diff --git a/builtins.go b/builtins.go
index 9cf0f8be..77e04cf1 100644
--- a/builtins.go
+++ b/builtins.go
@@ -2531,6 +2531,9 @@ func builtinRemoveAt(i *interpreter, arrv value, idxv value) (value, error) {
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
+	if idx < 0 || idx >= arr.length() {
+		return nil, i.Error(fmt.Sprintf("Index %d out of bounds, not within [0, %v)", idx, arr.length()))
+	}
 
 	newArr = append(newArr, arr.elements[:idx]...)
 	newArr = append(newArr, arr.elements[idx+1:]...)
diff --git a/testdata/builtinRemoveAt_neg.golden b/testdata/builtinRemoveAt_neg.golden
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..bec1256e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/testdata/builtinRemoveAt_neg.golden
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+RUNTIME ERROR: Index -1 out of bounds, not within [0, 3)
+-------------------------------------------------
+	testdata/builtinRemoveAt_neg:1:1-28	$
+
+std.removeAt([1, 2, 3], -1)
+
+-------------------------------------------------
+	During evaluation	
+
+
diff --git a/testdata/builtinRemoveAt_neg.jsonnet b/testdata/builtinRemoveAt_neg.jsonnet
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..93bcc85e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/testdata/builtinRemoveAt_neg.jsonnet
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+std.removeAt([1, 2, 3], -1)
diff --git a/testdata/builtinRemoveAt_oob.golden b/testdata/builtinRemoveAt_oob.golden
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..83fb6e34
--- /dev/null
+++ b/testdata/builtinRemoveAt_oob.golden
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+RUNTIME ERROR: Index 5 out of bounds, not within [0, 3)
+-------------------------------------------------
+	testdata/builtinRemoveAt_oob:1:1-27	$
+
+std.removeAt([1, 2, 3], 5)
+
+-------------------------------------------------
+	During evaluation	
+
+
diff --git a/testdata/builtinRemoveAt_oob.jsonnet b/testdata/builtinRemoveAt_oob.jsonnet
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..4ef4679f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/testdata/builtinRemoveAt_oob.jsonnet
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+std.removeAt([1, 2, 3], 5)