diff --git a/src/google/adk/sessions/database_session_service.py b/src/google/adk/sessions/database_session_service.py
index 331683af92..d1dce82ae8 100644
--- a/src/google/adk/sessions/database_session_service.py
+++ b/src/google/adk/sessions/database_session_service.py
@@ -531,11 +531,14 @@ 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)
-      storage_events = result.scalars().all()
+      if config and config.num_recent_events == 0:
+        storage_events = []
+      else:
+        result = await sql_session.execute(stmt)
+        storage_events = result.scalars().all()
 
       # Fetch states from storage
       storage_app_state = await sql_session.get(
diff --git a/tests/unittests/sessions/test_session_service.py b/tests/unittests/sessions/test_session_service.py
index 02f5159a45..3d2117e805 100644
--- a/tests/unittests/sessions/test_session_service.py
+++ b/tests/unittests/sessions/test_session_service.py
@@ -1067,6 +1067,21 @@ async def test_get_session_with_config(session_service):
   assert len(events) == num_recent_events
   assert events[0].timestamp == num_test_events - num_recent_events + 1
 
+  # num_recent_events=0 should return no events (boundary case).
+  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 session.events == []
+
+  # num_recent_events=2 should return the 2 most recent events.
+  config = GetSessionConfig(num_recent_events=2)
+  session = await session_service.get_session(
+      app_name=app_name, user_id=user_id, session_id=session.id, config=config
+  )
+  assert len(session.events) == 2
+  assert session.events[0].timestamp == num_test_events - 2 + 1
+
   # Only expect events after timestamp 4.0 (inclusive), i.e., 2 events.
   after_timestamp = 4.0
   config = GetSessionConfig(after_timestamp=after_timestamp)