diff --git a/src/AggregateRoots/FakeAggregateRoot.php b/src/AggregateRoots/FakeAggregateRoot.php
index 801262c4..2c058233 100644
--- a/src/AggregateRoots/FakeAggregateRoot.php
+++ b/src/AggregateRoots/FakeAggregateRoot.php
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ public function then(callable $callback): self
 
     public function assertNothingRecorded(): self
     {
-        Assert::assertCount(0, $this->aggregateRoot->getRecordedEvents());
+        Assert::assertCount(0, $this->getRecordedEventsAfterGiven());
 
         return $this;
     }
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ public function assertRecorded($expectedEvents): self
 
     public function assertNotRecorded($unexpectedEventClasses): self
     {
-        $actualEventClasses = array_map(fn (ShouldBeStored $event) => get_class($event), $this->aggregateRoot->getRecordedEvents());
+        $actualEventClasses = array_map(fn (ShouldBeStored $event) => get_class($event), $this->getRecordedEventsAfterGiven());
 
         $unexpectedEventClasses = Arr::wrap($unexpectedEventClasses);
 
@@ -173,6 +173,11 @@ private function getRecordedEventsWithoutUuid(): array
             unset($metaData[MetaData::AGGREGATE_ROOT_VERSION]);
 
             return $eventWithoutUuid->setMetaData($metaData);
-        }, array_slice($this->aggregateRoot->getRecordedEvents(), $this->givenEventsCount));
+        }, $this->getRecordedEventsAfterGiven());
+    }
+
+    private function getRecordedEventsAfterGiven(): array
+    {
+        return array_slice($this->aggregateRoot->getRecordedEvents(), $this->givenEventsCount);
     }
 }
diff --git a/tests/FakeAggregateRootTest.php b/tests/FakeAggregateRootTest.php
index abc980e5..55aac650 100644
--- a/tests/FakeAggregateRootTest.php
+++ b/tests/FakeAggregateRootTest.php
@@ -13,6 +13,33 @@ public function it_can_determine_that_no_events_were_recorded()
         DummyAggregateRoot::fake()->assertNothingRecorded();
     }
 
+    /** @test */
+    public function it_ignores_given_events_in_assert_nothing_recorded()
+    {
+        DummyAggregateRoot::fake()
+            ->given([new DummyEvent(123)])
+            ->assertNothingRecorded();
+    }
+
+    /** @test */
+    public function it_ignores_given_events_in_assert_recorded()
+    {
+        DummyAggregateRoot::fake()
+            ->given([new DummyEvent(1)])
+            ->when(function (DummyAggregateRoot $dummyAggregateRoot) {
+                $dummyAggregateRoot->dummy();
+            })
+            ->assertRecorded([new DummyEvent(2)]);
+    }
+
+    /** @test */
+    public function it_ignores_given_events_in_assert_not_recorded()
+    {
+        DummyAggregateRoot::fake()
+            ->given([new DummyEvent(123)])
+            ->assertNotRecorded(DummyEvent::class);
+    }
+
     /** @test */
     public function it_can_retrieve_an_aggregate_for_a_given_uuid()
     {