diff --git a/broadcastclient/broadcastclient_test.go b/broadcastclient/broadcastclient_test.go
index aec68b3a2a1..5c00a3f0292 100644
--- a/broadcastclient/broadcastclient_test.go
+++ b/broadcastclient/broadcastclient_test.go
@@ -933,6 +933,203 @@ func connectAndGetCachedMessages(ctx context.Context, addr net.Addr, chainId uin
 	}()
 }
 
+// awaitSeqNum waits until a message with the given sequence number has been
+// received.
+func awaitSeqNum(t *testing.T, ts *accumulatingTransactionStreamer, seqNum arbutil.MessageIndex, timeout time.Duration) {
+	t.Helper()
+	deadline := time.After(timeout)
+	for {
+		for _, msg := range ts.getMessages() {
+			if msg.SequenceNumber == seqNum {
+				return
+			}
+		}
+		select {
+		case <-deadline:
+			t.Fatalf("timed out waiting for message with sequence number %d", seqNum)
+		case <-time.After(10 * time.Millisecond):
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+// awaitBacklogCount waits until the broadcaster's backlog holds count messages.
+func awaitBacklogCount(t *testing.T, b *broadcaster.Broadcaster, count int, timeout time.Duration) {
+	t.Helper()
+	deadline := time.After(timeout)
+	for {
+		if b.GetCachedMessageCount() == count {
+			return
+		}
+		select {
+		case <-deadline:
+			t.Fatalf("timed out waiting for %d messages in the backlog, got %d", count, b.GetCachedMessageCount())
+		case <-time.After(10 * time.Millisecond):
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+// awaitClientCount waits until count clients have registered with the
+// broadcaster. A client only registers once it has been sent the backlog, so
+// this also marks the point after which a broadcast reaches the client as a
+// live message rather than through the backlog.
+func awaitClientCount(t *testing.T, b *broadcaster.Broadcaster, count int32, timeout time.Duration) {
+	t.Helper()
+	deadline := time.After(timeout)
+	for {
+		if b.ClientCount() == count {
+			return
+		}
+		select {
+		case <-deadline:
+			t.Fatalf("timed out waiting for %d clients, got %d", count, b.ClientCount())
+		case <-time.After(10 * time.Millisecond):
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+// TestBroadcasterRequestedSequenceNumber checks which of the cached messages a
+// client is sent for the sequence number it requests. A client that requests a
+// sequence number after the end of the backlog is already up to date, so it
+// must be sent none of the backlog, and must still be sent the messages that
+// follow it.
+func TestBroadcasterRequestedSequenceNumber(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Parallel()
+
+	// The backlog is populated from firstSeqNum rather than 0 so that a
+	// sequence number before the start of the backlog can be requested.
+	const firstSeqNum = 10
+	const backlogCount = 5
+	const lastSeqNum = firstSeqNum + backlogCount - 1
+	const sentinelSeqNum = lastSeqNum + 1
+
+	for _, tc := range []struct {
+		name string
+		// requestedSeqNum is sent to the broadcaster in the
+		// Arbitrum-Requested-Sequence-Number header. A client that has not
+		// received any messages requests 0, which is what a client that omits
+		// the header entirely is treated as requesting.
+		requestedSeqNum uint64
+		// expectedFromBacklog are the sequence numbers the client is expected
+		// to be sent from the backlog, in order.
