diff --git a/turtle-lib/src/export_svg.rs b/turtle-lib/src/export_svg.rs
index 0c6a84b..2103d9b 100644
--- a/turtle-lib/src/export_svg.rs
+++ b/turtle-lib/src/export_svg.rs
@@ -83,6 +83,7 @@ pub mod svg_export {
                                 *direction,
                             );
                             let center = geom.center;
+                            let radius_val = radius.abs();
                             // Include the bounding box of the full circle so partial arcs
                             // are never clipped.
                             update_bounds(
@@ -90,24 +91,24 @@ pub mod svg_export {
                                 &mut max_x,
                                 &mut min_y,
                                 &mut max_y,
-                                center.x - radius,
-                                center.y - radius,
+                                center.x - radius_val,
+                                center.y - radius_val,
                             );
                             update_bounds(
                                 &mut min_x,
                                 &mut max_x,
                                 &mut min_y,
                                 &mut max_y,
-                                center.x + radius,
-                                center.y + radius,
+                                center.x + radius_val,
+                                center.y + radius_val,
                             );
 
-                            if (angle.value() - 360.0).abs() < 1e-3 {
+                            if (angle.value().abs() - 360.0).abs() < 1e-3 {
                                 // Full circle — emit as <circle>
                                 let circle = Circle::new()
                                     .set("cx", center.x)
                                     .set("cy", center.y)
-                                    .set("r", *radius)
+                                    .set("r", radius_val)
                                     .set("stroke", color_to_svg(*color))
                                     .set("stroke-width", *pen_width)
                                     .set("fill", "none");
@@ -115,17 +116,19 @@ pub mod svg_export {
                             } else {
                                 // Partial arc — emit as <path A …>
                                 let end = geom.position_at_angle(angle.as_radians().value());
-                                let large_arc = i32::from(angle.value() > 180.0);
-                                let sweep = match direction {
-                                    crate::circle_geometry::CircleDirection::Left => 0,
-                                    crate::circle_geometry::CircleDirection::Right => 1,
+                                let large_arc = i32::from(angle.value().abs() > 180.0);
+                                let sweep = match (direction, angle.value() >= 0.0) {
+                                    (crate::circle_geometry::CircleDirection::Right, true)
+                                    | (crate::circle_geometry::CircleDirection::Left, false) => 1,
+                                    (crate::circle_geometry::CircleDirection::Left, true)
+                                    | (crate::circle_geometry::CircleDirection::Right, false) => 0,
                                 };
                                 let d = format!(
                                     "M {} {} A {} {} 0 {} {} {} {}",
                                     start_position.x,
                                     start_position.y,
-                                    radius,
-                                    radius,
+                                    radius_val,
+                                    radius_val,
                                     large_arc,
                                     sweep,
                                     end.x,
@@ -295,5 +298,45 @@ pub mod svg_export {
                 "SVG export of partial arcs should have round line caps: {svg_string}"
             );
         }
+
+        #[test]
+        fn test_svg_export_arc_negative_angle_sweep() {
+            let mut world = TurtleWorld::new();
+            let mut turtle = Turtle::default();
+            // Circle right with negative angle should sweep counter-clockwise (sweep = 0)
+            turtle.svg_log.push(SvgRecord::Arc {
+                start_position: Coordinate::new(0.0, 0.0),
+                start_heading: 0.0,
+                radius: 50.0,
+                angle: Degrees::new(-90.0),
+                direction: CircleDirection::Right,
+                color: Color::new(0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 1.0),
+                pen_width: 2.0,
+            });
+            // Circle left with negative angle should sweep clockwise (sweep = 1)
+            turtle.svg_log.push(SvgRecord::Arc {
+                start_position: Coordinate::new(100.0, 100.0),
+                start_heading: 0.0,
+                radius: 50.0,
+                angle: Degrees::new(-90.0),
+                direction: CircleDirection::Left,
+                color: Color::new(0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 1.0),
+                pen_width: 2.0,
+            });
+            world.turtles.push(turtle);
+
+            let doc = SvgExporter::to_svg_document(&world);
+            let svg_string = doc.to_string();
+            // Right with negative angle: large_arc=0, sweep=0 -> "0 0 0"
+            assert!(
+                svg_string.contains("A 50 50 0 0 0"),
+                "Circle right with negative angle should have sweep=0: {svg_string}"
+            );
+            // Left with negative angle: large_arc=0, sweep=1 -> "0 0 1"
+            assert!(
+                svg_string.contains("A 50 50 0 0 1"),
+                "Circle left with negative angle should have sweep=1: {svg_string}"
+            );
+        }
     }
 }