diff --git a/src/apify/_charging.py b/src/apify/_charging.py
index 014f8b2b..e9aa90b9 100644
--- a/src/apify/_charging.py
+++ b/src/apify/_charging.py
@@ -313,7 +313,7 @@ def calculate_max_event_charge_count_within_limit(self, event_name: str) -> int
             return None
 
         result = (self._max_total_charge_usd - self.calculate_total_charged_amount()) / price
-        return math.floor(result) if result.is_finite() else None
+        return max(0, math.floor(result)) if result.is_finite() else None
 
     @ensure_context
     def get_pricing_info(self) -> ActorPricingInfo:
diff --git a/tests/unit/actor/test_actor_charge.py b/tests/unit/actor/test_actor_charge.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d8a793d3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/unit/actor/test_actor_charge.py
@@ -0,0 +1,177 @@
+from collections.abc import AsyncGenerator
+from contextlib import asynccontextmanager
+from decimal import Decimal
+from typing import NamedTuple
+from unittest.mock import AsyncMock, Mock, patch
+
+from apify import Actor, Configuration
+from apify._charging import ChargingManagerImplementation, PricingInfoItem
+from apify._models import PayPerEventActorPricingInfo
+
+
+class MockedChargingSetup(NamedTuple):
+    """Container for mocked charging components."""
+
+    charging_mgr: ChargingManagerImplementation
+    mock_charge: AsyncMock
+    mock_client: Mock
+
+
+@asynccontextmanager
+async def setup_mocked_charging(configuration: Configuration) -> AsyncGenerator[MockedChargingSetup]:
+    """Context manager that sets up an Actor with mocked charging on Apify platform.
+
+    Usage:
+        async with setup_mocked_charging(Decimal('10.0')) as setup:
+            # Add pricing info for events
+            setup.charging_mgr._pricing_info['event'] = PricingInfoItem(Decimal('1.0'), 'Event')
+
+            result = await Actor.charge('event', count=1)
+            setup.mock_charge.assert_called_once_with('event', 1)
+    """
+    # Mock the ApifyClientAsync
+    mock_client = Mock()
+    mock_run_client = Mock()
+    mock_charge = AsyncMock()
+
+    mock_run_client.charge = mock_charge
+    mock_client.run = Mock(return_value=mock_run_client)
+
+    async with Actor(configuration):
+        charging_mgr_impl: ChargingManagerImplementation = Actor.get_charging_manager()  # type: ignore[assignment]
+
+        # Patch the charging manager to simulate running on Apify platform
+        with (
+            patch.object(charging_mgr_impl, '_is_at_home', new=True),
+            patch.object(charging_mgr_impl, '_actor_run_id', 'test-run-id'),
+            patch.object(charging_mgr_impl, '_client', mock_client),
+        ):
+            yield MockedChargingSetup(
+                charging_mgr=charging_mgr_impl,
+                mock_charge=mock_charge,
+                mock_client=mock_client,
+            )
+
+
+async def test_actor_charge_push_data_with_no_remaining_budget() -> None:
+    """Test that the API client is NOT called when budget is exhausted during push_data.
+
+    When push_data can't afford to charge for any items, it correctly avoids calling the API.
+    """
+    async with setup_mocked_charging(
+        Configuration(max_total_charge_usd=Decimal('1.5'), test_pay_per_event=True)
+    ) as setup:
+        # Add pricing info for the events
+        setup.charging_mgr._pricing_info['some-event'] = PricingInfoItem(Decimal('1.0'), 'Some Event')
+        setup.charging_mgr._pricing_info['another-event'] = PricingInfoItem(Decimal('1.0'), 'Another Event')
+
+        # Exhaust most of the budget (events cost $1 each)
+        result1 = await Actor.charge('some-event', count=1)  # Costs $1, leaving $0.5
+
+        # Verify the first charge call was made correctly
+        setup.mock_charge.assert_called_once_with('some-event', 1)
+        setup.mock_charge.reset_mock()
+
+        assert result1.charged_count == 1
+
+        # Now try to push data - we can't afford even 1 more event
+        # This will call charge(event_name, count=0) because max_charged_count=0
+        result = await Actor.push_data([{'hello': 'world'} for _ in range(10)], 'another-event')
+
+        # The API should NOT be called when count=0
+        setup.mock_charge.assert_not_called()
+
+        # Correctly returns result with charged_count=0
+        assert result is not None
+        assert result.charged_count == 0
+        assert result.event_charge_limit_reached is True
+
+        # Verify no items were pushed
+        dataset = await Actor.open_dataset()
+        items = await dataset.get_data()
+        assert len(items.items) == 0
+
+
+async def test_actor_charge_api_call_verification() -> None:
+    """Verify that charge() makes API calls correctly."""
