diff --git a/Projects/Server.Tests/Tests/Json/Rectangle3DConverterTests.cs b/Projects/Server.Tests/Tests/Json/Rectangle3DConverterTests.cs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b91c521dc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Projects/Server.Tests/Tests/Json/Rectangle3DConverterTests.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+using System.Text.Json;
+using Server.Json;
+using Xunit;
+
+namespace Server.Tests.Json;
+
+public class Rectangle3DConverterTests
+{
+    private static Rectangle3D RoundTrip(Rectangle3D value)
+    {
+        var json = JsonSerializer.Serialize(value, JsonConfig.DefaultOptions);
+        return JsonSerializer.Deserialize<Rectangle3D>(json, JsonConfig.DefaultOptions);
+    }
+
+    [Theory]
+    // homeRange-style full vertical range (z1=-128, depth 256 -> z2=128): must survive losslessly.
+    [InlineData(100, 100, -128, 11, 11, 256)]
+    // The omitted-z sentinel itself (z1=-128, z2=127 -> depth 255).
+    [InlineData(100, 100, -128, 11, 11, 255)]
+    // Ordinary bounds with a meaningful z.
+    [InlineData(100, 100, 0, 11, 11, 5)]
+    [InlineData(100, 100, 5, 11, 11, 122)] // z2 == 127 but z1 != -128
+    [InlineData(100, 100, -128, 11, 11, 200)] // z1 == -128 but z2 != 127
+    public void RoundTrips(int x, int y, int z, int w, int h, int d)
+    {
+        var rect = new Rectangle3D(x, y, z, w, h, d);
+        Assert.Equal(rect, RoundTrip(rect));
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void FullRangeSentinel_OmitsZ()
+    {
+        // z1=-128, z2=127 is the only case z is omitted.
+        var json = JsonSerializer.Serialize(new Rectangle3D(0, 0, -128, 10, 10, 255), JsonConfig.DefaultOptions);
+        Assert.DoesNotContain("z1", json);
+        Assert.DoesNotContain("z2", json);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void HomeRangeBounds_WritesZ()
+    {
+        var json = JsonSerializer.Serialize(new Rectangle3D(0, 0, -128, 10, 10, 256), JsonConfig.DefaultOptions);
+        Assert.Contains("\"z1\":", json);
+        Assert.Contains("\"z2\":", json);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/Projects/Server/Json/Converters/Rectangle3DConverter.cs b/Projects/Server/Json/Converters/Rectangle3DConverter.cs
index 74d469f3b..890c5d6f7 100644
--- a/Projects/Server/Json/Converters/Rectangle3DConverter.cs
+++ b/Projects/Server/Json/Converters/Rectangle3DConverter.cs
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ public class Rectangle3DConverter : JsonConverter<Rectangle3D>
 
     public override void Write(Utf8JsonWriter writer, Rectangle3D value, JsonSerializerOptions options)
     {
-        var writeZ = value.Start.Z is > sbyte.MinValue and < sbyte.MaxValue || value.End.Z is > sbyte.MinValue and < sbyte.MaxValue;
+        var writeZ = value.Start.Z != sbyte.MinValue || value.End.Z != sbyte.MaxValue;
 
         writer.WriteStartObject();
         writer.WritePropertyName("x1");