diff --git a/internal/nzbfilesystem/metadata_remote_file.go b/internal/nzbfilesystem/metadata_remote_file.go
index e010fcc67..b25c28614 100644
--- a/internal/nzbfilesystem/metadata_remote_file.go
+++ b/internal/nzbfilesystem/metadata_remote_file.go
@@ -1994,6 +1994,9 @@ func (mvf *MetadataVirtualFile) getRequestRange() (start, end int64) {
 		if rangeStr, ok := mvf.ctx.Value(utils.RangeKey).(string); ok && rangeStr != "" {
 			rangeHeader, err := utils.ParseRangeHeader(rangeStr)
 			if err == nil && rangeHeader != nil {
+				if rangeHeader.End >= mvf.meta.FileSize {
+					rangeHeader.End = mvf.meta.FileSize - 1
+				}
 				mvf.originalRangeEnd = rangeHeader.End
 				return rangeHeader.Start, rangeHeader.End
 			}
@@ -2022,6 +2025,12 @@ func (mvf *MetadataVirtualFile) createUsenetReader(ctx context.Context, start, e
 	if len(mvf.meta.SegmentData) == 0 {
 		return nil, ErrMissmatchedSegments
 	}
+	if start >= mvf.meta.FileSize {
+		return nil, io.EOF
+	}
+	if end >= mvf.meta.FileSize {
+		end = mvf.meta.FileSize - 1
+	}
 
 	// Build segment offset index lazily on first read (thread-safe via sync.Once)
 	mvf.segmentIndexOnce.Do(func() {
diff --git a/internal/nzbfilesystem/range_past_eof_test.go b/internal/nzbfilesystem/range_past_eof_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..9eafebac4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/nzbfilesystem/range_past_eof_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,76 @@
+package nzbfilesystem
+
+import (
+	"bytes"
+	"context"
+	"errors"
+	"fmt"
+	"io"
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/kipsilabs/altmount/internal/config"
+	"github.com/kipsilabs/altmount/internal/testsupport/fakepool"
+	"github.com/kipsilabs/altmount/internal/testsupport/segments"
+	"github.com/kipsilabs/altmount/internal/utils"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
+)
+
+// newRangeTestMVF builds a plain file whose ctx carries the given HTTP Range
+// header (as the WebDAV adapter does) and whose health persistence is real,
+// so a corruption verdict would leave a visible record.
+func newRangeTestMVF(t *testing.T, rangeHeader string, n, segSize int) (*MetadataVirtualFile, func() bool) {
+	t.Helper()
+	repo, _, ms := setupStreamHealthEnv(t)
+	ctx := context.WithValue(context.Background(), utils.RangeKey, rangeHeader)
+	fp := fakepool.New()
+	configurePoolForFile(fp, n, segSize, fakepool.SegmentBehavior{})
+	mvf := newTestMVF(t, ctx, fp, n, segSize, 4)
+	cfg := config.DefaultConfig()
+	mvf.healthRepository = repo
+	mvf.metadataService = ms
+	mvf.configGetter = func() *config.Config { return cfg }
+
+	recorded := func() bool {
+		fh, err := repo.GetFileHealth(context.Background(), mvf.name)
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		return fh != nil
+	}
+	return mvf, recorded
+}
+
+func TestRangeEndPastEOFIsClampedNotCorrupted(t *testing.T) {
+	const n, segSize = 8, 64 << 10
+	fileSize := int64(n * segSize)
+	start := int64(6*segSize + 100)
+	mvf, recorded := newRangeTestMVF(t, fmt.Sprintf("bytes=%d-%d", start, fileSize+1_000_000), n, segSize)
+
+	_, err := mvf.Seek(start, io.SeekStart)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	got, err := io.ReadAll(mvf)
+	var corrupted *CorruptedFileError
+	require.False(t, errors.As(err, &corrupted), "range past EOF must not be a corruption verdict: %v", err)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	want := segments.FileBytes(n, segSize)[start:]
+	assert.True(t, bytes.Equal(got, want), "got %d bytes, want %d", len(got), len(want))
+	assert.False(t, recorded(), "no health record must be written for a legal range")
+}
+
+func TestRangeStartAtOrPastEOFIsEOFNotCorrupted(t *testing.T) {
+	const n, segSize = 4, 64 << 10
+	fileSize := int64(n * segSize)
+	mvf, recorded := newRangeTestMVF(t, fmt.Sprintf("bytes=%d-%d", fileSize, fileSize+10), n, segSize)
+
+	_, err := mvf.Seek(fileSize, io.SeekStart)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	buf := make([]byte, 16)
+	n0, err := mvf.Read(buf)
+	var corrupted *CorruptedFileError
+	require.False(t, errors.As(err, &corrupted), "start at EOF must not be a corruption verdict: %v", err)
+	assert.Equal(t, 0, n0)
+	assert.ErrorIs(t, err, io.EOF)
+	assert.False(t, recorded(), "no health record must be written for a read at EOF")
+}