diff --git a/docs/handlers/api_test.go b/docs/handlers/api_test.go
index c5683dfa3..7f52d13d7 100644
--- a/docs/handlers/api_test.go
+++ b/docs/handlers/api_test.go
@@ -804,6 +804,14 @@ func testManifestAPI(t *testing.T, env *testEnv, args manifestArgs) (*testEnv, m
 				BlobSum: "qwer",
 			},
 		},
+		History: []schema1.History{
+			{
+				V1Compatibility: "",
+			},
+			{
+				V1Compatibility: "",
+			},
+		},
 	}
 
 	resp = putManifest(t, "putting unsigned manifest", manifestURL, unsignedManifest)
@@ -999,6 +1007,19 @@ func testManifestAPI(t *testing.T, env *testEnv, args manifestArgs) (*testEnv, m
 		t.Fatalf("tag not as expected: %q != %q", tagsResponse.Tags[0], tag)
 	}
 
+	// Attempt to put a manifest with mismatching FSLayer and History array cardinalities
+
+	unsignedManifest.History = append(unsignedManifest.History, schema1.History{
+		V1Compatibility: "",
+	})
+	invalidSigned, err := schema1.Sign(unsignedManifest, env.pk)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("error signing manifest")
+	}
+
+	resp = putManifest(t, "putting invalid signed manifest", manifestDigestURL, invalidSigned)
+	checkResponse(t, "putting invalid signed manifest", resp, http.StatusBadRequest)
+
 	return env, args
 }
 
@@ -1432,8 +1453,10 @@ func createRepository(env *testEnv, t *testing.T, imageName string, tag string)
 			{
 				BlobSum: "asdf",
 			},
+		},
+		History: []schema1.History{
 			{
-				BlobSum: "qwer",
+				V1Compatibility: "",
 			},
 		},
 	}
@@ -1499,6 +1522,7 @@ func TestRegistryAsCacheMutationAPIs(t *testing.T) {
 		Name:     imageName,
 		Tag:      tag,
 		FSLayers: []schema1.FSLayer{},
+		History:  []schema1.History{},
 	}
 
 	sm, err := schema1.Sign(m, env.pk)
diff --git a/docs/storage/manifeststore.go b/docs/storage/manifeststore.go
index db49aaa43..d161fb5a5 100644
--- a/docs/storage/manifeststore.go
+++ b/docs/storage/manifeststore.go
@@ -110,6 +110,11 @@ func (ms *manifestStore) verifyManifest(ctx context.Context, mnfst *schema1.Sign
 		errs = append(errs, fmt.Errorf("repository name does not match manifest name"))
 	}
 
+	if len(mnfst.History) != len(mnfst.FSLayers) {
+		errs = append(errs, fmt.Errorf("mismatched history and fslayer cardinality %d != %d",
+			len(mnfst.History), len(mnfst.FSLayers)))
+	}
+
 	if _, err := schema1.Verify(mnfst); err != nil {
 		switch err {
 		case libtrust.ErrMissingSignatureKey, libtrust.ErrInvalidJSONContent, libtrust.ErrMissingSignatureKey:
diff --git a/docs/storage/manifeststore_test.go b/docs/storage/manifeststore_test.go
index 30126e4bb..51370e173 100644
--- a/docs/storage/manifeststore_test.go
+++ b/docs/storage/manifeststore_test.go
@@ -98,6 +98,10 @@ func TestManifestStorage(t *testing.T) {
 		m.FSLayers = append(m.FSLayers, schema1.FSLayer{
 			BlobSum: dgst,
 		})
+		m.History = append(m.History, schema1.History{
+			V1Compatibility: "",
+		})
+
 	}
 
 	pk, err := libtrust.GenerateECP256PrivateKey()