diff --git a/pkg/ast/ast.go b/pkg/ast/ast.go
index f82aa4d117..018dcf3557 100644
--- a/pkg/ast/ast.go
+++ b/pkg/ast/ast.go
@@ -101,7 +101,9 @@ type GeoDistanceNode struct {
 	Radius float64
 }
 
-// GeoBoundingBoxNode represents a geo.bbox(minLat, minLon, maxLat, maxLon) predicate.
+// GeoBoundingBoxNode represents a geo.bbox(minLat, minLon, maxLat, maxLon)
+// predicate. Latitude is normalised so MinLat <= MaxLat; longitude order is
+// preserved, so MinLon > MaxLon denotes a box crossing the antimeridian.
 type GeoBoundingBoxNode struct {
 	*Base
 	Key    string
diff --git a/pkg/kql/factory.go b/pkg/kql/factory.go
index 8106533f26..4895151431 100644
--- a/pkg/kql/factory.go
+++ b/pkg/kql/factory.go
@@ -276,6 +276,14 @@ func buildGeoBoundingBoxNode(k, a any, text []byte, pos position) (*ast.GeoBound
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
+	// Latitude does not wrap, so the two values just delimit the box. Only bleve
+	// strictly requires MinLat <= MaxLat (OpenSearch tolerates the inverted
+	// order), but we normalise centrally here for consistency and easier
+	// debugging. Longitude order is kept: minLon > maxLon denotes a box crossing
+	// the antimeridian, which both backends interpret the same way.
+	if minLat > maxLat {
+		minLat, maxLat = maxLat, minLat
+	}
 	return &ast.GeoBoundingBoxNode{Base: b, Key: key, MinLat: minLat, MinLon: minLon, MaxLat: maxLat, MaxLon: maxLon}, nil
 }
 
diff --git a/pkg/kql/geo_test.go b/pkg/kql/geo_test.go
index 7a4f684d46..9977de4331 100644
--- a/pkg/kql/geo_test.go
+++ b/pkg/kql/geo_test.go
@@ -52,6 +52,17 @@ var _ = Describe("geo KQL predicates", func() {
 		}))
 	})
 
+	It("normalises inverted latitude order but keeps longitude order", func() {
+		// minLat (48.3) > maxLat (47.9) on input; longitude kept as given.
+		n, err := firstNode("location:geo.bbox(48.3, 16.1, 47.9, 16.5)")
+		Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
+		b := n.(*ast.GeoBoundingBoxNode)
+		Expect(b.MinLat).To(Equal(47.9))
+		Expect(b.MaxLat).To(Equal(48.3))
+		Expect(b.MinLon).To(Equal(16.1))
+		Expect(b.MaxLon).To(Equal(16.5))
+	})
+
 	It("parses geo.polygon into a GeoPolygonNode with its vertices", func() {
 		n, err := firstNode("location:geo.polygon(48.3 16.1, 48.3 16.5, 47.9 16.5)")
 		Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
diff --git a/services/search/pkg/bleve/geo_kql_test.go b/services/search/pkg/bleve/geo_kql_test.go
index 09686ef7b4..5e9c887561 100644
--- a/services/search/pkg/bleve/geo_kql_test.go
+++ b/services/search/pkg/bleve/geo_kql_test.go
@@ -46,6 +46,12 @@ var _ = Describe("Geo KQL predicates", func() {
 		Expect(hits(near + " AND location:geo.bbox(52.0, 13.0, 53.0, 14.0)")).To(Equal(0))
 	})
 
+	It("matches a bbox given with inverted latitude order", func() {
+		// Latitude args inverted (max, ..., min): normalised centrally so bleve
+		// gets a well-formed box instead of erroring. Same box as the passing case.
+		Expect(hits("location:geo.bbox(50.0, 11.0, 49.0, 12.0)")).To(Equal(1))
+	})
+
 	It("rejects a geo predicate on a non-geopoint field", func() {
 		_, err := qbleve.DefaultCreator.Create("name:geo.distance(48.2, 16.3, 5km)")
 		Expect(err).To(HaveOccurred())