diff --git a/fail2ban/server/database.py b/fail2ban/server/database.py
index 5eb7d8d6..f584d74f 100644
--- a/fail2ban/server/database.py
+++ b/fail2ban/server/database.py
@@ -712,7 +712,7 @@ class Fail2BanDb(object):
 		cur = self._db.cursor()
 		return cur.execute(query, queryArgs)
 
-	def getCurrentBans(self, jail = None, ip = None, forbantime=None, fromtime=None):
+	def getCurrentBans(self, jail = None, ip = None, forbantime=None, fromtime=None, maxmatches=None):
 		tickets = []
 		ticket = None
 
@@ -724,6 +724,15 @@ class Fail2BanDb(object):
 			for banip, timeofban, data in results:
 				# logSys.debug('restore ticket   %r, %r, %r', banip, timeofban, data)
 				ticket = FailTicket(banip, timeofban, data=data)
+				# filter matches if expected (current count > as maxmatches specified):
+				if maxmatches is None:
+					maxmatches = self.maxMatches
+				if maxmatches:
+					matches = ticket.getMatches()
+					if matches and len(matches) > maxmatches:
+						ticket.setMatches(matches[-maxmatches:])
+				else:
+					ticket.setMatches(None)
 				# logSys.debug('restored ticket: %r', ticket)
 				if ip is not None: return ticket
 				tickets.append(ticket)
diff --git a/fail2ban/server/jail.py b/fail2ban/server/jail.py
index eb990c47..1deea49b 100644
--- a/fail2ban/server/jail.py
+++ b/fail2ban/server/jail.py
@@ -213,7 +213,8 @@ class Jail(object):
 		try:
 			if self.database is not None:
 				forbantime = self.actions.getBanTime()
-				for ticket in self.database.getCurrentBans(jail=self, forbantime=forbantime):
+				for ticket in self.database.getCurrentBans(jail=self, 
+						forbantime=forbantime, maxmatches=self.filter.failManager.maxMatches):
 					#logSys.debug('restored ticket: %s', ticket)
 					if not self.filter.inIgnoreIPList(ticket.getIP(), log_ignore=True):
 						# mark ticked was restored from database - does not put it again into db:
diff --git a/fail2ban/tests/databasetestcase.py b/fail2ban/tests/databasetestcase.py
index f03ec18d..8bb28dfe 100644
--- a/fail2ban/tests/databasetestcase.py
+++ b/fail2ban/tests/databasetestcase.py
@@ -371,7 +371,15 @@ class DatabaseTest(LogCaptureTestCase):
 		self.assertEqual(ticket.getAttempt(), len(failures))
 		self.assertEqual(len(ticket.getMatches()), maxMatches)
 		self.assertEqual(ticket.getMatches(), matches2find[-maxMatches:])
-		# should retrieve 0 matches by last ban:
+		# maxmatches of jail < dbmaxmatches (so read 1 match and 0 matches):
+		ticket = self.db.getCurrentBans(self.jail, "127.0.0.1", fromtime=MyTime.time()-100,
+			maxmatches=1)
+		self.assertEqual(len(ticket.getMatches()), 1)
+		self.assertEqual(ticket.getMatches(), failures[3]['matches'])
+		ticket = self.db.getCurrentBans(self.jail, "127.0.0.1", fromtime=MyTime.time()-100,
+			maxmatches=0)
+		self.assertEqual(len(ticket.getMatches()), 0)
+		# dbmaxmatches = 0, should retrieve 0 matches by last ban:
 		self.db.maxMatches = 0;
 		self.db.addBan(self.jail, ticket)
 		ticket = self.db.getCurrentBans(self.jail, "127.0.0.1", fromtime=MyTime.time()-100)