diff --git a/apps/server/src/services/__tests__/timerUtils.test.ts b/apps/server/src/services/__tests__/timerUtils.test.ts
index bf011ef76..5de0d5da3 100644
--- a/apps/server/src/services/__tests__/timerUtils.test.ts
+++ b/apps/server/src/services/__tests__/timerUtils.test.ts
@@ -506,6 +506,7 @@ describe('getCurrent()', () => {
           timeStart: 79200000, // 22:00:00
           timeEnd: 600000, // 00:10:00
           countToEnd: true,
+          dayOffset: 0,
         },
         clock: 79500000, // 22:05:00
         timer: {
@@ -516,6 +517,7 @@ describe('getCurrent()', () => {
         rundown: {
           actualStart: 79200000,
           plannedEnd: 600000,
+          currentDay: 0,
         },
         _timer: {
           pausedAt: null,
@@ -527,6 +529,35 @@ describe('getCurrent()', () => {
       expect(current).toBe(dayInMs - 79500000 + 600000);
     });
 
+    it('handles overnight count-to-end after midnight', () => {
+      const state = {
+        eventNow: {
+          timeStart: 23 * MILLIS_PER_HOUR, // 23:00:00
+          timeEnd: 1 * MILLIS_PER_HOUR, // 01:00:00
+          countToEnd: true,
+          dayOffset: 0,
+        },
+        clock: 30 * MILLIS_PER_MINUTE, // 00:30:00 on day 1
+        timer: {
+          addedTime: 0,
+          duration: Infinity,
+          startedAt: 23 * MILLIS_PER_HOUR,
+        },
+        rundown: {
+          actualStart: 23 * MILLIS_PER_HOUR,
+          plannedEnd: 1 * MILLIS_PER_HOUR,
+          currentDay: 1,
+        },
+        _timer: {
+          pausedAt: null,
+          hasFinished: false,
+        },
+      } as RuntimeState;
+
+      const current = getCurrent(state);
+      expect(current).toBe(30 * MILLIS_PER_MINUTE);
+    });
+
     it('handles events that were started late', () => {
       const state = {
         clock: 82000000, // 22:46:40 <--- starting 16 min after the scheduled end
diff --git a/apps/server/src/services/timerUtils.ts b/apps/server/src/services/timerUtils.ts
index 1ec955db8..7429e2b21 100644
--- a/apps/server/src/services/timerUtils.ts
+++ b/apps/server/src/services/timerUtils.ts
@@ -77,9 +77,11 @@ export function getCurrent(state: RuntimeState): number {
 
   if (countToEnd) {
     // count to end runs to its fixed end, so added time does not stretch the countdown
-    const isEventOverMidnight = timeStart > timeEnd;
-    const correctDay = isEventOverMidnight ? dayInMs : 0;
-    return correctDay - clock + timeEnd;
+    const dayOffset = state.eventNow.dayOffset ?? 0;
+    const currentDay =
+      state.rundown.currentDay ?? (timeStart > timeEnd && clock <= timeEnd ? dayOffset + 1 : dayOffset);
+    const endDay = timeStart > timeEnd ? dayOffset + 1 : dayOffset;
+    return timeEnd + endDay * dayInMs - (clock + currentDay * dayInMs);
   }
 
