diff --git a/snowplow-tracker/src/androidTest/java/com/snowplowanalytics/snowplow/internal/emitter/storage/EventStoreTest.kt b/snowplow-tracker/src/androidTest/java/com/snowplowanalytics/snowplow/internal/emitter/storage/EventStoreTest.kt
index 500b3e4b2..27c649cf4 100755
--- a/snowplow-tracker/src/androidTest/java/com/snowplowanalytics/snowplow/internal/emitter/storage/EventStoreTest.kt
+++ b/snowplow-tracker/src/androidTest/java/com/snowplowanalytics/snowplow/internal/emitter/storage/EventStoreTest.kt
@@ -27,6 +27,8 @@ import org.junit.Before
 import org.junit.Test
 import org.junit.runner.RunWith
 import java.util.*
+import kotlin.time.DurationUnit
+import kotlin.time.toDuration
 
 @RunWith(AndroidJUnit4::class)
 class EventStoreTest {
@@ -311,6 +313,60 @@ class EventStoreTest {
         Assert.assertEquals(2, eventStore2.size())
     }
 
+    @Test
+    fun testRemoveOldEventsByAge() {
+        val context = InstrumentationRegistry.getInstrumentation().targetContext
+        val eventStore = SQLiteEventStore(context, "namespace")
+        openedEventStores.add(eventStore)
+        waitUntilDatabaseOpen(eventStore)
+
+        for (i in 1..5) {
+            val payload = TrackerPayload()
+            payload.add("eid", i.toString())
+            eventStore.insertEvent(payload)
+        }
+
+        Thread.sleep(2000)
+
+        for (i in 6..10) {
+            val payload = TrackerPayload()
+            payload.add("eid", i.toString())
+            eventStore.insertEvent(payload)
+        }
+
+        Assert.assertEquals(10, eventStore.size())
+
+        eventStore.removeOldEvents(10, 1.toDuration(DurationUnit.SECONDS))
+
+        Assert.assertEquals(5, eventStore.size())
+        val events = eventStore.getEmittableEvents(10)
+        val eventIds = events.map { it.payload.map["eid"] as String }
+        Assert.assertEquals(listOf("10", "6", "7", "8", "9"), eventIds.sorted())
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    fun testRemoveOldestEventsByMaxSize() {
+        val context = InstrumentationRegistry.getInstrumentation().targetContext
+        val eventStore = SQLiteEventStore(context, "namespace")
+        openedEventStores.add(eventStore)
+        waitUntilDatabaseOpen(eventStore)
+
+        for (i in 1..5) {
+            val trackerPayload = TrackerPayload()
+            trackerPayload.add("eid", "$i")
+            eventStore.insertEvent(trackerPayload)
+        }
+
+        Assert.assertEquals(5, eventStore.size())
+
+        eventStore.removeOldEvents(3, 10.toDuration(DurationUnit.MINUTES))
+
+        Assert.assertEquals(3, eventStore.size())
+        val events = eventStore.getEmittableEvents(10)
+        val eventIds = events.map { it.payload.map["eid"] as String }
+        Assert.assertEquals(listOf("3", "4", "5"), eventIds.sorted())
+    }
+
     // Helper Methods
 
     @Throws(InterruptedException::class)
diff --git a/snowplow-tracker/src/androidTest/java/com/snowplowanalytics/snowplow/tracker/MockEventStore.kt b/snowplow-tracker/src/androidTest/java/com/snowplowanalytics/snowplow/tracker/MockEventStore.kt
index d55255a82..07b1a1310 100644
--- a/snowplow-tracker/src/androidTest/java/com/snowplowanalytics/snowplow/tracker/MockEventStore.kt
+++ b/snowplow-tracker/src/androidTest/java/com/snowplowanalytics/snowplow/tracker/MockEventStore.kt
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ import com.snowplowanalytics.snowplow.emitter.EmitterEvent
 import com.snowplowanalytics.snowplow.payload.TrackerPayload
 import java.util.ArrayList
 import java.util.HashMap
+import kotlin.time.Duration
 
 class MockEventStore : EventStore {
     var db = HashMap<Long, Payload?>()
@@ -81,4 +82,8 @@ class MockEventStore : EventStore {
             return events
         }
     }
+
+    override fun removeOldEvents(maxSize: Long, maxAge: Duration) {
+        // "Not implemented in the mock event store"
+    }
 }
diff --git a/snowplow-tracker/src/main/java/com/snowplowanalytics/core/emitter/Emitter.kt b/snowplow-tracker/src/main/java/com/snowplowanalytics/core/emitter/Emitter.kt
index fe54bc4eb..849eb50b5 100755
--- a/snowplow-tracker/src/main/java/com/snowplowanalytics/core/emitter/Emitter.kt
+++ b/snowplow-tracker/src/main/java/com/snowplowanalytics/core/emitter/Emitter.kt
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ import java.util.*
 import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit
 import java.util.concurrent.atomic.AtomicBoolean
 import java.util.concurrent.atomic.AtomicReference
+import kotlin.time.Duration
 
