diff --git a/packages/counter-style/src/__tests__/CounterStyleRenderer.test.ts b/packages/counter-style/src/__tests__/CounterStyleRenderer.test.ts
index 320677e..8f1fa80 100644
--- a/packages/counter-style/src/__tests__/CounterStyleRenderer.test.ts
+++ b/packages/counter-style/src/__tests__/CounterStyleRenderer.test.ts
@@ -97,6 +97,11 @@ describe('CounterStyleRenderer', () => {
     );
   });
   describe('::maxMarkerLenInRange', () => {
+    it('should return 0 when range is decreasing', () => {
+      const counter = decimal;
+      expect(counter.maxMarkerLenInRange(1, 0)).toBe(0);
+      expect(counter.maxCounterLenInRange(1, 0)).toBe(0);
+    });
     it('should work with numeric styles', () => {
       const counter = decimal;
       expect(counter.maxMarkerLenInRange(1, 9)).toBe(1 + DEFAULT_SUFFIX.length);
diff --git a/packages/counter-style/src/makeCSRenderer.ts b/packages/counter-style/src/makeCSRenderer.ts
index 66bcf6c..90a2f56 100644
--- a/packages/counter-style/src/makeCSRenderer.ts
+++ b/packages/counter-style/src/makeCSRenderer.ts
@@ -43,6 +43,9 @@ const stylePrototype: Omit<CounterStyleRendererInt, 'engine'> = {
     return Math.max(lenLeft, lenMiddle, lenRight);
   },
   maxCounterLenInRange(this: CounterStyleRendererInt, min, max) {
+    if (max < min) {
+      return 0;
+    }
     if (min >= 0) {
       return this.getAbsoluteMaxLenInRange(min, max, false);
     }
@@ -55,6 +58,9 @@ const stylePrototype: Omit<CounterStyleRendererInt, 'engine'> = {
     );
   },
   maxMarkerLenInRange(this: CounterStyleRendererInt, min, max) {
+    if (max < min) {
+      return 0;
+    }
     return (
       this.maxCounterLenInRange(min, max) +
       codeunitLength(this.engine.specs.suffix) +