diff --git a/l4d2web/l4d2web/routes/page_routes.py b/l4d2web/l4d2web/routes/page_routes.py
index 646e9e2..6f3bcd7 100644
--- a/l4d2web/l4d2web/routes/page_routes.py
+++ b/l4d2web/l4d2web/routes/page_routes.py
@@ -328,6 +328,7 @@ def server_detail(server_id: int):
                 ).all()
             )
         )
+        console_history_overview = console_history[-20:]
 
     connect_host = request.host.split(":")[0]
     file_tree_root_entries, file_tree_truncated_count = _root_server_file_tree(server_id)
@@ -343,6 +344,7 @@ def server_detail(server_id: int):
         else False,
         file_tree_truncated_count=file_tree_truncated_count,
         console_history=console_history,
+        console_history_overview=console_history_overview,
         **ctx,
     )
 
diff --git a/l4d2web/l4d2web/templates/server_detail.html b/l4d2web/l4d2web/templates/server_detail.html
index 9932680..f0fa421 100644
--- a/l4d2web/l4d2web/templates/server_detail.html
+++ b/l4d2web/l4d2web/templates/server_detail.html
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@
 
   <div role="tabpanel" data-tab="console" class="tab-pane" hidden>
     <div id="console-transcript-inline-{{ server.id }}" class="console-transcript" data-autoscroll>
-      {% for h in console_history %}
+      {% for h in console_history_overview %}
         {% with command=h.command, reply=h.reply, is_error=h.is_error %}
           {% include "_console_line.html" %}
         {% endwith %}
diff --git a/l4d2web/tests/test_servers.py b/l4d2web/tests/test_servers.py
index b01d1b4..1e396b9 100644
--- a/l4d2web/tests/test_servers.py
+++ b/l4d2web/tests/test_servers.py
@@ -855,3 +855,59 @@ def test_server_detail_renders_state_cluster_and_inspection_strip(user_client_wi
     assert 'id="files-modal"' in html
     assert 'id="recent-players-modal"' in html
     assert 'id="job-log-modal"' in html
+
+
+def test_server_detail_inline_console_caps_at_20_modal_keeps_all(user_client_with_blueprints) -> None:
+    """When > 20 CommandHistory rows exist for the server, the inline
+    Console transcript renders only the 20 newest (chronological order),
+    while the modal transcript renders the full set (capped at the
+    route-level 50)."""
+    import re
+    from datetime import UTC, datetime, timedelta
+
+    from l4d2web.models import CommandHistory, Server
+
+    client, data = user_client_with_blueprints
+
+    with session_scope() as db:
+        server = Server(
+            user_id=data["user_id"],
+            blueprint_id=data["blueprint_id"],
+            name="console-cap",
+            port=27123,
+            rcon_password="x",
+        )
+        db.add(server)
+        db.flush()
+        sid = server.id
+        for i in range(35):
+            db.add(CommandHistory(
+                user_id=data["user_id"],
+                server_id=sid,
+                command=f"cmd_{i:02d}",
+                reply=f"reply {i}",
+                is_error=False,
+                created_at=datetime.now(UTC) - timedelta(minutes=40 - i),
+            ))
+
+    resp = client.get(f"/servers/{sid}")
+    assert resp.status_code == 200
+    body = resp.get_data(as_text=True)
+
+    inline_match = re.search(
+        rf'<div id="console-transcript-inline-{sid}"[^>]*>(.*?)</div>\s*<form',
+        body,
+        re.DOTALL,
+    )
+    assert inline_match, "inline transcript container not found"
+    inline_lines = inline_match.group(1).count('class="console-line')
+    assert inline_lines == 20, f"inline expected 20, got {inline_lines}"
+
+    modal_match = re.search(
+        rf'<div id="console-transcript-modal-{sid}"[^>]*>(.*?)</div>\s*<form',
+        body,
+        re.DOTALL,
+    )
+    assert modal_match, "modal transcript container not found"
+    modal_lines = modal_match.group(1).count('class="console-line')
+    assert modal_lines == 35, f"modal expected 35, got {modal_lines}"