 /**
  * Build an emitter object which controls the
@@ -359,6 +360,16 @@ class Emitter(
             }
         }
 
+    /**
+     * Limit for the maximum number of unsent events to keep in the event store.
+     */
+    var maxEventStoreSize: Long = EmitterDefaults.maxEventStoreSize
+
+    /**
+     * Limit for the maximum duration of how long events should be kept in the event store if they fail to be sent.
+     */
+    var maxEventStoreAge: Duration = EmitterDefaults.maxEventStoreAge
+
     /**
      * Creates an emitter object
      */
@@ -413,6 +424,7 @@ class Emitter(
             eventStore.add(payload)
             if (eventStore.size() >= bufferOption.code && isRunning.compareAndSet(false, true)) {
                 try {
+                    removeOldEvents()
                     attemptEmit(networkConnection)
                 } catch (t: Throwable) {
                     isRunning.set(false)
@@ -430,6 +442,7 @@ class Emitter(
         Executor.execute(TAG) {
             if (isRunning.compareAndSet(false, true)) {
                 try {
+                    removeOldEvents()
                     attemptEmit(networkConnection)
                 } catch (t: Throwable) {
                     isRunning.set(false)
@@ -484,6 +497,10 @@ class Emitter(
         }
     }
 
+    private fun removeOldEvents() {
+        eventStore.removeOldEvents(maxEventStoreSize, maxEventStoreAge)
+    }
+
     /**
      * Attempts to send events in the database to a collector.
      *
diff --git a/snowplow-tracker/src/main/java/com/snowplowanalytics/core/emitter/EmitterConfigurationInterface.kt b/snowplow-tracker/src/main/java/com/snowplowanalytics/core/emitter/EmitterConfigurationInterface.kt
index defabd276..bae69d0b6 100644
--- a/snowplow-tracker/src/main/java/com/snowplowanalytics/core/emitter/EmitterConfigurationInterface.kt
+++ b/snowplow-tracker/src/main/java/com/snowplowanalytics/core/emitter/EmitterConfigurationInterface.kt
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ package com.snowplowanalytics.core.emitter
 import com.snowplowanalytics.snowplow.emitter.BufferOption
 import com.snowplowanalytics.snowplow.emitter.EventStore
 import com.snowplowanalytics.snowplow.network.RequestCallback
+import kotlin.time.Duration
 
 interface EmitterConfigurationInterface {
     /**
@@ -71,4 +72,16 @@ interface EmitterConfigurationInterface {
      * If disabled, events that failed to be sent will be dropped regardless of other configuration (such as the customRetryForStatusCodes).
      */
     var retryFailedRequests: Boolean
+
+    /**
+     * Limit for the maximum duration of how long events should be kept in the event store if they fail to be sent.
+     * Defaults to 30 days.
+     */
+    var maxEventStoreAge: Duration
+
+    /**
+     * Limit for the maximum number of unsent events to keep in the event store.
+     * Defaults to 1000.
+     */
+    var maxEventStoreSize: Long
 }
diff --git a/snowplow-tracker/src/main/java/com/snowplowanalytics/core/emitter/EmitterControllerImpl.kt b/snowplow-tracker/src/main/java/com/snowplowanalytics/core/emitter/EmitterControllerImpl.kt
index e86025a53..03e51374e 100644
--- a/snowplow-tracker/src/main/java/com/snowplowanalytics/core/emitter/EmitterControllerImpl.kt
+++ b/snowplow-tracker/src/main/java/com/snowplowanalytics/core/emitter/EmitterControllerImpl.kt
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ import com.snowplowanalytics.snowplow.controller.EmitterController
 import com.snowplowanalytics.snowplow.emitter.BufferOption
 import com.snowplowanalytics.snowplow.emitter.EventStore
 import com.snowplowanalytics.snowplow.network.RequestCallback
+import kotlin.time.Duration
 
 @RestrictTo(RestrictTo.Scope.LIBRARY)
 class EmitterControllerImpl(serviceProvider: ServiceProviderInterface) :
@@ -91,6 +92,20 @@ class EmitterControllerImpl(serviceProvider: ServiceProviderInterface) :
             emitter.retryFailedRequests = value
         }
 
