diff --git a/stl/inc/ranges b/stl/inc/ranges
index 9fb90a450b..9e9b9b1c6f 100644
--- a/stl/inc/ranges
+++ b/stl/inc/ranges
@@ -6168,7 +6168,11 @@ namespace ranges {
     public:
         constexpr explicit slide_view(_Vw _Range_, const range_difference_t<_Vw> _Count_) noexcept(
             is_nothrow_move_constructible_v<_Vw>) /* strengthened */
-            : _Range(_STD move(_Range_)), _Count{_Count_} {}
+            : _Range(_STD move(_Range_)), _Count{_Count_} {
+#if _CONTAINER_DEBUG_LEVEL > 0
+            _STL_VERIFY(_Count > 0, "The window size must be positive (N4917 [range.slide.view]/1)");
+#endif // _CONTAINER_DEBUG_LEVEL > 0
+        }
 
         // clang-format off
         _NODISCARD constexpr auto begin() requires (!(_Simple_view<_Vw> && _Slide_caches_nothing<const _Vw>) ) {
diff --git a/tests/std/test.lst b/tests/std/test.lst
index f63c48e1b1..c48a7ce349 100644
--- a/tests/std/test.lst
+++ b/tests/std/test.lst
@@ -560,6 +560,7 @@ tests\P2441R2_views_join_with
 tests\P2442R1_views_chunk
 tests\P2442R1_views_chunk_death
 tests\P2442R1_views_slide
+tests\P2442R1_views_slide_death
 tests\P2443R1_views_chunk_by
 tests\P2443R1_views_chunk_by_death
 tests\P2445R1_forward_like
diff --git a/tests/std/tests/P2442R1_views_slide_death/env.lst b/tests/std/tests/P2442R1_views_slide_death/env.lst
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..18e2d7c71e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/std/tests/P2442R1_views_slide_death/env.lst
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+# Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation.
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0 WITH LLVM-exception
+
+RUNALL_INCLUDE ..\concepts_latest_matrix.lst
diff --git a/tests/std/tests/P2442R1_views_slide_death/test.cpp b/tests/std/tests/P2442R1_views_slide_death/test.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..794f1e6907
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/std/tests/P2442R1_views_slide_death/test.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+// Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation.
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0 WITH LLVM-exception
+
+#define _CONTAINER_DEBUG_LEVEL 1
+
+#include <ranges>
+
+#include <test_death.hpp>
+
+using namespace std;
+using ranges::slide_view;
+
+static constexpr int some_ints[] = {0, 1, 2, 3};
+
+void test_view_negative_window_size() {
+    slide_view(some_ints, -1); // window size must be positive
+}
+
+void test_view_zero_window_size() {
+    slide_view(some_ints, 0); // window size must be positive
+}
+
+int main(int argc, char* argv[]) {
+    std_testing::death_test_executive exec;
+
+    exec.add_death_tests({
+        test_view_negative_window_size,
+        test_view_zero_window_size,
+    });
+
+    return exec.run(argc, argv);
+}