diff --git a/src/client/lightview.cpp b/src/client/lightview.cpp
index b347e8c8..dccac0e3 100644
--- a/src/client/lightview.cpp
+++ b/src/client/lightview.cpp
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ TexturePtr LightView::generateLightBubble(float centerFactor)
     for(int x = 0; x < bubbleDiameter; x++) {
         for(int y = 0; y < bubbleDiameter; y++) {
             float radius = std::sqrt((bubbleRadius - x)*(bubbleRadius - x) + (bubbleRadius - y)*(bubbleRadius - y));
-            float intensity = std::max<float>(std::min<float>((bubbleRadius-radius)/(float)(bubbleRadius-centerRadius), 1.0f), 0.0f);
+            float intensity = stdext::clamp<float>((bubbleRadius - radius) / (float)(bubbleRadius - centerRadius), 0.0f, 1.0f);
 
             // light intensity varies inversely with the square of the distance
             intensity = intensity * intensity;
diff --git a/src/client/mapview.cpp b/src/client/mapview.cpp
index 36246a0b..39bc80a7 100644
--- a/src/client/mapview.cpp
+++ b/src/client/mapview.cpp
@@ -644,7 +644,7 @@ int MapView::calcFirstVisibleFloor()
     }
 
     // just ensure the that the floor is in the valid range
-    z = std::min<int>(std::max<int>(z, 0), (int)Otc::MAX_Z);
+    z = stdext::clamp<int>(z, 0, (int)Otc::MAX_Z);
     return z;
 }
 
@@ -669,7 +669,7 @@ int MapView::calcLastVisibleFloor()
         z = std::max<int>(m_lockedFirstVisibleFloor, z);
 
     // just ensure the that the floor is in the valid range
-    z = std::min<int>(std::max<int>(z, 0), (int)Otc::MAX_Z);
+    z = stdext::clamp<int>(z, 0, (int)Otc::MAX_Z);
     return z;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/client/uimap.cpp b/src/client/uimap.cpp
index a961e4af..e7086111 100644
--- a/src/client/uimap.cpp
+++ b/src/client/uimap.cpp
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ void UIMap::movePixels(int x, int y)
 
 bool UIMap::setZoom(int zoom)
 {
-    m_zoom = std::min<int>(std::max<int>(zoom, m_maxZoomIn), m_maxZoomOut);
+    m_zoom = stdext::clamp<int>(zoom, m_maxZoomOut, m_maxZoomIn);
     updateVisibleDimension();
     return false;
 }
diff --git a/src/client/uiprogressrect.cpp b/src/client/uiprogressrect.cpp
index 1187f1ca..f1abfd6c 100644
--- a/src/client/uiprogressrect.cpp
+++ b/src/client/uiprogressrect.cpp
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ void UIProgressRect::drawSelf(Fw::DrawPane drawPane)
 
 void UIProgressRect::setPercent(float percent)
 {
-    m_percent = std::max<float>(std::min<float>((double)percent, 100.0), 0.0);
+    m_percent = stdext::clamp<float>((double)percent, 0.0, 100.0);
 }
 
 void UIProgressRect::onStyleApply(const std::string& styleName, const OTMLNodePtr& styleNode)
diff --git a/src/framework/core/adaptativeframecounter.cpp b/src/framework/core/adaptativeframecounter.cpp
index ca1f40c6..bab8e09c 100644
--- a/src/framework/core/adaptativeframecounter.cpp
+++ b/src/framework/core/adaptativeframecounter.cpp
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ bool AdaptativeFrameCounter::update()
 
 void AdaptativeFrameCounter::setMaxFps(int maxFps)
 {
-    maxFps = std::max<int>(std::min<int>(maxFps, 1000), 0);
+    maxFps = stdext::clamp<int>(maxFps, 0, 1000);
 
     if(maxFps != 0) {
         m_bestFrameDelay = 1000000 / maxFps;
diff --git a/src/framework/stdext/math.h b/src/framework/stdext/math.h
index 01c5f681..6de3a04f 100644
--- a/src/framework/stdext/math.h
+++ b/src/framework/stdext/math.h
@@ -45,6 +45,9 @@ float random_range(float min, float max);
 
 double round(double r);
 
+template<typename T>
+T clamp(T x, T min, T max) { return std::max<T>(min, std::min<T>(x, max)); }
+
 }
 
 #endif
diff --git a/src/framework/ui/uitextedit.cpp b/src/framework/ui/uitextedit.cpp
index 2f3f1ebb..999a4e5e 100644
--- a/src/framework/ui/uitextedit.cpp
+++ b/src/framework/ui/uitextedit.cpp
@@ -358,8 +358,8 @@ void UITextEdit::setSelection(int start, int end)
     if(end == -1)
         end = m_text.length();
 
-    m_selectionStart = std::min<int>(std::max<int>(start, 0), (int)m_text.length());
-    m_selectionEnd = std::min<int>(std::max<int>(end, 0), (int)m_text.length());
+    m_selectionStart = stdext::clamp<int>(start, 0, (int)m_text.length());
+    m_selectionEnd = stdext::clamp<int>(end, 0, (int)m_text.length());
 }
 
 void UITextEdit::setTextHidden(bool hidden)
diff --git a/src/framework/ui/uiwidget.cpp b/src/framework/ui/uiwidget.cpp
index 94ce52df..4a6b84b0 100644
--- a/src/framework/ui/uiwidget.cpp
+++ b/src/framework/ui/uiwidget.cpp
@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@ void UIWidget::insertChild(int index, const UIWidgetPtr& child)
 
     if(!(index >= 0 && (uint)index <= m_children.size())) {
         //g_logger.traceWarning("attempt to insert a child UIWidget into an invalid index, using nearest index...");
-        index = std::min<int>(std::max<int>(index, 0),  (int)m_children.size());
+        index = stdext::clamp<int>(index, 0, (int)m_children.size());
     }
 
     // retrieve child by index
diff --git a/src/framework/ui/uiwidget.h b/src/framework/ui/uiwidget.h
index 2cb495ef..42e1e059 100644
--- a/src/framework/ui/uiwidget.h
+++ b/src/framework/ui/uiwidget.h
@@ -346,7 +346,7 @@ public:
     void setPaddingRight(int padding) { m_padding.right = padding; updateLayout(); }
     void setPaddingBottom(int padding) { m_padding.bottom = padding; updateLayout(); }
     void setPaddingLeft(int padding) { m_padding.left = padding; updateLayout(); }
-    void setOpacity(float opacity) { m_opacity = std::min<float>(std::max<float>(opacity, 0.0f), 1.0f); }
+	void setOpacity(float opacity) { m_opacity = stdext::clamp<float>(opacity, 0.0f, 1.0f); }
     void setRotation(float degrees) { m_rotation = degrees; }
 
     int getX() { return m_rect.x(); }