diff --git a/system/API/ResponseTrait.php b/system/API/ResponseTrait.php
index 0449e91bf07c..22deafc5fdc7 100644
--- a/system/API/ResponseTrait.php
+++ b/system/API/ResponseTrait.php
@@ -416,15 +416,19 @@ protected function paginate(BaseBuilder|Model $resource, int $perPage = 20, ?str
                 ];
             } else {
                 // Query Builder, we need to handle pagination manually
-                $offset = ($page - 1) * $perPage;
-                $total  = (clone $resource)->countAllResults();
-                $data   = $resource->limit($perPage, $offset)->get()->getResultArray();
+                // The page is clamped to the available range so that the offset
+                // cannot overflow the int type when a huge page is requested.
+                $total      = (clone $resource)->countAllResults();
+                $totalPages = (int) ceil($total / $perPage);
+                $page       = max(1, min($page, max(1, $totalPages)));
+                $offset     = ($page - 1) * $perPage;
+                $data       = $resource->limit($perPage, $offset)->get()->getResultArray();
 
                 $meta = [
                     'page'       => $page,
                     'perPage'    => $perPage,
                     'total'      => $total,
-                    'totalPages' => (int) ceil($total / $perPage),
+                    'totalPages' => $totalPages,
                 ];
             }
 
diff --git a/tests/system/API/ResponseTraitTest.php b/tests/system/API/ResponseTraitTest.php
index f5d33491a655..22f2e0b2f6ef 100644
--- a/tests/system/API/ResponseTraitTest.php
+++ b/tests/system/API/ResponseTraitTest.php
@@ -799,6 +799,81 @@ public function testPaginateWithQueryBuilder(): void
         $this->assertSame(3, $responseBody['meta']['totalPages']);
     }
 
+    public function testPaginateWithQueryBuilderPageOverflow(): void
+    {
+        // Mock the database and builder
+        $db = $this->createStub(BaseConnection::class);
+
+        $builder = $this->getMockBuilder(BaseBuilder::class)
+            ->setConstructorArgs(['test_table', $db])
+            ->onlyMethods(['countAllResults', 'limit', 'get'])
+            ->getMock();
+
+        $result = $this->createMock(BaseResult::class);
+
+        $data = [
+            ['id' => 1, 'name' => 'Item 1'],
+            ['id' => 2, 'name' => 'Item 2'],
+        ];
+
+        // Mock the query builder chain
+        $builder->method('countAllResults')->willReturn(50);
+        $builder->expects($this->once())
+            ->method('limit')
+            ->with(20, 40)
+            ->willReturnSelf();
+        $builder->method('get')->willReturn($result);
+        $result->method('getResultArray')->willReturn($data);
+
+        $controller = $this->makeController('/api/items?page=' . PHP_INT_MAX);
+        $this->request->setGlobal('get', ['page' => (string) PHP_INT_MAX]);
+
+        $this->invoke($controller, 'paginate', [$builder, 20]);
+
+        $responseBody = json_decode($this->response->getBody(), true);
+
+        $this->assertSame(3, $responseBody['meta']['page']);
+        $this->assertSame(20, $responseBody['meta']['perPage']);
+        $this->assertSame(50, $responseBody['meta']['total']);
+        $this->assertSame(3, $responseBody['meta']['totalPages']);
+        $this->assertSame($data, $responseBody['data']);
+        $this->assertStringContainsString('page=3', (string) $responseBody['links']['self']);
+        $this->assertNull($responseBody['links']['next']);
+    }
+
+    public function testPaginateWithQueryBuilderZeroResultsPageOverflow(): void
+    {
+        // Mock the database and builder
+        $db = $this->createStub(BaseConnection::class);
+
+        $builder = $this->getMockBuilder(BaseBuilder::class)
+            ->setConstructorArgs(['test_table', $db])
+            ->onlyMethods(['countAllResults', 'limit', 'get'])
+            ->getMock();
+
+        $result = $this->createMock(BaseResult::class);
+
+        // Mock the query builder chain
+        $builder->method('countAllResults')->willReturn(0);
+        $builder->expects($this->once())
+            ->method('limit')
+            ->with(20, 0)
+            ->willReturnSelf();
+        $builder->method('get')->willReturn($result);
+        $result->method('getResultArray')->willReturn([]);
+
+        $controller = $this->makeController('/api/items?page=' . PHP_INT_MAX);
+        $this->request->setGlobal('get', ['page' => (string) PHP_INT_MAX]);
+
+        $this->invoke($controller, 'paginate', [$builder, 20]);
+
+        $responseBody = json_decode($this->response->getBody(), true);
+
+        $this->assertSame(1, $responseBody['meta']['page']);
+        $this->assertSame(0, $responseBody['meta']['totalPages']);
+        $this->assertSame([], $responseBody['data']);
+    }
+
     public function testPaginateWithCustomPerPage(): void
     {
         $data = [