diff --git a/src/agents/extensions/memory/async_sqlite_session.py b/src/agents/extensions/memory/async_sqlite_session.py
index 27a23b1cbe..d2b2c5b44e 100644
--- a/src/agents/extensions/memory/async_sqlite_session.py
+++ b/src/agents/extensions/memory/async_sqlite_session.py
@@ -119,6 +119,9 @@ async def get_items(self, limit: int | None = None) -> list[TResponseInputItem]:
 
         session_limit = resolve_session_limit(limit, self.session_settings)
 
+        if session_limit is not None and session_limit <= 0:
+            return []
+
         async with self._locked_connection() as conn:
             if session_limit is None:
                 cursor = await conn.execute(
@@ -259,5 +262,7 @@ async def close(self) -> None:
         if self._connection is None:
             return
         async with self._lock:
+            if self._connection is None:
+                return
             await self._connection.close()
             self._connection = None
diff --git a/src/agents/extensions/memory/sqlalchemy_session.py b/src/agents/extensions/memory/sqlalchemy_session.py
index fd2502e24b..306d322ef9 100644
--- a/src/agents/extensions/memory/sqlalchemy_session.py
+++ b/src/agents/extensions/memory/sqlalchemy_session.py
@@ -288,6 +288,9 @@ async def get_items(self, limit: int | None = None) -> list[TResponseInputItem]:
 
         session_limit = resolve_session_limit(limit, self.session_settings)
 
+        if session_limit is not None and session_limit <= 0:
+            return []
+
         async with self._session_factory() as sess:
             if session_limit is None:
                 stmt = (
diff --git a/tests/extensions/memory/test_async_sqlite_session.py b/tests/extensions/memory/test_async_sqlite_session.py
index 7269951829..4332df7dfb 100644
--- a/tests/extensions/memory/test_async_sqlite_session.py
+++ b/tests/extensions/memory/test_async_sqlite_session.py
@@ -138,6 +138,12 @@ async def test_async_sqlite_session_get_items_limit():
         none = await session.get_items(limit=0)
         assert none == []
 
+        # Negative limit must also return [] to match MongoDB/Redis parity.
+        # SQLite treats LIMIT -1 as "no limit", so without an explicit guard
+        # a negative limit would incorrectly return all rows instead of [].
+        neg = await session.get_items(limit=-1)
+        assert neg == []
+
         await session.close()
 
 
diff --git a/tests/extensions/memory/test_sqlalchemy_session.py b/tests/extensions/memory/test_sqlalchemy_session.py
index fe30993699..28043543d9 100644
--- a/tests/extensions/memory/test_sqlalchemy_session.py
+++ b/tests/extensions/memory/test_sqlalchemy_session.py
@@ -183,6 +183,10 @@ async def test_get_items_with_limit(agent: Agent):
     more_than_all = await session.get_items(limit=10)
     assert len(more_than_all) == 4
 
+    # Non-positive limits must return [] for parity with MongoDB/Redis backends.
+    assert await session.get_items(limit=0) == []
+    assert await session.get_items(limit=-1) == []
+
 
 async def test_pop_from_empty_session():
     """Test that pop_item returns None on an empty session."""