+    override var maxEventStoreAge: Duration
+        get() = emitter.maxEventStoreAge
+        set(value) {
+            dirtyConfig.maxEventStoreAge = value
+            emitter.maxEventStoreAge = value
+        }
+
+    override var maxEventStoreSize: Long
+        get() = emitter.maxEventStoreSize
+        set(value) {
+            dirtyConfig.maxEventStoreSize = value
+            emitter.maxEventStoreSize = value
+        }
+
     override val dbCount: Long
         get() {
             val eventStore = emitter.eventStore
diff --git a/snowplow-tracker/src/main/java/com/snowplowanalytics/core/emitter/EmitterDefaults.kt b/snowplow-tracker/src/main/java/com/snowplowanalytics/core/emitter/EmitterDefaults.kt
index 04283f0a5..8a5c96b58 100644
--- a/snowplow-tracker/src/main/java/com/snowplowanalytics/core/emitter/EmitterDefaults.kt
+++ b/snowplow-tracker/src/main/java/com/snowplowanalytics/core/emitter/EmitterDefaults.kt
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@ import com.snowplowanalytics.snowplow.network.Protocol
 
 import java.util.*
 import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit
+import kotlin.time.DurationUnit
+import kotlin.time.toDuration
 
 object EmitterDefaults {
     var httpMethod = HttpMethod.POST
@@ -34,4 +36,6 @@ object EmitterDefaults {
     var serverAnonymisation = false
     var retryFailedRequests = true
     var timeUnit = TimeUnit.SECONDS
+    var maxEventStoreAge = 30.toDuration(DurationUnit.DAYS)
+    var maxEventStoreSize: Long = 1000
 }
diff --git a/snowplow-tracker/src/main/java/com/snowplowanalytics/core/emitter/storage/SQLiteEventStore.kt b/snowplow-tracker/src/main/java/com/snowplowanalytics/core/emitter/storage/SQLiteEventStore.kt
index 6266cedad..a2fc02a4b 100755
--- a/snowplow-tracker/src/main/java/com/snowplowanalytics/core/emitter/storage/SQLiteEventStore.kt
+++ b/snowplow-tracker/src/main/java/com/snowplowanalytics/core/emitter/storage/SQLiteEventStore.kt
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ import com.snowplowanalytics.snowplow.emitter.EmitterEvent
 import com.snowplowanalytics.snowplow.emitter.EventStore
 import com.snowplowanalytics.snowplow.payload.Payload
 import com.snowplowanalytics.snowplow.payload.TrackerPayload
+import kotlin.time.Duration
 
 /**
  * Helper class for storing, getting and removing
@@ -163,6 +164,25 @@ class SQLiteEventStore(context: Context, private val namespace: String) : EventS
         return retval >= 0
     }
 
+    override fun removeOldEvents(maxSize: Long, maxAge: Duration) {
+        if (databaseOpen) {
+            insertWaitingEventsIfReady()
+
+            database?.execSQL(
+                """
+                DELETE FROM ${EventStoreHelper.TABLE_EVENTS}
+                WHERE ${EventStoreHelper.COLUMN_ID} NOT IN (
+                    SELECT ${EventStoreHelper.COLUMN_ID}
+                    FROM ${EventStoreHelper.TABLE_EVENTS}
+                    WHERE ${EventStoreHelper.COLUMN_DATE_CREATED} >= datetime('now','-${maxAge.inWholeSeconds} seconds')
+                    ORDER BY ${EventStoreHelper.COLUMN_DATE_CREATED} DESC, ${EventStoreHelper.COLUMN_ID} DESC
+                    LIMIT $maxSize
+                )
+                """.trimIndent()
+            )
+        }
+    }
+
     /**
      * Returns the events that validate a
      * specific query.
diff --git a/snowplow-tracker/src/main/java/com/snowplowanalytics/core/tracker/ServiceProvider.kt b/snowplow-tracker/src/main/java/com/snowplowanalytics/core/tracker/ServiceProvider.kt
index a8fbaf374..1822196d5 100644
--- a/snowplow-tracker/src/main/java/com/snowplowanalytics/core/tracker/ServiceProvider.kt
+++ b/snowplow-tracker/src/main/java/com/snowplowanalytics/core/tracker/ServiceProvider.kt
@@ -244,6 +244,8 @@ class ServiceProvider(
             emitter.serverAnonymisation = emitterConfiguration.serverAnonymisation
             emitter.requestHeaders = networkConfiguration.requestHeaders
             emitter.retryFailedRequests = emitterConfiguration.retryFailedRequests
+            emitter.maxEventStoreAge = emitterConfiguration.maxEventStoreAge
+            emitter.maxEventStoreSize = emitterConfiguration.maxEventStoreSize
         }
         
         val emitter = Emitter(
diff --git a/snowplow-tracker/src/main/java/com/snowplowanalytics/snowplow/configuration/EmitterConfiguration.kt b/snowplow-tracker/src/main/java/com/snowplowanalytics/snowplow/configuration/EmitterConfiguration.kt
index 8fba66395..5578a30ee 100644
--- a/snowplow-tracker/src/main/java/com/snowplowanalytics/snowplow/configuration/EmitterConfiguration.kt
+++ b/snowplow-tracker/src/main/java/com/snowplowanalytics/snowplow/configuration/EmitterConfiguration.kt
@@ -18,6 +18,9 @@ import com.snowplowanalytics.snowplow.emitter.BufferOption
 import com.snowplowanalytics.snowplow.emitter.EventStore
 import com.snowplowanalytics.snowplow.network.RequestCallback
 import org.json.JSONObject
+import kotlin.time.Duration
+import kotlin.time.DurationUnit
+import kotlin.time.toDuration
 
