diff --git a/crates/oa-core/src/language/analysis_source/update/tests.rs b/crates/oa-core/src/language/analysis_source/update/tests.rs
index 2a956897..fdb866ff 100644
--- a/crates/oa-core/src/language/analysis_source/update/tests.rs
+++ b/crates/oa-core/src/language/analysis_source/update/tests.rs
@@ -709,3 +709,36 @@ fn composition_checks_edit_record_ceiling_before_duplicate_membership() {
         "Source8 lowering occurrence limit exceeded."
     );
 }
+
+#[test]
+fn standalone_noop_apply_keeps_tighter_file_only_budget_and_output_boundary() {
+    let sources = sources();
+    let mut inherited = budget();
+    let (index, _) = Index::parse(&skeleton(), &sources, &mut inherited).unwrap();
+    let plan = Plan::renames(
+        &index,
+        &BTreeMap::from([(global(0x100), "f".into())]),
+        &inherited,
+    )
+    .unwrap();
+    assert_eq!(plan.edit_count(), 0);
+    assert!(index.names().len() > sources.len());
+    let mut limits = Limits::source8(ParseLimits::UNLIMITED);
+    limits.entries = sources.len();
+    limits.references = 0;
+    limits.bytes = sources.values().map(String::len).sum();
+    // Standalone apply checks file/edit records, not the already validated
+    // catalog/name-storage allocation from construction. Rechecking the catalog
+    // under this intentionally tighter probe budget would reject this no-op.
+    assert_eq!(
+        plan.apply(&sources, &Budget::new(limits).unwrap()).unwrap(),
+        sources
+    );
+    limits.bytes -= 1;
+    assert_eq!(
+        plan.apply(&sources, &Budget::new(limits).unwrap())
+            .unwrap_err()
+            .message,
+        "Source8 index/output byte limit exceeded."
+    );
+}