diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 77d7d772..85dc3762 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -85,8 +85,11 @@
   state is ([#2202][2202]).
 * Scrollback search is now case sensitive when the search string
   contains at least one upper case character.
+* Mouse tracking in SGR pixel mode no longer emits negative column/row
+  pixel values ([#2226][2226]).
 
 [2202]: https://codeberg.org/dnkl/foot/issues/2202
+[2226]: https://codeberg.org/dnkl/foot/issues/2226
 
 
 ### Deprecated
diff --git a/terminal.c b/terminal.c
index e70250d8..3749416b 100644
--- a/terminal.c
+++ b/terminal.c
@@ -3420,10 +3420,13 @@ report_mouse_click(struct terminal *term, int encoded_button, int row, int col,
                  encoded_button, col + 1, row + 1, release ? 'm' : 'M');
         break;
 
-    case MOUSE_SGR_PIXELS:
+    case MOUSE_SGR_PIXELS: {
+        const int bounded_col = max(col_pixels, 0);
+        const int bounded_row = max(row_pixels, 0);
         snprintf(response, sizeof(response), "\033[<%d;%d;%d%c",
-                 encoded_button, col_pixels + 1, row_pixels + 1, release ? 'm' : 'M');
+                 encoded_button, bounded_col + 1, bounded_row + 1, release ? 'm' : 'M');
         break;
+    }
 
     case MOUSE_URXVT:
         snprintf(response, sizeof(response), "\033[%d;%d;%dM",