diff --git a/pkg/yqlib/operator_slice.go b/pkg/yqlib/operator_slice.go
index 24d1629d..e54a7918 100644
--- a/pkg/yqlib/operator_slice.go
+++ b/pkg/yqlib/operator_slice.go
@@ -80,13 +80,24 @@ func sliceArrayOperator(d *dataTreeNavigator, context Context, expressionNode *E
 		if relativeFirstNumber < 0 {
 			relativeFirstNumber = len(lhsNode.Content) + firstNumber
 		}
+		if relativeFirstNumber < 0 {
+			relativeFirstNumber = 0
+		} else if relativeFirstNumber > len(lhsNode.Content) {
+			relativeFirstNumber = len(lhsNode.Content)
+		}
 
 		relativeSecondNumber := secondNumber
 		if relativeSecondNumber < 0 {
 			relativeSecondNumber = len(lhsNode.Content) + secondNumber
+		}
+		if relativeSecondNumber < 0 {
+			relativeSecondNumber = 0
 		} else if relativeSecondNumber > len(lhsNode.Content) {
 			relativeSecondNumber = len(lhsNode.Content)
 		}
+		if relativeSecondNumber < relativeFirstNumber {
+			relativeSecondNumber = relativeFirstNumber
+		}
 
 		log.Debugf("calculateIndicesToTraverse: slice from %v to %v", relativeFirstNumber, relativeSecondNumber)
 
diff --git a/pkg/yqlib/operator_slice_test.go b/pkg/yqlib/operator_slice_test.go
index c4a6b783..33ce462f 100644
--- a/pkg/yqlib/operator_slice_test.go
+++ b/pkg/yqlib/operator_slice_test.go
@@ -98,6 +98,22 @@ var sliceArrayScenarios = []expressionScenario{
 			"D0, P[], (!!seq)::- cat1\n",
 		},
 	},
+	{
+		skipDoc:    true,
+		document:   `[cat, dog, frog]`,
+		expression: `.[-100:]`,
+		expected: []string{
+			"D0, P[], (!!seq)::- cat\n- dog\n- frog\n",
+		},
+	},
+	{
+		skipDoc:    true,
+		document:   `[cat, dog, frog]`,
+		expression: `.[:-100]`,
+		expected: []string{
+			"D0, P[], (!!seq)::[]\n",
+		},
+	},
 	{
 		description: "Slicing strings",
 		document:    `country: Australia`,