diff --git a/generators/builtins/unsignedTypes.kt b/generators/builtins/unsignedTypes.kt
index 57b70e3706a..ed926982d7e 100644
--- a/generators/builtins/unsignedTypes.kt
+++ b/generators/builtins/unsignedTypes.kt
@@ -341,6 +341,7 @@ class UnsignedRangeGenerator(val type: UnsignedType, out: PrintWriter) : BuiltIn
     val elementType = type.capitalized
     val signedType = type.asSigned.capitalized
     val stepType = signedType
+    val stepMinValue = "$stepType.MIN_VALUE"
 
     override fun getPackage(): String = "kotlin.ranges"
 
@@ -393,7 +394,8 @@ internal constructor(
     step: $stepType
 ) : Iterable<$elementType> {
     init {
-        if (step == 0.to$stepType()) throw kotlin.IllegalArgumentException("Step must be non-zero")
+        if (step == 0.to$stepType()) throw kotlin.IllegalArgumentException("Step must be non-zero.")
+        if (step == $stepMinValue) throw kotlin.IllegalArgumentException("Step must be greater than $stepMinValue to avoid overflow on negation.")
     }
 
     /**
@@ -431,6 +433,8 @@ internal constructor(
 
          * The progression starts with the [rangeStart] value and goes toward the [rangeEnd] value not excluding it, with the specified [step].
          * In order to go backwards the [step] must be negative.
+         *
+         * [step] must be greater than `$stepMinValue` and not equal to zero.
          */
         public fun fromClosedRange(rangeStart: $elementType, rangeEnd: $elementType, step: $stepType): ${elementType}Progression = ${elementType}Progression(rangeStart, rangeEnd, step)
     }
diff --git a/libraries/stdlib/test/ranges/RangeTest.kt b/libraries/stdlib/test/ranges/RangeTest.kt
index bec49780399..6779bc2324b 100644
--- a/libraries/stdlib/test/ranges/RangeTest.kt
+++ b/libraries/stdlib/test/ranges/RangeTest.kt
@@ -385,5 +385,7 @@ public class RangeTest {
         assertFailsWithIllegalArgument { CharProgression.fromClosedRange('a', 'b', Int.MIN_VALUE) }
         assertFailsWithIllegalArgument { IntProgression.fromClosedRange(0, 1, Int.MIN_VALUE) }
         assertFailsWithIllegalArgument { LongProgression.fromClosedRange(0, 1, Long.MIN_VALUE) }
+        assertFailsWithIllegalArgument { UIntProgression.fromClosedRange(0u, 1u, Int.MIN_VALUE) }
+        assertFailsWithIllegalArgument { ULongProgression.fromClosedRange(0u, 1u, Long.MIN_VALUE) }
     }
 }
diff --git a/libraries/stdlib/unsigned/src/kotlin/UIntRange.kt b/libraries/stdlib/unsigned/src/kotlin/UIntRange.kt
index bbba3e3058b..dc2670df566 100644
--- a/libraries/stdlib/unsigned/src/kotlin/UIntRange.kt
+++ b/libraries/stdlib/unsigned/src/kotlin/UIntRange.kt
@@ -51,7 +51,8 @@ internal constructor(
     step: Int
 ) : Iterable<UInt> {
     init {
-        if (step == 0.toInt()) throw kotlin.IllegalArgumentException("Step must be non-zero")
+        if (step == 0.toInt()) throw kotlin.IllegalArgumentException("Step must be non-zero.")
+        if (step == Int.MIN_VALUE) throw kotlin.IllegalArgumentException("Step must be greater than Int.MIN_VALUE to avoid overflow on negation.")
     }
 
     /**
@@ -89,6 +90,8 @@ internal constructor(
 
          * The progression starts with the [rangeStart] value and goes toward the [rangeEnd] value not excluding it, with the specified [step].
          * In order to go backwards the [step] must be negative.
+         *
+         * [step] must be greater than `Int.MIN_VALUE` and not equal to zero.
          */
         public fun fromClosedRange(rangeStart: UInt, rangeEnd: UInt, step: Int): UIntProgression = UIntProgression(rangeStart, rangeEnd, step)
     }
diff --git a/libraries/stdlib/unsigned/src/kotlin/ULongRange.kt b/libraries/stdlib/unsigned/src/kotlin/ULongRange.kt
index fc0ef2ef591..3811a24bb09 100644
--- a/libraries/stdlib/unsigned/src/kotlin/ULongRange.kt
+++ b/libraries/stdlib/unsigned/src/kotlin/ULongRange.kt
@@ -51,7 +51,8 @@ internal constructor(
     step: Long
 ) : Iterable<ULong> {
     init {
-        if (step == 0.toLong()) throw kotlin.IllegalArgumentException("Step must be non-zero")
+        if (step == 0.toLong()) throw kotlin.IllegalArgumentException("Step must be non-zero.")
+        if (step == Long.MIN_VALUE) throw kotlin.IllegalArgumentException("Step must be greater than Long.MIN_VALUE to avoid overflow on negation.")
     }
 
     /**
@@ -89,6 +90,8 @@ internal constructor(
 
          * The progression starts with the [rangeStart] value and goes toward the [rangeEnd] value not excluding it, with the specified [step].
          * In order to go backwards the [step] must be negative.
+         *
+         * [step] must be greater than `Long.MIN_VALUE` and not equal to zero.
          */
         public fun fromClosedRange(rangeStart: ULong, rangeEnd: ULong, step: Long): ULongProgression = ULongProgression(rangeStart, rangeEnd, step)
     }