diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/types/domain_boundaries/domain_boundaries.1.ddl.aql b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/types/domain_boundaries/domain_boundaries.1.ddl.aql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0885da1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/types/domain_boundaries/domain_boundaries.1.ddl.aql
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+/*
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+ * distributed with this work for additional information
+ * regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+ * to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+ * "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+ * with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+ * software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+ * "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+ * KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
+ * specific language governing permissions and limitations
+ * under the License.
+ */
+drop dataverse test if exists;
+create dataverse test;
+
+use dataverse test;
+
+create type Type as open {
+  id: int64,
+  int8: int8,
+  int16: int16,
+  int32: int32,
+  int64: int64
+}
+
+create dataset TestDS(Type) primary key id;
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/types/domain_boundaries/domain_boundaries.2.ddl.aql b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/types/domain_boundaries/domain_boundaries.2.ddl.aql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..551f658
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/types/domain_boundaries/domain_boundaries.2.ddl.aql
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+/*
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+ * distributed with this work for additional information
+ * regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+ * to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+ * "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+ * with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+ * software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+ * "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+ * KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
+ * specific language governing permissions and limitations
+ * under the License.
+ */
+use dataverse test;
+
+insert into dataset TestDS(
+{
+   "id": 1,
+   "int8": int8("-128"),
+   "int16": int16("-32768"),
+   "int32": int32("-2147483648"),
+   "int64": int64("-9223372036854775808")
+})
+
+insert into dataset TestDS(
+{
+   "id": 2,
+   "int8": int8("127"),
+   "int16": int16("32767"),
+   "int32": int32("2147483647"),
+   "int64": int64("9223372036854775807")
+})
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/types/domain_boundaries/domain_boundaries.3.query.aql b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/types/domain_boundaries/domain_boundaries.3.query.aql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1b11312
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/types/domain_boundaries/domain_boundaries.3.query.aql
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+/*
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+ * distributed with this work for additional information
+ * regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+ * to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+ * "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+ * with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+ * software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+ * "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+ * KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
+ * specific language governing permissions and limitations
+ * under the License.
+ */
+ for $x in dataset test.TestDS return $x;
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/types/domain_boundaries_error/domain_boundaries_error.1.ddl.aql b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/types/domain_boundaries_error/domain_boundaries_error.1.ddl.aql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3aacd8f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/types/domain_boundaries_error/domain_boundaries_error.1.ddl.aql
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+
+/*
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+ * distributed with this work for additional information
+ * regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+ * to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+ * "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+ * with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+ * software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+ * "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+ * KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
+ * specific language governing permissions and limitations
+ * under the License.
+ */
+drop dataverse test if exists;
+create dataverse test;
+
+use dataverse test;
+
+create type Type as open {
+  id: int64
+}
+
+create dataset TestDS(Type) primary key id;
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/types/domain_boundaries_error/domain_boundaries_error.2.ddl.aql b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/types/domain_boundaries_error/domain_boundaries_error.2.ddl.aql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8ae6438
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/types/domain_boundaries_error/domain_boundaries_error.2.ddl.aql
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+
+
+/*
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+ * distributed with this work for additional information
+ * regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+ * to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+ * "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+ * with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+ * software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+ * "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+ * KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
+ * specific language governing permissions and limitations
+ * under the License.
+ */
+drop dataverse test if exists;
+create dataverse test;
+
+use dataverse test;
+
+create type Type as open {
+  id: int64,
+  int8: int8,
+  int16: int16,
+  int32: int32,
+  int64: int64
+}
+
+create dataset TestDS(Type) primary key id;
+
+insert into dataset TestDS(
+{
+   "id": 1,
+   "int8": int8("-129")
+})
+
+insert into dataset TestDS(
+{
+   "id": 2,
+   "int8": int8("128")
+})
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/types/domain_boundaries_error/domain_boundaries_error.3.ddl.aql b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/types/domain_boundaries_error/domain_boundaries_error.3.ddl.aql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1aaf98c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/types/domain_boundaries_error/domain_boundaries_error.3.ddl.aql
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+
+
+/*
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+ * distributed with this work for additional information
+ * regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+ * to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+ * "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+ * with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+ * software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+ * "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+ * KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
+ * specific language governing permissions and limitations
+ * under the License.
