diff --git a/src/array.test.ts b/src/array.test.ts
index 2d1a218..022f1e3 100644
--- a/src/array.test.ts
+++ b/src/array.test.ts
@@ -30,6 +30,10 @@ it('range', () => {
   expect(range(2)).toEqual([0, 1])
   expect(range(2, 5)).toEqual([2, 3, 4])
   expect(range(2, 10, 2)).toEqual([2, 4, 6, 8])
+  // negative step counts down, and never loops forever when the direction is wrong
+  expect(range(1, 5, -1)).toEqual([])
+  expect(range(5, 1, -1)).toEqual([5, 4, 3, 2])
+  expect(range(10, 2, -2)).toEqual([10, 8, 6, 4])
 })
 
 it('partition', () => {
diff --git a/src/array.ts b/src/array.ts
index db9f26d..805a1fb 100644
--- a/src/array.ts
+++ b/src/array.ts
@@ -148,10 +148,17 @@ export function range(...args: any): number[] {
   }
 
   const arr: number[] = []
-  let current = start
-  while (current < stop) {
-    arr.push(current)
-    current += step || 1
+  // A zero step would never advance; keep the historical fallback of 1.
+  // Respect the step's direction so a negative step counts down instead of
+  // looping forever (e.g. `range(1, 5, -1)` is empty, `range(5, 1, -1)` counts down).
+  step = step || 1
+  if (step > 0) {
+    for (let current = start; current < stop; current += step)
+      arr.push(current)
+  }
+  else {
+    for (let current = start; current > stop; current += step)
+      arr.push(current)
   }
 
   return arr