diff --git a/system/Database/SQLSRV/Builder.php b/system/Database/SQLSRV/Builder.php
index 96890bf45cb2..44af621658a6 100644
--- a/system/Database/SQLSRV/Builder.php
+++ b/system/Database/SQLSRV/Builder.php
@@ -269,7 +269,7 @@ public function decrement(string $column, int $value = 1)
         if ($this->castTextToInt) {
             $values = [$column => "CONVERT(VARCHAR(MAX),CONVERT(INT,CONVERT(VARCHAR(MAX), {$column})) - {$value})"];
         } else {
-            $values = [$column => "{$column} + {$value}"];
+            $values = [$column => "{$column} - {$value}"];
         }
 
         $sql = $this->_update($this->QBFrom[0], $values);
diff --git a/tests/system/Database/Live/SQLSRV/IncrementTest.php b/tests/system/Database/Live/SQLSRV/IncrementTest.php
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..c5ea28cd2692
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/system/Database/Live/SQLSRV/IncrementTest.php
@@ -0,0 +1,73 @@
+<?php
+
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+/**
+ * This file is part of CodeIgniter 4 framework.
+ *
+ * (c) CodeIgniter Foundation <admin@codeigniter.com>
+ *
+ * For the full copyright and license information, please view
+ * the LICENSE file that was distributed with this source code.
+ */
+
+namespace CodeIgniter\Database\Live\SQLSRV;
+
+use CodeIgniter\Database\SQLSRV\Builder;
+use CodeIgniter\Test\CIUnitTestCase;
+use CodeIgniter\Test\DatabaseTestTrait;
+use PHPUnit\Framework\Attributes\Group;
+use Tests\Support\Database\Seeds\CITestSeeder;
+
+/**
+ * @internal
+ */
+#[Group('DatabaseLive')]
+final class IncrementTest extends CIUnitTestCase
+{
+    use DatabaseTestTrait;
+
+    protected $refresh = true;
+    protected $seed    = CITestSeeder::class;
+
+    protected function setUp(): void
+    {
+        parent::setUp();
+
+        if ($this->db->DBDriver !== 'SQLSRV') {
+            $this->markTestSkipped('This test is only for SQLSRV.');
+        }
+    }
+
+    public function testIncrementWhenCastTextToIntFalse(): void
+    {
+        $this->hasInDatabase('job', ['name' => 'incremental', 'created_at' => 6]);
+
+        $builder = $this->db->table('job');
+
+        $this->assertInstanceOf(Builder::class, $builder);
+
+        $builder->castTextToInt = false;
+
+        $builder->where('name', 'incremental')
+            ->increment('created_at');
+
+        $this->seeInDatabase('job', ['name' => 'incremental', 'created_at' => 7]);
+    }
+
+    public function testDecrementWhenCastTextToIntFalse(): void
+    {
+        $this->hasInDatabase('job', ['name' => 'decremental', 'created_at' => 6]);
+
+        $builder = $this->db->table('job');
+
+        $this->assertInstanceOf(Builder::class, $builder);
+
+        $builder->castTextToInt = false;
+
+        $builder->where('name', 'decremental')
+            ->decrement('created_at');
+
+        $this->seeInDatabase('job', ['name' => 'decremental', 'created_at' => 5]);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/user_guide_src/source/changelogs/v4.7.3.rst b/user_guide_src/source/changelogs/v4.7.3.rst
index 257d8d91cba9..06418cf9e5e8 100644
--- a/user_guide_src/source/changelogs/v4.7.3.rst
+++ b/user_guide_src/source/changelogs/v4.7.3.rst
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ Bugs Fixed
 - **CLI:** Fixed a bug where ``CLI::generateDimensions()`` leaked ``stty`` error output (e.g., ``stty: 'standard input': Inappropriate ioctl for device``) to stderr when stdin was not a TTY.
 - **Commands:** Fixed a bug in the ``env`` command where passing options only would cause the command to throw a ``TypeError`` instead of showing the current environment.
 - **Common:** Fixed a bug where the ``command()`` helper function did not properly clean up output buffers, which could lead to risky tests when exceptions were thrown.
+- **Database:** Fixed a bug where the SQLSRV driver's decrement method was adding instead of subtracting the decrement value when ``$castTextToInt`` was false.
 - **Kint:** Fixed a bug where stale Content Security Policy nonces were reused in worker mode, causing browser CSP violations for Debug Toolbar assets.
 - **Time:** Fixed a bug where ``Time::createFromTimestamp()`` could fail for microsecond timestamps when ``LC_NUMERIC`` used a comma decimal separator.
 - **Validation:** Fixed a bug where ``Validation::getValidated()`` dropped fields whose validated value was explicitly ``null``.