diff --git a/app/code/Magento/Catalog/Controller/Category/View.php b/app/code/Magento/Catalog/Controller/Category/View.php
index da7c5326587e3..66f7b8801835e 100644
--- a/app/code/Magento/Catalog/Controller/Category/View.php
+++ b/app/code/Magento/Catalog/Controller/Category/View.php
@@ -212,6 +212,13 @@ public function execute()
 
         $category = $this->_initCategory();
         if ($category) {
+            // Negative ?p= value is not supported, redirect to a base version of category page.
+            if ($this->_request->getParam(Toolbar::PAGE_PARM_NAME) < 0) {
+                return $this->resultRedirectFactory->create()
+                    ->setHttpResponseCode(301)
+                    ->setUrl($category->getUrl());
+            }
+
             $this->layerResolver->create(Resolver::CATALOG_LAYER_CATEGORY);
             $settings = $this->_catalogDesign->getDesignSettings($category);