diff --git a/src/main/java/com/thealgorithms/dynamicprogramming/RodCutting.java b/src/main/java/com/thealgorithms/dynamicprogramming/RodCutting.java
index 76b341e2c823..6d33826b6b17 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/thealgorithms/dynamicprogramming/RodCutting.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/thealgorithms/dynamicprogramming/RodCutting.java
@@ -22,6 +22,10 @@ public static int cutRod(int[] price, int n) {
         if (price == null || price.length == 0) {
             throw new IllegalArgumentException("Price array cannot be null or empty.");
         }
+        if (n < 0) {
+            throw new IllegalArgumentException("Rod length cannot be negative.");
+        }
+
         // Create an array to store the maximum obtainable values for each rod length.
         int[] val = new int[n + 1];
         val[0] = 0;
diff --git a/src/test/java/com/thealgorithms/dynamicprogramming/RodCuttingTest.java b/src/test/java/com/thealgorithms/dynamicprogramming/RodCuttingTest.java
index 39497a768397..9cf21fd836db 100644
--- a/src/test/java/com/thealgorithms/dynamicprogramming/RodCuttingTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/com/thealgorithms/dynamicprogramming/RodCuttingTest.java
@@ -93,4 +93,10 @@ void testCutRodEmptyPrices() {
         int length = 5;
         assertThrows(IllegalArgumentException.class, () -> RodCutting.cutRod(prices, length), "An empty prices array should throw an IllegalArgumentException.");
     }
+    @Test
+    void testCutRodNegativeLength() {
+        int[] prices = {1, 5, 8, 9, 10}; // Prices are irrelevant for negative length
+        int length = -1;
+        assertThrows(IllegalArgumentException.class, () -> RodCutting.cutRod(prices, length), "A negative rod length should throw an IllegalArgumentException.");
+    }
 }