diff --git a/changelogs/unreleased/9683-Lyndon-Li‎‎ b/changelogs/unreleased/9683-Lyndon-Li‎‎
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..25b247bc1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelogs/unreleased/9683-Lyndon-Li‎‎
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Fix issue #9428, increase repo maintenance history queue length from 3 to 25
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diff --git a/pkg/controller/backup_repository_controller.go b/pkg/controller/backup_repository_controller.go
index eb90660f4..11ebb5aec 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/backup_repository_controller.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/backup_repository_controller.go
@@ -52,9 +52,11 @@ import (
 const (
 	repoSyncPeriod                      = 5 * time.Minute
 	defaultMaintainFrequency            = 7 * 24 * time.Hour
-	defaultMaintenanceStatusQueueLength = 3
+	defaultMaintenanceStatusQueueLength = 25
 )
 
+var maintenanceStatusQueueLength = defaultMaintenanceStatusQueueLength
+
 type BackupRepoReconciler struct {
 	client.Client
 	namespace             string
@@ -369,7 +371,7 @@ func ensureRepo(repo *velerov1api.BackupRepository, repoManager repomanager.Mana
 }
 
 func (r *BackupRepoReconciler) recallMaintenance(ctx context.Context, req *velerov1api.BackupRepository, log logrus.FieldLogger) error {
-	history, err := maintenance.WaitAllJobsComplete(ctx, r.Client, req, defaultMaintenanceStatusQueueLength, log)
+	history, err := maintenance.WaitAllJobsComplete(ctx, r.Client, req, maintenanceStatusQueueLength, log)
 	if err != nil {
 		return errors.Wrapf(err, "error waiting incomplete repo maintenance job for repo %s", req.Name)
 	}
@@ -427,7 +429,7 @@ func consolidateHistory(coming, cur []velerov1api.BackupRepositoryMaintenanceSta
 
 	truncated := []velerov1api.BackupRepositoryMaintenanceStatus{}
 	for consolidator.Len() > 0 {
-		if len(truncated) == defaultMaintenanceStatusQueueLength {
+		if len(truncated) == maintenanceStatusQueueLength {
 			break
 		}
 
@@ -537,8 +539,8 @@ func updateRepoMaintenanceHistory(repo *velerov1api.BackupRepository, result vel
 	}
 
 	startingPos := 0
-	if len(repo.Status.RecentMaintenance) >= defaultMaintenanceStatusQueueLength {
-		startingPos = len(repo.Status.RecentMaintenance) - defaultMaintenanceStatusQueueLength + 1
+	if len(repo.Status.RecentMaintenance) >= maintenanceStatusQueueLength {
+		startingPos = len(repo.Status.RecentMaintenance) - maintenanceStatusQueueLength + 1
 	}
 
 	repo.Status.RecentMaintenance = append(repo.Status.RecentMaintenance[startingPos:], latest)
diff --git a/pkg/controller/backup_repository_controller_test.go b/pkg/controller/backup_repository_controller_test.go
index 8a458033f..ed952f4ae 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/backup_repository_controller_test.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/backup_repository_controller_test.go
@@ -929,6 +929,8 @@ func TestUpdateRepoMaintenanceHistory(t *testing.T) {
 
 	for _, test := range tests {
 		t.Run(test.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			maintenanceStatusQueueLength = 3
+
 			updateRepoMaintenanceHistory(test.backupRepo, test.result, &metav1.Time{Time: standardTime}, &metav1.Time{Time: standardTime.Add(time.Hour)}, "fake-message-0")
 
 			for at := range test.backupRepo.Status.RecentMaintenance {