diff --git a/server/filestore.go b/server/filestore.go
index 8fd7b20d..be722616 100644
--- a/server/filestore.go
+++ b/server/filestore.go
@@ -5108,10 +5108,6 @@ func compareFn(subject string) func(string, string) bool {
 // PurgeEx will remove messages based on subject filters, sequence and number of messages to keep.
 // Will return the number of purged messages.
 func (fs *fileStore) PurgeEx(subject string, sequence, keep uint64) (purged uint64, err error) {
-	if sequence > 1 && keep > 0 {
-		return 0, ErrPurgeArgMismatch
-	}
-
 	if subject == _EMPTY_ || subject == fwcs {
 		if keep == 0 && (sequence == 0 || sequence == 1) {
 			return fs.Purge()
diff --git a/server/jetstream_cluster_3_test.go b/server/jetstream_cluster_3_test.go
index df109c33..3e4cd530 100644
--- a/server/jetstream_cluster_3_test.go
+++ b/server/jetstream_cluster_3_test.go
@@ -4367,16 +4367,34 @@ func TestJetStreamClusterPurgeExReplayAfterRestart(t *testing.T) {
 	si = runTest(func(js nats.JetStreamManager) {
 		err = js.PurgeStream("TEST", &nats.StreamPurgeRequest{Keep: 1})
 		require_NoError(t, err)
+		// Send 4 more messages.
+		sendStreamMsg(t, nc, "TEST.1", "OK")
+		sendStreamMsg(t, nc, "TEST.2", "OK")
+		sendStreamMsg(t, nc, "TEST.3", "OK")
+		sendStreamMsg(t, nc, "TEST.1", "OK")
+	})
+	if si.State.Msgs != 5 {
+		t.Fatalf("Expected 5 msgs after restart, got %d", si.State.Msgs)
+	}
+	if si.State.FirstSeq != 5 || si.State.LastSeq != 9 {
+		t.Fatalf("Expected FirstSeq=5, LastSeq=9 after restart, got FirstSeq=%d, LastSeq=%d",
+			si.State.FirstSeq, si.State.LastSeq)
+	}
+
+	// Now test a keep on a subject
+	si = runTest(func(js nats.JetStreamManager) {
+		err = js.PurgeStream("TEST", &nats.StreamPurgeRequest{Subject: "TEST.1", Keep: 1})
+		require_NoError(t, err)
 		// Send 3 more messages.
 		sendStreamMsg(t, nc, "TEST.1", "OK")
 		sendStreamMsg(t, nc, "TEST.2", "OK")
 		sendStreamMsg(t, nc, "TEST.3", "OK")
 	})
-	if si.State.Msgs != 4 {
-		t.Fatalf("Expected 4 msgs after restart, got %d", si.State.Msgs)
+	if si.State.Msgs != 7 {
+		t.Fatalf("Expected 7 msgs after restart, got %d", si.State.Msgs)
 	}
-	if si.State.FirstSeq != 5 || si.State.LastSeq != 8 {
-		t.Fatalf("Expected FirstSeq=5, LastSeq=8 after restart, got FirstSeq=%d, LastSeq=%d",
+	if si.State.FirstSeq != 5 || si.State.LastSeq != 12 {
+		t.Fatalf("Expected FirstSeq=5, LastSeq=12 after restart, got FirstSeq=%d, LastSeq=%d",
 			si.State.FirstSeq, si.State.LastSeq)
 	}
 }
diff --git a/server/memstore.go b/server/memstore.go
index e6f13f04..1482fc33 100644
--- a/server/memstore.go
+++ b/server/memstore.go
@@ -614,10 +614,6 @@ func (ms *memStore) expireMsgs() {
 // PurgeEx will remove messages based on subject filters, sequence and number of messages to keep.
 // Will return the number of purged messages.
 func (ms *memStore) PurgeEx(subject string, sequence, keep uint64) (purged uint64, err error) {
-	if sequence > 1 && keep > 0 {
-		return 0, ErrPurgeArgMismatch
-	}
-
 	if subject == _EMPTY_ || subject == fwcs {
 		if keep == 0 && (sequence == 0 || sequence == 1) {
 			return ms.Purge()
diff --git a/server/store.go b/server/store.go
index a08e92c6..9a1b4792 100644
--- a/server/store.go
+++ b/server/store.go
@@ -61,8 +61,6 @@ var (
 	ErrInvalidSequence = errors.New("invalid sequence")
 	// ErrSequenceMismatch is returned when storing a raw message and the expected sequence is wrong.
 	ErrSequenceMismatch = errors.New("expected sequence does not match store")
-	// ErrPurgeArgMismatch is returned when PurgeEx is called with sequence > 1 and keep > 0.
-	ErrPurgeArgMismatch = errors.New("sequence > 1 && keep > 0 not allowed")
 )
 
 // StoreMsg is the stored message format for messages that are retained by the Store layer.