diff --git a/tests/test_main_observability.py b/tests/test_main_observability.py
index 3b39a59..27f0434 100644
--- a/tests/test_main_observability.py
+++ b/tests/test_main_observability.py
@@ -175,6 +175,63 @@ async def asgi_fetch(*args, **kwargs):
         self.assertEqual(emitted[-1]["status_code"], 413)
         self.assertEqual(emitted[-1]["outcome"], "client_error")
 
+    def test_every_bridge_call_caps_the_request_body_at_the_submit_limit(self):
+        # Covers the three asgi.fetch call sites: cached GET miss, uncacheable
+        # GET, and POST. Each must hand the bridge the same cap run_example
+        # enforces, or the friendly "too large" page becomes unreachable.
+        main = self.import_main()
+        bridge_kwargs = []
+
+        class FakeCache:
+            async def match(self, key):
+                return None
+
+            async def put(self, key, value):
+                pass
+
+        class FakeJsRequest:
+            @staticmethod
+            def new(url, init=None):
+                return url
+
+        async def asgi_fetch(*args, **kwargs):
+            bridge_kwargs.append(kwargs)
+            response = SimpleNamespace(status=200, headers=_Headers())
+            response.clone = lambda: response
+            return response
+
+        main.caches = SimpleNamespace(default=FakeCache())
+        main.JsRequest = FakeJsRequest
+        main.asgi.fetch = asgi_fetch
+        main.observability.emit = lambda value, env=None: None
+        worker = main.Default()
+        worker.env = SimpleNamespace()
+
+        for calls, (method, path, cache) in enumerate(
+            [
+                ("GET", "/examples/values", "miss"),
+                ("GET", "/layout-options/a", "bypass"),
+                ("POST", "/examples/values", "bypass"),
+            ],
+            start=1,
+        ):
+            with self.subTest(method=method, path=path):
+                event = {"cache": "bypass"}
+                main.observability.event_from_worker_request = (
+                    lambda *args, event=event, **kwargs: event
+                )
+                request = SimpleNamespace(
+                    method=method,
+                    url=f"https://www.pythonbyexample.dev{path}",
+                    js_object=SimpleNamespace(),
+                )
+                asyncio.run(worker.fetch(request))
+                self.assertEqual(event["cache"], cache)
+                self.assertEqual(len(bridge_kwargs), calls)
+                self.assertEqual(
+                    bridge_kwargs[-1].get("max_body_bytes"), main.MAX_SUBMITTED_BODY_BYTES
+                )
+
     def test_dynamic_response_reader_cancels_stream_above_output_cap(self):
         main = self.import_main()
         cancelled = []
diff --git a/tests/test_worker_asgi_bridge_scope.py b/tests/test_worker_asgi_bridge_scope.py
index df3451a..d3f3ad7 100644
--- a/tests/test_worker_asgi_bridge_scope.py
+++ b/tests/test_worker_asgi_bridge_scope.py
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 import asyncio
 import importlib
-import pathlib
 import sys
 import types
 import unittest
@@ -8,8 +7,6 @@
 from typing import ClassVar
 from urllib.parse import urlparse
 
-ROOT = pathlib.Path(__file__).resolve().parents[1]
-
 
 class WorkerAsgiBridgeScopeTests(unittest.TestCase):
     def setUp(self):
@@ -243,6 +240,26 @@ async def app(scope, receive, send):  # pragma: no cover - must not run
         self.assertEqual(response.status, 413)
         self.assertFalse(ran["app"], "oversize body must be rejected before the app runs")
 
+    def test_fetch_forwards_body_cap_to_request_processing(self):
+        ran = {"app": False}
+
+        async def app(scope, receive, send):  # pragma: no cover - must not run
+            ran["app"] = True
+
+        async def start_application(_app):
+            pass
+
+        self.bridge._app_lifespans.clear()
+        self.bridge.start_application = start_application
+        req = self._fake_request(
+            url="https://x.dev/examples/values",
+            headers={"content-type": "text/plain"},
+            body_chunks=[b"toolong"],
+        )
+        response = asyncio.run(self.bridge.fetch(app, req, SimpleNamespace(), max_body_bytes=3))
+        self.assertEqual(response.status, 413)
+        self.assertFalse(ran["app"], "fetch must apply the cap before the app runs")
+
     def test_request_to_scope_accepts_state_without_request_globals_or_extra_scope(self):
         class FakeRequest(self.Request):
             method = "POST"
@@ -347,14 +364,6 @@ async def scenario():
         asyncio.run(scenario())
         self.assertEqual(calls, {"startup": 1, "request": 2})
 
-    def test_bridge_has_pre_asgi_body_cap_hook(self):
-        bridge_source = (ROOT / "src" / "worker_asgi_bridge.py").read_text()
-        main_source = (ROOT / "src" / "main.py").read_text()
-
-        self.assertIn("max_body_bytes", bridge_source)
-        self.assertIn("body_bytes > max_body_bytes", bridge_source)
-        self.assertIn("max_body_bytes=MAX_SUBMITTED_BODY_BYTES", main_source)
-
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
     unittest.main()