diff --git a/src/main/java/com/thealgorithms/maths/AbsoluteMax.java b/src/main/java/com/thealgorithms/maths/AbsoluteMax.java
index d0c3db3790a3..c32a408b6609 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/thealgorithms/maths/AbsoluteMax.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/thealgorithms/maths/AbsoluteMax.java
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ public static int getMaxValue(int... numbers) {
         }
         int absMax = numbers[0];
         for (int i = 1; i < numbers.length; i++) {
-            if (Math.abs(numbers[i]) > Math.abs(absMax)) {
+            if (Math.abs(numbers[i]) > Math.abs(absMax) || (Math.abs(numbers[i]) == Math.abs(absMax) && numbers[i] > absMax)) {
                 absMax = numbers[i];
             }
         }
diff --git a/src/test/java/com/thealgorithms/maths/AbsoluteMaxTest.java b/src/test/java/com/thealgorithms/maths/AbsoluteMaxTest.java
index 70d2f64bc541..33461fbbc088 100644
--- a/src/test/java/com/thealgorithms/maths/AbsoluteMaxTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/com/thealgorithms/maths/AbsoluteMaxTest.java
@@ -19,4 +19,12 @@ void testGetMaxValue() {
     void testGetMaxValueWithNoArguments() {
         assertThrows(IllegalArgumentException.class, AbsoluteMax::getMaxValue);
     }
+
+    @Test
+    void testGetMaxValueWithSameAbsoluteValues() {
+        assertEquals(5, AbsoluteMax.getMaxValue(-5, 5));
+        assertEquals(5, AbsoluteMax.getMaxValue(5, -5));
+        assertEquals(12, AbsoluteMax.getMaxValue(-12, 9, 3, 12, 1));
+        assertEquals(12, AbsoluteMax.getMaxValue(12, 9, 3, -12, 1));
+    }
 }