diff --git a/icu4c/source/i18n/calendar.cpp b/icu4c/source/i18n/calendar.cpp
index a296599ef5d2..4b6edc87c914 100644
--- a/icu4c/source/i18n/calendar.cpp
+++ b/icu4c/source/i18n/calendar.cpp
@@ -636,7 +636,7 @@ static const int32_t kCalendarLimits[UCAL_FIELD_COUNT][4] = {
     {           0,            0,            59,            59  }, // MINUTE
     {           0,            0,            59,            59  }, // SECOND
     {           0,            0,           999,           999  }, // MILLISECOND
-    {-16*kOneHour, -16*kOneHour,   12*kOneHour,   30*kOneHour  }, // ZONE_OFFSET
+    {-24*kOneHour, -16*kOneHour,   12*kOneHour,   30*kOneHour  }, // ZONE_OFFSET
     { -1*kOneHour,  -1*kOneHour,    2*kOneHour,    2*kOneHour  }, // DST_OFFSET
     {/*N/A*/-1,       /*N/A*/-1,     /*N/A*/-1,       /*N/A*/-1}, // YEAR_WOY
     {           1,            1,             7,             7  }, // DOW_LOCAL
diff --git a/icu4c/source/test/intltest/tztest.cpp b/icu4c/source/test/intltest/tztest.cpp
index 046bef287043..fc9793a8e669 100644
--- a/icu4c/source/test/intltest/tztest.cpp
+++ b/icu4c/source/test/intltest/tztest.cpp
@@ -80,6 +80,7 @@ void TimeZoneTest::runIndexedTest( int32_t index, UBool exec, const char* &name,
     TESTCASE_AUTO(TestCasablancaNameAndOffset22041);
     TESTCASE_AUTO(TestRawOffsetAndOffsetConsistency22041);
     TESTCASE_AUTO(TestGetIanaID);
+    TESTCASE_AUTO(TestGMTMinus24ICU22526);
     TESTCASE_AUTO_END;
 }
 
@@ -2664,4 +2665,13 @@ void TimeZoneTest::TestGetIanaID() {
         }
     }
 }
+
+void TimeZoneTest::TestGMTMinus24ICU22526() {
+    UErrorCode status = U_ZERO_ERROR;
+    LocalPointer<TimeZone> tz(TimeZone::createTimeZone("GMT-23:59"), status);
+    U_ASSERT(U_SUCCESS(status));
+    GregorianCalendar gc(tz.orphan(), status);
+    gc.setTime(123456789, status);
+    gc.get(UCAL_MONTH, status);
+}
 #endif /* #if !UCONFIG_NO_FORMATTING */
diff --git a/icu4c/source/test/intltest/tztest.h b/icu4c/source/test/intltest/tztest.h
index 319e6dd38d49..fa51d628a8ca 100644
--- a/icu4c/source/test/intltest/tztest.h
+++ b/icu4c/source/test/intltest/tztest.h
@@ -105,6 +105,7 @@ class TimeZoneTest: public CalendarTimeZoneTest {
     void TestGetIDForWindowsID();
     void TestCasablancaNameAndOffset22041();
     void TestRawOffsetAndOffsetConsistency22041();
+    void TestGMTMinus24ICU22526();
 
     void TestGetIanaID();
 
diff --git a/icu4j/main/core/src/main/java/com/ibm/icu/util/Calendar.java b/icu4j/main/core/src/main/java/com/ibm/icu/util/Calendar.java
index 52fa70f26be8..6150dae474cf 100644
--- a/icu4j/main/core/src/main/java/com/ibm/icu/util/Calendar.java
+++ b/icu4j/main/core/src/main/java/com/ibm/icu/util/Calendar.java
@@ -4581,7 +4581,7 @@ public int getMinimalDaysInFirstWeek()
         {           0,            0,            59,            59  }, // MINUTE
         {           0,            0,            59,            59  }, // SECOND
         {           0,            0,           999,           999  }, // MILLISECOND
-        {-16*ONE_HOUR, -16*ONE_HOUR,   12*ONE_HOUR,   30*ONE_HOUR  }, // ZONE_OFFSET
+        {-24*ONE_HOUR, -16*ONE_HOUR,   12*ONE_HOUR,   30*ONE_HOUR  }, // ZONE_OFFSET
         {           0,            0,    2*ONE_HOUR,    2*ONE_HOUR  }, // DST_OFFSET
         {/*                                                      */}, // YEAR_WOY
         {           1,            1,             7,             7  }, // DOW_LOCAL
diff --git a/icu4j/main/core/src/test/java/com/ibm/icu/dev/test/timezone/TimeZoneTest.java b/icu4j/main/core/src/test/java/com/ibm/icu/dev/test/timezone/TimeZoneTest.java
index abc52bd87845..e51e7ee521eb 100644
--- a/icu4j/main/core/src/test/java/com/ibm/icu/dev/test/timezone/TimeZoneTest.java
+++ b/icu4j/main/core/src/test/java/com/ibm/icu/dev/test/timezone/TimeZoneTest.java
@@ -2419,6 +2419,13 @@ public void TestGetIanaID() {
             }
         }
     }
+    @Test
+    public void TestGMTMinus24ICU22526() {
+        TimeZone tz = TimeZone.getTimeZone("GMT-23:59");
+        GregorianCalendar gc = new GregorianCalendar(tz);
+        gc.setTimeInMillis(123456789);
+        gc.get(GregorianCalendar.MONTH);
+    }
 }
 
 //eof