diff --git a/crates/fparkan-resource/src/lib.rs b/crates/fparkan-resource/src/lib.rs
index 666245f..e60b3ba 100644
--- a/crates/fparkan-resource/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crates/fparkan-resource/src/lib.rs
@@ -1476,6 +1476,58 @@ mod tests {
         );
     }
 
+    #[test]
+    fn archive_cache_evicts_by_byte_budget() {
+        let first_path = archive_path(b"cache/first-bytes.lib").expect("first path");
+        let second_path = archive_path(b"cache/second-bytes.lib").expect("second path");
+        let first_bytes = build_nres(&[("a.bin", b"first".as_slice())]);
+        let second_bytes = build_nres(&[("b.bin", b"second".as_slice())]);
+        let second_budget = second_bytes.len();
+        let mut vfs = MemoryVfs::default();
+        vfs.insert(
+            first_path.clone(),
+            Arc::from(first_bytes.into_boxed_slice()),
+        );
+        vfs.insert(
+            second_path.clone(),
+            Arc::from(second_bytes.into_boxed_slice()),
+        );
+        let repo = CachedResourceRepository::with_limits(
+            Arc::new(vfs),
+            RepositoryLimits {
+                max_open_archives: 2,
+                max_archive_bytes: second_budget,
+                max_decoded_payload_entries: 64,
+                max_decoded_payload_bytes: 64 * 1024 * 1024,
+            },
+        );
+
+        let first_archive = repo.open_archive(&first_path).expect("open first");
+        let first_handle = repo
+            .find(first_archive, &resource_name(b"a.bin"))
+            .expect("find first")
+            .expect("first handle");
+        assert_eq!(
+            repo.read(first_handle).expect("read first").as_slice(),
+            b"first"
+        );
+
+        let second_archive = repo.open_archive(&second_path).expect("open second");
+        let second_handle = repo
+            .find(second_archive, &resource_name(b"b.bin"))
+            .expect("find second")
+            .expect("second handle");
+        assert_eq!(
+            repo.read(second_handle).expect("read second").as_slice(),
+            b"second"
+        );
+
+        assert!(matches!(
+            repo.read(first_handle),
+            Err(ResourceError::StaleHandle)
+        ));
+    }
+
     #[test]
     fn resource_error_display_is_actionable() {
         let path = archive_path(b"bad/rsli.lib").expect("path");
diff --git a/fixtures/acceptance/coverage.tsv b/fixtures/acceptance/coverage.tsv
index 991e174..2917c62 100644
--- a/fixtures/acceptance/coverage.tsv
+++ b/fixtures/acceptance/coverage.tsv
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ S1-RES-001	covered	cargo test -p fparkan-resource --offline cached_repository_re
 S1-RES-002	covered	cargo test -p fparkan-resource --offline entry_handles_are_archive_qualified
 S1-RES-003	covered	cargo test -p fparkan-resource --offline archive_cache_and_decoded_payload_cache_evict_independently
 S1-RES-004	covered	cargo test -p fparkan-resource --offline entry_read_error_carries_archive_path_and_entry_name
-S1-RES-005	partial	cargo test -p fparkan-resource --offline archive_cache_and_decoded_payload_cache_evict_independently; explicit max_archive_bytes eviction test is still missing
+S1-RES-005	covered	cargo test -p fparkan-resource --offline archive_cache_evicts_by_byte_budget
 S1-RES-006	covered	cargo test -p fparkan-resource --offline archive_cache_eviction_makes_old_handles_stale
 S1-RES-007	covered	cargo test -p fparkan-resource --offline lossy_equivalent_archive_paths_remain_distinct
 S1-DIAG-001	partial	cargo test -p fparkan-inspection --offline archive_diagnostic_preserves_source_path; entry/span coverage is still missing