine_blocks(1);
+
+      context.index.assert_inscription_location(
+        inscription_id,
+        SatPoint {
+          outpoint: unbound_outpoint(),
+          offset: 0,
+        },
+        None,
+      );
+
+      assert_eq!(
+        context
+          .index
+          .get_inscription_entry(inscription_id)
+          .unwrap()
+          .unwrap()
+          .number,
+        -1
+      );
+    }
+  }
+
   #[test]
   // https://github.com/ordinals/ord/issues/2062
   fn zero_value_transaction_inscription_not_cursed_but_unbound() {
diff --git a/src/index/updater/inscription_updater.rs b/src/index/updater/inscription_updater.rs
index fce36e608e..f4a03dc6be 100644
--- a/src/index/updater/inscription_updater.rs
+++ b/src/index/updater/inscription_updater.rs
@@ -164,7 +164,9 @@ impl<'a, 'db, 'tx> InscriptionUpdater<'a, 'db, 'tx> {
           index: id_counter,
         };
 
-        let curse = if inscription.tx_in_index != 0 {
+        let curse = if inscription.inscription.unrecognized_even_field {
+          Some(Curse::UnrecognizedEvenField)
+        } else if inscription.tx_in_index != 0 {
           Some(Curse::NotInFirstInput)
         } else if inscription.tx_in_offset != 0 {
           Some(Curse::NotAtOffsetZero)
@@ -214,7 +216,9 @@ impl<'a, 'db, 'tx> InscriptionUpdater<'a, 'db, 'tx> {
           curse.is_some()
         };
 
-        let unbound = input_value == 0 || inscription.tx_in_offset != 0;
+        let unbound = input_value == 0
+          || inscription.tx_in_offset != 0
+          || curse == Some(Curse::UnrecognizedEvenField);
 
         if curse.is_some() || unbound {
           log::info!(
diff --git a/src/inscription.rs b/src/inscription.rs
index a63d4f0d4f..3cecac98dc 100644
--- a/src/inscription.rs
+++ b/src/inscription.rs
@@ -20,12 +20,14 @@ pub(crate) enum Curse {
   NotInFirstInput,
   NotAtOffsetZero,
   Reinscription,
+  UnrecognizedEvenField,
 }
 
 #[derive(Debug, PartialEq, Clone)]
 pub struct Inscription {
   body: Option<Vec<u8>>,
   content_type: Option<Vec<u8>>,
+  pub(crate) unrecognized_even_field: bool,
 }
 
 #[derive(Debug, PartialEq, Clone)]
@@ -38,7 +40,11 @@ pub(crate) struct TransactionInscription {
 impl Inscription {
   #[cfg(test)]
   pub(crate) fn new(content_type: Option<Vec<u8>>, body: Option<Vec<u8>>) -> Self {
-    Self { content_type, body }
+    Self {
+      content_type,
+      body,
+      unrecognized_even_field: false,
+    }
   }
 
   pub(crate) fn from_transaction(tx: &Transaction) -> Vec<TransactionInscription> {
@@ -81,6 +87,7 @@ impl Inscription {
     Ok(Self {
       body: Some(body),
       content_type: Some(content_type.into()),
+      unrecognized_even_field: false,
     })
   }
 
@@ -160,7 +167,6 @@ pub(crate) enum InscriptionError {
   KeyPathSpend,
   NoInscription,
   Script(script::Error),
-  UnrecognizedEvenField,
 }
 
 type Result<T, E = InscriptionError> = std::result::Result<T, E>;
@@ -250,12 +256,20 @@ impl<'a> InscriptionParser<'a> {
     for tag in fields.keys() {
       if let Some(lsb) = tag.first() {
         if lsb % 2 == 0 {
-          return Err(InscriptionError::UnrecognizedEvenField);
+          return Ok(Inscription {
+            body,
+            content_type,
+            unrecognized_even_field: true,
+          });
         }
       }
     }
 
-    Ok(Inscription { body, content_type })
+    Ok(Inscription {
+      body,
+      content_type,
+      unrecognized_even_field: false,
+    })
   }
 
   fn advance(&mut self) -> Result<Instruction<'a>> {
@@ -413,6 +427,7 @@ mod tests {
       Ok(vec![Inscription {
         content_type: Some(b"text/plain;charset=utf-8".to_vec()),
         body: None,
+        unrecognized_even_field: false,
       }]),
     );
   }
@@ -424,6 +439,7 @@ mod tests {
       Ok(vec![Inscription {
         content_type: None,
         body: Some(b"foo".to_vec()),
+        unrecognized_even_field: false,
       }]),
     );
   }
@@ -754,6 +770,7 @@ mod tests {
       &Inscription {
         content_type: None,
         body: None,
+        unrecognized_even_field: false,
       }
       .append_reveal_script(script::Builder::new()),
     );
@@ -765,6 +782,7 @@ mod tests {
       vec![Inscription {
         content_type: None,
         body: None,
+        unrecognized_even_field: false,
       }]
     );
   }
@@ -776,15 +794,20 @@ mod tests {
       Ok(vec![Inscription {
         content_type: None,
         body: None,
+        unrecognized_even_field: false,
       }]),
     );
   }
 
   #[test]
-  fn unknown_even_fields_are_invalid() {
+  fn unknown_even_fields() {
     assert_eq!(
       InscriptionParser::parse(&envelope(&[b"ord", &[2], &[0]])),
-      Err(InscriptionError::UnrecognizedEvenField),
+      Ok(vec![Inscription {
+        content_type: None,
+        body: None,
+        unrecognized_even_field: true,
+      }]),
     );
   }
 }
diff --git a/src/test.rs b/src/test.rs
index 43fd74e927..1ea1634daf 100644
--- a/src/test.rs
+++ b/src/test.rs
@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
 pub(crate) use {
   super::*,
   crate::inscription::TransactionInscription,
-  bitcoin::blockdata::script::PushBytesBuf,
-  bitcoin::blockdata::{opcodes, script},
-  bitcoin::{ScriptBuf, Witness},
+  bitcoin::{
+    blockdata::{opcodes, script, script::PushBytesBuf},
+    ScriptBuf, Witness,
+  },
   pretty_assertions::assert_eq as pretty_assert_eq,
   std::iter,
   test_bitcoincore_rpc::TransactionTemplate,