diff --git a/slice.go b/slice.go
index 2be7dd9..d96e3d8 100644
--- a/slice.go
+++ b/slice.go
@@ -439,6 +439,10 @@ func Keyify[T comparable, Slice ~[]T](collection Slice) map[T]struct{} {
 // Drop drops n elements from the beginning of a slice.
 // Play: https://go.dev/play/p/JswS7vXRJP2
 func Drop[T any, Slice ~[]T](collection Slice, n int) Slice {
+	if n < 0 {
+		panic("lo.Drop: n must not be negative")
+	}
+
 	if len(collection) <= n {
 		return make(Slice, 0)
 	}
@@ -451,6 +455,10 @@ func Drop[T any, Slice ~[]T](collection Slice, n int) Slice {
 // DropRight drops n elements from the end of a slice.
 // Play: https://go.dev/play/p/GG0nXkSJJa3
 func DropRight[T any, Slice ~[]T](collection Slice, n int) Slice {
+	if n < 0 {
+		panic("lo.DropRight: n must not be negative")
+	}
+
 	if len(collection) <= n {
 		return Slice{}
 	}
diff --git a/slice_test.go b/slice_test.go
index f84ea9d..4d00831 100644
--- a/slice_test.go
+++ b/slice_test.go
@@ -615,6 +615,7 @@ func TestDrop(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Parallel()
 	is := assert.New(t)
 
+	is.Equal([]int{0, 1, 2, 3, 4}, Drop([]int{0, 1, 2, 3, 4}, 0))
 	is.Equal([]int{1, 2, 3, 4}, Drop([]int{0, 1, 2, 3, 4}, 1))
 	is.Equal([]int{2, 3, 4}, Drop([]int{0, 1, 2, 3, 4}, 2))
 	is.Equal([]int{3, 4}, Drop([]int{0, 1, 2, 3, 4}, 3))
@@ -622,6 +623,10 @@ func TestDrop(t *testing.T) {
 	is.Empty(Drop([]int{0, 1, 2, 3, 4}, 5))
 	is.Empty(Drop([]int{0, 1, 2, 3, 4}, 6))
 
+	is.PanicsWithValue("lo.Drop: n must not be negative", func() {
+		Drop([]int{0, 1, 2, 3, 4}, -1)
+	})
+
 	type myStrings []string
 	allStrings := myStrings{"", "foo", "bar"}
 	nonempty := Drop(allStrings, 2)
@@ -632,6 +637,7 @@ func TestDropRight(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Parallel()
 	is := assert.New(t)
 
+	is.Equal([]int{0, 1, 2, 3, 4}, DropRight([]int{0, 1, 2, 3, 4}, 0))
 	is.Equal([]int{0, 1, 2, 3}, DropRight([]int{0, 1, 2, 3, 4}, 1))
 	is.Equal([]int{0, 1, 2}, DropRight([]int{0, 1, 2, 3, 4}, 2))
 	is.Equal([]int{0, 1}, DropRight([]int{0, 1, 2, 3, 4}, 3))
@@ -639,6 +645,10 @@ func TestDropRight(t *testing.T) {
 	is.Empty(DropRight([]int{0, 1, 2, 3, 4}, 5))
 	is.Empty(DropRight([]int{0, 1, 2, 3, 4}, 6))
 
+	is.PanicsWithValue("lo.DropRight: n must not be negative", func() {
+		DropRight([]int{0, 1, 2, 3, 4}, -1)
+	})
+
 	type myStrings []string
 	allStrings := myStrings{"", "foo", "bar"}
 	nonempty := DropRight(allStrings, 2)