diff --git a/app/src/main/java/io/github/stozo04/openloop/ui/components/TrimFilmstripControls.kt b/app/src/main/java/io/github/stozo04/openloop/ui/components/TrimFilmstripControls.kt
index 1015820..655ec11 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/io/github/stozo04/openloop/ui/components/TrimFilmstripControls.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/io/github/stozo04/openloop/ui/components/TrimFilmstripControls.kt
@@ -391,7 +391,9 @@ private fun FilmstripTrimSelector(
             valueMs = startMs,
             rangeMs = 0f..durationMs.toFloat(),
             onSetValueMs = { target ->
-                val clamped = target.coerceIn(0L, endMs - minGapMs)
+                // Guard: if the clip is shorter than minGapMs the range would be inverted.
+                val maxMs = (endMs - minGapMs).coerceAtLeast(0L)
+                val clamped = target.coerceIn(0L, maxMs)
                 onStartDrag(clamped)
                 onDragEnd()
             },
@@ -407,7 +409,9 @@ private fun FilmstripTrimSelector(
             valueMs = endMs,
             rangeMs = 0f..durationMs.toFloat(),
             onSetValueMs = { target ->
-                val clamped = target.coerceIn(startMs + minGapMs, durationMs)
+                // Guard: if the clip is shorter than minGapMs the range would be inverted.
+                val minMs = (startMs + minGapMs).coerceAtMost(durationMs)
+                val clamped = target.coerceIn(minMs, durationMs)
                 onEndDrag(clamped)
                 onDragEnd()
             },
@@ -462,14 +466,18 @@ private fun FilmstripTrimSelector(
                         val targetMs = dragAnchorMs + pxToMs(change.position.x - dragAnchorPx)
                         when (dragging) {
                             TrimDragTarget.START -> {
-                                val clamped = targetMs.coerceIn(0L, curEndMs - minGapMs)
+                                // Guard: clip shorter than minGapMs would invert the range.
+                                val maxMs = (curEndMs - minGapMs).coerceAtLeast(0L)
+                                val clamped = targetMs.coerceIn(0L, maxMs)
                                 if (clamped != curStartMs) {
                                     haptics.performHapticFeedback(HapticFeedbackType.TextHandleMove)
                                     startDrag(clamped)
                                 }
                             }
                             TrimDragTarget.END -> {
-                                val clamped = targetMs.coerceIn(curStartMs + minGapMs, durationMs)
+                                // Guard: clip shorter than minGapMs would invert the range.
+                                val minMs = (curStartMs + minGapMs).coerceAtMost(durationMs)
+                                val clamped = targetMs.coerceIn(minMs, durationMs)
                                 if (clamped != curEndMs) {
                                     haptics.performHapticFeedback(HapticFeedbackType.TextHandleMove)
                                     endDrag(clamped)
diff --git a/docs/lessons_learned/025-trim-coercein-range-guard-short-clip.md b/docs/lessons_learned/025-trim-coercein-range-guard-short-clip.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4eb99d5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/lessons_learned/025-trim-coercein-range-guard-short-clip.md
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+# 025 — Guard `coerceIn` bounds before calling when range can be inverted by a short clip
+
+## What went wrong
+
+`FilmstripTrimSelector` in `TrimFilmstripControls.kt` called `coerceIn` to clamp a drag position into the valid trim range:
+
+```kotlin
+// END handle drag
+val clamped = targetMs.coerceIn(curStartMs + minGapMs, durationMs)
+// START handle drag
+val clamped = targetMs.coerceIn(0L, curEndMs - minGapMs)
+```
+
+When a clip shorter than `MIN_TRIM_DURATION` (400 ms) reached the Trim screen — e.g., a 335 ms recording — the minimum bound exceeded the maximum: `coerceIn(400, 335)`. Kotlin's `Long.coerceIn` throws an `IllegalArgumentException` on an inverted range instead of silently clamping.
+
+Crashlytics issue `7169b499fee6554684dba69b1ae1a8f0` (v1.0.27): "Cannot coerce value to an empty range: maximum 335 is less than minimum 400."
+
+## Pattern
+
+Before calling `coerceIn(min, max)` where either bound is derived from a user-controlled value (not a compile-time constant), clamp the bound itself to keep the range valid:
+
+```kotlin
+// END handle: ensure min ≤ durationMs
+val minMs = (curStartMs + minGapMs).coerceAtMost(durationMs)
+val clamped = targetMs.coerceIn(minMs, durationMs)
+
+// START handle: ensure max ≥ 0
+val maxMs = (curEndMs - minGapMs).coerceAtLeast(0L)
+val clamped = targetMs.coerceIn(0L, maxMs)
+```
+
+With a sub-400 ms clip both handles become immovable (start pinned to 0, end pinned to `durationMs`), which is the correct UX — the NEXT button is already disabled by `trimValid` in `TrimScreen.kt`.
+
+## Detection checklist
+
+- Grep for `coerceIn` where either argument is an arithmetic expression: `\.coerceIn\([^,)]*[+\-][^,)]*,` or `, .*[+\-].*\)`.
+- Any call of the form `coerceIn(A + K, B)` or `coerceIn(A, B - K)` needs a pre-clamp when `A`, `B`, or `K` come from runtime state.
+
+## Reference
+
+- Kotlin stdlib `Long.coerceIn`: https://kotlinlang.org/api/core/kotlin-stdlib/kotlin.ranges/coerce-in.html
+- Originating crash: Crashlytics issue `7169b499fee6554684dba69b1ae1a8f0`, first seen v1.0.27
+- Fix: PR resolving GitHub issue #95
diff --git a/docs/lessons_learned/README.md b/docs/lessons_learned/README.md
index a32e099..bf48945 100644
--- a/docs/lessons_learned/README.md
+++ b/docs/lessons_learned/README.md
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ Each lesson follows the same shape:
 | 022 | [Release CameraX when the PreviewView leaves composition, not only when the Activity stops](./022-release-camera-when-preview-leaves-composition.md) | Issue #36 |
 | 023 | [A media pipeline stage must count its own output samples; a zero-frame stage can exit "cleanly"](./023-media-pipeline-stages-must-count-output-samples.md) | PR #62 (S23 zero-frame wedge) |
 | 024 | [Gate a foreground-service type on the API level that ADDED it, not one below](./024-fgs-type-constant-api-gating.md) | Crashlytics 9663c743 (Galaxy A55 / Android 14) |
+| 025 | [Guard `coerceIn` bounds before calling when range can be inverted by a short clip](./025-trim-coercein-range-guard-short-clip.md) | Crashlytics 7169b499 (Issue #95) |
 
 ## Adding a new lesson