diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 8e5783be2e..12fd4eff54 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -234,7 +234,7 @@ jobs:
       uses: actions/checkout@11bd71901bbe5b1630ceea73d27597364c9af683 # v4
       with:
         repository: 'signalapp/Signal-Message-Backup-Tests'
-        ref: '316c3d5eb15ffc923b5ce2925094fd49b34e8203'
+        ref: 'df09e4bfa985c68daf845ad96abae3ae8f9b07ca'
         path: 'backup-integration-tests'
 
     - run: xvfb-run --auto-servernum pnpm run test-electron
diff --git a/ts/services/backups/export.ts b/ts/services/backups/export.ts
index 007b02b86c..369fa894ee 100644
--- a/ts/services/backups/export.ts
+++ b/ts/services/backups/export.ts
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ import {
 import { getRoomIdFromRootKey } from '../../util/callLinksRingrtc';
 import { SeenStatus } from '../../MessageSeenStatus';
 import { migrateAllMessages } from '../../messages/migrateMessageData';
-import { trimBody } from '../../util/longAttachment';
+import { isBodyTooLong, trimBody } from '../../util/longAttachment';
 import { generateBackupsSubscriberData } from '../../util/backupSubscriptionData';
 import {
   getEnvironment,
@@ -157,6 +157,7 @@ import { isValidE164 } from '../../util/isValidE164';
 import { toDayOfWeekArray } from '../../types/NotificationProfile';
 import { getLinkPreviewSetting } from '../../types/LinkPreview';
 import { getTypingIndicatorSetting } from '../../types/Util';
+import { KIBIBYTE } from '../../types/AttachmentSize';
 
 const log = createLogger('export');
 
@@ -170,6 +171,8 @@ const FLUSH_TIMEOUT = 30 * MINUTE;
 // Threshold for reporting slow flushes
 const REPORTING_THRESHOLD = SECOND;
 
+const BACKUP_LONG_ATTACHMENT_TEXT_LIMIT = 128 * KIBIBYTE;
+
 type GetRecipientIdOptionsType =
   | Readonly<{
       serviceId: ServiceIdString;
@@ -2799,10 +2802,18 @@ export class BackupExportStream extends Readable {
       | 'preview'
       | 'reactions'
       | 'received_at'
+      | 'timestamp'
     >;
     backupLevel: BackupLevel;
     isLocalBackup: boolean;
   }): Promise<Backups.IStandardMessage> {
+    if (
+      message.body &&
+      isBodyTooLong(message.body, BACKUP_LONG_ATTACHMENT_TEXT_LIMIT)
+    ) {
+      log.warn(`${message.timestamp}: Message body is too long; will truncate`);
+    }
+
     return {
       quote: await this.#toQuote({
         message,
@@ -2821,18 +2832,23 @@ export class BackupExportStream extends Readable {
             })
           )
         : undefined,
-      longText: message.bodyAttachment
-        ? await this.#processAttachment({
-            attachment: message.bodyAttachment,
-            backupLevel,
-            isLocalBackup,
-            messageReceivedAt: message.received_at,
-          })
-        : undefined,
+      longText:
+        // We only include the bodyAttachment if it's not downloaded; otherwise all text
+        // is inlined
+        message.bodyAttachment && !isDownloaded(message.bodyAttachment)
+          ? await this.#processAttachment({
+              attachment: message.bodyAttachment,
+              backupLevel,
+              isLocalBackup,
+              messageReceivedAt: message.received_at,
+            })
+          : undefined,
       text:
         message.body != null
           ? {
-              body: message.body ? trimBody(message.body) : undefined,
+              body: message.body
+                ? trimBody(message.body, BACKUP_LONG_ATTACHMENT_TEXT_LIMIT)
+                : undefined,
               bodyRanges: message.bodyRanges?.map(range =>
                 this.#toBodyRange(range)
               ),
diff --git a/ts/test-electron/backup/attachments_test.ts b/ts/test-electron/backup/attachments_test.ts
index dc70414b4a..424483453b 100644
--- a/ts/test-electron/backup/attachments_test.ts
+++ b/ts/test-electron/backup/attachments_test.ts
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ import {
   generateKeys,
   getPlaintextHashForInMemoryAttachment,
 } from '../../AttachmentCrypto';
-import { isValidAttachmentKey } from '../../types/Crypto';
+import { KIBIBYTE } from '../../types/AttachmentSize';
 
 const CONTACT_A = generateAci();
 
@@ -149,6 +149,7 @@ describe('backup/attachments', () => {
     }
     return base;
   }
+
   describe('long-message attachments', () => {
     it('preserves attachment still on message.attachments', async () => {
       const longMessageAttachment = composeAttachment(1, {
@@ -188,7 +189,7 @@ describe('backup/attachments', () => {
         ],
         [
           composeMessage(1, {
-            body: body.slice(0, 2048),
+            body,
             bodyAttachment: {
               contentType: LONG_MESSAGE,
               size: bodyBytes.byteLength,
@@ -206,22 +207,23 @@ describe('backup/attachments', () => {
 
             assert.deepStrictEqual(
               expected.bodyAttachment,
-              // all encryption info will be generated anew
-              omit(msgInDB.bodyAttachment, ['digest', 'key', 'downloadPath'])
+              omit(msgInDB.bodyAttachment, ['localKey', 'path', 'version'])
             );
 
