diff --git a/modules/nats/internal/keeper/keeper_test.go b/modules/nats/internal/keeper/keeper_test.go
index 90d499d5a..381b2cbc5 100644
--- a/modules/nats/internal/keeper/keeper_test.go
+++ b/modules/nats/internal/keeper/keeper_test.go
@@ -341,6 +341,9 @@ func TestEachTemplateIsPlannedUnderTheModulesNames(t *testing.T) {
 		{name: "state", entry: entry("drafts", catalogue.StorageKeyValue, catalogue.TemplateState, map[string]string{"history": "5"}),
 			objects: "key-value mesh-knowledge_drafts {64 MiB, age 0, history 5, new, size 262144}; object-store mesh-knowledge_drafts-objects {16 MiB, age 0, history 0, new, size 0}",
 			binding: "bucket mesh-knowledge_drafts"},
+		{name: "state naming max-mib (A-283)", entry: entry("drafts", catalogue.StorageKeyValue, catalogue.TemplateState, map[string]string{"max-mib": "8"}),
+			objects: "key-value mesh-knowledge_drafts {8 MiB, age 0, history 1, new, size 262144}; object-store mesh-knowledge_drafts-objects {16 MiB, age 0, history 0, new, size 0}",
+			binding: "bucket mesh-knowledge_drafts"},
 		{name: "state naming objects-max-mib (§591)", entry: entry("drafts", catalogue.StorageKeyValue, catalogue.TemplateState, map[string]string{"objects-max-mib": "512"}),
 			objects: "key-value mesh-knowledge_drafts {64 MiB, age 0, history 1, new, size 262144}; object-store mesh-knowledge_drafts-objects {512 MiB, age 0, history 0, new, size 0}",
 			binding: "bucket mesh-knowledge_drafts"},
diff --git a/modules/nats/internal/keeper/plan.go b/modules/nats/internal/keeper/plan.go
index 5880e14bc..396f8b82c 100644
--- a/modules/nats/internal/keeper/plan.go
+++ b/modules/nats/internal/keeper/plan.go
@@ -315,7 +315,14 @@ func stateSettings(o options) (Settings, error) {
 		}
 		return Settings{}, fmt.Errorf("the option %s (one bucket per machine) is not made by the bus module yet: the module keeps one bucket", catalogue.OptionPerMachine)
 	}
-	return Settings{MaxBytes: StateCap, MaxAgeSeconds: ttl, History: history, Discard: DiscardNew, MaxMsgSize: ValueMost, KeyTTL: keyTTL}, nil
+	capMiB, err := o.int(catalogue.OptionCapMiB, StateCap/MiB)
+	if err != nil {
+		return Settings{}, err
+	}
+	if capMiB <= 0 {
+		return Settings{}, fmt.Errorf("the option %s of a state is %d, not a size above 0", catalogue.OptionCapMiB, capMiB)
+	}
+	return Settings{MaxBytes: capMiB * MiB, MaxAgeSeconds: ttl, History: history, Discard: DiscardNew, MaxMsgSize: ValueMost, KeyTTL: keyTTL}, nil
 }
 
 func logSettings(o options) (Settings, error) {