diff --git a/datafusion/functions/src/string/repeat.rs b/datafusion/functions/src/string/repeat.rs
index a70d0a162562..9d122f6101a7 100644
--- a/datafusion/functions/src/string/repeat.rs
+++ b/datafusion/functions/src/string/repeat.rs
@@ -88,7 +88,10 @@ fn repeat<T: OffsetSizeTrait>(args: &[ArrayRef]) -> Result<ArrayRef> {
         .iter()
         .zip(number_array.iter())
         .map(|(string, number)| match (string, number) {
-            (Some(string), Some(number)) => Some(string.repeat(number as usize)),
+            (Some(string), Some(number)) if number >= 0 => {
+                Some(string.repeat(number as usize))
+            }
+            (Some(_), Some(_)) => Some("".to_string()),
             _ => None,
         })
         .collect::<GenericStringArray<T>>();
diff --git a/datafusion/sqllogictest/test_files/expr.slt b/datafusion/sqllogictest/test_files/expr.slt
index 2dc00cbc5001..b6477f0b57d0 100644
--- a/datafusion/sqllogictest/test_files/expr.slt
+++ b/datafusion/sqllogictest/test_files/expr.slt
@@ -541,6 +541,11 @@ SELECT repeat('Pg', 4)
 ----
 PgPgPgPg
 
+query T
+SELECT repeat('Pg', -1)
+----
+(empty)
+
 query T
 SELECT repeat('Pg', CAST(NULL AS INT))
 ----