diff --git a/bytearr.c b/bytearr.c
index 2b5768e..78181e4 100644
--- a/bytearr.c
+++ b/bytearr.c
@@ -825,15 +825,22 @@ static int lbytearr_slice( lua_State *L )
   if( end <= 0 ){
     end += getLength(p);
   }
-  if( start > end || getLength(p) <= start ){
-    error_handle(L, ERR_OUTOFRANGE);
-    lua_error(L);
-    return 0;
-  }
   
   handle_scope_except();
-
-  Buf *r = cut(p, start, end-start);
+  
+  Buf *r;
+  if( start > end || getLength(p) <= start ){ // empty array
+    r = createBuf( BYTEARRAY_RESERVE_SIZE, getNativeEndian() );
+  }
+  else{
+    if( start < 0 ){ // set start to 0 )
+      start = 0;
+    }
+    if( getLength(p) <= end ){
+      end = getLength(p);
+    }
+    r = cut(p, start, end-start);
+  }
   lua_pushlightuserdata(L, r);
   return 1;
 }
diff --git a/test.lua b/test.lua
index 47a4793..1735a06 100644
--- a/test.lua
+++ b/test.lua
@@ -294,6 +294,16 @@ local function test_slice()
    for i=1, #e do
       assert( e[i] == buf[i+#buffer_data-7] )
    end
+   local f = buf:slice( -1000, -1 )
+   assert( #f == #buffer_data - 1 )
+   for i=1, #f do
+      assert( f[i] == buf[i] )
+   end
+   local g = buf:slice( -1000, 1000 )
+   assert( #g == #buffer_data )
+   for i=1, #g do
+      assert( g[i] == buf[i] )
+   end
 end
 
 test_readonly()