+    async with setup_mocked_charging(
+        Configuration(max_total_charge_usd=Decimal('10.0'), test_pay_per_event=True)
+    ) as setup:
+        # Add pricing info for the event
+        setup.charging_mgr._pricing_info['test-event'] = PricingInfoItem(Decimal('1.0'), 'Test Event')
+
+        # Call charge directly with count=0 - this should NOT call the API
+        result1 = await Actor.charge('test-event', count=0)
+        setup.mock_charge.assert_not_called()
+        assert result1.charged_count == 0
+
+        # Call charge with count=1 - this SHOULD call the API
+        result2 = await Actor.charge('test-event', count=1)
+        setup.mock_charge.assert_called_once_with('test-event', 1)
+        assert result2.charged_count == 1
+
+
+async def test_max_event_charge_count_within_limit_tolerates_overdraw() -> None:
+    """Test that calculate_max_event_charge_count_within_limit does not return nonsensical (e.g., negative) values when
+    the total number of charged events overdraws the max_total_charge_usd limit."""
+
+    configuration = Configuration(
+        max_total_charge_usd=Decimal('0.00025'),
+        actor_pricing_info=PayPerEventActorPricingInfo.model_validate(
+            {
+                'pricingModel': 'PAY_PER_EVENT',
+                'pricingPerEvent': {
+                    'actorChargeEvents': {
+                        'event': {
+                            'eventPriceUsd': 0.0003,
+                            'eventTitle': 'Event',
+                        },
+                        'apify-actor-start': {
+                            'eventPriceUsd': 0.00005,
+                            'eventTitle': 'Actor start',
+                        },
+                    }
+                },
+            }
+        ),
+        charged_event_counts={'event': 1, 'apify-actor-start': 1},  # Already charged 2 events worth $0.00035
+        test_pay_per_event=True,
+    )
+
+    async with setup_mocked_charging(configuration) as setup:
+        max_count = setup.charging_mgr.calculate_max_event_charge_count_within_limit('event')
+        assert max_count == 0
+
+
+async def test_charge_with_overdrawn_budget() -> None:
+    configuration = Configuration(
+        max_total_charge_usd=Decimal('0.00025'),
+        actor_pricing_info=PayPerEventActorPricingInfo.model_validate(
+            {
+                'pricingModel': 'PAY_PER_EVENT',
+                'pricingPerEvent': {
+                    'actorChargeEvents': {
+                        'event': {
+                            'eventPriceUsd': 0.0003,
+                            'eventTitle': 'Event',
+                        },
+                        'apify-actor-start': {
+                            'eventPriceUsd': 0.00005,
+                            'eventTitle': 'Actor start',
+                        },
+                    }
+                },
+            }
+        ),
+        charged_event_counts={'event': 0, 'apify-actor-start': 1},
+        test_pay_per_event=True,
+    )
+
+    async with setup_mocked_charging(configuration) as setup:
+        charge_result = await Actor.charge('event', 1)
+        assert charge_result.charged_count == 0  # The budget doesn't allow another event
+
+        push_result = await Actor.push_data([{'hello': 'world'}], 'event')
+        assert push_result.charged_count == 0  # Nor does the budget allow this
+
+        setup.mock_charge.assert_not_called()