+ */
+drop dataverse test if exists;
+create dataverse test;
+
+use dataverse test;
+
+create type Type as open {
+  id: int64,
+  int8: int8,
+  int16: int16,
+  int32: int32,
+  int64: int64
+}
+
+create dataset TestDS(Type) primary key id;
+
+insert into dataset TestDS(
+{
+   "id": 1,
+   "int16": int16("-32769")
+})
+
+insert into dataset TestDS(
+{
+   "id": 2,
+   "int16": int16("32768")
+})
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/types/domain_boundaries_error/domain_boundaries_error.4.ddl.aql b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/types/domain_boundaries_error/domain_boundaries_error.4.ddl.aql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..40d85c01b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/types/domain_boundaries_error/domain_boundaries_error.4.ddl.aql
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+
+
+
+/*
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+ * distributed with this work for additional information
+ * regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+ * to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+ * "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+ * with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+ * software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+ * "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+ * KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
+ * specific language governing permissions and limitations
+ * under the License.
+ */
+drop dataverse test if exists;
+create dataverse test;
+
+use dataverse test;
+
+create type Type as open {
+  id: int64,
+  int8: int8,
+  int16: int16,
+  int32: int32,
+  int64: int64
+}
+
+create dataset TestDS(Type) primary key id;
+
+insert into dataset TestDS(
+{
+   "id": 1,
+   "int32": int32("-2147483649")
+})
+
+insert into dataset TestDS(
+{
+   "id": 2,
+   "int32": int32("2147483648")
+})
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/types/domain_boundaries_error/domain_boundaries_error.5.ddl.aql b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/types/domain_boundaries_error/domain_boundaries_error.5.ddl.aql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..411a78c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/types/domain_boundaries_error/domain_boundaries_error.5.ddl.aql
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+
+
+
+
+/*
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+ * distributed with this work for additional information
+ * regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+ * to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+ * "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+ * with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+ * software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+ * "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+ * KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
+ * specific language governing permissions and limitations
+ * under the License.
+ */
+drop dataverse test if exists;
+create dataverse test;
+
+use dataverse test;
+
+create type Type as open {
+  id: int64,
+  int8: int8,
+  int16: int16,
+  int32: int32,
+  int64: int64
+}
+
+create dataset TestDS(Type) primary key id;
+
+insert into dataset TestDS(
+{
+   "id": 1,
+   "int64": int64("-9223372036854775809")
+})
+
+insert into dataset TestDS(
+{
+   "id": 2,
+   "int64": int64("9223372036854775808")
+})
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/results/types/domain_boundaries/domain_boundaries.1.adm b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/results/types/domain_boundaries/domain_boundaries.1.adm
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..81a383d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/results/types/domain_boundaries/domain_boundaries.1.adm
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+{ "id": 1, "int8": -128, "int16": -32768, "int32": -2147483648, "int64": -9223372036854775808 }
+{ "id": 2, "int8": 127, "int16": 32767, "int32": 2147483647, "int64": 9223372036854775807 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/testsuite.xml b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/testsuite.xml
index a4bd36f..a651833 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/testsuite.xml
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/testsuite.xml
@@ -6966,6 +6966,20 @@
       </compilation-unit>
     </test-case>
     <test-case FilePath="types">
+      <compilation-unit name="domain_boundaries">
+        <output-dir compare="Text">domain_boundaries</output-dir>
+      </compilation-unit>
+    </test-case>
+    <test-case FilePath="types">
+      <compilation-unit name="domain_boundaries_error">
+        <output-dir compare="Text">domain_boundaries_error</output-dir>
+        <expected-error>ASX0006: Invalid format for int8 in int8</expected-error>
+        <expected-error>ASX0006: Invalid format for int16 in int16</expected-error>
+        <expected-error>ASX0006: Invalid format for int32 in int32</expected-error>
+        <expected-error>ASX0006: Invalid format for int64 in int64</expected-error>
+      </compilation-unit>
+    </test-case>
+    <test-case FilePath="types">
       <compilation-unit name="record01">
         <output-dir compare="Text">record01</output-dir>
       </compilation-unit>
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-runtime/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/runtime/evaluators/constructors/AInt16ConstructorDescriptor.java b/asterixdb/asterix-runtime/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/runtime/evaluators/constructors/AInt16ConstructorDescriptor.java
index 26fe3d8..9f7dbc3 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-runtime/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/runtime/evaluators/constructors/AInt16ConstructorDescriptor.java
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-runtime/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/runtime/evaluators/constructors/AInt16ConstructorDescriptor.java
@@ -87,18 +87,24 @@
                             if (serString[startOffset] == ATypeTag.SERIALIZED_STRING_TYPE_TAG) {
                                 utf8Ptr.set(serString, startOffset + 1, len - 1);
                                 offset = utf8Ptr.getCharStartOffset();
+                                //accumulating value in negative domain
+                                //otherwise Short.MIN_VALUE = -(Short.MAX_VALUE + 1) would have caused overflow
                                 value = 0;
                                 positive = true;
