diff --git a/src/codegen/llvm.zig b/src/codegen/llvm.zig
index 779e1d14de27..9be2316a558f 100644
--- a/src/codegen/llvm.zig
+++ b/src/codegen/llvm.zig
@@ -10091,20 +10091,21 @@ pub const FuncGen = struct {
             return self.wip.conv(.unsigned, small_int_val, int_llvm_ty, "");
         }
 
-        const tag_int = blk: {
+        const tag_int_val = blk: {
             const tag_ty = union_ty.unionTagTypeHypothetical(mod);
             const union_field_name = union_obj.loadTagType(ip).names.get(ip)[extra.field_index];
             const enum_field_index = tag_ty.enumFieldIndex(union_field_name, mod).?;
             const tag_val = try mod.enumValueFieldIndex(tag_ty, enum_field_index);
-            const tag_int_val = try tag_val.intFromEnum(tag_ty, mod);
-            break :blk tag_int_val.toUnsignedInt(mod);
+            break :blk try tag_val.intFromEnum(tag_ty, mod);
         };
         if (layout.payload_size == 0) {
             if (layout.tag_size == 0) {
                 return .none;
             }
             assert(!isByRef(union_ty, mod));
-            return o.builder.intValue(union_llvm_ty, tag_int);
+            var big_int_space: Value.BigIntSpace = undefined;
+            const tag_big_int = tag_int_val.toBigInt(&big_int_space, mod);
+            return try o.builder.bigIntValue(union_llvm_ty, tag_big_int);
         }
         assert(isByRef(union_ty, mod));
         // The llvm type of the alloca will be the named LLVM union type, and will not
@@ -10178,7 +10179,9 @@ pub const FuncGen = struct {
             const indices: [2]Builder.Value = .{ usize_zero, try o.builder.intValue(.i32, tag_index) };
             const field_ptr = try self.wip.gep(.inbounds, llvm_union_ty, result_ptr, &indices, "");
             const tag_ty = try o.lowerType(Type.fromInterned(union_obj.enum_tag_ty));
-            const llvm_tag = try o.builder.intValue(tag_ty, tag_int);
+            var big_int_space: Value.BigIntSpace = undefined;
+            const tag_big_int = tag_int_val.toBigInt(&big_int_space, mod);
+            const llvm_tag = try o.builder.bigIntValue(tag_ty, tag_big_int);
             const tag_alignment = Type.fromInterned(union_obj.enum_tag_ty).abiAlignment(mod).toLlvm();
             _ = try self.wip.store(.normal, llvm_tag, field_ptr, tag_alignment);
         }
diff --git a/test/behavior/union.zig b/test/behavior/union.zig
index 5ed336b50b3c..b652d52896f7 100644
--- a/test/behavior/union.zig
+++ b/test/behavior/union.zig
@@ -2301,3 +2301,25 @@ test "matching captures causes union equivalence" {
     comptime assert(@TypeOf(a) == @TypeOf(b));
     try expect(a.u == b.u);
 }
+
+test "signed enum tag with negative value" {
+    if (builtin.zig_backend == .stage2_x86_64) return error.SkipZigTest; // TODO
+    if (builtin.zig_backend == .stage2_x86) return error.SkipZigTest; // TODO
+    if (builtin.zig_backend == .stage2_aarch64) return error.SkipZigTest; // TODO
+    if (builtin.zig_backend == .stage2_arm) return error.SkipZigTest; // TODO
+    if (builtin.zig_backend == .stage2_spirv64) return error.SkipZigTest;
+
+    const Enum = enum(i8) {
+        a = -1,
+    };
+
+    const Union = union(Enum) {
+        a: i32,
+    };
+
+    var i: i32 = 0;
+    i = i;
+    const e = Union{ .a = i };
+
+    try expect(e.a == i);
+}