diff --git a/fastfield_codecs/src/linearinterpol.rs b/fastfield_codecs/src/linearinterpol.rs
index 730158429..783038d3d 100644
--- a/fastfield_codecs/src/linearinterpol.rs
+++ b/fastfield_codecs/src/linearinterpol.rs
@@ -121,8 +121,12 @@ fn diff(val1: u64, val2: u64) -> f64 {
 }
 
 #[inline]
-pub(crate) fn get_calculated_value(first_val: u64, pos: u64, slope: f32) -> u64 {
-    first_val + (pos as f32 * slope) as u64
+fn get_calculated_value(first_val: u64, pos: u64, slope: f32) -> u64 {
+    if slope < 0.0 {
+        first_val - (pos as f32 * -slope) as u64
+    } else {
+        first_val + (pos as f32 * slope) as u64
+    }
 }
 
 impl FastFieldCodecSerializer for LinearInterpolFastFieldSerializer {
@@ -261,6 +265,26 @@ mod tests {
         >(data, name)
     }
 
+    #[test]
+    fn get_calculated_value_test() {
+        // pos slope
+        assert_eq!(get_calculated_value(100, 10, 5.0), 150);
+
+        // neg slope
+        assert_eq!(get_calculated_value(100, 10, -5.0), 50);
+
+        // pos slope, very high values
+        assert_eq!(
+            get_calculated_value(i64::MAX as u64, 10, 5.0),
+            i64::MAX as u64 + 50
+        );
+        // neg slope, very high values
+        assert_eq!(
+            get_calculated_value(i64::MAX as u64, 10, -5.0),
+            i64::MAX as u64 - 50
+        );
+    }
+
     #[test]
     fn test_compression() {
         let data = (10..=6_000_u64).collect::<Vec<_>>();