   if (startedAt === null) {
diff --git a/packages/utils/src/date-utils/getExpected.test.ts b/packages/utils/src/date-utils/getExpected.test.ts
index c18303c82..4aa0a0b64 100644
--- a/packages/utils/src/date-utils/getExpected.test.ts
+++ b/packages/utils/src/date-utils/getExpected.test.ts
@@ -99,6 +99,36 @@ describe('getExpectedStart()', () => {
       expect(getExpectedStart(testEvent, { ...testState, isLinkedToLoaded: false })).toBe(110); // <-- when gap is not enough to compensate for the running behind it absorbs at much as possible
       // expect(getExpectedStart(testEvent, { ...testState, isLinkedToLoaded: true })).toBe(70); This should not be possible
     });
+
+    test('negative delay cannot move a day 0 event before the rundown start', () => {
+      const testState = {
+        currentDay: 0,
+        totalGap: 0,
+        offset: 0,
+        mode: OffsetMode.Absolute,
+        actualStart: null,
+        plannedStart: null,
+        isLinkedToLoaded: true,
+      };
+
+      expect(getExpectedStart({ timeStart: 0, delay: -5, dayOffset: 0 as Day }, testState)).toBe(0);
+      expect(getExpectedStart({ timeStart: 10, delay: -5, dayOffset: 0 as Day }, testState)).toBe(5);
+    });
+
+    test('negative delay can move a later-day event back to the previous day', () => {
+      const testState = {
+        currentDay: 0,
+        totalGap: 0,
+        offset: 0,
+        mode: OffsetMode.Absolute,
+        actualStart: null,
+        plannedStart: null,
+        isLinkedToLoaded: true,
+      };
+
+      expect(getExpectedStart({ timeStart: 0, delay: -5, dayOffset: 1 as Day }, testState)).toBe(dayInMs - 5);
+      expect(getExpectedStart({ timeStart: 10, delay: -20, dayOffset: 1 as Day }, testState)).toBe(dayInMs - 10);
+    });
   });
 
   describe('Relative offset mode', () => {
@@ -413,6 +443,19 @@ describe('getExpectedEnd()', () => {
     expect(getExpectedEnd({ ...testEvent, dayOffset: 0 as Day }, { ...baseState, currentDay: 0, offset: 0 })).toBe(150);
   });
 
+  test('a countToEnd event with negative delay can start on the previous day but keeps its fixed end', () => {
+    const testEvent = {
+      timeStart: 0,
+      duration: 50,
+      delay: -10,
+      dayOffset: 1 as Day,
+      countToEnd: true,
+    };
+
+    expect(getExpectedStart(testEvent, { ...baseState, currentDay: 0, offset: 0 })).toBe(dayInMs - 10);
+    expect(getExpectedEnd(testEvent, { ...baseState, currentDay: 0, offset: 0 })).toBe(dayInMs + 50);
+  });
+
   test('a countToEnd event is anchored to its wall-clock end in relative mode', () => {
     const testEvent = {
       timeStart: 100,
diff --git a/packages/utils/src/date-utils/getExpected.ts b/packages/utils/src/date-utils/getExpected.ts
index 9b179b75c..eda73054a 100644
--- a/packages/utils/src/date-utils/getExpected.ts
+++ b/packages/utils/src/date-utils/getExpected.ts
@@ -23,13 +23,8 @@ export function getExpectedStart(
   const { timeStart, dayOffset, delay } = event;
   const { currentDay, totalGap, isLinkedToLoaded, offset, mode, actualStart, plannedStart } = state;
 
-  //How many days from the currently running event to this one
-  const relativeDayOffset = dayOffset - currentDay;
-
-  const delayedStart = Math.max(0, timeStart + delay);
-
-  //The normalised start time of this event relative to the currently running event
-  const normalisedTimeStart = delayedStart + relativeDayOffset * dayInMs;
+  const absoluteDelayedStart = Math.max(0, dayOffset * dayInMs + timeStart + delay);
+  const normalisedTimeStart = absoluteDelayedStart - currentDay * dayInMs;
 
   let relativeStartOffset = 0;
 
@@ -69,9 +64,7 @@ export function getExpectedEnd(
    * - the end time is always the wall clock
    */
   if (event.countToEnd) {
-    // account for day offset
-    const relativeDayOffset = event.dayOffset - state.currentDay;
-    const plannedEnd = event.timeStart + event.duration + relativeDayOffset * dayInMs;
+    const plannedEnd = event.dayOffset * dayInMs + event.timeStart + event.duration - state.currentDay * dayInMs;
 
     // count to end should finish on the planned time or on start
     return Math.max(expectedStart, plannedEnd);