diff --git a/src/commands/addDelayedJob-7.lua b/src/commands/addDelayedJob-7.lua
index 4772a2698d..9de39fc98f 100644
--- a/src/commands/addDelayedJob-7.lua
+++ b/src/commands/addDelayedJob-7.lua
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ local parentData
 --- @include "includes/getTargetQueueList"
 --- @include "includes/getNextDelayedTimestamp"
 --- @include "includes/updateExistingJobsParent"
+--- @include "includes/getOrSetMaxEvents"
 
 if parentKey ~= nil then
     if rcall("EXISTS", parentKey) ~= 1 then return -5 end
@@ -73,7 +74,7 @@ end
 
 local jobCounter = rcall("INCR", idKey)
 
-local maxEvents = rcall("HGET", metaKey, "opts.maxLenEvents") or 10000
+local maxEvents = getOrSetMaxEvents(metaKey)
 
 local parentDependenciesKey = args[7]
 local timestamp = args[4]
diff --git a/src/commands/addParentJob-4.lua b/src/commands/addParentJob-4.lua
index 45eef514b7..a2162ef46a 100644
--- a/src/commands/addParentJob-4.lua
+++ b/src/commands/addParentJob-4.lua
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ local parentData
 -- Includes
 --- @include "includes/storeJob"
 --- @include "includes/updateExistingJobsParent"
+--- @include "includes/getOrSetMaxEvents"
 
 if parentKey ~= nil then
     if rcall("EXISTS", parentKey) ~= 1 then return -5 end
@@ -60,7 +61,7 @@ end
 
 local jobCounter = rcall("INCR", idKey)
 
-local maxEvents = rcall("HGET", metaKey, "opts.maxLenEvents") or 10000
+local maxEvents = getOrSetMaxEvents(metaKey)
 
 local parentDependenciesKey = args[7]
 local timestamp = args[4]
diff --git a/src/commands/addPrioritizedJob-8.lua b/src/commands/addPrioritizedJob-8.lua
index 49997ef215..d9b1e212f2 100644
--- a/src/commands/addPrioritizedJob-8.lua
+++ b/src/commands/addPrioritizedJob-8.lua
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ local parentData
 --- @include "includes/addJobWithPriority"
 --- @include "includes/getTargetQueueList"
 --- @include "includes/updateExistingJobsParent"
+--- @include "includes/getOrSetMaxEvents"
 
 if parentKey ~= nil then
     if rcall("EXISTS", parentKey) ~= 1 then return -5 end
@@ -71,7 +72,7 @@ end
 
 local jobCounter = rcall("INCR", idKey)
 
-local maxEvents = rcall("HGET", metaKey, "opts.maxLenEvents") or 10000
+local maxEvents = getOrSetMaxEvents(metaKey)
 
 local parentDependenciesKey = args[7]
 local timestamp = args[4]
diff --git a/src/commands/addStandardJob-6.lua b/src/commands/addStandardJob-6.lua
index 1c067f496e..97a8b3e95d 100644
--- a/src/commands/addStandardJob-6.lua
+++ b/src/commands/addStandardJob-6.lua
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ local parentData
 --- @include "includes/storeJob"
 --- @include "includes/updateExistingJobsParent"
 --- @include "includes/getTargetQueueList"
+--- @include "includes/getOrSetMaxEvents"
 
 if parentKey ~= nil then
     if rcall("EXISTS", parentKey) ~= 1 then return -5 end
@@ -69,7 +70,8 @@ end
 
 local jobCounter = rcall("INCR", KEYS[4])
 
-local maxEvents = rcall("HGET", KEYS[3], "opts.maxLenEvents") or 10000
+local metaKey = KEYS[3]
+local maxEvents = getOrSetMaxEvents(metaKey)
 
 local parentDependenciesKey = args[7]
 local timestamp = args[4]
@@ -95,7 +97,7 @@ end
 storeJob(eventsKey, jobIdKey, jobId, args[3], ARGV[2], opts, timestamp,
          parentKey, parentData, repeatJobKey)
 
-local target, paused = getTargetQueueList(KEYS[3], KEYS[1], KEYS[2])
+local target, paused = getTargetQueueList(metaKey, KEYS[1], KEYS[2])
 
 -- LIFO or FIFO
 local pushCmd = opts['lifo'] and 'RPUSH' or 'LPUSH'
diff --git a/src/commands/includes/getOrSetMaxEvents.lua b/src/commands/includes/getOrSetMaxEvents.lua
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..3f7d9bde3a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/commands/includes/getOrSetMaxEvents.lua
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+
+local function getOrSetMaxEvents(metaKey)
+    local maxEvents = rcall("HGET", metaKey, "opts.maxLenEvents")
+    if not maxEvents then
+        maxEvents = 10000
+        rcall("HSET", metaKey, "opts.maxLenEvents", maxEvents)
+    end
+    return maxEvents
+end
diff --git a/tests/test_flow.ts b/tests/test_flow.ts
index 742dc4e408..6ab941907e 100644
--- a/tests/test_flow.ts
+++ b/tests/test_flow.ts
@@ -2467,6 +2467,52 @@ describe('flows', () => {
     await removeAllQueueData(new IORedis(redisHost), topQueueName);
   });
 
+  it('should add meta key to both parents and children', async () => {
+    const name = 'child-job';
+    const values = [
+      { idx: 0, bar: 'something' },
+      { idx: 1, baz: 'something' },
+      { idx: 2, qux: 'something' },
+    ];
+
+    const topQueueName = `top-queue-${v4()}`;
+
+    const flow = new FlowProducer({ connection, prefix });
+    const tree = await flow.add({
+      name: 'root-job',
+      queueName: topQueueName,
+      data: {},
+      children: [
+        {
+          name,
+          data: { idx: 0, foo: 'bar' },
+          queueName,
+          children: [
+            {
+              name,
+              data: { idx: 1, foo: 'baz' },
+              queueName,
+              children: [{ name, data: { idx: 2, foo: 'qux' }, queueName }],
+            },
+          ],
+        },
+      ],
+    });
+
+    const client = await flow.client;
+    const metaTop = await client.hgetall(`${prefix}:${topQueueName}:meta`);
+    expect(metaTop).to.have.be.deep.equal({ 'opts.maxLenEvents': '10000' });
+
+    const metaChildren = await client.hgetall(`${prefix}:${queueName}:meta`);
+    expect(metaChildren).to.have.be.deep.equal({
+      'opts.maxLenEvents': '10000',
+    });
+
+    await flow.close();
+
+    await removeAllQueueData(new IORedis(redisHost), topQueueName);
+  });
+
   describe('when parent has delay', () => {
     it('moves process to delayed after children are processed', async () => {
       const name = 'child-job';