diff --git a/src/services/decision-pack.ts b/src/services/decision-pack.ts
index 3166293c71..19f048bd4c 100644
--- a/src/services/decision-pack.ts
+++ b/src/services/decision-pack.ts
@@ -688,14 +688,16 @@ function buildRepoDecision(args: {
     mergedPullRequests: args.totals?.mergedPullRequestsTotal ?? args.syncState?.recentMergedPullRequestsCount ?? 0,
     closedUnmergedPullRequests: args.totals?.closedUnmergedPullRequestsTotal ?? 0,
   };
-  const baseEmissionShare = config?.emissionShare ?? 0;
   // Lane shares are a split of the OSS *mining* pool (emissionShare * OSS_EMISSION_SHARE), matching
-  // preview.ts laneMath (directPrSlice/issueDiscoverySlice) and reward-risk.ts. The raw emissionShare
-  // field stays raw (it mirrors laneMath.repoEmissionShare).
+  // preview.ts laneMath (directPrSlice/issueDiscoverySlice) and reward-risk.ts. Both shares are clamped
+  // to [0, 1] exactly as preview.ts does, since registry config is untrusted and unclamped at ingestion;
+  // without this an out-of-range issueDiscoveryShare > 1 produces a negative directPrShare.
+  const baseEmissionShare = clamp(config?.emissionShare ?? 0, 0, 1);
+  const issueDiscoveryShare = clamp(config?.issueDiscoveryShare ?? 0, 0, 1);
   const rewardUpside = {
     emissionShare: round(baseEmissionShare),
-    directPrShare: round(baseEmissionShare * ossEmissionShare * (1 - (config?.issueDiscoveryShare ?? 0))),
-    issueDiscoveryShare: round(baseEmissionShare * ossEmissionShare * (config?.issueDiscoveryShare ?? 0)),
+    directPrShare: round(baseEmissionShare * ossEmissionShare * (1 - issueDiscoveryShare)),
+    issueDiscoveryShare: round(baseEmissionShare * ossEmissionShare * issueDiscoveryShare),
     maintainerCut: round(config?.maintainerCut ?? 0),
   };
   const blockers = scoreBlockersFor(args.repo.fullName, lane.lane, args.roleContext, args.outcome);
diff --git a/test/unit/decision-pack.test.ts b/test/unit/decision-pack.test.ts
index 7e5f01cd7e..f92e7b3896 100644
--- a/test/unit/decision-pack.test.ts
+++ b/test/unit/decision-pack.test.ts
@@ -136,6 +136,29 @@ describe("decision-pack service", () => {
     expect(overridden.directPrShare).toBeCloseTo(0.04 * 0.8, 10); // 0.032
   });
 
+  it("clamps out-of-range registry shares so lane shares never go negative (matches preview.ts)", () => {
+    const outsideRole = { maintainerLane: false } as any;
+    // Registry config is untrusted and unclamped at ingestion. An out-of-range issueDiscoveryShare > 1
+    // must clamp to 1 (as preview.ts laneMath does) rather than produce a negative directPrShare.
+    const outOfRange = __decisionPackInternals.buildRepoDecision({
+      repo: repo("owner/out-of-range", 0.01, 1.5),
+      roleContext: outsideRole,
+      outcome: undefined,
+    }).rewardUpside;
+    expect(outOfRange.directPrShare).toBe(0); // 0.01 * 0.9 * (1 - clamp(1.5,0,1)) = 0, never negative
+    expect(outOfRange.directPrShare).toBeGreaterThanOrEqual(0);
+    expect(outOfRange.issueDiscoveryShare).toBeCloseTo(0.01 * 0.9 * 1, 10); // 0.009
+
+    // A negative issueDiscoveryShare clamps to 0, keeping the full slice on the direct-PR lane.
+    const negative = __decisionPackInternals.buildRepoDecision({
+      repo: repo("owner/negative", 0.01, -0.5),
+      roleContext: outsideRole,
+      outcome: undefined,
+    }).rewardUpside;
+    expect(negative.issueDiscoveryShare).toBe(0);
+    expect(negative.directPrShare).toBeCloseTo(0.01 * 0.9 * 1, 10); // 0.009
+  });
+
   it("feeds repo outcome patterns into repo decisions without inflating maintainer-lane evidence", () => {
     const outsideRole = { maintainerLane: false } as any;
     const maintainerRole = { maintainerLane: true } as any;