diff --git a/jax/_src/numpy/lax_numpy.py b/jax/_src/numpy/lax_numpy.py
index a92bef85e..8f078ceee 100644
--- a/jax/_src/numpy/lax_numpy.py
+++ b/jax/_src/numpy/lax_numpy.py
@@ -11846,8 +11846,8 @@ def _is_valid_integer_index_for_slice(idx, size, mode):
   except:
     return False
   if shape == () and np.issubdtype(dtype, np.integer):
-    # For dynamic integer indices, dynamic_slice semantics require index clipping:
-    return mode in [None, 'promise_inbounds', 'clip']
+    # For dynamic integer indices, semantics require promise_inbounds.
+    return mode in [None, 'promise_inbounds']
   return False
 
 def _is_contiguous_slice(idx):
diff --git a/tests/lax_numpy_indexing_test.py b/tests/lax_numpy_indexing_test.py
index ab625d10b..04225d6c5 100644
--- a/tests/lax_numpy_indexing_test.py
+++ b/tests/lax_numpy_indexing_test.py
@@ -1675,5 +1675,17 @@ class IndexedUpdateTest(jtu.JaxTestCase):
     c = a.at[0].set(val)
     self.assertEqual(int(c[0]), val)
 
+  def testGradOfVmapOfScatter(self):
+    # Regression test for https://github.com/jax-ml/jax/issues/25878
+    def f(x, i):
+      return x.at[i].get(mode='clip')
+
+    x = jnp.array([1.0])
+    i = jnp.array([1])  # out-of-bound index
+    expected = jnp.array([[1.0]])
+
+    self.assertArraysEqual(jax.jacrev(f)(x, i), expected)
+    self.assertArraysEqual(jax.jacrev(jax.vmap(f, (None, 0)))(x, i), expected)
+
 if __name__ == "__main__":
   absltest.main(testLoader=jtu.JaxTestLoader())