diff --git a/category/mpt/test/db_test.cpp b/category/mpt/test/db_test.cpp
index c24b081c2a..ea4433aabe 100644
--- a/category/mpt/test/db_test.cpp
+++ b/category/mpt/test/db_test.cpp
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@
 #include <category/mpt/ondisk_db_config.hpp>
 #include <category/mpt/test/test_fixtures_gtest.hpp>
 #include <category/mpt/traverse.hpp>
+#include <category/mpt/traverse_util.hpp>
 #include <category/mpt/trie.hpp>
 #include <category/mpt/update.hpp>
 #include <category/mpt/util.hpp>
@@ -1658,6 +1659,101 @@ TYPED_TEST(DbTraverseTest, trimmed_traverse)
     }
 }
 
+TEST(RangedGetTest, path_exceeds_min_prefix)
+{
+    StateMachineAlwaysVarLen machine;
+    Db db{machine};
+    Node::SharedPtr root;
+
+    Nibbles const min{0x0124_bytes};
+    Nibbles const max{0x1234_bytes};
+
+    // in range: longer than min
+    Nibbles const k_in_long{0x10000000_bytes};
+    Nibbles const k_in_long_2{0x02000000_bytes};
+    // in range: shorter than min (0x02 > 0x0124)
+    Nibbles const k_in_short{0x02_bytes};
+    // in range: equals min (inclusive)
+    Nibbles const k_in_at_min{0x0124_bytes};
+    // out of range: above max (long)
+    Nibbles const k_out_long{0x20000000_bytes};
+    // out of range: above max (short)
+    Nibbles const k_out_short{0x13_bytes};
+    // out of range: equals max (exclusive)
+    Nibbles const k_out_at_max{0x1234_bytes};
+    auto const val = 0xdeadbeef_bytes;
+
+    uint64_t const block_id = 0;
+    auto u1 = make_update(k_in_long, val);
+    auto u2 = make_update(k_in_long_2, val);
+    auto u3 = make_update(k_in_short, val);
+    auto u4 = make_update(k_in_at_min, val);
+    auto u5 = make_update(k_out_long, val);
+    auto u6 = make_update(k_out_at_max, val);
+    auto u7 = make_update(k_out_short, val);
+    UpdateList ul;
+    ul.push_front(u1);
+    ul.push_front(u2);
+    ul.push_front(u3);
+    ul.push_front(u4);
+    ul.push_front(u5);
+    ul.push_front(u6);
+    ul.push_front(u7);
+    root = db.upsert(std::move(root), std::move(ul), block_id);
+
+    size_t num_results = 0;
+    RangedGetMachine range_machine{
+        min,
+        max,
+        [&num_results](NibblesView const, monad::byte_string_view const) {
+            ++num_results;
+        }};
+    ASSERT_TRUE(db.traverse(root, range_machine, block_id));
+    EXPECT_EQ(num_results, 4);
+}
+
+TEST(RangedGetTest, path_longer_than_min_and_max)
+{
+    StateMachineAlwaysVarLen machine;
+    Db db{machine};
+    Node::SharedPtr root;
+
+    // Very short bounds: all keys will have paths longer than both min and max.
+    Nibbles const min{0x03_bytes};
+    Nibbles const max{0x05_bytes};
+
+    Nibbles const k_in_1{0x03000000_bytes};
+    Nibbles const k_in_2{0x04ffffff_bytes};
+    Nibbles const k_out_below{0x02ffffff_bytes};
+    Nibbles const k_out_at_max{0x05000000_bytes};
+    Nibbles const k_out_above{0x06000000_bytes};
+    auto const val = 0xdeadbeef_bytes;
+
+    uint64_t const block_id = 0;
+    UpdateList ul;
+    auto u1 = make_update(k_in_1, val);
+    auto u2 = make_update(k_in_2, val);
+    auto u3 = make_update(k_out_below, val);
+    auto u4 = make_update(k_out_at_max, val);
+    auto u5 = make_update(k_out_above, val);
+    ul.push_front(u1);
+    ul.push_front(u2);
+    ul.push_front(u3);
+    ul.push_front(u4);
+    ul.push_front(u5);
+    root = db.upsert(std::move(root), std::move(ul), block_id);
+
+    size_t num_results = 0;
+    RangedGetMachine range_machine{
+        min,
+        max,
+        [&num_results](NibblesView const, monad::byte_string_view const) {
+            ++num_results;
+        }};
+    ASSERT_TRUE(db.traverse(root, range_machine, block_id));
+    EXPECT_EQ(num_results, 2);
+}
+
 TEST_F(OnDiskDbFixture, rw_query_old_version)
 {
     auto const &kv = fixed_updates::kv;
diff --git a/category/mpt/traverse_util.hpp b/category/mpt/traverse_util.hpp
index 89910bc369..30245e94ab 100644
--- a/category/mpt/traverse_util.hpp
+++ b/category/mpt/traverse_util.hpp
@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@
 #include <category/mpt/traverse.hpp>
 #include <category/mpt/util.hpp>
 
+#include <algorithm>
+
 MONAD_MPT_NAMESPACE_BEGIN
 
 using TraverseCallback = std::function<void(NibblesView, byte_string_view)>;
@@ -35,21 +37,16 @@ class RangedGetMachine : public TraverseMachine
     TraverseCallback callback_;
 
 private:
-    // This function is a looser version checking if min <= path < max. But it
-    // will also return true if we should continue traversing down. Suppose we
-    // have the range [0x00, 0x10] and we are at node 0x0. In that case the
-    // path's size is less than the min, check if it's as substring.
+    // Check if any descendant of path could fall within [min, max). When
+    // path is shorter than min, compare path against the truncated min
+    // prefix: e.g. range [0x0124, 0x1234) at path 0x1 should continue
+    // because descendants like 0x1000 are in range (0x1 >= 0x0).
     bool does_key_intersect_with_range(NibblesView const path)
     {
-        bool const min_check = [this, path] {
-            if (path.nibble_size() < min_.nibble_size()) {
-                return NibblesView{min_}.starts_with(path);
-            }
-            else {
-                return (path >= min_);
-            }
-        }();
-        return min_check && (path < NibblesView{max_});
+        auto const prefix_len =
+            std::min(path.nibble_size(), NibblesView{min_}.nibble_size());
+        auto const min_prefix = NibblesView{min_}.substr(0, prefix_len);
+        return path >= min_prefix && path < NibblesView{max_};
     }
 
 public:
@@ -68,14 +65,14 @@ class RangedGetMachine : public TraverseMachine
             return true;
         }
 
-        auto next_path =
+        Nibbles next_path =
             concat(NibblesView{path_}, branch, node.path_nibble_view());
         if (!does_key_intersect_with_range(next_path)) {
             return false;
         }
 
         path_ = std::move(next_path);
-        if (node.has_value() && path_.nibble_size() >= min_.nibble_size()) {
+        if (node.has_value() && path_ >= NibblesView{min_}) {
             callback_(path_, node.value());
         }