diff --git a/tests/duration.rs b/tests/duration.rs
index ef0064fa4..99990efef 100644
--- a/tests/duration.rs
+++ b/tests/duration.rs
@@ -480,6 +480,15 @@ fn checked_div_regression() {
         Some(Duration::new(0, 142_857_143)) // manually verified
     );
 }
+
+#[rstest]
+#[case(5.seconds(), Some((-5).seconds()))]
+#[case((-5).seconds(), Some(5.seconds()))]
+#[case(Duration::MIN, None)]
+fn checked_neg(#[case] duration: Duration, #[case] expected: Option<Duration>) {
+    assert_eq!(duration.checked_neg(), expected);
+}
+
 #[rstest]
 #[case(5.seconds(), 5.seconds(), 10.seconds())]
 #[case(Duration::MAX, 1.nanoseconds(), Duration::MAX)]
diff --git a/time/src/duration.rs b/time/src/duration.rs
index 9495509f6..788f73748 100644
--- a/time/src/duration.rs
+++ b/time/src/duration.rs
@@ -1023,6 +1023,25 @@ impl Duration {
         // Safety: `nanoseconds` is in range.
         unsafe { Some(Self::new_unchecked(secs, nanos)) }
     }
+
+    /// Computes `-self`, returning `None` if the result would overflow.
+    ///
+    /// ```rust
+    /// # use time::ext::NumericalDuration;
+    /// # use time::Duration;
+    /// assert_eq!(5.seconds().checked_neg(), Some((-5).seconds()));
+    /// assert_eq!(Duration::MIN.checked_neg(), None);
+    /// ```
+    pub const fn checked_neg(self) -> Option<Self> {
+        if self.seconds == i64::MIN {
+            None
+        } else {
+            Some(Self::new_ranged_unchecked(
+                -self.seconds,
+                self.nanoseconds.neg(),
+            ))
+        }
+    }
     // endregion checked arithmetic
 
     // region: saturating arithmetic
@@ -1338,7 +1357,7 @@ impl Neg for Duration {
     type Output = Self;
 
     fn neg(self) -> Self::Output {
-        Self::new_ranged_unchecked(-self.seconds, self.nanoseconds.neg())
+        self.checked_neg().expect("overflow when negating duration")
     }
 }