             assert.isUndefined(msgInDB.bodyAttachment?.digest);
-            assert.isTrue(isValidAttachmentKey(msgInDB.bodyAttachment?.key));
           },
         }
       );
     });
 
     it('handles existing bodyAttachments', async () => {
+      const body = 'a'.repeat(3000);
+      const bodyBytes = Bytes.fromString(body);
+
       const attachment = omit(
         composeAttachment(1, {
           contentType: LONG_MESSAGE,
-          size: 3000,
+          size: bodyBytes.byteLength,
           downloadPath: 'downloadPath',
         }),
         'thumbnail'
@@ -232,13 +234,17 @@ describe('backup/attachments', () => {
         [
           composeMessage(1, {
             bodyAttachment: attachment,
-            body: 'a'.repeat(3000),
+            body,
           }),
         ],
         [
           composeMessage(1, {
-            body: 'a'.repeat(2048),
-            bodyAttachment: expectedRoundtrippedFields(attachment),
+            body,
+            bodyAttachment: {
+              contentType: LONG_MESSAGE,
+              size: 3000,
+              plaintextHash: getPlaintextHashForInMemoryAttachment(bodyBytes),
+            },
           }),
         ],
         {
@@ -250,11 +256,105 @@ describe('backup/attachments', () => {
             );
 
             assert.deepStrictEqual(
-              omit(expected.bodyAttachment, ['clientUuid', 'downloadPath']),
-              omit(msgInDB.bodyAttachment, ['clientUuid', 'downloadPath'])
+              expected.bodyAttachment,
+              omit(msgInDB.bodyAttachment, ['localKey', 'path', 'version'])
+            );
+          },
+        }
+      );
+    });
+    it('truncates at 128 KiB', async () => {
+      const body = 'a'.repeat(129 * KIBIBYTE);
+      const truncatedBody = body.slice(0, 128 * KIBIBYTE);
+      const bodyBytes = Bytes.fromString(body);
+
+      const attachment = omit(
+        composeAttachment(1, {
+          contentType: LONG_MESSAGE,
+          size: bodyBytes.byteLength,
+          downloadPath: 'downloadPath',
+        }),
+        'thumbnail'
+      );
+      strictAssert(attachment.digest, 'must exist');
+
+      await asymmetricRoundtripHarness(
+        [
+          composeMessage(1, {
+            bodyAttachment: attachment,
+            body,
+          }),
+        ],
+        [
+          composeMessage(1, {
+            body: truncatedBody,
+            bodyAttachment: {
+              contentType: LONG_MESSAGE,
+              size: 128 * KIBIBYTE,
+              plaintextHash: getPlaintextHashForInMemoryAttachment(
+                Bytes.fromString(truncatedBody)
+              ),
+            },
+          }),
+        ],
+        {
+          backupLevel: BackupLevel.Paid,
+          comparator: (expected, msgInDB) => {
+            assert.deepStrictEqual(
+              omit(expected, 'bodyAttachment'),
+              omit(msgInDB, 'bodyAttachment')
             );
 
-            assert.isNotEmpty(msgInDB.bodyAttachment?.downloadPath);
+            assert.deepStrictEqual(
+              expected.bodyAttachment,
+              omit(msgInDB.bodyAttachment, ['localKey', 'path', 'version'])
+            );
+          },
+        }
+      );
+    });
+    it('includes bodyAttachment if it has not downloaded', async () => {
+      const truncatedBody = 'a'.repeat(2 * KIBIBYTE);
+
+      const attachment = omit(
+        composeAttachment(1, {
+          contentType: LONG_MESSAGE,
+          size: 64 * KIBIBYTE,
+          path: undefined,
+          plaintextHash: undefined,
+          localKey: undefined,
+          downloadPath: undefined,
+          clientUuid: undefined, // clientUuids are not roundtripped for bodyAttachments
+        }),
+        'thumbnail'
+      );
+      strictAssert(attachment.digest, 'must exist');
+
+      await asymmetricRoundtripHarness(
+        [
+          composeMessage(1, {
+            body: truncatedBody,
+            bodyAttachment: attachment,
+          }),
+        ],
+        [
+          composeMessage(1, {
+            body: truncatedBody,
+            bodyAttachment: attachment,
+          }),
+        ],
+        {
+          backupLevel: BackupLevel.Paid,
+          comparator: (expected, msgInDB) => {
+            assert.deepStrictEqual(
+              omit(msgInDB, 'bodyAttachment'),
+              omit(expected, 'bodyAttachment')
+            );
+
+            assert.deepStrictEqual(
+              omit(msgInDB.bodyAttachment, ['downloadPath']),
+              expected.bodyAttachment
+            );
           },
         }
       );
diff --git a/ts/util/longAttachment.ts b/ts/util/longAttachment.ts
index ff7e1b9e3d..993faef21c 100644
--- a/ts/util/longAttachment.ts
+++ b/ts/util/longAttachment.ts
@@ -5,8 +5,11 @@ import { unicodeSlice } from './unicodeSlice';
 
 const LONG_ATTACHMENT_LIMIT = 2048;
 
-export function isBodyTooLong(body: string): boolean {
-  return Buffer.byteLength(body) > LONG_ATTACHMENT_LIMIT;
+export function isBodyTooLong(
+  body: string,
+  length = LONG_ATTACHMENT_LIMIT
+): boolean {
+  return Buffer.byteLength(body) > length;
 }
 
 export function trimBody(body: string, length = LONG_ATTACHMENT_LIMIT): string {