diff --git a/atom/browser/native_window_mac.mm b/atom/browser/native_window_mac.mm
index 589accfedb..57f8eae1af 100644
--- a/atom/browser/native_window_mac.mm
+++ b/atom/browser/native_window_mac.mm
@@ -1060,6 +1060,7 @@ void NativeWindowMac::SetAlwaysOnTop(bool top, const std::string& level, int rel
                                      std::string* error) {
   int windowLevel = NSNormalWindowLevel;
   CGWindowLevel maxWindowLevel = CGWindowLevelForKey(kCGMaximumWindowLevelKey);
+  CGWindowLevel minWindowLevel = CGWindowLevelForKey(kCGMinimumWindowLevelKey);
   
   if (top) {
     if (level == "floating") {
@@ -1083,12 +1084,12 @@ void NativeWindowMac::SetAlwaysOnTop(bool top, const std::string& level, int rel
   }
 
   NSInteger newLevel = windowLevel + relativeLevel;
-  
-  if (newLevel >= 0 && newLevel <= maxWindowLevel) {
+  if (newLevel >= minWindowLevel && newLevel <= maxWindowLevel) {
     [window_ setLevel:newLevel];
   } else {
     *error = std::string([[NSString stringWithFormat:
-      @"relativeLevel must be between 0 and %d", maxWindowLevel] UTF8String]);
+      @"relativeLevel must be between %d and %d", minWindowLevel,
+      maxWindowLevel] UTF8String]);
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/spec/api-browser-window-spec.js b/spec/api-browser-window-spec.js
index 2d52ec27e5..6666a41545 100644
--- a/spec/api-browser-window-spec.js
+++ b/spec/api-browser-window-spec.js
@@ -518,7 +518,7 @@ describe('BrowserWindow module', function () {
       if (process.platform !== 'darwin') return
 
       assert.throws(function () {
-        w.setAlwaysOnTop(true, '', -1)
+        w.setAlwaysOnTop(true, '', -2147483644)
       })
 
       assert.throws(function () {