diff --git a/core/conversion/converters/impl/select.cpp b/core/conversion/converters/impl/select.cpp
index 102f0d294f..79f061ad5d 100644
--- a/core/conversion/converters/impl/select.cpp
+++ b/core/conversion/converters/impl/select.cpp
@@ -17,17 +17,23 @@ namespace {
 
 bool add_split(ConversionCtx* ctx, const torch::jit::Node* n, args& args, bool split_list, bool unbind) {
   auto in = args[0].ITensor();
-  auto numOutputs = 1, numRemainder = 0, axis = 0;
+  auto numOutputs = 1, numRemainder = 0;
   std::vector<int64_t> sizes;
 
+  // Precompute axis along which to apply split, ensuring negative dimensions are re-indexed
+  auto maxDim = static_cast<int64_t>(in->getDimensions().nbDims);
+  auto input_axis = unbind ? args[1].unwrapToInt() : args[2].unwrapToInt();
+  auto axis = input_axis < 0 ? input_axis + maxDim : input_axis;
+
+  // Ensure input axis is valid for input tensor
+  TORCHTRT_CHECK(
+      (axis >= 0) && (axis < maxDim),
+      "Expected input axis to fall in range [-" << maxDim << ", " << (maxDim - 1) << "], got " << input_axis);
+
   if (unbind) {
-    axis = args[1].unwrapToInt();
-    auto maxDim = static_cast<int64_t>(in->getDimensions().nbDims);
-    axis = axis < 0 ? axis + maxDim : axis;
     numOutputs = in->getDimensions().d[axis];
     sizes.insert(sizes.end(), numOutputs, 1);
   } else {
-    axis = args[2].unwrapToInt();
     auto inDimSize = in->getDimensions().d[axis];
     if (split_list) {
       sizes = args[1].unwrapToIntList().vec();
@@ -274,7 +280,8 @@ auto select_registrations TORCHTRT_UNUSED =
         .pattern(
             {"aten::index.Tensor(Tensor self, Tensor?[] indices) -> (Tensor)",
              [](ConversionCtx* ctx, const torch::jit::Node* n, args& args) -> bool {
-               // refer to https://github.com/pytorch/pytorch/blob/master/torch/onnx/symbolic_opset9.py#L4627
+               // refer to
+               // https://github.com/pytorch/pytorch/blob/974ad8fa6cc63b89234beb5ebff54c2d42711932/torch/onnx/symbolic_opset9.py#L4627
                auto in = args[0].ITensorOrFreeze(ctx);
                auto ts = args[1].IValue()->toListRef();
 
diff --git a/tests/core/conversion/converters/test_select.cpp b/tests/core/conversion/converters/test_select.cpp
index d6f4996580..c04036e9ba 100644
--- a/tests/core/conversion/converters/test_select.cpp
+++ b/tests/core/conversion/converters/test_select.cpp
@@ -739,6 +739,34 @@ TEST(Converters, ATenSplitAndAddConvertsCorrectly) {
   }
 }
 
+TEST(Converters, ATenSplitNegativeDimsConvertsCorrectly) {
+  const auto graph = R"IR(
+    graph(%x.1 : Tensor):
+          %2 : int = prim::Constant[value=1]()
+          %n1 : int = prim::Constant[value=-1]()
+          %3 : Tensor[] = aten::split(%x.1, %2, %n1)
+          %4 : Tensor, %5 : Tensor, %6 : Tensor, %7 : Tensor = prim::ListUnpack(%3)
+          return (%4, %5, %6, %7))IR";
+
+  auto g = std::make_shared<torch::jit::Graph>();
+
+  torch::jit::parseIR(graph, g.get());
+
+  auto in = at::randint(1, 10, {1, 3, 4, 4}, {at::kCUDA});
+
+  auto jit_in = at::clone(in);
+  auto params = torch_tensorrt::core::ir::get_static_params(g->inputs(), {});
+  auto jit_results = torch_tensorrt::tests::util::RunGraph(g, params, {jit_in});
+
+  auto trt_in = at::clone(in);
+  auto trt_results = torch_tensorrt::tests::util::RunGraphEngine(g, params, {trt_in});
+
+  for (size_t i = 0; i < jit_results.size(); i++) {
+    auto trt = trt_results[i].reshape(jit_results[i].sizes());
+    ASSERT_TRUE(torch_tensorrt::tests::util::almostEqual(jit_results[i], trt, 2e-6));
+  }
+}
+
 TEST(Converters, ATenMaskedFillZerosConvertsCorrectly) {
   const auto graph = R"IR(
     graph(%x.1 : Tensor):
@@ -1109,4 +1137,4 @@ TEST(Converters, ScatterSrcConvertsCorrectly) {
     auto trt = trt_results[i].reshape(jit_results[i].sizes());
     ASSERT_TRUE(torch_tensorrt::tests::util::almostEqual(jit_results[i], trt, 2e-6));
   }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}