diff --git a/lib/galaxy/webapps/galaxy/api/folder_contents.py b/lib/galaxy/webapps/galaxy/api/folder_contents.py
index 6b6fbffdd0a9..0c8f1f5e165c 100644
--- a/lib/galaxy/webapps/galaxy/api/folder_contents.py
+++ b/lib/galaxy/webapps/galaxy/api/folder_contents.py
@@ -36,10 +36,11 @@
     Path(..., title="Folder ID", description="The encoded identifier of the library folder."),
 ]
 
-LimitQueryParam: int = Query(default=10, title="Limit", description="Maximum number of contents to return.")
+LimitQueryParam: int = Query(default=10, ge=1, title="Limit", description="Maximum number of contents to return.")
 
 OffsetQueryParam: int = Query(
     default=0,
+    ge=0,
     title="Offset",
     description="Return contents from this specified position. For example, if ``limit`` is set to 100 and ``offset`` to 200, contents between position 200-299 will be returned.",
 )
diff --git a/lib/galaxy/webapps/galaxy/api/jobs.py b/lib/galaxy/webapps/galaxy/api/jobs.py
index 7d0d2757b333..089a226058c7 100644
--- a/lib/galaxy/webapps/galaxy/api/jobs.py
+++ b/lib/galaxy/webapps/galaxy/api/jobs.py
@@ -161,10 +161,11 @@
     description="Sort results by specified field.",
 )
 
-LimitQueryParam: int = Query(default=500, title="Limit", description="Maximum number of jobs to return.")
+LimitQueryParam: int = Query(default=500, ge=1, title="Limit", description="Maximum number of jobs to return.")
 
 OffsetQueryParam: int = Query(
     default=0,
+    ge=0,
     title="Offset",
     description="Return jobs starting from this specified position. For example, if ``limit`` is set to 100 and ``offset`` to 200, jobs 200-299 will be returned.",
 )
diff --git a/lib/galaxy/webapps/galaxy/api/pages.py b/lib/galaxy/webapps/galaxy/api/pages.py
index e098e9870e48..61aaea66ead0 100644
--- a/lib/galaxy/webapps/galaxy/api/pages.py
+++ b/lib/galaxy/webapps/galaxy/api/pages.py
@@ -72,10 +72,11 @@
     description="Sort in descending order?",
 )
 
-LimitQueryParam: int = Query(default=100, lt=1000, title="Limit number of queries.")
+LimitQueryParam: int = Query(default=100, ge=1, lt=1000, title="Limit number of queries.")
 
 OffsetQueryParam: int = Query(
     default=0,
+    ge=0,
     title="Number of pages to skip in sorted query (to enable pagination).",
 )
 
diff --git a/lib/galaxy/webapps/galaxy/api/workflows.py b/lib/galaxy/webapps/galaxy/api/workflows.py
index 54386e7596c6..2fef4d09e3fe 100644
--- a/lib/galaxy/webapps/galaxy/api/workflows.py
+++ b/lib/galaxy/webapps/galaxy/api/workflows.py
@@ -815,10 +815,11 @@ def __get_stored_workflow(self, trans, workflow_id, **kwd):
     description="Sort in descending order?",
 )
 
-LimitQueryParam: Optional[int] = Query(default=None, title="Limit number of queries.")
+LimitQueryParam: Optional[int] = Query(default=None, ge=1, title="Limit number of queries.")
 
 OffsetQueryParam: Optional[int] = Query(
     default=0,
+    ge=0,
     title="Number of workflows to skip in sorted query (to enable pagination).",
 )
 
@@ -1229,6 +1230,7 @@ def show_workflow(
 InvocationsLimitQueryParam = Annotated[
     Optional[int],
     Query(
+        ge=1,
         title="Limit",
         description="Limit the number of invocations to return.",
     ),
@@ -1237,6 +1239,7 @@ def show_workflow(
 InvocationsOffsetQueryParam = Annotated[
     Optional[int],
     Query(
+        ge=0,
         title="Offset",
         description="Number of invocations to skip.",
     ),
diff --git a/lib/galaxy_test/api/test_jobs.py b/lib/galaxy_test/api/test_jobs.py
index 69a5bb520ccd..09193ea2065e 100644
--- a/lib/galaxy_test/api/test_jobs.py
+++ b/lib/galaxy_test/api/test_jobs.py
@@ -182,14 +182,19 @@ def test_index_workflow_filter_implicit_jobs(self, history_id):
 
     @pytest.mark.require_new_history
     def test_index_limit_and_offset_filter(self, history_id):
+        # create 2 datasets
+        self.__history_with_new_dataset(history_id)
         self.__history_with_new_dataset(history_id)
         jobs = self.__jobs_index(data={"history_id": history_id})
         assert len(jobs) > 0
         length = len(jobs)
         jobs = self.__jobs_index(data={"history_id": history_id, "offset": 1})
         assert len(jobs) == length - 1
-        jobs = self.__jobs_index(data={"history_id": history_id, "limit": 0})
-        assert len(jobs) == 0
+        jobs = self.__jobs_index(data={"history_id": history_id, "limit": 1})
+        assert len(jobs) == 1
+        response = self._get("jobs", data={"history_id": history_id, "limit": -1})
+        assert response.status_code == 400
+        assert response.json()["err_msg"] == "Input should be greater than or equal to 1 in ('query', 'limit')"
 
     @pytest.mark.require_new_history
     def test_index_search_filter_tool_id(self, history_id):