+		expectedFromBacklog []uint64
+	}{
+		{
+			name:                "noneRequestedSendsEntireBacklog",
+			requestedSeqNum:     0,
+			expectedFromBacklog: []uint64{10, 11, 12, 13, 14},
+		},
+		{
+			name:                "beforeBacklogStartSendsEntireBacklog",
+			requestedSeqNum:     firstSeqNum - 5,
+			expectedFromBacklog: []uint64{10, 11, 12, 13, 14},
+		},
+		{
+			name:                "withinBacklogSendsFromRequested",
+			requestedSeqNum:     firstSeqNum + 2,
+			expectedFromBacklog: []uint64{12, 13, 14},
+		},
+		{
+			name:                "atBacklogEndSendsLastMessage",
+			requestedSeqNum:     lastSeqNum,
+			expectedFromBacklog: []uint64{14},
+		},
+		{
+			name:                "afterBacklogEndSendsNothing",
+			requestedSeqNum:     lastSeqNum + 1,
+			expectedFromBacklog: nil,
+		},
+		{
+			name:                "maxUint64SendsNothing",
+			requestedSeqNum:     ^uint64(0),
+			expectedFromBacklog: nil,
+		},
+	} {
+		t.Run(tc.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			t.Parallel()
+			ctx, cancel := context.WithCancel(context.Background())
+			defer cancel()
+
+			chainId := uint64(9743)
+
+			privateKey, err := crypto.GenerateKey()
+			Require(t, err)
+			sequencerAddr := crypto.PubkeyToAddress(privateKey.PublicKey)
+			dataSigner := signature.DataSignerFromPrivateKey(privateKey)
+
+			settings := wsbroadcastserver.DefaultTestBroadcasterConfig
+			feedErrChan := make(chan error, 10)
+			b := broadcaster.NewBroadcaster(func() *wsbroadcastserver.BroadcasterConfig { return &settings }, chainId, feedErrChan, dataSigner)
+			Require(t, b.Initialize())
+			Require(t, b.Start(ctx))
+			defer b.StopAndWait()
+
+			// Fill the backlog before the client connects, so that the
+			// requested sequence number is resolved against a backlog of
+			// firstSeqNum to lastSeqNum.
+			for seqNum := firstSeqNum; seqNum <= lastSeqNum; seqNum++ {
+				// #nosec G115
+				Require(t, b.BroadcastFeedMessages(feedMessage(t, b, arbutil.MessageIndex(seqNum))))
+			}
+			awaitBacklogCount(t, b, backlogCount, 10*time.Second)
+
+			ts := &accumulatingTransactionStreamer{}
+			clientFeedErrChan := make(chan error, 10)
+			broadcastClient, err := newTestBroadcastClient(
+				DefaultTestConfig,
+				b.ListenerAddr(),
+				chainId,
+				arbutil.MessageIndex(tc.requestedSeqNum),
+				ts,
+				nil,
+				clientFeedErrChan,
+				&sequencerAddr,
+				t,
+			)
+			Require(t, err)
+			broadcastClient.Start(ctx)
+			defer broadcastClient.StopAndWait()
+
+			awaitClientCount(t, b, 1, 10*time.Second)
+
+			// Sentinel: a live message broadcast after the client has been sent
+			// the backlog. WebSocket messages are ordered, so once the sentinel
+			// has arrived every message the client was going to be sent from
+			// the backlog has already arrived, which makes the exact count
+			// below deterministic. The sentinel also has to arrive at all: a
+			// client that is sent none of the backlog must not be left unable
+			// to receive the messages that follow it.
+			Require(t, b.BroadcastFeedMessages(feedMessage(t, b, sentinelSeqNum)))
+
+			// Waiting for the sentinel rather than for a message count means the
+			// client has been sent everything it is going to be sent, whether
+			// or not that is what is expected.
+			awaitSeqNum(t, ts, sentinelSeqNum, 10*time.Second)
+
+			expected := append(append([]uint64{}, tc.expectedFromBacklog...), sentinelSeqNum)
+			var got []uint64
+			for _, msg := range ts.getMessages() {
+				got = append(got, uint64(msg.SequenceNumber))
+			}
+			if len(got) != len(expected) {
+				t.Fatalf("requested sequence number %d: expected messages %v, got %v", tc.requestedSeqNum, expected, got)
+			}
+			for i, seqNum := range expected {
+				if got[i] != seqNum {
+					t.Fatalf("requested sequence number %d: expected messages %v, got %v", tc.requestedSeqNum, expected, got)
+				}
+			}
+
+			select {
+			case err := <-clientFeedErrChan:
+				t.Fatalf("unexpected client feed error: %v", err)
+			case err := <-feedErrChan:
+				t.Fatalf("unexpected broadcaster error: %v", err)
+			default:
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}
+
 func Require(t *testing.T, err error, printables ...interface{}) {
 	t.Helper()
 	testhelpers.RequireImpl(t, err, printables...)
