diff --git a/src/gateway/asap_http_body.c b/src/gateway/asap_http_body.c
index 7ca5a2d..e62f562 100644
--- a/src/gateway/asap_http_body.c
+++ b/src/gateway/asap_http_body.c
@@ -44,6 +44,13 @@ int asap_http_body_parse_content_length(const char *cl_buf, long *cl_out)
 	return 0;
 }
 
+int asap_http_body_exceeds_static_cap(const asap_http_body_t *body, long content_length)
+{
+	if (!body || body->use_dyn_body)
+		return 0;
+	return content_length > (long)BODY_BUF_SIZE;
+}
+
 int asap_http_body_init_from_request(struct lws *wsi, asap_http_body_t *body)
 {
 	char cl_buf[32] = {0};
diff --git a/src/gateway/asap_http_body.h b/src/gateway/asap_http_body.h
index 1eb474d..8ad59aa 100644
--- a/src/gateway/asap_http_body.h
+++ b/src/gateway/asap_http_body.h
@@ -30,6 +30,18 @@ typedef struct asap_http_body {
  */
 int asap_http_body_parse_content_length(const char *cl_buf, long *cl_out);
 
+/**
+ * True when Content-Length exceeds the static POST/PUT cap (BODY_BUF_SIZE).
+ * POST /asap uses a 1 MiB dynamic buffer (use_dyn_body); skip the static cap
+ * so envelopes between 64 KiB and ASAP_BODY_MAX are not 413'd.
+ *
+ * Example: asap_http_body_exceeds_static_cap(&body, 70000) is 0 when
+ * body.use_dyn_body is set, and 1 for the default static buffer.
+ *
+ * @return 1 if the static cap applies and is exceeded; 0 otherwise.
+ */
+int asap_http_body_exceeds_static_cap(const asap_http_body_t *body, long content_length);
+
 /**
  * For POST /asap: validate Content-Length and allocate dynamic buffer.
  * @return 0 ok, -1 body too large, -2 allocation failure; non-/asap returns 0.
diff --git a/src/gateway/http_lws.c b/src/gateway/http_lws.c
index dee91d6..54a74f5 100644
--- a/src/gateway/http_lws.c
+++ b/src/gateway/http_lws.c
@@ -273,7 +273,8 @@ int http_callback(struct lws *wsi, enum lws_callback_reasons reason, void *user,
 			lws_callback_on_writable(wsi);
 		} else {
 			long cl = 0;
-			if (http_body_content_length(wsi, &cl) == 0 && cl > (long)BODY_BUF_SIZE)
+			if (http_body_content_length(wsi, &cl) == 0 &&
+			    asap_http_body_exceeds_static_cap(&conn->body, cl))
 				conn->body.body_too_large = 1;
 			conn->body.body[0] = '\0';
 			conn->body.body_len = 0;
diff --git a/tests/test_asap_http_body.c b/tests/test_asap_http_body.c
index 5e7df11..9af8c37 100644
--- a/tests/test_asap_http_body.c
+++ b/tests/test_asap_http_body.c
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 
 #include "gateway/asap_http_body.h"
 #include <stdio.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
 #include <string.h>
 
