diff --git a/src/core/evaluator.js b/src/core/evaluator.js
index e0cb73d01..41a83644c 100644
--- a/src/core/evaluator.js
+++ b/src/core/evaluator.js
@@ -1991,40 +1991,64 @@ class PartialEvaluator {
             return;
           }
           case OPS.setFillColor:
+            if (!isNumberArray(args, null)) {
+              continue;
+            }
             cs = stateManager.state.fillColorSpace;
             args = [cs.getRgbHex(args, 0)];
             fn = OPS.setFillRGBColor;
             break;
           case OPS.setStrokeColor:
+            if (!isNumberArray(args, null)) {
+              continue;
+            }
             cs = stateManager.state.strokeColorSpace;
             args = [cs.getRgbHex(args, 0)];
             fn = OPS.setStrokeRGBColor;
             break;
           case OPS.setFillGray:
+            if (!isNumberArray(args, null)) {
+              continue;
+            }
             stateManager.state.fillColorSpace = ColorSpaceUtils.gray;
             args = [ColorSpaceUtils.gray.getRgbHex(args, 0)];
             fn = OPS.setFillRGBColor;
             break;
           case OPS.setStrokeGray:
+            if (!isNumberArray(args, null)) {
+              continue;
+            }
             stateManager.state.strokeColorSpace = ColorSpaceUtils.gray;
             args = [ColorSpaceUtils.gray.getRgbHex(args, 0)];
             fn = OPS.setStrokeRGBColor;
             break;
           case OPS.setFillCMYKColor:
+            if (!isNumberArray(args, null)) {
+              continue;
+            }
             stateManager.state.fillColorSpace = ColorSpaceUtils.cmyk;
             args = [ColorSpaceUtils.cmyk.getRgbHex(args, 0)];
             fn = OPS.setFillRGBColor;
             break;
           case OPS.setStrokeCMYKColor:
+            if (!isNumberArray(args, null)) {
+              continue;
+            }
             stateManager.state.strokeColorSpace = ColorSpaceUtils.cmyk;
             args = [ColorSpaceUtils.cmyk.getRgbHex(args, 0)];
             fn = OPS.setStrokeRGBColor;
             break;
           case OPS.setFillRGBColor:
+            if (!isNumberArray(args, null)) {
+              continue;
+            }
             stateManager.state.fillColorSpace = ColorSpaceUtils.rgb;
             args = [ColorSpaceUtils.rgb.getRgbHex(args, 0)];
             break;
           case OPS.setStrokeRGBColor:
+            if (!isNumberArray(args, null)) {
+              continue;
+            }
             stateManager.state.strokeColorSpace = ColorSpaceUtils.rgb;
             args = [ColorSpaceUtils.rgb.getRgbHex(args, 0)];
             break;
@@ -2041,6 +2065,9 @@ class PartialEvaluator {
               break;
             }
             if (cs.name === "Pattern") {
+              if (!Array.isArray(args)) {
+                continue;
+              }
               next(
                 self.handleColorN(
                   operatorList,
@@ -2058,6 +2085,9 @@ class PartialEvaluator {
               );
               return;
             }
+            if (!isNumberArray(args, null)) {
+              continue;
+            }
             args = [cs.getRgbHex(args, 0)];
             fn = OPS.setFillRGBColor;
             break;
@@ -2074,6 +2104,9 @@ class PartialEvaluator {
               break;
             }
             if (cs.name === "Pattern") {
+              if (!Array.isArray(args)) {
+                continue;
+              }
               next(
                 self.handleColorN(
                   operatorList,
@@ -2091,6 +2124,9 @@ class PartialEvaluator {
               );
               return;
             }
+            if (!isNumberArray(args, null)) {
+              continue;
+            }
             args = [cs.getRgbHex(args, 0)];
             fn = OPS.setStrokeRGBColor;
             break;
diff --git a/test/pdfs/.gitignore b/test/pdfs/.gitignore
index 54d04c8cf..7cd2904ed 100644
--- a/test/pdfs/.gitignore
+++ b/test/pdfs/.gitignore
@@ -103,6 +103,7 @@
 !issue9713.pdf
 !xfa_filled_imm1344e.pdf
 !issue8424.pdf
+!issue21570.pdf
 !issue8480.pdf
 !bug1650302_reduced.pdf
 !issue18816.pdf
diff --git a/test/pdfs/issue21570.pdf b/test/pdfs/issue21570.pdf
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..6c1179975
Binary files /dev/null and b/test/pdfs/issue21570.pdf differ
diff --git a/test/test_manifest.json b/test/test_manifest.json
index b64418498..02eb0efd2 100644
--- a/test/test_manifest.json
+++ b/test/test_manifest.json
@@ -13059,6 +13059,13 @@
       }
     }
   },
+  {
+    "id": "issue21570",
+    "file": "pdfs/issue21570.pdf",
+    "md5": "3065e65224901203e708e3dacad2d99a",
+    "rounds": 1,
+    "type": "eq"
+  },
   {
     "id": "issue2856",
     "file": "pdfs/issue2856.pdf",
diff --git a/test/unit/evaluator_spec.js b/test/unit/evaluator_spec.js
index fa2c0c202..90ad3ec00 100644
--- a/test/unit/evaluator_spec.js
+++ b/test/unit/evaluator_spec.js
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ import { createIdFactory, XRefMock } from "./test_utils.js";
 import { Dict, Name } from "../../src/core/primitives.js";
 import { FormatError, OPS } from "../../src/shared/util.js";
 import { Stream, StringStream } from "../../src/core/stream.js";
+import { GlobalColorSpaceCache } from "../../src/core/image_utils.js";
 import { OperatorList } from "../../src/core/operator_list.js";
 import { PartialEvaluator } from "../../src/core/evaluator.js";
 import { WorkerTask } from "../../src/core/worker.js";
@@ -57,6 +58,7 @@ describe("evaluator", function () {
       handler: new HandlerMock(),
       pageIndex: 0,
       idFactory: createIdFactory(/* pageIndex = */ 0),
+      globalColorSpaceCache: new GlobalColorSpaceCache(),
     });
   });
 
@@ -358,6 +360,32 @@ describe("evaluator", function () {
       expect(result.fnArray).toEqual([]);
     });
 
+    it("should skip empty set fill/stroke color operators", async function () {
+      const colorOps = [
+        "SC",
+        "SCN",
+        "sc",
+        "scn",
+        "G",
+        "g",
+        "RG",
+        "rg",
+        "K",
+        "k",
+      ];
+
+      for (const op of colorOps) {
+        const stream = new StringStream(`/DeviceRGB CS /DeviceRGB cs ${op}`);
+        const result = await runOperatorListCheck(
+          partialEvaluator,
+          stream,
+          new ResourcesMock()
+        );
+        expect(result.argsArray).toEqual([]);
+        expect(result.fnArray).toEqual([]);
+      }
+    });
+
     it("should handle invalid dash stuff", async function () {
       const stream = new StringStream("[ none ] 0 d");
       const result = await runOperatorListCheck(