diff --git a/src/rulesets/Base/base.jl b/src/rulesets/Base/base.jl
index b79615f7b..f6fadb3c2 100644
--- a/src/rulesets/Base/base.jl
+++ b/src/rulesets/Base/base.jl
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@ end
         islow = x < low,
         ishigh = high < x,
     ),
-    (!(islow | ishigh), islow, ishigh),
+    (!(islow | ishigh), islow & (low < high), ishigh),
 )
 @scalar_rule x \ y (-(Ω / x), one(y) / x)
 
diff --git a/test/rulesets/Base/base.jl b/test/rulesets/Base/base.jl
index 09479828c..6e6702055 100644
--- a/test/rulesets/Base/base.jl
+++ b/test/rulesets/Base/base.jl
@@ -199,6 +199,10 @@ end
         # to right
         test_frule(clamp, 4., 2., 3.)
         test_rrule(clamp, 4., 2., 3.)
+
+        # high < low
+        test_frule(clamp, 3., 4., 2.)
+        test_rrule(clamp, 3., 4., 2.)
     end
 
     @testset "rounding" begin