diff --git a/src/core/evaluator.js b/src/core/evaluator.js
index 6d1d1fe32..1257a02eb 100644
--- a/src/core/evaluator.js
+++ b/src/core/evaluator.js
@@ -3602,7 +3602,7 @@ class TranslatedFont {
     var charProcOperatorList = Object.create(null);
 
     for (const key of charProcs.getKeys()) {
-      loadCharProcsPromise = loadCharProcsPromise.then(function () {
+      loadCharProcsPromise = loadCharProcsPromise.then(() => {
         var glyphStream = charProcs.get(key);
         var operatorList = new OperatorList();
         return type3Evaluator
@@ -3612,7 +3612,16 @@ class TranslatedFont {
             resources: fontResources,
             operatorList,
           })
-          .then(function () {
+          .then(() => {
+            // According to the PDF specification, section "9.6.5 Type 3 Fonts"
+            // and "Table 113":
+            //  "A glyph description that begins with the d1 operator should
+            //   not execute any operators that set the colour (or other
+            //   colour-related parameters) in the graphics state;
+            //   any use of such operators shall be ignored."
+            if (operatorList.fnArray[0] === OPS.setCharWidthAndBounds) {
+              this._removeType3ColorOperators(operatorList);
+            }
             charProcOperatorList[key] = operatorList.getIR();
 
             for (const dependency of operatorList.dependencies) {
@@ -3631,6 +3640,68 @@ class TranslatedFont {
     });
     return this.type3Loaded;
   }
+
+  /**
+   * @private
+   */
+  _removeType3ColorOperators(operatorList) {
+    if (
+      typeof PDFJSDev === "undefined" ||
+      PDFJSDev.test("!PRODUCTION || TESTING")
+    ) {
+      assert(
+        operatorList.fnArray[0] === OPS.setCharWidthAndBounds,
+        "Type3 glyph shall start with the d1 operator."
+      );
+    }
+    let i = 1,
+      ii = operatorList.length;
+    while (i < ii) {
+      switch (operatorList.fnArray[i]) {
+        case OPS.setStrokeColorSpace:
+        case OPS.setFillColorSpace:
+        case OPS.setStrokeColor:
+        case OPS.setStrokeColorN:
+        case OPS.setFillColor:
+        case OPS.setFillColorN:
+        case OPS.setStrokeGray:
+        case OPS.setFillGray:
+        case OPS.setStrokeRGBColor:
+        case OPS.setFillRGBColor:
+        case OPS.setStrokeCMYKColor:
+        case OPS.setFillCMYKColor:
+        case OPS.shadingFill:
+        case OPS.setRenderingIntent:
+          operatorList.fnArray.splice(i, 1);
+          operatorList.argsArray.splice(i, 1);
+          ii--;
+          continue;
+
+        case OPS.setGState:
+          const gStateObj = operatorList.argsArray[i];
+          let j = 0,
+            jj = gStateObj.length;
+          while (j < jj) {
+            const [gStateKey] = gStateObj[j];
+            switch (gStateKey) {
+              case "TR":
+              case "TR2":
+              case "HT":
+              case "BG":
+              case "BG2":
+              case "UCR":
+              case "UCR2":
+                gStateObj.splice(j, 1);
+                jj--;
+                continue;
+            }
+            j++;
+          }
+          break;
+      }
+      i++;
+    }
+  }
 }
 
 class StateManager {
diff --git a/test/pdfs/.gitignore b/test/pdfs/.gitignore
index 6b7ae9e9a..9bedc1ad8 100644
--- a/test/pdfs/.gitignore
+++ b/test/pdfs/.gitignore
@@ -222,6 +222,7 @@
 !issue5734.pdf
 !issue4875.pdf
 !issue11740_reduced.pdf
+!issue12705.pdf
 !issue4881.pdf
 !issue5994.pdf
 !issue6151.pdf
diff --git a/test/pdfs/issue12705.pdf b/test/pdfs/issue12705.pdf
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..74a0143d1
Binary files /dev/null and b/test/pdfs/issue12705.pdf differ
diff --git a/test/test_manifest.json b/test/test_manifest.json
index 19a428235..e1578916f 100644
--- a/test/test_manifest.json
+++ b/test/test_manifest.json
@@ -4531,6 +4531,12 @@
        "annotations": true,
        "type": "eq"
     },
+    {  "id": "issue12705",
+       "file": "pdfs/issue12705.pdf",
+       "md5": "d8725b9dcfef72fd4fa4a39cab711624",
+       "rounds": 1,
+       "type": "eq"
+    },
     {  "id": "annotation-strikeout",
        "file": "pdfs/annotation-strikeout.pdf",
        "md5": "6624e6b5bedd2f2855b6ab12bbf93c57",
@@ -4894,5 +4900,5 @@
       "rounds": 1,
       "type": "eq",
       "annotations": true
-   }
+    }
 ]