diff --git a/server/filestore.go b/server/filestore.go
index 6e10ede8e92..b034ac77b64 100644
--- a/server/filestore.go
+++ b/server/filestore.go
@@ -2975,6 +2975,10 @@ func (fs *fileStore) NumPending(sseq uint64, filter string, lastPerSubject bool)
 		return 0, validThrough
 	}
 
+	// If sseq is less then our first set to first.
+	if sseq < fs.state.FirstSeq {
+		sseq = fs.state.FirstSeq
+	}
 	// Track starting for both block for the sseq and staring block that matches any subject.
 	var seqStart int
 	// See if we need to figure out starting block per sseq.
diff --git a/server/jetstream_test.go b/server/jetstream_test.go
index d153255a525..a4559cc802e 100644
--- a/server/jetstream_test.go
+++ b/server/jetstream_test.go
@@ -23763,3 +23763,47 @@ func TestJetStreamBadSubjectMappingStream(t *testing.T) {
 
 	require_Error(t, err, NewJSStreamUpdateError(errors.New("unable to get subject transform for source: invalid mapping destination: too many arguments passed to the function in {{wildcard(1)}}{{split(3,1)}}")))
 }
+
+func TestJetStreamConsumerInfoNumPending(t *testing.T) {
+	s := RunBasicJetStreamServer(t)
+	defer s.Shutdown()
+
+	// Client for API requests.
+	nc, js := jsClientConnect(t, s)
+	defer nc.Close()
+
+	_, err := js.AddStream(&nats.StreamConfig{
+		Name:     "LIMITS",
+		Subjects: []string{"js.in.limits"},
+		MaxMsgs:  100,
+	})
+	require_NoError(t, err)
+
+	_, err = js.AddConsumer("LIMITS", &nats.ConsumerConfig{
+		Name:      "PULL",
+		AckPolicy: nats.AckExplicitPolicy,
+	})
+	require_NoError(t, err)
+
+	for i := 0; i < 1000; i++ {
+		js.Publish("js.in.limits", []byte("x"))
+	}
+
+	ci, err := js.ConsumerInfo("LIMITS", "PULL")
+	require_NoError(t, err)
+	require_Equal(t, ci.NumPending, 100)
+
+	// Now restart the server.
+	sd := s.JetStreamConfig().StoreDir
+	s.Shutdown()
+	// Restart.
+	s = RunJetStreamServerOnPort(-1, sd)
+	defer s.Shutdown()
+
+	nc, js = jsClientConnect(t, s)
+	defer nc.Close()
+
+	ci, err = js.ConsumerInfo("LIMITS", "PULL")
+	require_NoError(t, err)
+	require_Equal(t, ci.NumPending, 100)
+}