diff --git a/taskflow/task.py b/taskflow/task.py
index 11b9972d..ae947f1c 100644
--- a/taskflow/task.py
+++ b/taskflow/task.py
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ import six
 
 from taskflow import atom
 from taskflow import logging
+from taskflow.utils import misc
 from taskflow.utils import reflection
 
 LOG = logging.getLogger(__name__)
@@ -157,13 +158,12 @@ class BaseTask(atom.Atom):
         :param kwargs: any keyword arguments that are tied to the specific
                        progress value.
         """
-        if progress > 1.0:
-            LOG.warn("Progress must be <= 1.0, clamping to upper bound")
-            progress = 1.0
-        if progress < 0.0:
-            LOG.warn("Progress must be >= 0.0, clamping to lower bound")
-            progress = 0.0
-        self.trigger(EVENT_UPDATE_PROGRESS, progress, **kwargs)
+        def on_clamped():
+            LOG.warn("Progress value must be greater or equal to 0.0 or less"
+                     " than or equal to 1.0 instead of being '%s'", progress)
+        cleaned_progress = misc.clamp(progress, 0.0, 1.0,
+                                      on_clamped=on_clamped)
+        self.trigger(EVENT_UPDATE_PROGRESS, cleaned_progress, **kwargs)
 
     def trigger(self, event_name, *args, **kwargs):
         """Execute all callbacks registered for the given event type.
diff --git a/taskflow/tests/unit/test_utils.py b/taskflow/tests/unit/test_utils.py
index 66f08c09..56e39199 100644
--- a/taskflow/tests/unit/test_utils.py
+++ b/taskflow/tests/unit/test_utils.py
@@ -443,3 +443,32 @@ class TestSequenceMinus(test.TestCase):
     def test_equal_items_not_continious(self):
         result = misc.sequence_minus([1, 2, 3, 1], [1, 3])
         self.assertEqual(result, [2, 1])
+
+
+class TestClamping(test.TestCase):
+    def test_simple_clamp(self):
+        result = misc.clamp(1.0, 2.0, 3.0)
+        self.assertEqual(result, 2.0)
+        result = misc.clamp(4.0, 2.0, 3.0)
+        self.assertEqual(result, 3.0)
+        result = misc.clamp(3.0, 4.0, 4.0)
+        self.assertEqual(result, 4.0)
+
+    def test_invalid_clamp(self):
+        self.assertRaises(ValueError, misc.clamp, 0.0, 2.0, 1.0)
+
+    def test_clamped_callback(self):
+        calls = []
+
+        def on_clamped():
+            calls.append(True)
+
+        misc.clamp(-1, 0.0, 1.0, on_clamped=on_clamped)
+        self.assertEqual(1, len(calls))
+        calls.pop()
+
+        misc.clamp(0.0, 0.0, 1.0, on_clamped=on_clamped)
+        self.assertEqual(0, len(calls))
+
+        misc.clamp(2, 0.0, 1.0, on_clamped=on_clamped)
+        self.assertEqual(1, len(calls))
diff --git a/taskflow/utils/misc.py b/taskflow/utils/misc.py
index 88148bd7..34910064 100644
--- a/taskflow/utils/misc.py
+++ b/taskflow/utils/misc.py
@@ -100,6 +100,22 @@ def parse_uri(uri):
                                query=split.query)
 
 
+def clamp(value, minimum, maximum, on_clamped=None):
+    """Clamps a value to ensure its >= minimum and <= maximum."""
+    if minimum > maximum:
+        raise ValueError("Provided minimum '%s' must be less than or equal to"
+                         " the provided maximum '%s'" % (minimum, maximum))
+    if value > maximum:
+        value = maximum
+        if on_clamped is not None:
+            on_clamped()
+    if value < minimum:
+        value = minimum
+        if on_clamped is not None:
+            on_clamped()
+    return value
+
+
 def binary_encode(text, encoding='utf-8'):
     """Converts a string of into a binary type using given encoding.