diff --git a/src/pretty/to_fixed/mod.rs b/src/pretty/to_fixed/mod.rs
index d371b68..0bf3f0a 100644
--- a/src/pretty/to_fixed/mod.rs
+++ b/src/pretty/to_fixed/mod.rs
@@ -621,8 +621,20 @@ pub unsafe fn format64_to_fixed(f: f64, fraction_digits: u8, result: *mut u8) ->
         loop {
             round_index -= 1;
 
+            // Check the boundary before reading to avoid out-of-bounds access
+            // when rounding carries through all integer digits (e.g. 9 -> 10).
+            if round_index == -1 {
+                result.set(0, b'1');
+                if dot_index > 0 {
+                    result.set(dot_index, b'0');
+                    result.set(dot_index + 1, b'.');
+                }
+                result.append_byte(b'0');
+                break;
+            }
+
             let c = result.get(round_index);
-            if round_index == -1 || c == b'-' {
+            if c == b'-' {
                 result.set(round_index + 1, b'1');
                 if dot_index > 0 {
                     result.set(dot_index, b'0');
diff --git a/tests/to_fixed.rs b/tests/to_fixed.rs
index c66367d..a8867b0 100644
--- a/tests/to_fixed.rs
+++ b/tests/to_fixed.rs
@@ -379,3 +379,21 @@ fn test_min_exponent_boundry_full_mantissa() {
         expected
     );
 }
+
+// Regression test for https://github.com/boa-dev/ryu-js/issues/55
+// Rounding carry that propagates through all integer digits must not
+// read out-of-bounds before the buffer start.
+#[test]
+fn rounding_carry_past_all_digits() {
+    assert_eq!(pretty_to_fixed(9.5, 0), "10");
+    assert_eq!(pretty_to_fixed(99.5, 0), "100");
+    assert_eq!(pretty_to_fixed(999.5, 0), "1000");
+    assert_eq!(pretty_to_fixed(9999.5, 0), "10000");
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn rounding_carry_negative() {
+    assert_eq!(pretty_to_fixed(-9.5, 0), "-10");
+    assert_eq!(pretty_to_fixed(-99.5, 0), "-100");
+    assert_eq!(pretty_to_fixed(-999.5, 0), "-1000");
+}