 /**
  * Configure how the tracker should send the events to the collector.     
@@ -92,6 +95,16 @@ open class EmitterConfiguration() : Configuration, EmitterConfigurationInterface
     override var retryFailedRequests: Boolean
         get() = _retryFailedRequests ?: sourceConfig?.retryFailedRequests ?: EmitterDefaults.retryFailedRequests
         set(value) { _retryFailedRequests = value }
+
+    private var _maxEventStoreAge: Duration? = null
+    override var maxEventStoreAge: Duration
+        get() = _maxEventStoreAge ?: sourceConfig?.maxEventStoreAge ?: EmitterDefaults.maxEventStoreAge
+        set(value) { _maxEventStoreAge = value }
+
+    private var _maxEventStoreSize: Long? = null
+    override var maxEventStoreSize: Long
+        get() = _maxEventStoreSize ?: sourceConfig?.maxEventStoreSize ?: EmitterDefaults.maxEventStoreSize
+        set(value) { _maxEventStoreSize = value }
     
     // Builders
     
@@ -183,6 +196,24 @@ open class EmitterConfiguration() : Configuration, EmitterConfigurationInterface
         return this
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Limit for the maximum duration of how long events should be kept in the event store if they fail to be sent.
+     * Defaults to 30 days.
+     */
+    fun maxEventStoreAge(maxEventStoreAge: Duration): EmitterConfiguration {
+        this.maxEventStoreAge = maxEventStoreAge
+        return this
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Limit for the maximum number of unsent events to keep in the event store.
+     * Defaults to 1000.
+     */
+    fun maxEventStoreSize(maxEventStoreSize: Long): EmitterConfiguration {
+        this.maxEventStoreSize = maxEventStoreSize
+        return this
+    }
+
     // Copyable
     override fun copy(): EmitterConfiguration {
         return EmitterConfiguration()
@@ -196,6 +227,8 @@ open class EmitterConfiguration() : Configuration, EmitterConfigurationInterface
             .customRetryForStatusCodes(customRetryForStatusCodes)
             .serverAnonymisation(serverAnonymisation)
             .retryFailedRequests(retryFailedRequests)
+            .maxEventStoreSize(maxEventStoreSize)
+            .maxEventStoreAge(maxEventStoreAge)
     }
 
     // JSON Formatter
@@ -222,5 +255,7 @@ open class EmitterConfiguration() : Configuration, EmitterConfigurationInterface
             _customRetryForStatusCodes = customRetryForStatusCodes
         }
         if (jsonObject.has("retryFailedRequests")) { _retryFailedRequests = jsonObject.getBoolean("retryFailedRequests") }
+        if (jsonObject.has("maxEventStoreAge")) { _maxEventStoreAge = jsonObject.getDouble("maxEventStoreAge").toDuration(DurationUnit.SECONDS) }
+        if (jsonObject.has("maxEventStoreSize")) { _maxEventStoreSize = jsonObject.getLong("maxEventStoreSize") }
     }
 }
diff --git a/snowplow-tracker/src/main/java/com/snowplowanalytics/snowplow/emitter/EventStore.kt b/snowplow-tracker/src/main/java/com/snowplowanalytics/snowplow/emitter/EventStore.kt
index b7a1e5acd..aa4950d4a 100644
--- a/snowplow-tracker/src/main/java/com/snowplowanalytics/snowplow/emitter/EventStore.kt
+++ b/snowplow-tracker/src/main/java/com/snowplowanalytics/snowplow/emitter/EventStore.kt
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 package com.snowplowanalytics.snowplow.emitter
 
 import com.snowplowanalytics.snowplow.payload.Payload
+import kotlin.time.Duration
 
 /**
  * The component that persists and buffers events before sending.
@@ -55,4 +56,11 @@ interface EventStore {
      * @return EmitterEvent objects containing eventIds and event payloads.
      */
     fun getEmittableEvents(queryLimit: Int): List<EmitterEvent>
+
+    /**
+     * Remove events older than `maxAge` seconds and keep only the latest `maxSize` events.
+     * @param maxSize the maximum number of events to keep.
+     * @param maxAge the maximum age of events to keep.
+     */
+    fun removeOldEvents(maxSize: Long, maxAge: Duration)
 }