diff --git a/core/stringx/strings.go b/core/stringx/strings.go
index dadf2c52c..e1afe9424 100644
--- a/core/stringx/strings.go
+++ b/core/stringx/strings.go
@@ -34,6 +34,10 @@ func Filter(s string, remove func(r rune) bool) string {
 
 // FirstN returns first n runes from s.
 func FirstN(s string, n int, ellipsis ...string) string {
+	if n < 0 {
+		return ""
+	}
+
 	var i int
 
 	for j := range s {
diff --git a/core/stringx/strings_test.go b/core/stringx/strings_test.go
index 0adcaf3ab..aa84db9dd 100644
--- a/core/stringx/strings_test.go
+++ b/core/stringx/strings_test.go
@@ -190,6 +190,18 @@ func TestFirstN(t *testing.T) {
 			n:      10,
 			expect: "我是中国人",
 		},
+		{
+			name:   "negative n returns empty string",
+			input:  "hello world",
+			n:      -1,
+			expect: "",
+		},
+		{
+			name:   "negative n with utf8 returns empty string",
+			input:  "我是中国人",
+			n:      -5,
+			expect: "",
+		},
 	}
 
 	for _, test := range tests {