 #define ASSERT(c) do { \
@@ -67,6 +68,19 @@ static int test_static_append_sets_too_large(void)
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static int test_exceeds_static_cap(void)
+{
+	asap_http_body_t body;
+
+	memset(&body, 0, sizeof(body));
+	ASSERT(asap_http_body_exceeds_static_cap(NULL, (long)BODY_BUF_SIZE + 1) == 0);
+	ASSERT(asap_http_body_exceeds_static_cap(&body, (long)BODY_BUF_SIZE) == 0);
+	ASSERT(asap_http_body_exceeds_static_cap(&body, (long)BODY_BUF_SIZE + 1) == 1);
+	body.use_dyn_body = 1;
+	ASSERT(asap_http_body_exceeds_static_cap(&body, (long)BODY_BUF_SIZE + 1) == 0);
+	return 0;
+}
+
 int main(void)
 {
 	int failed = 0;
@@ -86,6 +100,10 @@ int main(void)
 		fprintf(stderr, "test_static_append_sets_too_large failed\n");
 		failed++;
 	}
+	if (test_exceeds_static_cap() != 0) {
+		fprintf(stderr, "test_exceeds_static_cap failed\n");
+		failed++;
+	}
 	if (failed == 0)
 		printf("test_asap_http_body: all tests passed\n");
 	return failed ? 1 : 0;
diff --git a/tests/test_gateway_http.c b/tests/test_gateway_http.c
index 13b3abf..a11efd9 100644
--- a/tests/test_gateway_http.c
+++ b/tests/test_gateway_http.c
@@ -468,7 +468,8 @@ static int test_asap_body_over_max(void)
 	long code;
 	char *body = NULL;
 	const char payload[] = "{}";
-	int r = http_post_raw(gw_url("/asap"), payload, sizeof(payload) - 1, "1000001",
+	/* ASAP_BODY_MAX is 1 MiB (1048576). 1000001 is still under that cap. */
+	int r = http_post_raw(gw_url("/asap"), payload, sizeof(payload) - 1, "1048577",
 			      &code, &body);
 	ASSERT(r == 0);
 	ASSERT(code == 413);
@@ -477,6 +478,46 @@ static int test_asap_body_over_max(void)
 	return 0;
 }
 
+/*
+ * POST /asap allocates a 1 MiB dynamic buffer. A leftover Content-Length check
+ * still compared against the 64 KiB static cap used by PUT /api/config, so a
+ * valid state.query just over 64 KiB was 413'd before parse.
+ */
+static int test_asap_body_over_static_cap_accepted(void)
+{
+	enum { PAD = 70000 };
+	const char prefix[] =
+		"{\"jsonrpc\":\"2.0\",\"id\":1,\"method\":\"asap.send\",\"params\":{"
+		"\"id\":\"e1\",\"asap_version\":\"2.1\","
+		"\"sender\":\"urn:from\",\"recipient\":\"urn:to\","
+		"\"payload_type\":\"state.query\",\"payload\":{\"pad\":\"";
+	const char suffix[] = "\"}}}";
+	size_t prefix_len = strlen(prefix);
+	size_t suffix_len = strlen(suffix);
+	size_t total = prefix_len + (size_t)PAD + suffix_len;
+	char *payload;
+	long code = 0;
+	char *body = NULL;
+	int r;
+
+	payload = malloc(total + 1U);
+	ASSERT(payload != NULL);
+	memcpy(payload, prefix, prefix_len);
+	memset(payload + prefix_len, 'A', (size_t)PAD);
+	memcpy(payload + prefix_len + (size_t)PAD, suffix, suffix_len + 1U);
+	ASSERT(total > 65536U);
+	ASSERT(total < (1024U * 1024U));
+	r = http_post(gw_url("/asap"), payload, &code, &body);
+	free(payload);
+	ASSERT(r == 0);
+	ASSERT(code == 200);
+	ASSERT(body != NULL);
+	ASSERT(strstr(body, "\"result\"") != NULL);
+	ASSERT(strstr(body, "sessions") != NULL);
+	free(body);
+	return 0;
+}
+
 static int test_health_wellknown(void)
 {
 	long code;
@@ -1054,6 +1095,10 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 		fprintf(stderr, "test_asap_body_over_max failed\n");
 		failed++;
 	}
+	if (test_asap_body_over_static_cap_accepted() != 0) {
+		fprintf(stderr, "test_asap_body_over_static_cap_accepted failed\n");
+		failed++;
+	}
 	if (test_asap_invalid_body() != 0) { fprintf(stderr, "test_asap_invalid_body failed\n"); failed++; }
 	if (test_asap_missing_fields() != 0) { fprintf(stderr, "test_asap_missing_fields failed\n"); failed++; }
 	if (test_api_asap_log_401() != 0) { fprintf(stderr, "test_api_asap_log_401 failed\n"); failed++; }