diff --git a/pass-test_write_read_limited_history.patch b/pass-test_write_read_limited_history.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bede6a2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pass-test_write_read_limited_history.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+---
+ Modules/readline.c |   23 +++++++++++++++++++++++
+ 1 file changed, 23 insertions(+)
+
+Index: Python-3.13.9/Modules/readline.c
+===================================================================
+--- Python-3.13.9.orig/Modules/readline.c	2025-10-14 15:52:31.000000000 +0200
++++ Python-3.13.9/Modules/readline.c	2025-11-20 00:46:45.594286346 +0100
+@@ -175,6 +175,8 @@
+     return PyUnicode_DecodeLocale(s, "surrogateescape");
+ }
+ 
++static int _py_get_history_length(void);
++static void _py_free_history_entry(HIST_ENTRY *entry);
+ 
+ /*
+ Explicitly disable bracketed paste in the interactive interpreter, even if it's
+@@ -399,6 +401,27 @@
+ /*[clinic end generated code: output=e161a53e45987dc7 input=b8901bf16488b760]*/
+ {
+     _history_length = length;
++
++    if (length < 0) {
++        stifle_history(-1);
++    }
++    else {
++        int current_length = _py_get_history_length();
++        if (length < current_length) {
++#if defined(RL_READLINE_VERSION) && RL_READLINE_VERSION >= 0x0500
++            HISTORY_STATE *state = history_get_history_state();
++            if (state) {
++                int i;
++                for (i = 0; i < current_length - length; i++) {
++                    _py_free_history_entry(remove_history(0));
++                }
++                state->length = length;
++                free(state);
++            }
++#endif
++        }
++        stifle_history(length);
++    }
+     Py_RETURN_NONE;
+ }
+ 
diff --git a/python313.changes b/python313.changes
index 36c1ab0..0f1ea21 100644
--- a/python313.changes
+++ b/python313.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,24 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Wed Nov 19 19:21:41 UTC 2025 - Matej Cepl <mcepl@suse.com>
+
+- Add pass-test_write_read_limited_history.patch:
+
+  Fix readline history truncation when length is reduced
+ 
+  The `readline.set_history_length()` function did not previously
+  truncate the in-memory history when the new length was set to
+  a value smaller than the current number of history items. This
+  could lead to unexpected behavior where `get_history_length()`
+  would still report the old length and writing the history to a
+  file would write more entries than the new limit.
+ 
+  This patch modifies `set_history_length()` to explicitly
+  remove the oldest history entries using `remove_history()`
+  when the length is decreased, ensuring the in-memory history
+  is correctly truncated to the new limit. This brings the
+  function's behavior in line with expectations and fixes
+  failures in `test_write_read_limited_history`.
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Thu Nov 13 17:13:03 UTC 2025 - Matej Cepl <mcepl@cepl.eu>
 
diff --git a/python313.spec b/python313.spec
index ef26513..6d0b669 100644
--- a/python313.spec
+++ b/python313.spec
@@ -241,6 +241,9 @@ Patch46:        CVE-2025-8291-consistency-zip64.patch
 # PATCH-FIX-UPSTREAM CVE-2025-6075-expandvars-perf-degrad.patch bsc#1252974 mcepl@suse.com
 # Avoid potential quadratic complexity vulnerabilities in path modules
 Patch47:        CVE-2025-6075-expandvars-perf-degrad.patch
+# PATCH-FIX-UPSTREAM pass-test_write_read_limited_history.patch bsc#[0-9]+ mcepl@suse.com
+# Fix readline history truncation when length is reduced
+Patch48:        pass-test_write_read_limited_history.patch
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