diff --git a/src/google/adk/sessions/database_session_service.py b/src/google/adk/sessions/database_session_service.py
index 2fdd673334..0d687b46c4 100644
--- a/src/google/adk/sessions/database_session_service.py
+++ b/src/google/adk/sessions/database_session_service.py
@@ -531,7 +531,7 @@ async def get_session(
 
       stmt = stmt.order_by(schema.StorageEvent.timestamp.desc())
 
-      if config and config.num_recent_events:
+      if config and config.num_recent_events is not None:
         stmt = stmt.limit(config.num_recent_events)
 
       result = await sql_session.execute(stmt)
diff --git a/tests/unittests/sessions/test_session_service.py b/tests/unittests/sessions/test_session_service.py
index b86a65e8a8..30c054ab08 100644
--- a/tests/unittests/sessions/test_session_service.py
+++ b/tests/unittests/sessions/test_session_service.py
@@ -1058,6 +1058,13 @@ async def test_get_session_with_config(session_service):
   events = session.events
   assert len(events) == num_test_events
 
+  # Explicitly requesting zero recent events should return no event history.
+  config = GetSessionConfig(num_recent_events=0)
+  session = await session_service.get_session(
+      app_name=app_name, user_id=user_id, session_id=session.id, config=config
+  )
+  assert not session.events
+
   # Only expect the most recent 3 events.
   num_recent_events = 3
   config = GetSessionConfig(num_recent_events=num_recent_events)