diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 46f3f645..de28b888 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,6 +2,10 @@
 
 ## [Unreleased]
 
+### Fixed
+
+- Honor the configured transaction history capacity independently of its backing allocation, including after resizing, re-enabling, and snapshot restoration.
+
 ## [0.18.1] - 2026-10-19
 
 ### Changed
diff --git a/crates/litesvm/src/history.rs b/crates/litesvm/src/history.rs
index 6accae96..b246d1e9 100644
--- a/crates/litesvm/src/history.rs
+++ b/crates/litesvm/src/history.rs
@@ -1,57 +1,62 @@
 use {crate::types::TransactionResult, indexmap::IndexMap, solana_signature::Signature};
 
 #[derive(Clone)]
-pub struct TransactionHistory(IndexMap<Signature, TransactionResult>);
+pub struct TransactionHistory {
+    entries: IndexMap<Signature, TransactionResult>,
+    capacity: usize,
+}
 
 impl TransactionHistory {
     pub fn new() -> Self {
-        TransactionHistory(IndexMap::with_capacity(32))
+        Self {
+            entries: IndexMap::with_capacity(32),
+            capacity: 32,
+        }
     }
 
     pub fn set_capacity(&mut self, new_cap: usize) {
-        if new_cap <= self.0.capacity() {
-            self.0.truncate(new_cap);
-            self.0.shrink_to_fit();
-        } else {
-            self.0.reserve(new_cap - self.0.capacity())
+        if new_cap <= self.capacity {
+            self.entries.truncate(new_cap);
+            self.entries.shrink_to_fit();
         }
+        self.capacity = new_cap;
     }
 
     pub fn get_transaction(&self, signature: &Signature) -> Option<&TransactionResult> {
-        self.0.get(signature)
+        self.entries.get(signature)
     }
 
     pub fn is_enabled(&self) -> bool {
-        self.0.capacity() != 0
+        self.capacity != 0
     }
 
     pub fn add_new_transaction(&mut self, signature: Signature, result: TransactionResult) {
-        let capacity = self.0.capacity();
+        let capacity = self.capacity;
         if capacity != 0 {
-            if self.0.len() == capacity {
-                self.0.shift_remove_index(0);
+            if self.entries.len() == capacity {
+                self.entries.shift_remove_index(0);
             }
-            self.0.insert(signature, result);
+            self.entries.insert(signature, result);
         }
     }
 
     pub fn check_transaction(&self, signature: &Signature) -> bool {
-        self.0.contains_key(signature)
+        self.entries.contains_key(signature)
     }
 
     #[cfg(feature = "persistence-internal")]
     pub fn entries(&self) -> &IndexMap<Signature, TransactionResult> {
-        &self.0
+        &self.entries
     }
 
     #[cfg(feature = "persistence-internal")]
     pub fn capacity(&self) -> usize {
-        self.0.capacity()
+        self.capacity
     }
 
