diff --git a/lib/index.js b/lib/index.js
index 8cafa66..766c9b7 100644
--- a/lib/index.js
+++ b/lib/index.js
@@ -3,18 +3,22 @@ const Obz = require('obz')
 
 /**
  * @typedef {import('ppppp-db/msg-v3').RecPresent} RecPresent
+ * @typedef {import('ppppp-db').Tangle} Tangle
  *
+ * @typedef {'none'} GoalNone
  * @typedef {'all'} GoalAll
  * @typedef {`newest-${number}`} GoalNewest
  * @typedef {`oldest-${number}`} GoalOldest
- * @typedef {GoalAll|GoalNewest|GoalOldest} GoalDSL
+ * @typedef {GoalNone|GoalAll|GoalNewest|GoalOldest} GoalDSL
+ *
+ * @typedef {[number, number]} Range
  */
 
 class Goal {
   /** @type {string} */
   #id
 
-  /** @type {'all' | 'newest' | 'oldest'} */
+  /** @type {'none' | 'all' | 'newest' | 'oldest'} */
   #type
 
   /** @type {number} */
@@ -27,6 +31,13 @@ class Goal {
    */
   constructor(tangleID, goalDSL) {
     this.#id = tangleID
+
+    if (goalDSL === 'none') {
+      this.#type = 'all'
+      this.#count = 0
+      return
+    }
+
     if (goalDSL === 'all') {
       this.#type = 'all'
       this.#count = Infinity
@@ -79,7 +90,33 @@ module.exports = {
     const goals = new Map()
     const listen = Obz()
 
+    /** @type {Range} */
+    const EMPTY_RANGE = [1, 0]
+
     /**
+     * @private
+     * @param {Goal} goal
+     * @param {Tangle} tangle
+     * @returns {Range}
+     */
+    function crossGoalWithTangle(goal, tangle) {
+      const maxDepth = tangle.maxDepth
+      switch (goal.type) {
+        case 'none':
+          return EMPTY_RANGE
+        case 'all':
+          return [0, maxDepth]
+        case 'newest':
+          const start = Math.max(0, maxDepth - goal.count)
+          return [start, maxDepth]
+        case 'oldest':
+          const end = Math.min(maxDepth, goal.count)
+          return [0, end]
+      }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @public
      * @param {string} tangleID
      * @param {GoalDSL} goalDSL
      * @returns {void}
@@ -114,7 +151,12 @@ module.exports = {
         for (const tangleID in rec.msg.metadata.tangles) {
           if (goals.has(tangleID)) {
             const goal = /** @type {Goal} */ (goals.get(tangleID))
-            arr.push(goal)
+            const tangle = peer.db.getTangle(tangleID)
+            if (tangle) {
+              const [min, max] = crossGoalWithTangle(goal, tangle)
+              const depth = tangle.getDepth(rec.id)
+              if (depth >= 0 && min <= depth && depth <= max) arr.push(goal)
+            }
           }
         }
       }
diff --git a/test/goals.test.js b/test/goals.test.js
index bebb8b5..96daf25 100644
--- a/test/goals.test.js
+++ b/test/goals.test.js
@@ -89,11 +89,17 @@ test('getByRec', async (t) => {
   const gottenGoal = alice.goals.getByID(feedID)
   assert.strictEqual(gottenGoal.id, feedID, 'gotten goal id is correct')
 
-  const recGoals = alice.goals.getByRec(post1)
+  const recGoals = alice.goals.getByRec(post2)
   assert(Array.isArray(recGoals), 'recGoals is an array')
   assert.strictEqual(recGoals.length, 1, 'recGoals has one item')
   const recGoal = recGoals[0]
   assert.strictEqual(recGoal.id, feedID, 'recGoal id is correct')
 
+  alice.goals.set(feedID, 'oldest-1')
+  assert('set goal to oldest-1')
+  const recGoals2 = alice.goals.getByRec(post2)
+  assert(Array.isArray(recGoals2), 'recGoals is an array')
+  assert.strictEqual(recGoals2.length, 0, 'recGoals2 has zero items')
+
   await p(alice.close)(true)
 })