diff --git a/src/ImageSharp.Drawing/Processing/Extensions/ClipPathExtensions.cs b/src/ImageSharp.Drawing/Processing/Extensions/ClipPathExtensions.cs
index dea056b1..10ac9ba3 100644
--- a/src/ImageSharp.Drawing/Processing/Extensions/ClipPathExtensions.cs
+++ b/src/ImageSharp.Drawing/Processing/Extensions/ClipPathExtensions.cs
@@ -11,11 +11,16 @@ namespace SixLabors.ImageSharp.Drawing.Processing;
 public static class ClipPathExtensions
 {
     /// <summary>
-    /// Applies the processing operation within the provided region defined by an <see cref="IPath"/>.
+    /// Applies the processing operation within the region defined by an <see cref="IPath"/>.
     /// </summary>
     /// <param name="source">The source image processing context.</param>
-    /// <param name="region">The <see cref="IPath"/> defining the region to operation within.</param>
-    /// <param name="operation">The operation to perform.</param>
+    /// <param name="region">
+    /// The <see cref="IPath"/> defining the clip region. Only pixels inside the clip are affected.
+    /// </param>
+    /// <param name="operation">
+    /// The operation to perform. This executes in the clipped context so results are constrained to the
+    /// clip bounds.
+    /// </param>
     /// <returns>The <see cref="IImageProcessingContext"/> to allow chaining of operations.</returns>
     public static IImageProcessingContext Clip(
         this IImageProcessingContext source,
diff --git a/src/ImageSharp.Drawing/Processing/Processors/Drawing/ClipPathProcessor{TPixel}.cs b/src/ImageSharp.Drawing/Processing/Processors/Drawing/ClipPathProcessor{TPixel}.cs
index 65aecbaf..5e4089c6 100644
--- a/src/ImageSharp.Drawing/Processing/Processors/Drawing/ClipPathProcessor{TPixel}.cs
+++ b/src/ImageSharp.Drawing/Processing/Processors/Drawing/ClipPathProcessor{TPixel}.cs
@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@
 namespace SixLabors.ImageSharp.Drawing.Processing.Processors.Drawing;
 
 /// <summary>
-/// The main workhorse class. This has access to the pixel buffer but
-/// in an abstract/generic way.
+/// Applies a processing operation to a clipped path region by constraining the operation's input domain
+/// to the bounds of the path, then using the processed result as an image brush to fill the path.
 /// </summary>
 /// <typeparam name="TPixel">The type of pixel.</typeparam>
 internal class ClipPathProcessor<TPixel> : IImageProcessor<TPixel>
@@ -32,34 +32,41 @@ public void Dispose()
 
     public void Execute()
     {
-        // Clone out our source image so we can apply various effects to it without mutating
-        // the original yet.
-        using Image<TPixel> clone = this.source.Clone(this.definition.Operation);
+        // Bounds in drawing are floating point. We must conservatively cover the entire shape bounds.
+        RectangleF boundsF = this.definition.Region.Bounds;
 
-        // Use an image brush to apply cloned image as the source for filling the shape.
-        // We pass explicit bounds to avoid the need to crop the clone;
-        RectangleF bounds = this.definition.Region.Bounds;
+        int left = (int)MathF.Floor(boundsF.Left);
+        int top = (int)MathF.Floor(boundsF.Top);
+        int right = (int)MathF.Ceiling(boundsF.Right);
+        int bottom = (int)MathF.Ceiling(boundsF.Bottom);
 
-        // add some clamping offsets to the brush to account for the target drawing location due to the cloned image not fill the image as expected
-        int offsetX = 0;
-        int offsetY = 0;
-        if (bounds.X < 0)
-        {
-            offsetX = -(int)MathF.Floor(bounds.X);
-        }
+        Rectangle crop = Rectangle.FromLTRB(left, top, right, bottom);
 
-        if (bounds.Y < 0)
+        // Constrain the operation to the intersection of the requested bounds and source region.
+        Rectangle clipped = Rectangle.Intersect(this.sourceRectangle, crop);
+
+        if (clipped.Width <= 0 || clipped.Height <= 0)
         {
-            offsetY = -(int)MathF.Floor(bounds.Y);
+            return;
         }
 
-        ImageBrush brush = new(clone, bounds, new Point(offsetX, offsetY));
+        Action<IImageProcessingContext> operation = this.definition.Operation;
 
-        // Grab hold of an image processor that can fill paths with a brush to allow it to do the hard pixel pushing for us
-        FillPathProcessor processor = new(this.definition.Options, brush, this.definition.Region);
-        using IImageProcessor<TPixel> p = processor.CreatePixelSpecificProcessor(this.configuration, this.source, this.sourceRectangle);
+        // Run the operation on the clipped context so only pixels inside the clip are affected,
+        // matching the expected semantics of clipping in other graphics APIs.
+        using Image<TPixel> clone = this.source.Clone(ctx => operation(ctx.Crop(clipped)));
 
-        // Fill the shape using the image brush
-        p.Execute();
+        // Use the clone as a brush source so only the clipped result contributes to the fill,
+        // keeping the effect confined to the clipped region.
+        Point brushOffset = new(
+            clipped.X - (int)MathF.Floor(boundsF.Left),
+            clipped.Y - (int)MathF.Floor(boundsF.Top));
+
+        ImageBrush brush = new(clone, clone.Bounds, brushOffset);
+
+        // Fill the shape using the image brush.
+        FillPathProcessor processor = new(this.definition.Options, brush, this.definition.Region);
+        using IImageProcessor<TPixel> pixelProcessor = processor.CreatePixelSpecificProcessor(this.configuration, this.source, this.sourceRectangle);
+        pixelProcessor.Execute();
     }
 }
diff --git a/tests/ImageSharp.Drawing.Tests/Drawing/ClipTests.cs b/tests/ImageSharp.Drawing.Tests/Drawing/ClipTests.cs
index 55b66494..c8892b87 100644
--- a/tests/ImageSharp.Drawing.Tests/Drawing/ClipTests.cs
+++ b/tests/ImageSharp.Drawing.Tests/Drawing/ClipTests.cs
@@ -36,6 +36,21 @@ public void Clip<TPixel>(TestImageProvider<TPixel> provider, float dx, float dy,
             appendSourceFileOrDescription: false);
     }
 
+    [Theory]
+    [WithFile(TestImages.Png.Ducky, PixelTypes.Rgba32)]
+    public void Clip_ConstrainsOperationToClipBounds<TPixel>(TestImageProvider<TPixel> provider)
+        where TPixel : unmanaged, IPixel<TPixel>
+        => provider.RunValidatingProcessorTest(
+            x =>
+            {
+                Size size = x.GetCurrentSize();
+                RectangleF rect = new(0, 0, size.Width / 2, size.Height / 2);
+                RectangularPolygon clipRect = new(rect);
+                x.Clip(clipRect, ctx => ctx.Flip(FlipMode.Vertical));
+            },
+            appendPixelTypeToFileName: false,
+            appendSourceFileOrDescription: false);
+
     [Fact]
     public void Issue250_Vertical_Horizontal_Count_Should_Match()
     {
diff --git a/tests/Images/ReferenceOutput/Drawing/ClipTests/Clip_ConstrainsOperationToClipBounds.png b/tests/Images/ReferenceOutput/Drawing/ClipTests/Clip_ConstrainsOperationToClipBounds.png
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..969d80f9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/Images/ReferenceOutput/Drawing/ClipTests/Clip_ConstrainsOperationToClipBounds.png
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
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