diff --git a/kotlinx.interval.testcases/src/commonMain/kotlin/IntervalTest.kt b/kotlinx.interval.testcases/src/commonMain/kotlin/IntervalTest.kt
index 3fc4150..4edd311 100644
--- a/kotlinx.interval.testcases/src/commonMain/kotlin/IntervalTest.kt
+++ b/kotlinx.interval.testcases/src/commonMain/kotlin/IntervalTest.kt
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@ import kotlin.test.*
  * which should be smaller than [c].
  * For evenly-spaced types of [T], the distance between [a] and [b], and [b] and [c], should be greater than the spacing
  * between any two subsequent values in the set.
+ * For non-evenly-spaced types, the distance between [a] and [b] should be small enough so that there isn't sufficient
+ * precision to represent them as individual values when shifted close to the max possible values represented by [T].
  */
 @Suppress( "FunctionName" )
 abstract class IntervalTest<T : Comparable<T>, TSize : Comparable<TSize>>(
@@ -498,6 +500,20 @@ abstract class IntervalTest<T : Comparable<T>, TSize : Comparable<TSize>>(
         assertEquals( expectedShift, shifted.offsetAmount )
     }
 
+    @Test
+    fun shift_tiny_intervals_long_distances_for_value_types_with_lossy_precision()
+    {
+        if ( valueOperations.spacing != null ) return // Evenly-spaced types don't lose precision.
+
+        val tinyInterval = createOpenInterval( a, b )
+        val shifted = tinyInterval.shift( sizeOperations.maxValue )
+
+        // Due to loss of precision, there is no more distinction between `a` and `b` after shifting, resulting in an
+        // interval with `size` 0. This causes the interval to "collapse" into a single value, represented as a closed
+        // interval.
+        assertTrue( shifted.shiftedInterval.isClosedInterval )
+    }
+
     @Test
     fun intersects_for_fully_contained_intervals()
     {
diff --git a/kotlinx.interval/src/commonMain/kotlin/Interval.kt b/kotlinx.interval/src/commonMain/kotlin/Interval.kt
index 5b47f75..94b58fd 100644
--- a/kotlinx.interval/src/commonMain/kotlin/Interval.kt
+++ b/kotlinx.interval/src/commonMain/kotlin/Interval.kt
@@ -80,6 +80,32 @@ open class Interval<T : Comparable<T>, TSize : Comparable<TSize>>(
     val size: TSize get() = operations.getDistance( start, end )
 
 
+    /**
+     * Safe initialization of a calculated interval in case loss of precision can cause invalid initialization.
+     * I.e., coerce values to the minimum and maximum allowed values, and collapse the interval to a single value in
+     * case its size is zero.
+     */
+    private fun safeInterval(
+        start: T,
+        isStartIncluded: Boolean,
+        end: T,
+        isEndIncluded: Boolean
+    ): Interval<T, TSize>
+    {
+        val coercedStart = coerceMinMax( start )
+        val coercedEnd = coerceMinMax( end )
+
+        val interval =
+            if ( coercedStart == coercedEnd ) Interval( coercedStart, true, coercedEnd, true, operations )
+            else Interval( coercedStart, isStartIncluded, coercedEnd, isEndIncluded, operations )
+        return interval
+    }
+
+    private fun coerceMinMax( value: T ) =
+        if ( value > operations.maxValue ) operations.maxValue
+        else if ( value < operations.minValue ) operations.minValue
+        else value
+
     override fun iterator(): Iterator<Interval<T, TSize>> = listOf( this ).iterator()
 
     override fun getBounds(): Interval<T, TSize> = this.canonicalize()
@@ -190,13 +216,9 @@ open class Interval<T : Comparable<T>, TSize : Comparable<TSize>>(
         val toShift = if ( overflows ) maxShift else amount
 
         // Return shifted interval.
-        val shifted = Interval(
-            operations.unsafeShift( start, toShift, invertDirection ),
-            isStartIncluded,
-            operations.unsafeShift( end, toShift, invertDirection ),
-            isEndIncluded,
-            operations
-        )
+        val shiftedStart = operations.unsafeShift( start, toShift, invertDirection )
+        val shiftedEnd = operations.unsafeShift( end, toShift, invertDirection )
+        val shifted = safeInterval( shiftedStart, isStartIncluded, shiftedEnd, isEndIncluded )
         return ShiftResult( shifted, toShift )
     }