diff --git a/index.html b/index.html
index 8b32460..bd826eb 100644
--- a/index.html
+++ b/index.html
@@ -99,15 +99,7 @@ <h2>range</h2>
     </calendar-range>
 
     <h2>date</h2>
-    <calendar-date
-      id="date"
-      value="2020-04-01"
-      min="2019-11-01"
-      max="2025-03-20"
-      months="2"
-      show-outside-days
-      page-by="single"
-    >
+    <calendar-date id="date" value="2022-03-15" months="2" page-by="single">
       <svg
         aria-label="Previous"
         slot="previous"
diff --git a/src/calendar-base/useCalendarBase.ts b/src/calendar-base/useCalendarBase.ts
index 2cce482..8c2e754 100644
--- a/src/calendar-base/useCalendarBase.ts
+++ b/src/calendar-base/useCalendarBase.ts
@@ -62,15 +62,27 @@ function usePagination({
     return diff >= 0 && diff < months;
   };
 
-  // page change -> update focused date
+  // page change -> clamp focused date to visible range
   useEffect(() => {
-    if (contains(focusedDate)) {
-      return;
+    const focusedMonth = focusedDate.toPlainYearMonth();
+
+    // Clamp the focused month to the page range
+    let clampedMonth = focusedMonth;
+    const startDiff = diffInMonths(focusedMonth, page.start);
+    const endDiff = diffInMonths(focusedMonth, page.end);
+
+    if (startDiff > 0) {
+      clampedMonth = page.start;
+    } else if (endDiff < 0) {
+      clampedMonth = page.end;
     }
 
-    const diff = diffInMonths(focusedDate.toPlainYearMonth(), page.start);
-    goto(focusedDate.add({ months: diff }));
-  }, [page.start]);
+    // If clamping changed the month, update the focused date
+    if (!focusedMonth.equals(clampedMonth)) {
+      const monthsToAdd = diffInMonths(focusedMonth, clampedMonth);
+      goto(focusedDate.add({ months: monthsToAdd }));
+    }
+  }, [page]);
 
   // focused date change -> update page
   useEffect(() => {
diff --git a/src/calendar-date/calendar-date.test.tsx b/src/calendar-date/calendar-date.test.tsx
index a6fcb85..3a31f27 100644
--- a/src/calendar-date/calendar-date.test.tsx
+++ b/src/calendar-date/calendar-date.test.tsx
@@ -594,6 +594,47 @@ describe("CalendarDate", () => {
       const target = spy.last[0].target as InstanceType<typeof CalendarDate>;
       expect(target.value).toBe("2021-12-31");
     });
+
+    it("clamps focused date to visible range when navigating next", async () => {
+      const spy = createSpy<(e: CustomEvent<Date>) => void>();
+      const calendar = await mount(
+        <Fixture value="2022-01-15" months={2} pageBy="single" onfocusday={spy}>
+          <CalendarMonth />
+          <CalendarMonth offset={1} />
+        </Fixture>
+      );
+
+      // Starting at Jan-Feb, focused on Feb 15
+      // Click next → page Feb-Mar, Feb 15 is still in range, no change
+      await getNextPageButton(calendar).click();
+      expect(spy.count).toBe(1);
+      expect(spy.last[0].detail).toEqual(new Date("2022-02-15"));
+
+      // Click next → page Mar-Apr, Feb 15 is before range, clamps to Mar 15
+      await getNextPageButton(calendar).click();
+      expect(spy.count).toBe(2);
+      expect(spy.last[0].detail).toEqual(new Date("2022-03-15"));
+    });
+
+    it("clamps focused date to visible range when navigating previous", async () => {
+      const spy = createSpy<(e: CustomEvent<Date>) => void>();
+      const calendar = await mount(
+        <Fixture value="2022-03-15" months={2} pageBy="single" onfocusday={spy}>
+          <CalendarMonth />
+          <CalendarMonth offset={1} />
+        </Fixture>
+      );
+
+      // Starting at Mar-Apr, focused on Mar 15
+      // Click previous → page Feb-Mar, Mar 15 is in range, no focusday
+      await getPrevPageButton(calendar).click();
+      expect(spy.count).toBe(0);
+
+      // Click previous → page Jan-Feb, Feb 15 is after range, clamps to Feb 15
+      await getPrevPageButton(calendar).click();
+      expect(spy.count).toBe(1);
+      expect(spy.last[0].detail).toEqual(new Date("2022-02-15"));
+    });
   });
 
   describe("focus management", () => {