diff --git a/broadcaster/backlog/backlog.go b/broadcaster/backlog/backlog.go
index 42566ba3efc..cd5dbf913d4 100644
--- a/broadcaster/backlog/backlog.go
+++ b/broadcaster/backlog/backlog.go
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ var (
 // Backlog defines the interface for backlog.
 type Backlog interface {
 	Head() BacklogSegment
+	Tail() BacklogSegment
 	Append(*message.BroadcastMessage) error
 	Get(uint64, uint64) (*message.BroadcastMessage, error)
 	Count() uint64
@@ -59,6 +60,11 @@ func (b *backlog) Head() BacklogSegment {
 	return b.head.Load()
 }
 
+// Tail returns the tail backlogSegment within the backlog.
+func (b *backlog) Tail() BacklogSegment {
+	return b.tail.Load()
+}
+
 func (b *backlog) backlogSizeInBytes() (uint64, error) {
 	headSeg := b.head.Load()
 	tailSeg := b.tail.Load()
diff --git a/changelog/smypmsa-feed-requested-seqnum-past-backlog-end.md b/changelog/smypmsa-feed-requested-seqnum-past-backlog-end.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..90fe7c09af6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog/smypmsa-feed-requested-seqnum-past-backlog-end.md
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+### Fixed
+- The feed broadcaster no longer sends the entire backlog to a client that requests a sequence number after the end of the backlog. Such a client is already up to date, so it is now sent none of the backlog and only the messages that follow.
diff --git a/wsbroadcastserver/clientconnection.go b/wsbroadcastserver/clientconnection.go
index 737d8b61856..a0b9fabdc38 100644
--- a/wsbroadcastserver/clientconnection.go
+++ b/wsbroadcastserver/clientconnection.go
@@ -204,8 +204,28 @@ func (cc *ClientConnection) Start(parentCtx context.Context) {
 		// case the backlog is very large
 		segment := cc.backlog.Head()
 		if !backlog.IsBacklogSegmentNil(segment) && segment.Start() < uint64(cc.requestedSeqNum) {
-			s, err := cc.backlog.Lookup(uint64(cc.requestedSeqNum))
-			if err != nil {
+			// The end only has to be read once, as messages appended after
+			// this read are sent by the catch up below. A zero end means
+			// unknown rather than zero: Append publishes a tail segment before
+			// appending to it, so a segment read in that window is empty and
+			// End reports zero for it. Lookup handles a zero end instead.
+			var backlogEnd uint64
+			if tail := cc.backlog.Tail(); !backlog.IsBacklogSegmentNil(tail) {
+				backlogEnd = tail.End()
+			}
+
+			if backlogEnd != 0 && uint64(cc.requestedSeqNum) > backlogEnd {
+				// The client has requested a sequence number after the end of
+				// the backlog, so there is nothing in the backlog to send. The
+				// end of the backlog is recorded as the last sequence number
+				// sent so that the catch up below does not treat the whole
+				// backlog as a gap and send it anyway. The requested sequence
+				// number is not used for this as it can be arbitrarily far
+				// ahead, which would drop every message sent to the client.
+				log.Warn("client requested sequence number after the end of the backlog, no backlog to send", "client", cc.Name, "requestedSeqNum", cc.requestedSeqNum, "backlogEnd", backlogEnd)
+				cc.LastSentSeqNum.Store(backlogEnd)
+				segment = nil
+			} else if s, err := cc.backlog.Lookup(uint64(cc.requestedSeqNum)); err != nil {
 				logWarn(err, "error finding requested sequence number in backlog: sending the entire backlog instead")
 			} else {
 				segment = s