diff --git a/packages/grafana-data/src/transformations/transformers/limit.ts b/packages/grafana-data/src/transformations/transformers/limit.ts
index a37bc7b2143..3571efaf83a 100644
--- a/packages/grafana-data/src/transformations/transformers/limit.ts
+++ b/packages/grafana-data/src/transformations/transformers/limit.ts
@@ -34,6 +34,10 @@ export const limitTransformer: DataTransformerInfo<LimitTransformerOptions> = {
             limit = options.limitField;
           }
         }
+        // Prevent negative limit
+        if (limit < 0) {
+          limit = 0;
+        }
         return data.map((frame) => {
           if (frame.length > limit) {
             return {