diff --git a/test/check_ledger.tsv b/test/check_ledger.tsv
index ab3782fc5..72906a1f4 100644
--- a/test/check_ledger.tsv
+++ b/test/check_ledger.tsv
@@ -2968,6 +2968,12 @@ native_parquet_pushdown	native_parquet_pushdown	predicate [val > 90000 AND val <
 native_parquet_pushdown	native_parquet_pushdown	range in one group skips 3	15;16;17;18;19	2026-10-16	columnar_parquet_reader.c: pqfdw_compute_skip never marks a row group skippable
 native_parquet_pushdown	native_parquet_pushdown	read_parquet same file == oracle	15;16;17;18;19	never	-
 native_parquet_pushdown	native_parquet_pushdown	reports 4 row groups	15;16;17;18;19	never	-
+native_parquet_pushdown	native_parquet_pushdown	row-group edge [id < 50001] == oracle	15;16;17;18;19	never	-
+native_parquet_pushdown	native_parquet_pushdown	row-group edge [id <= 50000] == oracle	15;16;17;18;19	2026-10-16	col <= const skipping a group whose min equals const (mutation, #1496 review)
+native_parquet_pushdown	native_parquet_pushdown	row-group edge [id = 49999] == oracle	15;16;17;18;19	2026-10-16	col = const skipping a group whose max equals const (mutation, #1496 review)
+native_parquet_pushdown	native_parquet_pushdown	row-group edge [id = 50000] == oracle	15;16;17;18;19	2026-10-16	col = const skipping a group whose min equals const (mutation, #1496 review)
+native_parquet_pushdown	native_parquet_pushdown	row-group edge [id > 49998] == oracle	15;16;17;18;19	never	-
+native_parquet_pushdown	native_parquet_pushdown	row-group edge [id >= 49999] == oracle	15;16;17;18;19	2026-10-16	col >= const skipping a group whose max equals const (mutation, #1496 review)
 native_parquet_pushdown	native_parquet_pushdown	spanning predicate skips 0	15;16;17;18;19	2026-10-16	columnar_parquet_reader.c: col < const skips the row groups that do hold matches
 native_parquet_schema	native_parquet_schema	OPTIONAL column reports nullable=t	15;16;17;18;19	never	-
 native_parquet_schema	native_parquet_schema	REQUIRED column reports nullable=f	15;16;17;18;19	2026-10-16	columnar_parquet_reader.c: parquet_schema reports every column nullable
diff --git a/test/check_ledger_budget.txt b/test/check_ledger_budget.txt
index a14fe9df7..ad7309ba1 100644
--- a/test/check_ledger_budget.txt
+++ b/test/check_ledger_budget.txt
@@ -3629,4 +3629,14 @@ suites_not_covered 185
 #     never         3079 - 1 = 3078
 #     dated         1369 + 1 = 1370
 #     3078 + 1370 == 4448
-checks_never_observed_red 3078
+# #1496 review, native_parquet_pushdown's row-group edges (jdatcmd): 3078 -> 3080.
+# Six oracle arms whose constants sit on a group's max (49999) or min (50000), where
+# an inclusive bound read as exclusive skips the group holding the match. Four are
+# dated by that mutation for >=, <=, and = at the max and at the min; "id > 49998"
+# and "id < 50001" enter never, as no natural off-by-one over-skips them.
+#
+#     ledger rows   4448 + 6 = 4454
+#     never         3078 + 2 = 3080
+#     dated         1370 + 4 = 1374
+#     3080 + 1374 == 4454
+checks_never_observed_red 3080
diff --git a/test/native_parquet_pushdown.sh b/test/native_parquet_pushdown.sh
index 0c31eaf77..a680fab59 100755
--- a/test/native_parquet_pushdown.sh
+++ b/test/native_parquet_pushdown.sh
@@ -62,6 +62,24 @@ do
 		"$(pgc_set_hash "SELECT * FROM h  WHERE $pred")"
 done
 
+# ---- the row-group edges: an inclusive bound skips nothing it matches --------
+# Group 0 ends at 49999 and group 1 starts at 50000. A predicate whose constant is
+# a group's max or min is where an inclusive comparison read as exclusive skips a
+# group that holds the matching row -- and every predicate above stays clear of
+# them (#1496 review): with `col >= c` skipping on max <= c, this suite was green.
+for pred in \
+	"id >= 49999" \
+	"id > 49998" \
+	"id <= 50000" \
+	"id < 50001" \
+	"id = 49999" \
+	"id = 50000"
+do
+	check "row-group edge [$pred] == oracle" \
+		"$(pgc_set_hash "SELECT * FROM ft WHERE $pred")" \
+		"$(pgc_set_hash "SELECT * FROM h  WHERE $pred")"
+done
+
 # ---- skipping actually happens (EXPLAIN ANALYZE counter) --------------------
 skipped_for() {  # skipped_for WHERE
 	q "EXPLAIN (ANALYZE, COSTS OFF, TIMING OFF, SUMMARY OFF)
diff --git a/test/pytest/test_native_parquet_pushdown.py b/test/pytest/test_native_parquet_pushdown.py
index d0e2827b3..e78561294 100644
--- a/test/pytest/test_native_parquet_pushdown.py
+++ b/test/pytest/test_native_parquet_pushdown.py
@@ -70,6 +70,12 @@ def test_skipping_never_changes_the_answer_and_really_skips(pgc_conn, server_dir
                      "id > 60000 AND id < 60010", "id <= 5 OR id >= 199995", "val > 90000 AND val < 90030"):
             expect.text(_hash(cur, f"SELECT * FROM ft WHERE {pred}"), _hash(cur, f"SELECT * FROM h  WHERE {pred}"),
                         f"predicate [{pred}] == oracle")
+        # THE ROW-GROUP EDGES (#1496 review): group 0 ends at 49999, group 1 starts at
+        # 50000, and an inclusive bound read as exclusive skips the group holding the
+        # match. Every predicate above stays clear of an edge.
+        for pred in ("id >= 49999", "id > 49998", "id <= 50000", "id < 50001", "id = 49999", "id = 50000"):
+            expect.text(_hash(cur, f"SELECT * FROM ft WHERE {pred}"), _hash(cur, f"SELECT * FROM h  WHERE {pred}"),
+                        f"row-group edge [{pred}] == oracle")
 
         expect.text(_counter(cur, "ft", "id >= 0", "Row Groups:"), "4", "reports 4 row groups")
         for name, where, want in (