diff --git a/src/components/TrimControl.tsx b/src/components/TrimControl.tsx
index 5df0ab46..7521f12f 100644
--- a/src/components/TrimControl.tsx
+++ b/src/components/TrimControl.tsx
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
 
 import { EditRecipe } from "@/lib/types";
 
+const MIN_CLIP_DURATION = 0.1;
+
 interface Props {
   recipe: EditRecipe;
   onChange: (patch: Partial<EditRecipe>) => void;
@@ -13,14 +15,14 @@ export default function TrimControl({ recipe, onChange, duration }: Props) {
     const n = parseFloat(val);
     if (isNaN(n) || n < 0) return;
     if (duration > 0 && n >= duration) return;
-    if (recipe.trimEnd !== null && n >= recipe.trimEnd) return;
+    if (recipe.trimEnd !== null && n >= recipe.trimEnd - MIN_CLIP_DURATION) return;
     onChange({ trimStart: n });
   };
 
   const handleEnd = (val: string) => {
     if (val === "") { onChange({ trimEnd: null }); return; }
     const n = parseFloat(val);
-    if (isNaN(n) || n <= 0 || n <= recipe.trimStart) return;
+    if (isNaN(n) || n <= 0 || n <= recipe.trimStart + MIN_CLIP_DURATION) return;
     if (duration > 0 && n > duration) return;
     onChange({ trimEnd: n });
   };
@@ -67,6 +69,12 @@ export default function TrimControl({ recipe, onChange, duration }: Props) {
           Duration: {duration.toFixed(1)}s
         </p>
       )}
+      {recipe.trimEnd !== null &&
+        recipe.trimEnd - recipe.trimStart < MIN_CLIP_DURATION && (
+          <p className="text-[10px] text-red-500 font-heading">
+            Clip must be at least 0.1 seconds long.
+          </p>
+      )}
     </div>
   );
 }