diff --git a/src/lossless.rs b/src/lossless.rs
index 61cd4a9..2ffd0ae 100644
--- a/src/lossless.rs
+++ b/src/lossless.rs
@@ -334,6 +334,7 @@ impl LosslessEffectiveMappingEntry {
 #[derive(Clone, Debug, PartialEq)]
 pub struct LosslessStream {
     source: Arc<str>,
+    options: LoadOptions,
     documents: Vec<LosslessDocument>,
     nodes: Vec<LosslessNode>,
     anchors: Vec<LosslessAnchor>,
@@ -352,7 +353,7 @@ impl LosslessStream {
         let events = options.stream_events(input)?.collect::<Result<Vec<_>>>()?;
         let source: Arc<str> = Arc::from(input);
         let trivia = scan_trivia(&source);
-        Builder::new(source, events, trivia).build()
+        Builder::new(source, events, trivia, options).build()
     }
 
     /// Returns the original YAML source.
@@ -1427,7 +1428,7 @@ impl LosslessEdit<'_> {
             ));
         }
         let replacement = replacement.into();
-        ensure_scalar_fragment(&replacement, current.span())?;
+        ensure_scalar_fragment_with_options(&replacement, current.span(), self.stream.options)?;
         self.replace_node_source(node, replacement)
     }
 
@@ -1512,7 +1513,7 @@ impl LosslessEdit<'_> {
         self.insert_block_mapping_entry_source_with_options(
             mapping,
             entry_source,
-            LoadOptions::new(),
+            self.stream.options,
         )
     }
 
@@ -1621,7 +1622,7 @@ impl LosslessEdit<'_> {
         self.insert_flow_mapping_entry_source_with_options(
             mapping,
             entry_source,
-            LoadOptions::new(),
+            self.stream.options,
         )
     }
 
@@ -1723,7 +1724,7 @@ impl LosslessEdit<'_> {
             sequence,
             index,
             replacement,
-            LoadOptions::new(),
+            self.stream.options,
         )
     }
 
@@ -1780,7 +1781,7 @@ impl LosslessEdit<'_> {
             sequence,
             index,
             item_source,
-            LoadOptions::new(),
+            self.stream.options,
         )
     }
 
@@ -1904,7 +1905,7 @@ impl LosslessEdit<'_> {
             sequence,
             index,
             item_source,
-            LoadOptions::new(),
+            self.stream.options,
         )
     }
 
@@ -2012,7 +2013,8 @@ impl LosslessEdit<'_> {
 
     /// Returns validated edited YAML with untouched source bytes preserved.
     pub fn finish(self) -> Result<String> {
-        self.finish_with_options(LoadOptions::new())
+        let options = self.stream.options;
+        self.finish_with_options(options)
     }
 
     fn finish_with_options(mut self, options: LoadOptions) -> Result<String> {
@@ -2580,6 +2582,7 @@ impl LosslessTrivia {
 
 struct Builder {
     source: Arc<str>,
+    options: LoadOptions,
     events: Vec<Event>,
     documents: Vec<LosslessDocument>,
     nodes: Vec<LosslessNode>,
@@ -2592,9 +2595,15 @@ struct Builder {
 }
 
 impl Builder {
-    fn new(source: Arc<str>, events: Vec<Event>, trivia: Vec<LosslessTrivia>) -> Self {
+    fn new(
+        source: Arc<str>,
+        events: Vec<Event>,
+        trivia: Vec<LosslessTrivia>,
+        options: LoadOptions,
+    ) -> Self {
         Self {
             source,
+            options,
             events,
             documents: Vec::new(),
             nodes: Vec::new(),
@@ -2673,6 +2682,7 @@ impl Builder {
         }
         Ok(LosslessStream {
             source: self.source,
+            options: self.options,
             documents: self.documents,
             nodes: self.nodes,
             anchors: self.anchors,
@@ -3566,10 +3576,6 @@ fn scan_trivia(input: &Arc<str>) -> Vec<LosslessTrivia> {
     trivia
 }
 
-fn ensure_scalar_fragment(replacement: &str, span: Span) -> Result<()> {
-    ensure_scalar_fragment_with_options(replacement, span, LoadOptions::new())
-}
-
 fn ensure_scalar_fragment_with_options(
     replacement: &str,
     span: Span,
diff --git a/tests/lossless_roundtrip.rs b/tests/lossless_roundtrip.rs
index 8320ae7..756f6b5 100644
--- a/tests/lossless_roundtrip.rs
+++ b/tests/lossless_roundtrip.rs
@@ -796,6 +796,79 @@ fn lossless_edit_rejects_overlapping_replacements() {
     assert!(error.to_string().contains("lossless replacements overlap"));
 }
 
+#[test]
+fn lossless_edit_preserves_custom_load_options_for_noop_and_mutating_edits() {
+    let mut input = String::from("items:\n");
+    for index in 0..=DEFAULT_MAX_COLLECTION_ITEMS {
+        input.push_str("  - item");
+        input.push_str(&index.to_string());
+        input.push('\n');
+    }
+    input.push_str("flag: on\n");
+
+    let options = LoadOptions::yaml_1_1().without_collection_limit();
+    let stream = saneyaml::parse_lossless_with_options(&input, options)
+        .expect("custom options allow the wide collection");
+    let flag = stream
+        .resolve_path(0, &[PathSegment::from("flag")])
+        .expect("flag path");
+    assert!(matches!(
+        stream.node(flag).expect("flag node").kind(),
+        LosslessNodeKind::Scalar { value, .. } if value == "true"
+    ));
+
+    assert_eq!(stream.edit().finish().expect("no-op edit"), input);
+
+    let mut edit = stream.edit();
+    edit.replace_scalar_source(flag, "off")
+        .expect("replace YAML 1.1 boolean scalar");
+    let output = edit.finish().expect("custom options validate the edit");
+    assert_eq!(output, input.replacen("flag: on", "flag: off", 1));
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn lossless_structural_edit_enforces_custom_fragment_limits() {
+    let stream = saneyaml::parse_lossless_with_options(
+        "items:\n  - one\n",
+        LoadOptions::new().max_scalar_bytes(5),
+    )
+    .expect("source is within the custom scalar limit");
+    let sequence = stream
+        .resolve_path(0, &[PathSegment::from("items")])
+        .expect("items path");
+
+    let error = stream
+        .edit()
+        .insert_block_sequence_item_source(sequence, 1, "longer")
+        .expect_err("structural insertion must use the stream's scalar limit");
+    assert!(error.to_string().contains("scalar"));
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn lossless_scalar_edit_enforces_custom_fragment_limits() {
+    let stream = saneyaml::parse_lossless_with_options(
+        "name: old\n",
+        LoadOptions::new().max_scalar_bytes(5),
+    )
+    .expect("source is within the custom scalar limit");
+    let scalar = stream
+        .nodes()
+        .iter()
+        .find(|node| {
+            matches!(
+                node.kind(),
+                LosslessNodeKind::Scalar { value, .. } if value == "old"
+            )
+        })
+        .expect("old scalar");
+
+    let error = stream
+        .edit()
+        .replace_scalar_source(scalar.id(), "longer")
+        .expect_err("scalar replacement must use the stream's scalar limit");
+    assert!(error.to_string().contains("scalar"));
+}
+
 fn flow_mapping_with_key<'a>(
     stream: &'a saneyaml::LosslessStream,
     key: &str,