diff --git a/rtengine/dcrop.cc b/rtengine/dcrop.cc
index 2ab9caa59..f7ce7bbb5 100644
--- a/rtengine/dcrop.cc
+++ b/rtengine/dcrop.cc
@@ -1133,14 +1133,13 @@ void Crop::update(int todo)
                     show = 1;
                 }
 
-
 #ifdef _OPENMP
                 #pragma omp parallel for
 #endif
 
                 for (int x = 0; x < labnCrop->H; x++)
                     for (int y = 0; y < labnCrop->W; y++) {
-                        labnCrop->L[x][y] = (1.f + mL0) * (unshar->L[x][y]) + show * background - mL * indic * labnCrop->L[x][y];
+                        labnCrop->L[x][y] = LIM((1.f + mL0) * (unshar->L[x][y]) + show * background - mL * indic * labnCrop->L[x][y], 0.f, 32768.f);
                         labnCrop->a[x][y] = (1.f + mC0) * (unshar->a[x][y]) - mC * indic * labnCrop->a[x][y];
                         labnCrop->b[x][y] = (1.f + mC0) * (unshar->b[x][y]) - mC * indic * labnCrop->b[x][y];
                     }
diff --git a/rtengine/improccoordinator.cc b/rtengine/improccoordinator.cc
index d04a29518..d746ff9c6 100644
--- a/rtengine/improccoordinator.cc
+++ b/rtengine/improccoordinator.cc
@@ -1024,7 +1024,7 @@ void ImProcCoordinator::updatePreviewImage(int todo, bool panningRelatedChange)
 
                     for (int x = 0; x < pH; x++)
                         for (int y = 0; y < pW; y++) {
-                            nprevl->L[x][y] = (1.f + mL0) * (unshar->L[x][y]) + show * background - mL * indic * nprevl->L[x][y];
+                            nprevl->L[x][y] = LIM((1.f + mL0) * (unshar->L[x][y]) + show * background - mL * indic * nprevl->L[x][y], 0.f, 32768.f);
                             nprevl->a[x][y] = (1.f + mC0) * (unshar->a[x][y]) - mC * indic * nprevl->a[x][y];
                             nprevl->b[x][y] = (1.f + mC0) * (unshar->b[x][y]) - mC * indic * nprevl->b[x][y];
                         }
diff --git a/rtengine/simpleprocess.cc b/rtengine/simpleprocess.cc
index 9311d2736..b7d807808 100644
--- a/rtengine/simpleprocess.cc
+++ b/rtengine/simpleprocess.cc
@@ -1265,7 +1265,7 @@ private:
 
                 for (int x = 0; x < fh; x++)
                     for (int y = 0; y < fw; y++) {
-                        labView->L[x][y] = (1.f + mL0) * (unshar->L[x][y]) - mL * labView->L[x][y];
+                        labView->L[x][y] = LIM((1.f + mL0) * (unshar->L[x][y]) - mL * labView->L[x][y], 0.f, 32768.f);
                         labView->a[x][y] = (1.f + mC0) * (unshar->a[x][y]) - mC * labView->a[x][y];
                         labView->b[x][y] = (1.f + mC0) * (unshar->b[x][y]) - mC * labView->b[x][y];
                     }