+                                short limit = -Short.MAX_VALUE;
                                 if (serString[offset] == '+') {
                                     offset++;
                                 } else if (serString[offset] == '-') {
                                     offset++;
                                     positive = false;
+                                    limit = Short.MIN_VALUE;
                                 }
                                 int end = startOffset + len;
                                 for (; offset < end; offset++) {
+                                    int digit;
                                     if (serString[offset] >= '0' && serString[offset] <= '9') {
-                                        value = (short) (value * 10 + serString[offset] - '0');
+                                        value = (short) (value * 10);
+                                        digit = serString[offset] - '0';
                                     } else if (serString[offset] == 'i' && serString[offset + 1] == '1'
                                             && serString[offset + 2] == '6' && offset + 3 == end) {
                                         break;
@@ -106,12 +112,17 @@
                                         throw new InvalidDataFormatException(getIdentifier(),
                                                 ATypeTag.SERIALIZED_INT16_TYPE_TAG);
                                     }
+                                    if (value < limit + digit) {
+                                        throw new InvalidDataFormatException(getIdentifier(),
+                                                ATypeTag.SERIALIZED_INT16_TYPE_TAG);
+                                    }
+                                    value = (short) (value - digit);
                                 }
-                                if (value < 0) {
+                                if (value > 0) {
                                     throw new InvalidDataFormatException(getIdentifier(),
                                             ATypeTag.SERIALIZED_INT16_TYPE_TAG);
                                 }
-                                if (value > 0 && !positive) {
+                                if (value < 0 && positive) {
                                     value *= -1;
                                 }
 
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-runtime/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/runtime/evaluators/constructors/AInt32ConstructorDescriptor.java b/asterixdb/asterix-runtime/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/runtime/evaluators/constructors/AInt32ConstructorDescriptor.java
index a186d4b..bc74b94 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-runtime/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/runtime/evaluators/constructors/AInt32ConstructorDescriptor.java
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-runtime/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/runtime/evaluators/constructors/AInt32ConstructorDescriptor.java
@@ -86,18 +86,24 @@
                             if (serString[startOffset] == ATypeTag.SERIALIZED_STRING_TYPE_TAG) {
                                 utf8Ptr.set(serString, startOffset + 1, len - 1);
                                 offset = utf8Ptr.getCharStartOffset();
+                                //accumulating value in negative domain
+                                //otherwise Integer.MIN_VALUE = -(Integer.MAX_VALUE + 1) would have caused overflow
                                 value = 0;
                                 positive = true;
+                                int limit = -Integer.MAX_VALUE;
                                 if (serString[offset] == '+') {
                                     offset++;
                                 } else if (serString[offset] == '-') {
                                     offset++;
                                     positive = false;
+                                    limit = Integer.MIN_VALUE;
                                 }
                                 int end = startOffset + len;
                                 for (; offset < end; offset++) {
+                                    int digit;
                                     if (serString[offset] >= '0' && serString[offset] <= '9') {
-                                        value = value * 10 + serString[offset] - '0';
+                                        value *= 10;
+                                        digit = serString[offset] - '0';
                                     } else if (serString[offset] == 'i' && serString[offset + 1] == '3'
                                             && serString[offset + 2] == '2' && offset + 3 == end) {
                                         break;
@@ -105,12 +111,17 @@
                                         throw new InvalidDataFormatException(getIdentifier(),
                                                 ATypeTag.SERIALIZED_INT32_TYPE_TAG);
                                     }
+                                    if (value < limit + digit) {
+                                        throw new InvalidDataFormatException(getIdentifier(),
+                                                ATypeTag.SERIALIZED_INT32_TYPE_TAG);
+                                    }
+                                    value -= digit;
                                 }
-                                if (value < 0) {
+                                if (value > 0) {
                                     throw new InvalidDataFormatException(getIdentifier(),
                                             ATypeTag.SERIALIZED_INT32_TYPE_TAG);
                                 }
-                                if (value > 0 && !positive) {
+                                if (value < 0 && positive) {
                                     value *= -1;
                                 }
 
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-runtime/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/runtime/evaluators/constructors/AInt64ConstructorDescriptor.java b/asterixdb/asterix-runtime/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/runtime/evaluators/constructors/AInt64ConstructorDescriptor.java
index aed0fe0..0870f73 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-runtime/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/runtime/evaluators/constructors/AInt64ConstructorDescriptor.java
