diff --git a/apps/client/src/common/utils/time.ts b/apps/client/src/common/utils/time.ts
index 9990092ce..8e01b4496 100644
--- a/apps/client/src/common/utils/time.ts
+++ b/apps/client/src/common/utils/time.ts
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import {
   MILLIS_PER_HOUR,
   MILLIS_PER_MINUTE,
   MILLIS_PER_SECOND,
+  dayInMs,
   formatFromMillis,
   getExpectedStart,
 } from 'ontime-utils';
@@ -29,6 +30,11 @@ export function nowInMillis(): number {
   return elapsed;
 }
 
+export function normaliseWallClock(time: number): number {
+  const timeOfDay = time % dayInMs;
+  return timeOfDay < 0 ? timeOfDay + dayInMs : timeOfDay;
+}
+
 /**
  * @description Resolves format from url and store
  * @return {string|null} A format string like "hh:mm:ss a" or null
diff --git a/apps/client/src/features/rundown/entry-editor/composite/EventEditorTimes.tsx b/apps/client/src/features/rundown/entry-editor/composite/EventEditorTimes.tsx
index d682fac1c..76d0d6942 100644
--- a/apps/client/src/features/rundown/entry-editor/composite/EventEditorTimes.tsx
+++ b/apps/client/src/features/rundown/entry-editor/composite/EventEditorTimes.tsx
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ import Switch from '../../../../common/components/switch/Switch';
 import Tooltip from '../../../../common/components/tooltip/Tooltip';
 import { useEntryActionsContext } from '../../../../common/context/EntryActionsContext';
 import { millisToDelayString } from '../../../../common/utils/dateConfig';
-import { formatTime } from '../../../../common/utils/time';
+import { formatTime, normaliseWallClock } from '../../../../common/utils/time';
 import TimeInputFlow from '../../time-input-flow/TimeInputFlow';
 
 import style from '../EntryEditor.module.scss';
@@ -68,8 +68,10 @@ function EventEditorTimes({
   };
 
   const hasDelay = delay !== 0;
+  const delayedStart = normaliseWallClock(timeStart + delay);
+  const delayedEnd = normaliseWallClock(timeEnd + delay);
   const delayLabel = hasDelay
-    ? `Event is ${millisToDelayString(delay, 'expanded')}. New schedule ${formatTime(timeStart + delay)} → ${formatTime(timeEnd + delay)}`
+    ? `Event is ${millisToDelayString(delay, 'expanded')}. New schedule ${formatTime(delayedStart)} → ${formatTime(delayedEnd)}`
     : '';
 
   return (
diff --git a/apps/client/src/features/rundown/rundown-event/__tests__/rundownEvent.utils.test.ts b/apps/client/src/features/rundown/rundown-event/__tests__/rundownEvent.utils.test.ts
index d5d9d5671..8bc6e111d 100644
--- a/apps/client/src/features/rundown/rundown-event/__tests__/rundownEvent.utils.test.ts
+++ b/apps/client/src/features/rundown/rundown-event/__tests__/rundownEvent.utils.test.ts
@@ -1,10 +1,33 @@
+import { MILLIS_PER_HOUR, MILLIS_PER_MINUTE } from 'ontime-utils';
+
 import { formatDelay } from '../rundownEvent.utils';
 
 describe('formatDelay()', () => {
   it('adds a given delay to the start time', () => {
-    const timeStart = 60000; // 1 min
-    const delay = 60000; // 1 min
+    const timeStart = 1 * MILLIS_PER_MINUTE; // 00:01
+    const delay = 1 * MILLIS_PER_MINUTE; // 00:01
     const result = formatDelay(timeStart, delay);
     expect(result).toEqual('New start 00:02');
   });
+
+  it('wraps negative delayed starts under midnight', () => {
+    const timeStart = 1 * MILLIS_PER_MINUTE; // 00:01
+    const delay = -2 * MILLIS_PER_MINUTE; // -00:02
+    const result = formatDelay(timeStart, delay);
+    expect(result).toEqual('New start 23:59');
+  });
+
+  it('wraps later-day negative delays using delay as the source of truth', () => {
+    const timeStart = 1 * MILLIS_PER_HOUR; // 01:00
+    const delay = -(1 * MILLIS_PER_HOUR + 30 * MILLIS_PER_MINUTE); // -01:30
+    const result = formatDelay(timeStart, delay);
+    expect(result).toEqual('New start 23:30');
+  });
+
+  it('displays positive delays as wall-clock time', () => {
+    const timeStart = 1 * MILLIS_PER_HOUR; // 01:00
+    const delay = 1 * MILLIS_PER_HOUR + 30 * MILLIS_PER_MINUTE; // 01:30
+    const result = formatDelay(timeStart, delay);
+    expect(result).toEqual('New start 02:30');
+  });
 });
diff --git a/apps/client/src/features/rundown/rundown-event/rundownEvent.utils.ts b/apps/client/src/features/rundown/rundown-event/rundownEvent.utils.ts
index 443a74a4b..946a1ffb4 100644
--- a/apps/client/src/features/rundown/rundown-event/rundownEvent.utils.ts
+++ b/apps/client/src/features/rundown/rundown-event/rundownEvent.utils.ts
@@ -1,15 +1,16 @@
 import { millisToString, removeTrailingZero } from 'ontime-utils';
 
-import { formatDuration } from '../../../common/utils/time';
+import { formatDuration, normaliseWallClock } from '../../../common/utils/time';
 
 export function formatDelay(timeStart: number, delay: number): string | undefined {
   if (!delay) return;
 
-  const delayedStart = Math.max(0, timeStart + delay);
+  const delayedStart = normaliseWallClock(timeStart + delay);
 
   const timeTag = removeTrailingZero(millisToString(delayedStart));
   return `New start ${timeTag}`;
 }
+
 export function formatGap(gap: number, isNextDay: boolean) {
   if (gap === 0) {
     if (isNextDay) {