     #[cfg(feature = "persistence-internal")]
     pub fn from_entries(entries: IndexMap<Signature, TransactionResult>, capacity: usize) -> Self {
-        let mut history = TransactionHistory(entries);
+        let mut history = Self { entries, capacity };
         history.set_capacity(capacity);
         history
     }
diff --git a/crates/litesvm/tests/history_capacity.rs b/crates/litesvm/tests/history_capacity.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..3c5732ae
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crates/litesvm/tests/history_capacity.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,116 @@
+use {
+    litesvm::LiteSVM, solana_address::Address, solana_keypair::Keypair, solana_signer::Signer,
+    solana_system_interface::instruction::transfer, solana_transaction::Transaction,
+    solana_transaction_error::TransactionError,
+};
+
+fn fixture(capacity: usize) -> (LiteSVM, Keypair, Address) {
+    let mut svm = LiteSVM::new().with_transaction_history(capacity);
+    let payer = Keypair::new();
+    let recipient = Address::new_unique();
+    svm.airdrop(&payer.pubkey(), 10_000_000).unwrap();
+    svm.airdrop(&recipient, 1_000_000).unwrap();
+    (svm, payer, recipient)
+}
+
+fn transaction(svm: &LiteSVM, payer: &Keypair, recipient: &Address, amount: u64) -> Transaction {
+    Transaction::new_signed_with_payer(
+        &[transfer(&payer.pubkey(), recipient, amount)],
+        Some(&payer.pubkey()),
+        &[payer],
+        svm.latest_blockhash(),
+    )
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn configured_capacity_retains_exactly_the_latest_transactions() {
+    for capacity in [1, 2, 4, 32, 33] {
+        let (mut svm, payer, recipient) = fixture(capacity);
+        let mut signatures = Vec::new();
+        for amount in 1..=capacity as u64 + 2 {
+            let tx = transaction(&svm, &payer, &recipient, amount);
+            let meta = svm.send_transaction(tx).unwrap();
+            signatures.push(meta.signature);
+        }
+        for (index, signature) in signatures.iter().enumerate() {
+            assert_eq!(
+                svm.get_transaction(signature).is_some(),
+                index >= 2,
+                "capacity {capacity}, transaction {index}"
+            );
+        }
+        let tx = transaction(&svm, &payer, &recipient, capacity as u64 + 2);
+        let balance = svm.get_balance(&payer.pubkey());
+        assert_eq!(
+            svm.send_transaction(tx).unwrap_err().err,
+            TransactionError::AlreadyProcessed
+        );
+        assert_eq!(svm.get_balance(&payer.pubkey()), balance);
+    }
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn increasing_capacity_with_few_entries_uses_the_requested_limit() {
+    let (mut svm, payer, recipient) = fixture(32);
+    svm = svm.with_transaction_history(33);
+    let mut signatures = Vec::new();
+    for amount in 1..=34 {
+        let tx = transaction(&svm, &payer, &recipient, amount);
+        signatures.push(svm.send_transaction(tx).unwrap().signature);
+    }
+    assert!(svm.get_transaction(&signatures[0]).is_none());
+    for signature in &signatures[1..] {
+        assert!(svm.get_transaction(signature).is_some());
+    }
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn setting_capacity_after_partial_use_keeps_the_configured_limit() {
+    let (mut svm, payer, recipient) = fixture(32);
+    svm = svm.with_transaction_history(8);
+    svm = svm.with_transaction_history(8);
+    let mut signatures = Vec::new();
+    for amount in 1..=9 {
+        let tx = transaction(&svm, &payer, &recipient, amount);
+        signatures.push(svm.send_transaction(tx).unwrap().signature);
+    }
+    assert!(svm.get_transaction(&signatures[0]).is_none());
+    for signature in &signatures[1..] {
+        assert!(svm.get_transaction(signature).is_some());
+    }
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn history_can_be_disabled_and_reenabled_with_capacity_one() {
+    let (mut svm, payer, recipient) = fixture(32);
+    let tx = transaction(&svm, &payer, &recipient, 1);
+    let signature = tx.signatures[0];
+    svm.send_transaction(tx.clone()).unwrap();
+    svm = svm.with_transaction_history(0);
+    assert!(svm.get_transaction(&signature).is_none());
+    svm.send_transaction(tx.clone()).unwrap();
+    assert!(svm.get_transaction(&signature).is_none());
+    svm = svm.with_transaction_history(1);
+    svm.send_transaction(tx).unwrap();
+    assert!(svm.get_transaction(&signature).is_some());
+    let next = transaction(&svm, &payer, &recipient, 2);
+    let next_signature = svm.send_transaction(next).unwrap().signature;
+    assert!(svm.get_transaction(&signature).is_none());
+    assert!(svm.get_transaction(&next_signature).is_some());
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn failed_transactions_use_the_same_retention_limit() {
+    let (mut svm, payer, recipient) = fixture(1);
+    let tx = transaction(&svm, &payer, &recipient, u64::MAX);
+    let signature = tx.signatures[0];
+    let failed = svm.send_transaction(tx.clone()).unwrap_err();
+    assert_eq!(svm.get_transaction(&signature), Some(&Err(failed)));
+    assert_eq!(
+        svm.send_transaction(tx).unwrap_err().err,
+        TransactionError::AlreadyProcessed
+    );
+    let next = transaction(&svm, &payer, &recipient, 1);
+    svm.send_transaction(next).unwrap();
+    assert!(svm.get_transaction(&signature).is_none());
+}
diff --git a/crates/persistence/tests/history_capacity.rs b/crates/persistence/tests/history_capacity.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e1193781
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crates/persistence/tests/history_capacity.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+use {
+    litesvm::LiteSVM,
+    litesvm_persistence::{from_bytes, to_bytes},
+    solana_address::Address,
+    solana_keypair::Keypair,
+    solana_signer::Signer,
+    solana_system_interface::instruction::transfer,
+    solana_transaction::Transaction,
+};
+
+#[test]
+fn configured_capacity_survives_empty_and_populated_snapshots() {
+    for capacity in [1, 4, 33] {
+        let payer = Keypair::new();
+        let recipient = Address::new_unique();
+        let mut svm = LiteSVM::new().with_transaction_history(0);
+        svm.airdrop(&payer.pubkey(), 10_000_000).unwrap();
+        svm.airdrop(&recipient, 1_000_000).unwrap();
+        svm = svm.with_transaction_history(capacity);
+        for populated in [false, true] {
+            let mut restored = from_bytes(&to_bytes(&svm).unwrap()).unwrap();
+            assert_eq!(restored.transaction_history_capacity(), capacity);
+            let mut signatures = Vec::new();
+            for amount in 1..=capacity as u64 + 1 {
+                let tx = Transaction::new_signed_with_payer(
+                    &[transfer(&payer.pubkey(), &recipient, amount)],
+                    Some(&payer.pubkey()),
+                    &[&payer],
+                    restored.latest_blockhash(),
+                );
+                signatures.push(restored.send_transaction(tx).unwrap().signature);
+            }
+            assert!(restored.get_transaction(&signatures[0]).is_none());
+            for signature in &signatures[1..] {
+                assert!(restored.get_transaction(signature).is_some());
+            }
+            assert_eq!(restored.transaction_history_capacity(), capacity);
+            if !populated {
+                svm = restored;
+                svm.expire_blockhash();
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}