diff --git a/modules/mesh-delivery-indexer/judge/busstate.go b/modules/mesh-delivery-indexer/judge/busstate.go
index bd7c0cf6..5db56a78 100644
--- a/modules/mesh-delivery-indexer/judge/busstate.go
+++ b/modules/mesh-delivery-indexer/judge/busstate.go
@@ -49,6 +49,9 @@ var busTemplates = map[string]busTemplate{
 			catalogue.OptionTimeToLive:     {kind: optionInt, least: 1, most: 315360000},
 			catalogue.OptionLifetimePerKey: {kind: optionFlag},
 			catalogue.OptionPerMachine:     {kind: optionFlag},
+			// The cap of the state's own objects store `<state>-objects`, for a state needing more than the cap planned for it
+			// (design 47 G §513, §547).
+			catalogue.OptionObjectsCapMiB: {kind: optionInt, least: catalogue.ObjectsLeastMiB, most: catalogue.ObjectsMostMiB},
 		},
 	},
 	catalogue.TemplateEvents: {
diff --git a/modules/mesh-delivery-indexer/judge/busstate_test.go b/modules/mesh-delivery-indexer/judge/busstate_test.go
index 8f68a4b7..8c97ec71 100644
--- a/modules/mesh-delivery-indexer/judge/busstate_test.go
+++ b/modules/mesh-delivery-indexer/judge/busstate_test.go
@@ -52,6 +52,10 @@ func TestBusStateIsJudgedOnce(t *testing.T) {
 		{"template on another storage type", manifest(`{"name":"x","storage":"stream","template":"state"}`), []string{"\"x\"", "template state is on the storage type key-value"}},
 		{"past values 0", manifest(`{"name":"x","storage":"key-value","template":"state","options":{"history":0}}`), []string{"\"x\"", "options \"history\" is 0", "0 is refused"}},
 		{"past values 65", manifest(`{"name":"x","storage":"key-value","template":"state","options":{"history":65}}`), []string{"\"x\"", "\"history\" is 65", "1 to 64"}},
+		// Design 47 G §513, §547: a state needing more for its objects store names objects-max-mib, within the objects' bounds.
+		{"an objects cap on a state", manifest(`{"name":"x","storage":"key-value","template":"state","options":{"objects-max-mib":64}}`), nil},
+		{"an objects cap of 0", manifest(`{"name":"x","storage":"key-value","template":"state","options":{"objects-max-mib":0}}`), []string{"\"x\"", "\"objects-max-mib\" is 0"}},
+		{"an objects cap over 8192", manifest(`{"name":"x","storage":"key-value","template":"state","options":{"objects-max-mib":8193}}`), []string{"\"x\"", "\"objects-max-mib\" is 8193"}},
 		{"a lifetime that is no number", manifest(`{"name":"x","storage":"key-value","template":"state","options":{"ttl-seconds":"soon"}}`), []string{"\"x\"", "\"ttl-seconds\""}},
 		{"events age over 30 days", manifest(`{"name":"x","storage":"stream","template":"events","options":{"events":["seen"],"max-age-days":31}}`), []string{"\"x\"", "\"max-age-days\" is 31", "1 to 30"}},
 		{"events cap over 8192", manifest(`{"name":"x","storage":"stream","template":"events","options":{"events":["seen"],"max-mib":8193}}`), []string{"\"x\"", "\"max-mib\" is 8193"}},