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-runtime/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/runtime/evaluators/constructors/AInt64ConstructorDescriptor.java
@@ -86,18 +86,24 @@
                             if (serString[startOffset] == ATypeTag.SERIALIZED_STRING_TYPE_TAG) {
                                 utf8Ptr.set(serString, startOffset + 1, len - 1);
                                 offset = utf8Ptr.getCharStartOffset();
+                                //accumulating value in negative domain
+                                //otherwise Long.MIN_VALUE = -(Long.MAX_VALUE + 1) would have caused overflow
                                 value = 0;
                                 positive = true;
+                                long limit = -Long.MAX_VALUE;
                                 if (serString[offset] == '+') {
                                     offset++;
                                 } else if (serString[offset] == '-') {
                                     offset++;
                                     positive = false;
+                                    limit = Long.MIN_VALUE;
                                 }
                                 int end = startOffset + len;
                                 for (; offset < end; offset++) {
+                                    int digit;
                                     if (serString[offset] >= '0' && serString[offset] <= '9') {
-                                        value = value * 10 + serString[offset] - '0';
+                                        value *= 10;
+                                        digit = serString[offset] - '0';
                                     } else if (serString[offset] == 'i' && serString[offset + 1] == '6'
                                             && serString[offset + 2] == '4' && offset + 3 == end) {
                                         break;
@@ -105,12 +111,17 @@
                                         throw new InvalidDataFormatException(getIdentifier(),
                                                 ATypeTag.SERIALIZED_INT64_TYPE_TAG);
                                     }
+                                    if (value < limit + digit) {
+                                        throw new InvalidDataFormatException(getIdentifier(),
+                                                ATypeTag.SERIALIZED_INT64_TYPE_TAG);
+                                    }
+                                    value -= digit;
                                 }
-                                if (value < 0 && value != Long.MIN_VALUE) {
+                                if (value > 0) {
                                     throw new InvalidDataFormatException(getIdentifier(),
                                             ATypeTag.SERIALIZED_INT64_TYPE_TAG);
                                 }
-                                if (value > 0 && !positive) {
+                                if (value < 0 && positive) {
                                     value *= -1;
                                 }
 
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-runtime/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/runtime/evaluators/constructors/AInt8ConstructorDescriptor.java b/asterixdb/asterix-runtime/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/runtime/evaluators/constructors/AInt8ConstructorDescriptor.java
index 753b026..c0d9fd4 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-runtime/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/runtime/evaluators/constructors/AInt8ConstructorDescriptor.java
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-runtime/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/runtime/evaluators/constructors/AInt8ConstructorDescriptor.java
@@ -86,18 +86,24 @@
                             if (serString[startOffset] == ATypeTag.SERIALIZED_STRING_TYPE_TAG) {
                                 utf8Ptr.set(serString, startOffset + 1, len - 1);
                                 offset = utf8Ptr.getCharStartOffset();
+                                //accumulating value in negative domain
+                                //otherwise Byte.MIN_VALUE = -(Byte.MAX_VALUE + 1) would have caused overflow
                                 value = 0;
                                 positive = true;
+                                byte limit = -Byte.MAX_VALUE;
                                 if (serString[offset] == '+') {
                                     offset++;
                                 } else if (serString[offset] == '-') {
                                     offset++;
                                     positive = false;
+                                    limit = Byte.MIN_VALUE;
                                 }
                                 int end = startOffset + len;
                                 for (; offset < end; offset++) {
+                                    int digit;
                                     if (serString[offset] >= '0' && serString[offset] <= '9') {
-                                        value = (byte) (value * 10 + serString[offset] - '0');
+                                        value = (byte) (value * 10);
+                                        digit = serString[offset] - '0';
                                     } else if (serString[offset] == 'i' && serString[offset + 1] == '8'
                                             && offset + 2 == end) {
                                         break;
@@ -105,12 +111,17 @@
                                         throw new InvalidDataFormatException(getIdentifier(),
                                                 ATypeTag.SERIALIZED_INT8_TYPE_TAG);
                                     }
+                                    if (value < limit + digit) {
+                                        throw new InvalidDataFormatException(getIdentifier(),
+                                                ATypeTag.SERIALIZED_INT8_TYPE_TAG);
+                                    }
+                                    value = (byte) (value - digit);
                                 }
-                                if (value < 0) {
+                                if (value > 0) {
                                     throw new InvalidDataFormatException(getIdentifier(),
                                             ATypeTag.SERIALIZED_INT8_TYPE_TAG);
                                 }
-                                if (value > 0 && !positive) {
+                                if (value < 0 && positive) {
                                     value *= -1;
                                 }