diff --git a/src/parser/parse_from_text/base_parsers.rs b/src/parser/parse_from_text/base_parsers.rs
index 9881d36..de249e6 100644
--- a/src/parser/parse_from_text/base_parsers.rs
+++ b/src/parser/parse_from_text/base_parsers.rs
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ pub enum CustomError<I> {
     UnexpectedContent,
     PrecedingWhitespaceMissing,
     OptionIsUnexpectedNone,
+    PhoneNumberNotEnoughDigits,
     UnxepectedError(String),
 }
 
diff --git a/src/parser/parse_from_text/phone_numbers.rs b/src/parser/parse_from_text/phone_numbers.rs
index 07480b1..ed72acf 100644
--- a/src/parser/parse_from_text/phone_numbers.rs
+++ b/src/parser/parse_from_text/phone_numbers.rs
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ use nom::{combinator::recognize, IResult};
 const MAX_COUNTRY_LEN: usize = 3;
 const MAX_AREA_LEN: usize = 10; // TODO find real number?
 const MAX_LOCAL_LEN: usize = 15; // TODO find real number?
+const PHONE_NUMBER_MINIMUM_DIGITS: usize = 5;
 
 /// spaces, dots, or dashes
 fn is_sdd(input: char) -> bool {
@@ -31,6 +32,10 @@ fn eat_while_digit_or_sdd_but_spare_last_digit(
 ) -> IResult<&str, &str, CustomError<&str>> {
     let (_, result) = take_while_m_n(1, MAX_LOCAL_LEN, is_digit_or_ssd)(input)?;
 
+    if result.chars().filter(|c| is_digit(*c)).count() < PHONE_NUMBER_MINIMUM_DIGITS {
+        return Err(nom::Err::Error(CustomError::PhoneNumberNotEnoughDigits));
+    }
+
     for (offset, char) in result.chars().rev().enumerate() {
         // find index of last digit
         if is_digit(char.as_char()) {
@@ -132,4 +137,11 @@ mod test {
             )
         }
     }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_not_enough_digits(){
+        telephone_number("(0)152 28").expect_err("fails because number is to short");
+        telephone_number("152 28").expect_err("fails because too short");
+        telephone_number("(152) 28").expect_err("fails because too short");
+    }
 }