diff --git a/cmd/soroban-rpc/internal/jsonrpc.go b/cmd/soroban-rpc/internal/jsonrpc.go
index 688e9331..b0ceb372 100644
--- a/cmd/soroban-rpc/internal/jsonrpc.go
+++ b/cmd/soroban-rpc/internal/jsonrpc.go
@@ -137,7 +137,9 @@ func NewJSONRPCHandler(cfg *config.Config, params HandlerParams) Handler {
 
 	// Get the largest history window
 	var ledgerRangeGetter methods.LedgerRangeGetter = params.EventStore
+	var retentionWindow = cfg.EventLedgerRetentionWindow
 	if cfg.TransactionLedgerRetentionWindow > cfg.EventLedgerRetentionWindow {
+		retentionWindow = cfg.TransactionLedgerRetentionWindow
 		ledgerRangeGetter = params.TransactionStore
 	}
 
@@ -150,7 +152,7 @@ func NewJSONRPCHandler(cfg *config.Config, params HandlerParams) Handler {
 	}{
 		{
 			methodName:           "getHealth",
-			underlyingHandler:    methods.NewHealthCheck(ledgerRangeGetter, cfg.MaxHealthyLedgerLatency),
+			underlyingHandler:    methods.NewHealthCheck(retentionWindow, ledgerRangeGetter, cfg.MaxHealthyLedgerLatency),
 			longName:             "get_health",
 			queueLimit:           cfg.RequestBacklogGetHealthQueueLimit,
 			requestDurationLimit: cfg.MaxGetHealthExecutionDuration,
diff --git a/cmd/soroban-rpc/internal/methods/health.go b/cmd/soroban-rpc/internal/methods/health.go
index 7aabe707..b8f684af 100644
--- a/cmd/soroban-rpc/internal/methods/health.go
+++ b/cmd/soroban-rpc/internal/methods/health.go
@@ -12,9 +12,10 @@ import (
 )
 
 type HealthCheckResult struct {
-	Status       string `json:"status"`
-	LatestLedger uint32 `json:"latestLedger"`
-	OldestLedger uint32 `json:"oldestLedger"`
+	Status                string `json:"status"`
+	LatestLedger          uint32 `json:"latestLedger"`
+	OldestLedger          uint32 `json:"oldestLedger"`
+	LedgerRetentionWindow uint32 `json:"ledgerRetentionWindow"`
 }
 
 type LedgerRangeGetter interface {
@@ -22,7 +23,7 @@ type LedgerRangeGetter interface {
 }
 
 // NewHealthCheck returns a health check json rpc handler
-func NewHealthCheck(ledgerRangeGetter LedgerRangeGetter, maxHealthyLedgerLatency time.Duration) jrpc2.Handler {
+func NewHealthCheck(retentionWindow uint32, ledgerRangeGetter LedgerRangeGetter, maxHealthyLedgerLatency time.Duration) jrpc2.Handler {
 	return handler.New(func(ctx context.Context) (HealthCheckResult, error) {
 		ledgerRange := ledgerRangeGetter.GetLedgerRange()
 		if ledgerRange.LastLedger.Sequence < 1 {
@@ -43,9 +44,10 @@ func NewHealthCheck(ledgerRangeGetter LedgerRangeGetter, maxHealthyLedgerLatency
 			}
 		}
 		result := HealthCheckResult{
-			Status:       "healthy",
-			LatestLedger: ledgerRange.LastLedger.Sequence,
-			OldestLedger: ledgerRange.FirstLedger.Sequence,
+			Status:                "healthy",
+			LatestLedger:          ledgerRange.LastLedger.Sequence,
+			OldestLedger:          ledgerRange.FirstLedger.Sequence,
+			LedgerRetentionWindow: retentionWindow,
 		}
 		return result, nil
 	})
diff --git a/cmd/soroban-rpc/internal/test/health_test.go b/cmd/soroban-rpc/internal/test/health_test.go
index 3f39c62c..75e097d4 100644
--- a/cmd/soroban-rpc/internal/test/health_test.go
+++ b/cmd/soroban-rpc/internal/test/health_test.go
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/creachadair/jrpc2/jhttp"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
 
+	"github.com/stellar/soroban-rpc/cmd/soroban-rpc/internal/ledgerbucketwindow"
 	"github.com/stellar/soroban-rpc/cmd/soroban-rpc/internal/methods"
 )
 
@@ -22,6 +23,7 @@ func TestHealth(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Fatalf("rpc call failed: %v", err)
 	}
 	assert.Equal(t, "healthy", result.Status)
+	assert.Equal(t, uint32(ledgerbucketwindow.DefaultEventLedgerRetentionWindow), result.LedgerRetentionWindow)
 	assert.Greater(t, result.OldestLedger, uint32(0))
 	assert.Greater(t, result.LatestLedger, uint32(0))
 	assert.GreaterOrEqual(t, result.LatestLedger, result.OldestLedger)