diff --git a/kernels/portable/cpu/op_hardtanh.cpp b/kernels/portable/cpu/op_hardtanh.cpp
index 8ec73b07856..65411d5f6b0 100644
--- a/kernels/portable/cpu/op_hardtanh.cpp
+++ b/kernels/portable/cpu/op_hardtanh.cpp
@@ -45,8 +45,15 @@ Tensor& hardtanh_out(
   ET_KERNEL_CHECK(ctx, in_type == out_type, InvalidArgument, out);
 
   ET_SWITCH_REALHBF16_TYPES(in_type, ctx, "hardtanh.out", CTYPE, [&]() {
-    const CTYPE min_casted = utils::scalar_to<CTYPE>(min);
-    const CTYPE max_casted = utils::scalar_to<CTYPE>(max);
+    auto opt_min_casted =
+        utils::internal::check_overflow_scalar_cast<CTYPE>(min);
+    ET_KERNEL_CHECK(ctx, opt_min_casted.has_value(), InvalidArgument, );
+    auto min_casted = opt_min_casted.value();
+
+    auto opt_max_casted =
+        utils::internal::check_overflow_scalar_cast<CTYPE>(max);
+    ET_KERNEL_CHECK(ctx, opt_max_casted.has_value(), InvalidArgument, );
+    auto max_casted = opt_max_casted.value();
 
     apply_unary_map_fn(
         [min_casted, max_casted](const CTYPE val_in) {
diff --git a/kernels/test/op_hardtanh_test.cpp b/kernels/test/op_hardtanh_test.cpp
index 72d09063d3e..38b0eeea40f 100644
--- a/kernels/test/op_hardtanh_test.cpp
+++ b/kernels/test/op_hardtanh_test.cpp
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
  */
 
 #include <executorch/kernels/test/FunctionHeaderWrapper.h> // Declares the operator
+#include <executorch/kernels/test/ScalarOverflowTestMacros.h>
 #include <executorch/kernels/test/TestUtil.h>
 #include <executorch/runtime/core/exec_aten/exec_aten.h>
 #include <executorch/runtime/core/exec_aten/testing_util/tensor_factory.h>
@@ -51,6 +52,21 @@ class OpHardTanhTest : public OperatorTest {
     EXPECT_TENSOR_EQ(out, ret);
     EXPECT_TENSOR_EQ(out, tf.make({2, 2}, {lower_bound, 0, 1, 2}));
   }
+
+  template <ScalarType DTYPE>
+  void expect_bad_scalar_value_dies(const Scalar& bad_value) {
+    TensorFactory<DTYPE> tf;
+    Tensor in = tf.ones({2, 2});
+    Tensor out = tf.zeros({2, 2});
+
+    // Test overflow for min parameter (using valid max)
+    ET_EXPECT_KERNEL_FAILURE(
+        context_, op_hardtanh_out(in, bad_value, 1.0, out));
+
+    // Test overflow for max parameter (using valid min)
+    ET_EXPECT_KERNEL_FAILURE(
+        context_, op_hardtanh_out(in, -1.0, bad_value, out));
+  }
 };
 
 TEST_F(OpHardTanhTest, SanityCheck) {
@@ -58,3 +74,5 @@ TEST_F(OpHardTanhTest, SanityCheck) {
   ET_FORALL_REALHBF16_TYPES(TEST_ENTRY);
 #undef TEST_ENTRY
 }
+
+GENERATE_SCALAR_OVERFLOW_TESTS(OpHardTanhTest)